Platoon has released the theme song from the new Mexican Apple TV+ original series Midnight Family (Familia de Medianoche). Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Por La Calle written, produced and performed by Meme del Real (of the Mexican rock band Café Tacvba) & his brother Renato del Real. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Midnight Family is created by Julio Rojas & Gibrán Portela and stars Joaquín Cosío, Renata Vaca, Diego Calva, Óscar Jaenada, Sergio Bautista, José María de Tavira, Mariana Gómez, Itzan Escamilla, Dolores Heredia and Yalitza Aparicio.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
CJ Mirra Scoring Fox’s ‘Rescue: HI-Surf’
CJ Mirra (A Banquet, Make or Break, Nascondino, Kidnapped) has been hired to score the new FOX drama Rescue: HI-Surf. The show is created by Matt Kester and stars Robbie Magasiva, Arielle Kebbel, Adam Demos, Alex Aiono, Kekoa Kekumano and Zoe Cipres. The series follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu, Hawaii, the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world.
Joseph Trapanese Scoring NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’
Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Witcher, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid: Redemption, Project Power) is the composer of the new NBC drama Brilliant Minds. The show is created by Michael Grassi (Riverdale, Katy Keene) and stars Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Aury Krebs, Alex MacNicoll, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears and Donna Murphy. The medical drama is inspired by the life and work of author and physician Oliver Sacks and follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier – the human mind – while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘Grace’ Released
Silva Screen Records has released the first soundtrack album for the ITV drama Grace. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first four seasons composed by Matthew Slater (Tom Jones, Endeavour). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Sandy Grace) after the jump. Grace is created by Russell Lewis based on the Roy Grace novels by Peter James and stars John Simm, Richie Campbell, Rakie Ayola, Amaka Okafor, Laura Elphinstone, Brad Morrison, Craig Parkinson and Adrian Rawlins. The series revolves around the titular tenacious yet troubled detective, known for his unorthodox methods.
Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+’s ‘La Maison’ Released
Platoon has released a soundtrack album for the French Apple TV+ original series La Maison. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season written by EDM producer, DJ and composer Yuksek (Marguerite & Julien, Ghost Trail, La cour des miracles, Who Killed Little Gregory?) The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. La Maison is created by José Caltagirone & Valentine Milville based on an idea by Alex Berger and stars Lambert Wilson, Amira Casar, Carole Bouquet, Pierre Deladonchamps, Zita Hanrot, Antoine Reinartz, Florence Loiret Caille, Anne Consigny and Ji-Min Park. The family drama is set within an iconic Paris-based high-fashion atelier and follows two dysfunctional and powerful rival families as they vie for dominance in the cutthroat world of high fashion.
Mick Giacchino’s Theme from HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ Score Released
WaterTower Music has released the main theme from the new HBO limited series The Penguin. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Scherzo for a Flightless Bird written by the show’s composer Mick Giacchino (The Muppets Mayhem, Zootopia+, Extinct, That Dirty Black Bag, Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow). Also listen to the track after the jump and check back on this page for updates on the full soundtrack album. The Penguin is developed by Lauren LeFranc and stars Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Michael Kelly James Madio, Scott Cohen, Clancy Brown, Michael Zegen, Carmen Ejogo and Theo Rossi.
James Jandrisch Scoring Fox’s ‘Murder in a Small Town’
James Jandrisch (Reasonable Doubt, Houdini and Doyle, Luck, Dangerous Lies, 2 Hearts, Tiny Pretty Things, Somewhere Between) is scoring the new FOX drama Murder in a Small Town. The show is based on nine-book Karl Alberg series by novelist L.R. Wright and stars Rossif Sutherland, Kristin Kreuk, Mya Lowe, Aaron Douglas, Savonna Spracklin and Fritzy-Klevans Destine, as well as special guest stars James Cromwell, Stana Katic, Paula Patton and Noah Reid. The murder mystery series follows a man who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work, when gets called upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that continue to wash up on his shore.
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Netflix’s ‘Black Mirror: USS Callister’ Sequel Episode
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey) is returning to score the upcoming (currently untitled) sequel to the Black Mirror episode USS Callister. Netflix announced today that returning cast members include Cristin Milioti (as Nanette Cole), Milanka Brooks (as Elena Tulaska), Billy Magnussen (as Valdack), Osy Ikhile (as Nate Packer), Paul G. Raymond (as Kabir Dudani) and Jimmi Simpson (as James Walton). Pemberton is also scoring another (to be announced) episode of the next Black Mirror season. The composer received his first Emmy Award nomination for his score for the original Season 4 episode in 2018.
‘Saturn’ Soundtrack Album Announced
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Saturn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emer Kinsella (I Hate New Year’s, She the Creator). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Tuesday, September 24 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album). Also listen to the composer’s first track (Open Portal) below. Saturn is co-written and directed by Eric Esau and stars Dominic Bogart, Piercey Dalton, Elijah Maximus, Jonathan Stoddard, Marc Rissmann, Marimar Vega, Matthew Angel and Elizabeth Grullon. The movie centers on a family in a picturesque seaside town whose lives are upended when a strange planet appears in the sky on a collision course for earth.
Details for ‘Batman Beyond’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Album Revealed
The full details of the second soundtrack album for Warner Bros. Television Animation’s series Batman Beyond have been revealed. The Vol. 2 album features selections of the show’s original music from the show’s second season composed by Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion & Lolita Ritmanis (Justice League, Young Justice, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Batman: The Killing Joke, Teen Titans, Babylon 5: The Road Home) The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 20 by Dynamic Soundtrack Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. The label has previously released the first volume (which also features tracks composed by Shirley Walker) last December and Rhino Records has released a separate album featuring 20 tracks from the composers’ score when the series first premiered back in 1999.