BBC announced today that British composer and saxophonist (and leader of the jazz group SEED Ensemble) Cassie Kinoshi is set to score the upcoming BBC drama Open Water. The show is based on Caleb Azumah Nelson’s debut novel of the same title and stars Toheeb Jimoh, Dujonna Gift, Rhianna Dorris, Lamar Waves, Nadine Marshall, Henrietta Pearl Quartey, Sekou Diaby, Hope Ikpoku Jnr, Tara Tijani, Enva Lewis, Stevie Odu, Nash Nørgaard, Renee Bailey, Janina Elkin, Sherise Blackman, Jayden Fowora Knight, Matthew Dunster, Neve McDonnell, Javier Bonaparte, Beaux Bryant and Mo Sesa. The 8-parter explores the relationship between a man who works in retail while trying to develop a career as a photographer and a woman studying dance at university in Dublin.
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BINI’s Original Song ‘A Parallel World’ from DreamWorks Animations’ ‘Forgotten Island’ Released
Back Lot Music has released the original song A Parallel World from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Forgotten Island. The track written by the film’s composer Nathan Matthew David and Shawn Wasabi and performed by the 8-member girl group BINI is now available to stream on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Forgotten Island is written and directed by Joel Crawford & Januel Mercado and features the voices of H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Dolly de Leon, Manny Jacinto, Jo Koy, Ronny Chieng and Lea Salonga.
‘The Vampire Lestat’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the full soundtrack album for the AMC original series The Vampire Lestat have been revealed. The album features the songs from all seven episodes of the third Interview with the Vampire season, moat of which are written by the show’s composer Daniel Hart (The Green Knight, Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, Mother Mary, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) and performed by Sam Reid as the title character. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 24 by Lakeshore Records. and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to several of the previously unreleased tracks below. The label has previously released multiple singles and EPs featuring the songs from the first six episodes over the last couple of weeks. The Vampire Lestat is developed by Rolin Jones and also stars Jacob Anderson, Jennifer Ehle, Sheila Atim, Assad Zaman, Delainey Hayles and Eric Bogosian.
‘Super Market’ Soundtrack Album Released
Banijay Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Prime Video original series Super Market. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Luca Tommasoni (Ricomincio da TAAAC). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Super Market is written and directed by the collective Il Terzo Segreto di Satira and stars Alessandro Betti, Katia Follesa, Marta Zoboli, Francesco Arienzo, Gaia Bavaro, Tommaso Cassissa, Davide Calgaro, Walter Leonardi, Martina Bonan and Valerio Airò Rochelmeyer. The comedy is set in a chaotic neighborhood supermarket on the outskirts of Milan and tells the story of a group of eccentric yet irresistible characters dealing every day with impossible customers, surreal mishaps and small but significant daily disasters.
‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeremy Zuckerman (Scream: The TV Series, Horse Girl, The Playbook, Lucky) who previously scored the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated TV series, as well as its sequel series The Legend of Korra and is also composing the music for the upcoming Avatar: Seven Havens show. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 24 by Milan Records. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to several tracks below. A vinyl edition is also in the works. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is directed by Lauren Montgomery , co-directed by Steve Ahn & William Mata and stars Eric Nam, Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, Steven Yeun, Dionne Quan, Ke Huy Quan, Freida Pinto, Taika Waititi, Dee Bradley Baker, Geraldine Viswanathan, Ronny Chieng and Ken Jeong.
‘A Shop for Killers’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Hollywood Records has released a new soundtrack album for the South Korean Disney+/Hulu original series A Shop for Killers. The album features the show’s original music composed by hip hop/music producer Primary (aka Choi Dong-hoon) (D.P., Weak Hero). Also included are numerous tracks by Genesio. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to Primary’s first two tracks below. The label has previously released an album featuring the score from Season 1 back in 2024. A Shop for Killers is created by Jee Hojin and Lee Kwon based on the novel The Killer’s Shopping Mall and stars Lee Dongwook, Kim Hyejun, Hyunri and Masaki Okada.
‘Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the National Geographic event series Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Aisling Brouwer (The Buccaneers, White Riot, The Mad Dog of Europe, Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 24 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Out of Time) below. Pompeii: Out of Time is directed by Tom Barbor-Might (who also serves as the project’s showrunner) and hosted by Tom Hiddleston. The 3-part docudrama follows the actor – guided by a team of archaeologists, geologists, historians, and disaster experts – as he uncovers remarkable evidence – and the stories of real people that challenge long-held assumptions about Pompeii and its final hours.
‘She Cried No!’ (‘Freshman Fall’) Soundtrack Released
BSX Records has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 1996 television movie She Cried No! (aka Freshman Fall) directed by Bethany Rooney, written by Kathleen Rowell and starring Candace Cameron Bure, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jenna von Oÿ and Bess Armstrong. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Lee Holdridge (Splash, The Mists of Avalon, The Beastmaster, Mr. Mom, Old Gringo, Oliver’s Story). The soundtrack was released on the label’s official website this past May and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track and end credits cue below.
‘Ransom Canyon’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series Ransom Canyon. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Ghosts, Ghosts, Heels, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Kominsky Method, White House Plumbers, CSI: Miami, Best Medicine, Just Friends). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first and final (credits) tracks below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year. Ransom Canyon is created by April Blair and stars Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, Lizzy Greene, Garrett Wareing, Marianly Tejada, Jack Schumacher, Casey W. Johnson, Ben Robson and Patricia Clarkson.
Este Haim & Christopher Stracey Scoring Will Gluck’s ‘One Night Only’
Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Voicemails for Isabelle, Do Revenge, Tow, You’re So Not Invited to My Bar Mitzvah) & Christopher Stracey (Cha Cha Real Smooth, Manodrome, Fingernails, Suncoast) have teamed up to score the upcoming romantic comedy One Night Only. The film is directed by Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit, Easy A) and stars Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, Ziwe, King Princess, Molly Ringwald, Ben Marshall and Levar Burton. The movie follows two love-starved strangers who crash into each other in an ever-so-slightly fictionalized New York City on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.