Octopus Records has released two new soundtrack albums for the Italian Sky original comedy There Is No Place Like Home – The Series (A casa tutti bene – La serie). The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Paolo Buonvino (Fathers & Daughters, Medici, Fatima, Quiet Chaos, Romanzo Criminale). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Available separately from SoloCoseBelle Dischi is an EP featuring the cover songs from Season 2 performed by Serepocaiontas (click here to stream/download).
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‘Spirit Rangers’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated series Spirit Rangers. The album features the original songs from the show’s second season written by Raye Zaragoza and Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released a first soundtrack featuring the songs from Season 1 last year. Spirit Rangers is created by Karissa Valencia and stars Wačíŋyeya Isis Celilo Rogers, Iwáš’aka Yracheta and Talon Proc Alford.
Michael Andrews Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Platonic’
Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bad Teacher, Daddy’s Home, Bridesmaids, Me and You and Everyone We Know) is scoring the new Apple TV+ original series Platonic. The show is created by Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Bros) and Francesca Delbanco and stars Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Luke Macfarlane, Tre Hale, Andrew Lopez and Carla Gallo. The comedy follows a platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife who reconnect after a long rift and whose friendship becomes all consuming.
‘Two Sides of the Abyss’ (‘Zwei Seiten des Abgrunds’) Soundtrack Album Released
RTL Music Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the German limited series Two Sides of the Abyss (Zwei Seiten des Abgrunds). The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Annette Focks (Night Train to Lisbon, 55 Steps, Silent Heart, Sweethearts, In Harm’s Way). Also included is the song Time to Sleep performed by Schwarz & Mark Pinhasov (listen to the track after the jump). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Two Sides of the Abyss is created by Kristin Derfler and stars Anne Ratte-Polle, Lea van Acken and Anton Dreger.
Official Coronation Album Released
Decca Classics has released the official album of The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla. The album produced by Anna Barry features all the music from the historic ceremony recorded this past Saturday, May 6, at Westminster Abbey, including the newly composed pieces of music (six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission). Among the the commissions are pieces by film/TV composers Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Cinderella, Henry V), Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Wolf Hall, Vampire Killers, Adventures of Arsene Lupin) and Nigel Hess (Maigret, Ladies in Lavender).
Music Video for Alicia Keys’ Orchestral Version of ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ from ‘Queen Charlotte’ Released
Netflix has released the official music video for the orchestral version of If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys from the Netflix limited series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The cover was recorded with a newly formed 74-piece Global Orchestra, made up entirely of women of color, on the 20th anniversary of the song. The track is now available as a digital single on all major digital music platforms (including Amazon) and is also included on the Covers from the Netflix Series soundtrack album, which has been released last Thursday. Check out the music video after the jump.
‘A Body That Works’ Soundtrack Album Released
NaNa Disc has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli TV series A Body That Works (Goof Shlishi). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Gal Lev (Karaoke, Bloody Murray). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. A Body That Works is created by Shira Hadad, Dror Mishani & Shay Capon and stars Lior Raz, Rotem Sela, Yehuda Levi and Gal Malaka. The 8-part drama revolves around a childless couple who enlist the help of a surrogate.
‘Bardot’ Soundtrack Album Released
Federation Studios has released a soundtrack album for the French limited series Bardot. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Arthur Simonini (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Hibou, Vampires, Tendre et saignant). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Bardot is written and directed by Danièle Thompson & Christopher Thompson and stars Julia de Nunez, Victor Belmondo, Géraldine Pailhas, Yvan Attal, Hippolyte Girardot, Anne Le Ny, Noham Edje, Oscar Lesage and Jules Benchetrit. The 6-part drama focuses on the first years of international icon Brigitte Bardot’s superstar life as she deals with her new status while trying to find her true self.
Sarah Warne Scoring BBC’s ‘Steeltown Murders’
Sarah Warne (Humans, Time, The Drowning, Hollington Drive, Our House, Dark Money) is the composer of the new BBC drama Steeltown Murders. The show is written by Ed Whitmore (Manhunt, Identity) and stars Philip Glenister, Steffan Rhodri, Keith Allen, Sharon Morgan, Priyanga Burford, Scott Arthur and Siôn Alun Davies. The 4-part series directed by Marc Evans (Hunky Dory, Trauma) is based on a true story and centers on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area and how the mystery was solved almost 30 years later using pioneering DNA evidence.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 7, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, May 10, is the FX limited series Class of ’09 created by Tom Rob Smith and starring Brian Tyree Henry, Kate Mara, Jon Jon Briones, Sepideh Moafi, Brian J. Smith, Brooke Smith, Jake McDorman and Rosalind Eleazar. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Magicians, Unbelievable, Away, The Path, The Looming Tower, I Origins). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 8-part thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Disney+ original series The Muppets Mayhem developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta & Jeff Yorkes and starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Eric Jacobson, Saara Chaudry and Barretta himself. Mick Giacchino (Extinct, Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, Zootopia+) has composed the show’s original score. Linda Perry serves as the project’s executive music producer and has also contributed original songs. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both songs and score on May 10.