Category: TV Scoring Assignments

Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 26, 2023)

Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Rabbit Hole created by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Charles Dance, Enid Graham, Meta Golding, Walt Klink, Jason Butler Harner and Rob Yang. The show’s original music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, Runaways, Queenpins, Looking for Alaska, Your Place or Mine). Check out our previous article to learn more about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

Also premiering today is the FX/BBC limited series Great Expectations developed by Steven Knight based on Charles Dickens’ novel and starring Fionn Whitehead, Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Johnny Harris, Ashley Thomas, Hayley Squires, Owen McDonnell, Tom Sweet and Matt Berry. Keefus Ciancia (Killing Eve, True Detective, Made for Love, London Spy, Nashville, Diana, The Fall) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 6-part drama, which is premiering in the UK on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Hulu.

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Eoin O’Callaghan Scoring BBC’s ‘Blue Lights’

Eoin O’Callaghan (Quinn Country, Heyday – The Mic Christopher Story) is the composer of the new BBC drama Blue Lights. The show is created by Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson (The Salisbury Poisonings, Rogue Agent) and stars Siân Brooke, Nathan Braniff, Katherine Devli, Richard Dormer, Martin McCann, John Lynch, Joanne Crawford, Hannah McClean, Jonathan Harden and Andi Osho. The series in set in Belfast and follows three PSNI recruits as they fight against criminal gangs, undercover agents, their own communities and even their own police force.

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‘Shrinking’ Soundtrack Album Released

WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Shrinking. The album features the original score from the show’s first season composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones & The Six, Early Man, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women). Also included is the main title theme song Frightening Fishes (by Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard & Tom Howe), which has previously been released as a digital single. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes, Amazon and most other major digital music services. Shrinking is created by Jason Segel, Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein and stars Segel himself, Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Christa Miller, Michael Urie and Lukita Maxwell.

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Kenji Kawai Scoring Netflix’s ‘Ooku: The Inner Chambers’

Netflix announced today at Anime Japan that Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Death Note, Ip Man, Resident Evil: Vendetta) is scoring the streamer’s upcoming original anime series Ooku: The Inner Chambers. The show is based on the manga of the same title by Fumi Yoshinaga, directed by Noriyuki Abe (Bleach) and written by Rika Takasugi. The Studio Deen production is inspired by the historic women’s quarters of the Edo Castle and follows the nation’s women as they are forced to take up the central roles of authority in Edo society when a mysterious plague causes a rapid decline in the male population.

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Rae Khalil’s Song ‘Ain’t No Other Day’ from Disney Channel’s ‘Saturdays’ Released

Walt Disney Records has released the song Ain’t No Other Day from the new Disney Channel original series Saturdays. The track written by Jason Mater, William Behlendorf & Brandon C. Rogers and performed by Rae Khalil is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track below. Saturdays is created by Norman Vance Jr. and stars Danielle Jalade, Daria Johns, Golden Brooks, Jermaine Harris, Omar Gooding, Peyton Basnight and Tim Johnson Jr.

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New Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘Endeavour’ Released

Redrocca has released a new soundtrack album for the ITV drama Endeavour. The album features newly recorded variations written by the show’s composer Matthew Slater (Grace) and performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. Also included is Barrington Pheloung’s Theme from Inspector Morse (listen to the track below). Endeavour Variations is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A physical release is also expected. Sony Classical has previously released a soundtrack featuring Pheloung’s main theme and several classical pieces from the drama’s first seasons. Endeavour is created by Russell Lewis based on characters created by Colin Dexter and stars Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, James Bradshaw, Jack Laskey, Sean Rigby, Abigail Thaw, Caroline O’Neill, Sara Vickers and Jack Bannon.

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Details for ‘Teen Titans’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Album Revealed

The full details of the second soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans have been revealed. The album features more music composed by Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter (aka Dynamic Music Partners) (Young Justice, Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Avengers Assemble, Batman: The Brave and the Bold). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 24 by Dynamic Soundtrack Records and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released the first volume last summer. Teen Titans is created by Glen Murakami & Sam Register and stars Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch and Khary Payton.

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‘Unstable’ Soundtrack Album Details

Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series Unstable. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Mark Foster (of the indie pop band Foster the People) and Sven Faulconer (Scream VI, Blood Father, The Elephant Whisperers, The Last Ice). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 24 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Unstable is created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe & Victor Fresco and stars the Lowes themselves, Sian Clifford, Emma Ferreira and Aaron Branch. The comedy revolves around a universally admired, eccentric, narcissist-adjacent biotech entrepreneur as he tries to bounce back from the depths of grief with help from his son who works to escape his father’s shadow and save the family business.

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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Picard. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s third and final season composed by Stephen Barton (Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends, 12 Monkeys, Titanfall) and Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Occupation: Rainfall, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Field of Lost Shoes). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 20. A vinyl edition is also coming out and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released multiple soundtracks featuring the music from Season 1 and Season 2. Star Trek: Picard is created by Alex Kurtzman, Kirsten Beyer, Akiva Goldsman & Michael Chabon and stars Patrick Stewart, Isa Briones, Michelle Hurd, Jeri Ryan, Brent Spiner, Ed Speelers and Orla Brady.

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Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘Up Here’ to Be Released

The details of the first soundtrack album for the Hulu original musical series Up Here have been revealed. The album features the original songs from the show’s first season written by Academy Award winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Frozen, The Book of Mormon, Coco, WandaVision) and performed by the series’ cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 24 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Up Here is created by Steven Levenson, Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Anderson-Lopez & Lopez and stars Mae Whitman, Carlos Valdes, Katie Finneran, John Hodgman, Sophia Hammons, Andréa Burns and Emilia Suárez.

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