Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series American Born Chinese. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Wendy Wang (Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 26. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. American Born Chinese is developed by Kelvin Yu based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang and stars Ben Wang, Michelle Yeoh, Chin Han, Ke Huy Quan, Jimmy Liu, Yeo Yann Yann, Sydney Taylor and Daniel Wu. The action comedy chronicles the trials and tribulations of a regular American teenager whose life is forever changed when he befriends the son of a mythological god.
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Soundtrack Album for FX’s & BBC’s ‘Great Expectations’ TV Series to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX and BBC limited series Great Expectations. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Keefus Ciancia (Killing Eve, True Detective, Made for Love, London Spy, Diana, The Motel Life, Nashville, The Fall). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 26 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Great Expectations is developed by Steven Knight based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens and stars Fionn Whitehead, Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Johnny Harris, Ashley Thomas, Owen McDonnell, Trystan Gravelle and Hayley Squires.
‘Top Dog’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Music Super Circus has released the first soundtrack album for the Swedish TV series Top Dog. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Vittorio Grasso (JJ+E). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Top Dog is developed by Veronica Zacco based on the novels by Jens Lapidus and stars Josefin Asplund, Alexej Manvelov and Gustav Lindh. The drama follows an ambitious business lawyer and an ex-convict who are forced to collaborate.
David Arnold to Score Lupus Films’ ‘Mog’s Christmas’
David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Sherlock, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shaft) has been tapped to score the upcoming animated special Mog’s Christmas. The film is directed by Robin Shaw (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt) and features the voices of Adjoa Andoh as the narrator, as well as Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Miriam Margolyes, Zawe Ashton, Maggie Steed, Gareth Berliner, Charlie Higson, Amelie Law, Teddy Skelton and Tacy Kneale. The short is based Judith Kerr’s children’s book of the same title and tells the story of a family cat who feels ignored on Christmas.
Amanda Brown Scoring Amazon’s ‘Deadloch’
Amanda Brown (Babyteeth, The Secrets She Keeps, Red Obsession, Son of a Lion) is the composer of the new Australian Amazon original series Deadloch. The show is created by Kate McCartney & Kate McLennan (Get Krack!n, The Katering Show) and stars Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama, Tom Ballard, Alicia Gardiner, Pamela Rabe, Susie Youssef, Kris McQuade and Duncan Fellows. The 8-part crime comedy revolves around two vastly different female detectives who are thrown together to solve the murder of a local man in the sleepy seaside hamlet of Deadloch.
Max’s ‘Clone High’ Revival to Feature Score and Theme Song by Tommy Walter
Tommy Walter (of the rock band Abandoned Pools) is composing the original music for the new Max original animated series Clone High. The revival of the cult 2002 show created by Phil Lord & Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street) and Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) also features Abandoned Pools’ theme song (written by Walter) from the original series. Will Forte, Nicole Sullivan, Lord & Miller themselves, Christa Miller, Donald Faison & Judah Miller are reprising their roles from the 2002 show and are joined by new cast members Ayo Edebiri, Mitra Jouhari, Kelvin Yu, Vicci Martinez, Neil Casey, Sam Richardson, Jana Schmieding, Mo Gaffney, Danny Pudi, Al Madrigal, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Michael Bolton, Mandy Moore, Ian Ziering and Steve Kerr.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 21, 2023)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series Ghosts of Beirut created by Avi Issacharoff & Lior Raz and starring Dina Shihabi, Dermot Mulroney, Garret Dillahunt, Rafi Gavron, Hisham Suleiman, Iddo Goldberg and Amir Khoury. The show’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, A Monster Calls, The Impossible, Mama, Devil, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air every Sunday night on the linear Showtime channel and Fridays for Showtime subscribers.
Premiering on Tuesday, May 23, is the (HBO) Max animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai developed by Tze Chun based on Joe Dante’s Gremlins features and starring Izaac Wang, Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, A.J. LoCascio, Gabrielle Green and Matthew Rhys.. Sherri Chung (Batwoman, Kung Fu, Riverdale, Blindspot, The Lost Husband) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Warner Bros. Animation & Amblin Television production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Max.
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ natural history event series Prehistoric Planet. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Anže Rožman (The Planets, Great Bear Rainforests, Universe), Kara Talve (Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans) and Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception, Dune). Zimmer & Andrew James Christie (The Flood) have written the Prehistoric Planet Theme. The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Monday, May 22 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the composers’ music from Season 1 last year.
‘Spy/Master’ Soundtrack Album Released
Łukasz Targosz (All My Friends Are Dead, The Coldest Game, Broad Peak, My Name Is SaraThe Thaw, My Name Is Sara) has released a soundtrack album for the HBO Max original series Spy/Master. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Spy/Master is created by Adina Sădeanu & Kirsten Peters and stars Alec Secăreanu, Svenja Jung, Parker Sawyers, Ana Ularu, Andreea Vasile, Laurențiu Bănescu and Nico Mirallegro. The 6-part drama is set during the height of the Cold War and covers a week in the life of the (fictional) right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu who is also a secret agent for the KGB and must escape the country before his cover is blown.
Mark Bradshaw Scoring Hulu/Disney+ Series ‘The Clearing’
Mark Bradshaw (Top of the Lake, Bright Star, Resistance, You Won’t Be Alone, The Daughter) has recently scored the Australian Disney+/Hulu original series The Clearing. The show is created by Elise McCredie (Stateless, Ride Like a Girl) & Matt Cameron (Jack Irish, Safe Harbour) and stars Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto, Guy Pearce, Mark Coles-Smith, Hazem Shammas, Kate Mulvany and Julia Savage. The 8-parter is based on the crime thriller In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare and follows a woman who’s forced to face the demons from her past in order to stop the kidnapping and coercion of innocent children in the future.