Composer Alex Weston is reteaming with director Lulu Wang on the upcoming Amazon limited series Expats. The show is written and directed by Wang and stars Nicole Kidman, Brian Tee, Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, Ruby Ruiz, Ji-young Yoo, Amelyn Pardenilla, Bonde Sham, Flora Chan and Maggie Lee. The 6-part drama is based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates and follows an American family who have moved to Hong Kong and established a community of fellow expatriates, which is fractured after a sudden family tragedy impacts their intersecting lives.
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‘I Am Groot’ Season 2 Soundtrack Single Released
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a new digital single featuring music from the second season of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot. The 2-track single includes the tracks Everybody’s Groot & Groot Winter Bossa Nova written by the show’s composer Daniele Luppi (Magic City, Assassination of a High School President, Hell Ride) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to both tracks after the jump. The labels have previously released Luppi’s music from Season 1 last year.
First Song from Netflix’s ‘Neon’ Released
Netflix Music has released the first song from the streamer’s upcoming original series Neon. Available to stream/download now is Exagerao produced by Tainy and performed by Santi (played in the show by Tyler Dean Flores, with vocals provided by RMAND). Also listen to the track below. A full soundtrack album will be announced next month. Neon is created by Shea Serrano & Max Searle and also stars Emma Ferreira, Jordan Mendoza, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Jordana Brewster, Courtney Taylor, Genesis Rodriguez, Jhayco and Santiago Cabrera.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Infamy’ (‘Infamia’) Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Polish Netflix original series Infamy (Infamia). The album features the songs from the show co-written (with Wojtek Urbański, among others) and performed by lead actress Zofia Jastrzębska. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Listen to the title track after the jump. Infamy is created by Anna Maliszewska and also stars Kamil Piotrowski, Sebastian Łach, Magdalena Czerwińska and Artur Dziurman. The drama follows a 17-year-old girl who caught between her Roma roots and pressure from her friends who aspires to become a hip-hop musician despite her parents’ strict rules.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 3, 2023)
Premiering tomorrow, September 4, is the Comedy Central original movie Office Race co-written and directed by Jared Lapidus and starring Beck Bennett, Joel McHale, Kelsey Grammer, Erinn Hayes, Kylie Bunbury, J.B. Smoove and Alyson Hannigan. Academy Award-nominated and Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Bryan Adams has contributed two original songs to the film. Click here to listen to both tracks, which were released this past Friday, and for more information about the comedy.
Premiering on Wednesday, September 6, is the Netflix documentary series Predators executive produced by Wendy Darke & Vanessa Coates and narrated by Tom Hard about a group of cheetahs, polar bears and more of the planet’s most powerful hunters as they fight against the odds to survive. The show’s original music is composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, The Deepest Breath, Crossfire, The Tower, Funny Woman, The Reason I Jump). The 5-parter premiered in the UK last December on Sky Nature and will be available to stream in the U.S. and most other major markets exclusively on Netflix.
Bryan Adams’ Original Songs from Comedy Central’s ‘Office Race’ Released
Bryan Adams has released two original songs from the new Comedy Central original movie Office Race. Available to stream/download now on two separate digital singles are You’re Awesome and Sometimes You Lose Before You Win co-written (with Robert John “Mutt” Lange & Eliot Kennedy) and performed by the singer/songwriter (who has previously contributed songs to such films as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Three Musketeers, Don Juan DeMarco, The Mirror Has Two Faces and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron). Also check out the music videos for both tracks after the jump. Office Race is co-written (with James Kilmoon) and directed by Jared Lapidus and stars Beck Bennett, Joel McHale, Kelsey Grammer, Kylie Bunbury, Erinn Hayes, J.B. Smoove and Alyson Hannigan.
Heather Headley’s ‘With You’ Cover from Netflix’s ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Released
Netflix Music has released the cover version of the song With You from the third season of the Netflix original series Sweet Magnolias. The track (originally written by Stephen Schwartz for the stage musical Pippin) is performed by singer/songwriter and actress Heather Headley (who stars in the show as Helen Decatur) and is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Sweet Magnolias is developed by Sheryl J. Anderson based on Sherryl Woods’ book series and also stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, Logan Allen, Carson Rowland, Anneliese Judge, Chris Klein, Justin Bruening, Dion Johnstone, Jamie Lynn Spears, Brandon Quinn and Chris Medlin.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Dear Child’ (‘Liebes Kind’) Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original series Dear Child (Liebes Kind). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Last of Us, The Book of Life, The Motorcycle Diaries) and Juan Luqui (Wild Life, Monsterland, The Fight). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Check out the composers’ title track after the jump. A vinyl edition will be coming out later this year and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Dear Child is written and directed by Isabel Kleefeld & Julian Pörksen and stars Kim Riedle, Naila Schuberth, Haley Louise Jones, Sammy Schrein, Hans Löw, Birge Schade, Justus von Dohnányi, Julika Jenkins and Seraphina Maria Schweiger. The 6-part thriller is based on Romy Hausmann’s novel of the same title and centers on woman who escapes a highly secured home, where she has lived for over ten years in complete isolation with two children.
Mark Mothersbaugh’s ‘Halloweentown’ Score to Be Released
Walt Disney Records will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the 1998 Disney Channel original movie Halloweentown directed by Duwayne Dunham and starring Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Judith Hoagand and Joey Zimmerman. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Mitchells vs. the Machines). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 1 (click here to stream/download). A limited edition LP is available to order on the Disney Music Emporium website.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Kohrra’ Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Indian Netflix original series Kohrra. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Benedict Taylor (Ghost Stories) & Naren Chandavarkar (Trial by Fire, Sherni). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Kohrra is created by Gunjit Chopra, Diggi Sisodia & Sudip Sharma and stars Suvinder Vicky, Barun Sobti, Manish Chaudhary, Ekavali Khanna and Varun Badola. The 6-part thriller centers on the death of an NRI (Non-Resident Indians) and follows dual storylines of hunting down a killer and navigating love and relationships.