Milan Records has announced a first soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series The Wheel of Time. The Volume 1 album is the first of an eventual two volumes of original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, His Dark Materials, Black Widow, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves). The conceptual album features 11 key theme tracks, each tailored to a different character in the new season. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Egwene al’Vere) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released multiple albums featuring Balfe’s music from Season 1 back in 2021.
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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Series to Be Released
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the manga One Piece have been revealed. The album features the show’s original score composed by Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli (The Witcher, The Mist, The Thing About Pam, The Romanoffs, Sacred Lies). Also included are the songs from the series written by the composers, including My Sails Are Set feat. AURORA, which has already been released as a digital single last week (listen to the full track below). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 31 by Netflix Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. One Piece is developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda and stars Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Taz Skylar, Jacob Romero Gibson, Jeff Ward, Vincent Regan and Morgan Davies.
First Tracks from ‘Outlander’ Season 7 Soundtrack Released
Sony Classical has released three tracks from the soundtrack for the seventh season of the Starz original series Outlander. The 3-track EP features the new version of the opening titles theme The Skye Boat Song (performed by Sinéad O’Connor), as well as the score track Our History Is Now written by the show’s composer Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead) and the Scottish traditional song Tha Mi Sgith’n Fhogar Seo’ performed by Griogair Labhruidh. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all three tracks below.
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Scoring Netflix’s ‘Obliterated’
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Twisted Metal, Florida Man, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin) are scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Obliterated. The show is created by Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) and Josh Heald (Hot Tub Time Machine) and stars Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, Paola Lázaro, Kimi Rutledge, Terrence Terrell, Eugene Kim and Alyson Gorske. The action comedy follows a special forces team who – after a night of partying in Vegas – discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake and have to fight through their impairments to find the real bomb and save the world.
Bruce Rowland’s ‘North Star’ & ‘The Great Elephant Escape’ Scores to Be Released
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a new soundtrack album featuring the world premiere release of two scores composed by Bruce Rowland (The Man from Snowy River, Lightning Jack, Phar Lap, Andre). The album features the composer’s score from the U.S. version of the 1996 western North Star directed by Nils Gaup and starring James Caan, Christopher Lambert and Catherine McCormack. Also included is Rowland’s music from the 1995 television movie The Great Elephant Escape directed by George T. Miller and starring Stephanie Zimbalist, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leo Burmester and Julian Sands. The limited CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples.
Soundtrack Album for Cartoon Network’s ‘We Baby Bears’ Released
WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network animated series We Baby Bears. The album features the original songs and selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Krandal Crews. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the theme song The Bha Bha Song written by Andy Sturmer & S.Tiger performed by TRI.BE back in late 2021. We Baby Bears is executive produced by Daniel Chong & Manny Hernandez and stars Connor Andrade, Amari McCoy and Max Mitchell.
Arthur Sharpe Scoring BBC’s ‘The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies’
Arthur Sharpe (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts, Guilt, Landscapers, Flowers, Dreamland) is the composer of the new BBC drama The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies. The show is created by Penelope Skinner (How I Live Now) & Ginny Skinner and stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie, Rebekah Stato, Romola Garai and Derek Jacobi. The 5-part thriller tells the story of two very different women and the conman they have in common.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Capital’ Released
Dru Masters (Silk, A Touch of Silk, Damilola, The Library Suicides, Our Loved Boy) has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2015 BBC drama Capital written by Peter Bowker based on John Lanchester’s novel of the same title, directed by Euros Lyn and starring Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Adeel Akhtar, Rachael Stirling, Robert Emms, Wunmi Mosaku and Lesley Sharp. The album features the composer’s original music from the 3-parter and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 27, 2023)
Premiering on Thursday, August 31, is the Netflix original series One Piece developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda based on the manga of the same name and starring Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu and Taz Skylar. The show’s original music is composed by Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli (The Witcher, The Mist, The Thing About Pam, Sacred Lies). Netflix Music has already released a first score track (Wealth Fame Power) and a first song (My Sails Are Set feat. AURORA) over the last two weeks and will release a full soundtrack album this coming week. The fantasy series will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix interactive special Choose Love directed by Stuart McDonald and starring Laura Marano, Avan Jogia, Scott Michael Foster, Jordi Webber, Megan Smart, Benjamin Hoetjes, Nell Fisher and Blair Strang. Gabriel Mann (A Million Little Things, Modern Family, Better Nate Than Never, Rectify, Rectify, Tiny Beautiful Things) has composed the movie’s original score. Check out our previous article for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Angel City’ Released
Ezinma (Stranger at the Gate, The Times of Bill Cunningham) has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary series Angel City. The album features selections of the composer/violinist’s original music composed and is now stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the main titles track after the jump. Angel City is directed by Arlene Nelson and focuses on the groundbreaking LA-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC), founded by actress Natalie Portman, gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman and venture capitalist Kara Nortman.