Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Vampire Killers, Dickensian, Haunted, Flood) is returning to score the upcoming BBC/PBS drama Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. The show is directed by Peter Kosminsky, adapted for television by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Frank) and stars Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Kate Phillips, Jonathan Pryce, Lilit Lesser, Harriet Walter, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Harry Melling, Timothy Spall, Alex Jennings and Charlie Rowe. The 6-part series is based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy and traces the final four years of Thomas Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time.
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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Ripley’ to Be Released
Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Ripley. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the composer’s first track (Sicily) below. Ripley is written and directed by Steven Zaillian and stars Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn, Eliot Sumner, Maurizio Lombardi, Margherita Buy, Louis Hofmann, Bokeem Woodbine and Vittorio Viviani. The 8-part psychological thriller is based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels and follows the titular grifter who is drawn into a world of wealth and privilege after taking a unique job in Italy.
‘Coppola, the Agent’ Soundtrack Album Released
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Star+ original series Coppola, the Agent (Coppola: El Representante). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Sergei Grosny (Intertwined, Ringo: Glory and Death, FreeKs, The Roar of the Butterflies). 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 after the jump. Coppola, the Agent is created by Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat and stars Juan Minujín, Mónica Antonopulos, Mayte Rodríguez, Alan Sabbagh and Joaquín Ferreira. The drama tells the story of Guillermo Coppola, a famous “bon vivant”, and his struggles juggling a hectic private life with the demands of being the agent of celebrated soccer player Diego Armando Maradona.
Torin Borrowdale Scoring Disney+’s ‘Descendants: The Rise of Red’
Torin Borrowdale (Locke & Key, Searching, Five Days at Memorial, Run, Spring, The Toll) has been tapped to score the upcoming Disney+ original movie Descendants: The Rise of Red. The film is directed by Jennifer Phang (Advantageous) and stars Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Rita Ora, Brandy, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner, Joshua Colley, Morgan Dudley, Peder Lindell, Jeremy Swift, Grace Narducci, Paolo Montalban, China Anne McClain, Leonardo Nam and Melanie Paxson. The fantasy musical follows Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter, who must join forces and travel back in time to undo a traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
‘La Fièvre’ Soundtrack Album Released
Roze’n’Barb has released a soundtrack album for the French TV series La Fièvre. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Paul-Marie Barbier & Julien Grunberg (Restless, Medellin, Ibiza, Fantasies). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composers’ first track (Poison) after the jump. La Fièvre is created by Eric Benzekri, directed by Ziad Doueiri and stars Nina Meurisse, Ana Girardot and Benjamin Biolayn. The 6-part drama follows a woman who leads a crisis management firm and comes across a massive scandal involving a black soccer player who beat the team’s white coach that gets exploited by a far-right politician.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘This Town’ to Be Released
Polydor Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC drama This Town. The album features the songs from the show, including new covers created for the end credits of each episode by artists such as Celeste, Ray Laurél, Gregory Porter, Sekou and Olivia Dean. Also included are five songs performed by F**k The Factory – the band at the heart of series – created by Dan Carey, in collaboration with ESKA and Kae Tempest. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on April 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Self Esteem’s cover of Jimmy Cliff’s You Can Get It If You Really Want) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below. This Town is created by Steven Knight and stars Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock, David Dawson, Levi Brown, Ben Rose, Eve Austin and Jordan Bolger.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2024)
Premiering today is the AMC original series Parish based on the UK series The Driver created by Danny Brocklehurst & Jim Poyser and starring Giancarlo Esposito, Zackary Momoh, Paula Malcomson, Skeet Ulrich, Ivan Mbakop, Bonnie Mbuli, Arica Himmel, Dax Rey and Bradley Whitford. The show’s original music is composed by JimiJame$ & Wow Jones. The 6-part crime thriller, follows a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans who – after his son is violently murdered – reunites with an old friend from his days as a wheelman and sends him on a collision course with a violent criminal syndicate, will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering tomorrow, April 1, is the HBO original documentary series The Synanon Fix directed by Rory Kennedy, executive produced by Nancy Abrahams, Lisa Heller & Mark Bailey about the rise and fall of the Synanon organization. Nathan Larson (Dirty Pretty Things, Margin Call, Boys Don’t Cry, A Walk in the WoodsVinyl, Tigerland, Our Idiot Brother, Juliet, Naked) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the, which will air Mondays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.
BBC’s ‘This Town’ to Feature Cover Songs by Celeste, Gregory Porter, Ray Laurél, Olivia Dean, Sekou & Self Esteem
Six contemporary artists have contributed cover versions for the new BBC drama This Town. Celeste has recorded a new version of the Richard Rodgers- & Lorenz Hart-penned Blue Moon, Gregory Porter has covered Charles Bradley’s The World (Is Going Up In Flames), Olivia Dean has contributed a yet-to-be revealed cover, Ray Laurél has recorded a cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz), Sekou has contributed a cover of Jimmy Cliff’s Wonderful World, Beautiful People and Self Esteem has covered Cliff’s You Can Get It If You Really Want. The songs will be featured during the end credits of each episode of the series created by Steven Knight and starring Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock, David Dawson, Levi Brown, Ben Rose, Jordan Bolger and Eve Austin.
Soundtrack Album for Prime Video’s ‘Fallout’ TV Series to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Fallout. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Eternals, Uncharted, House of the Dragon, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 8 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Fallout is developed by Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner based on the popular video game series and stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Moisés Arias, Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Emerson, Frances Turner, Sarita Choudhury, Leslie Uggams, Johnny Pemberton, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Rodrigo Luzzi and Annabel O’Hagan. The drama is set a 200 years after the apocalypse and follows a peaceful denizen from a cozy fallout shelter who is forced to return to the surface and is shocked to discover the wasteland waiting for her.
Tyler Russell’s Main Title Theme Song ‘Family’ from Prime Video’s ‘The Baxters’ Released
Tyler Russell has released the main title theme song from the Prime Video original series The Baxters. The track, entitled Family, is written and performed by Russell and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. The Baxters is based on the Redemption book series by Karen Kingsbury, directed by Rachel Feldman & Tony Mitchell and stars Roma Downey, Ted McGinley, Ali Cobrin, Josh Plasse, Masey McLain, Cassidy Gifford, Reilly Anspaugh, Emily Peterson, Brandon Hirsch, Jake Allyn, Damien Leake, Kathie Lee Gifford and Orel De La Mota.