Hollywood Records has announced two soundtrack albums for National Geographic’s limited series A Small Light. To be released on May 19, 2023 is a first album featuring the show’s original score composed by Ariel Marx (Candy, Shiva Baby, A Friend of the Family, Sanctuary). Listen to an excerpt from a score track below and check back on this page for the full details. A separate soundtrack (to be released on May 23) features the drama’ songs co-produced by the project’s executive music producer Este Haim (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth), including covers performed by Kamasi Washington, Sharon Van Etten feat. Michael Imperioli, Weyes Blood, Angel Olsen, Remi Wolf, King Princess, Orville Peck and Moses Sumney (click here to stream/download).
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‘Perry Mason’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Perry Mason. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Da 5 Bloods, Malcolm X, Red Tails). Also included is the song Are You Making Any Money? performed by Mollie Weaver. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released Blanchard’s music from Season 1 back in 2020. Perry Mason is developed by Ron Fitzgerald & Rolin Jones and stars Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Justin Kirk, Katherine Waterston, Diarra Kilpatrick and Eric Lange.
‘Totally Completely Fine’ Soundtrack Album Released
Inferno Paradiso has released a soundtrack album for the Sundance Now original series Totally Completely Fine. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Chiara Costanza (Long Story Short, Heartbreak High). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Totally Completely Fine is created by Gretel Vella and stars Thomasin McKenzie, Contessa Treffone, Max Crean, Devon Terrell, Rowan Witt, Brandon McClelland, James Sweeny and Brigid Zengeni. The 6-part comedy drama follows a 20-something woman who winds up tasked with helping people who come too close to the edge as she endures her own comedic catastrophes.
Murray Gold to Return as Composer for BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’
BBC announced today that Murray Gold (Torchwood, Gentleman Jack, It’s a Sin, Quiz, A Very English Scandal) is returning to score the BBC series Doctor Who. The composer who previously scored all episodes between 2005 and 2017 will be collaborating with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to compose the music for three special episodes celebrating the shows 60th anniversary with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor (to premiere this November), before Ncuti Gatwa takes control of the TARDIS as the Fifteenth Doctor with his first episode airing over the 2023/2024 holiday season.
‘Ada Twist, Scientist’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack EP Released
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack EP for the streamer’s animated series Ada Twist, Scientist. The 6-track EP features three new songs from the show, as well as the theme song written by Kay Hanley, Michelle Lewis & Dan Petty. Also included are two score suites by series composers Paul Buckley (Happily N’Ever After, BFFs, Sago Mini Friends) and Dara Taylor (The Tender Bar, Strays, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, The Invitation). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Milan Records has previously released a first EP featuring the songs from Season 1 back in 2021.
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ TV Series Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Latin American Disney+ original series Journey to the Center of the Earth (Viaje al centro de la tierra). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Gaby Goldman. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Journey to the Center of the Earth is directed by directed by JM Craviotto and stars Sebastián García, Óscar Jaenada, Margarita Rosa de Francisco and Mauricio “El Diablito” Barrientos. The sci-fi adventure is inspired by Jules Verne’s classic novel of the same name and follows a group of kids on a voyage through a parallel dimension in which they discover a fascinating world and fight to protect the ecological balance of the planet.
‘The Brigade’ (‘B.R.I.’) Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French TV series The Brigade (B.R.I.). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Séverin Favriau (Brothers by Blood, Kanun, A Bluebird in My Heart). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download overseas on all major digital music services, including Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. No word yet on a domestic release date. The Brigade is co-written and directed by Jérémie Guez and stars Sofian Khammes, Ophélie Bau, Rabah Nait Oufella, Théo Christine, Waël Sersoub, Nina Meurisse, Bruno Todeschini, Sami Outalbali, Vincent Elbaz and Emmanuelle Devos. The crime thriller revolves around the leader of a team of young elite police officers at the B.R.I Versailles, a historical special unit fighting organized crime.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 23, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, April 26, is the Hulu original series Saint X developed by Leila Gerstein based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin and starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Michael Park, Bre Francis, Kenlee, Anaya Townsend and Betsy Brandt. Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Station Eleven) & Osei Essed (Katrina Babies, How to Survive a Pandemic) have composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Thursday, April 27, is the HBO Max limited series Love & Death developed by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Keir Gilchrist, Tom Pelphrey and Elizabeth Marvel. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of, Legion). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.
‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Episode 4 Soundtrack EP Released
Capitol Records has released the fourth soundtrack EP for the Paramount+ original series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The EP features the songs from the fourth episode of the musical comedy (co-written by Justin Tranter who serves as the project’s executive music producer): Sorry to Distract & Pointing Fingers performed by Cheyenne Isabel Wells and Carelessly by Marisa Davila. Click here to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all three tracks below. The label has previously released the first EPs featuring the songs from Episode 1, Episode 2 & Episode 3 in the past few weeks.
Soundtrack Album for The CW’s ‘Tom Swift’ to Be Released
CBS Studios will release a soundtrack album for the CW drama Tom Swift. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matthew Head (P-Valley, Boomerang, Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, The Family Business). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 22 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Tom Swift is developed by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau & Cameron Johnson based on the book series by Victor Appleton and stars Tian Richards, Ashleigh Murray, Marquise Vilsón, April Parker Jones, Albert Mwangi and LeVar Burton.