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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 19, 2023)

Premiering today is the National Geographic original documentary series Incredible Animal Journeys narrated by Jeremy Renner and executive produced by Martha Holmes, Sarah Gibbs & Tom Hugh-Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Jake Monaco (Jerry & Marge Go Large, Cars on the Road, Dumplin’, Flora & Ulysses, Let’s Be Cops, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Keeping Up with the Joneses). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 7-parter, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, November 21, is the Irish TV series Obituary created by Ray Lawlor and staring  Siobhán Cullen, Michael Smiley, Ronan Raftery, Danielle Galligan and David Ganly. Steve Lynch (Wreck, Boys from Hell, Let Us Prey) has composed the show’s original music. The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score earlier this fall when the series premiered in Ireland on RTÉ . Click here for the full album details and for more information about the crime dramedy, which is making its U.S. debut on Hulu.

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Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+’s ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ Released

Platoon has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ holiday special The Velveteen Rabbit. The album features the original music from the composed by Academy Award winner Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X, Poldark, The Crying Game, The Hustle, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, Benedetta). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s first track (A New Home) after the jump. The Velveteen Rabbit is based on the children’s book of the same name by Margery Williams and stars Phoenix Laroche, Alex Lawther, Helena Bonham Carter, Bethany Antonia, Nicola Coughlan, Paterson Joseph, Clive Rowe, Lois Chimimba, Samantha Colley, Tilly Vosburgh, Nathaniel Parker and Leonard Buckley.

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‘Ooku: The Inner Chambers’ Soundtrack Album Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s Japanese original anime series Ōoku: The Inner Chambers. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell,  Ip Man, Death Note, Resident Evil: Vendetta). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list (in Japanese). Listen to a track from the composer’s score below. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers is based on the manga of the same name by Fumi Yoshinaga, directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Rika Takasugi. The Studio Deen production is set in an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated and eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.

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Soundtrack Albums for History Channel’s ‘Kennedy’ Documentary Series to Be Released

A&E Television Networks will release two soundtrack albums for the History Channel original documentary series Kennedy. The albums feature the show’s original music composed by Ashton Gleckman (who also directed, edited and produced the 8-parter), Michael Frankenberger, and Cameron Moody. The first volume featuring the composers’ score from the first four episodes will be coming out tomorrow, November 18 and the second volume is expected to be released in the following days. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) the stream/download the Vol. 1 album and click here for the Vol. 2 album. Kennedy is narrated by Peter Coyote and chronicles the remarkable life, enduring legacy, and ambitious leadership of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.

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Soundtrack Album for National Geographic’s ‘Incredible Animal Journeys’ Released

Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the National Geographic original documentary series Incredible Animal Journeys. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Cars on the Road, Jerry & Marge Go Large, Let’s Be Cops, Flora & Ulysses, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Incredible Animal Journeys is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner and follows animals in every landscape as they are embarking on epic migrations in search of food shelter and love.

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‘Suburræterna’ Soundtrack Album Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original series Suburræterna. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Elisa Zoot & Ariel Lerner (Vetro, Luna Nera). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the composers’ two main theme tracks (Space Freckles & Triplets) after the jump. Suburræterna is based on Stefano Sollima’s 2015 feature Suburra and stars Giacomo Ferrara, Filippo Nigro, Marlon Joubert, Carlotta Antonelli, Aliosha Massine and Federigo Ceci. The crime drama takes place after the events of the 2017 series Suburra: Blood on Rome as tensions rise with emerging criminal clans  and established alliances are at risk while chaos rules over Rome.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ to Be Released

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original anime series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. The album features the show’s original music composed by the rock band Anamanaguchi (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game) and Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Witcher, Straight Outta Compton, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman).  Also included are several songs by Scott’s fictional indie rock band Sex Bob-Omb, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton’s I Will Remember You & more The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 17. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. A vinyl edition will be coming out next year and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is developed by Bryan Lee O’Malley & BenDavid Grabinski based on O’Malley’s graphic novels and features the voices of Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Satya Bhabha, Brie Larson, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Weber, Mae Whitman, Johnny Simmons and Ellen Wong.

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‘A Murder at the End of the World’ Soundtrack Album Details

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX limited series A Murder at the End of the World. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominees Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, Enemy, The Staircase, The Gift, Fear the Walking Dead, Boy Erased) . The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A Murder at the End of the World is created and directed by Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij and stars Emma Corrin, Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, Alice Braga, Marling herself, Raúl Espanza, Jermaine Fowler, Joan Chen, Pegah Ferydoni, Javed Khan, Ryan J. Haddad, Louis Cancelmi and Edoardo Ballerini. The 7-part mystery thriller follows a Gen Z amateur hacker who  is invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote location and – when one of the other guests is found dead – must use all of her skills to prove it was murder.

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‘The Crown’ Season 6 Soundtrack Album Details

Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Crown. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s sixth and final season composed by Martin Phipps (Woman in Gold, Napoleon, The Honourable Woman, War & Peace, Victoria, The Aftermath, Peaky Blinders) who has previously scored the last three seasons. The soundtrack will be released on December 14, 2023 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to a first track (Holding Hands) below. The label has previously released three albums featuring Phipps’ score from Season 3, Season 4 & Season 5, as well as two soundtracks featuring Rupert Gregson-Williams’ & Lorne Balfe’s music from  Season 1 and Season 2. Season 6 of The Crown created by Peter Morgan stars Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair, Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed, and Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed.

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Roger Mason Scoring CBS’ ‘NCIS: Sydney’

Roger Mason is scoring the new CBS drama NCIS: Sydney. The show is created by Morgan O’Neill (Drift, The Factory) and stars Olivia Swann, Todd Lasance, Tuuli Narkle, Sean Sagar, Mavournee Hazel and William McInnes. The fifth series (and first-ever international edition) of the NCIS franchise follows a team of U.S. NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) who are grafted into a multinational taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.

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