Lakeshore Records will release the first soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Hunters. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second and final season composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Gilded Age, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown, The Legend of Tarzan, Abominable). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Amazon Content Services has previously released Paulina Singer’s Yiddish cover of Kelis’ Milkshake from the new season last Friday. Hunters is created by David Weil and stars Al Pacino, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Lena Olin, Josh Radnor, Louis Ozawa, Tiffany Boone, Carol Kane, Greg Austin and Kate Mulvany.
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‘Bonn’ Soundtrack Album Released
Odeon Fiction has released a soundtrack album for the German event series Bonn (Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde). The album features the show’s original music composed by Florian Tessloff (The Baader Meinhof Complex, Jasper, Sisters Apart, Love by Drowning) and performed by the WDR Funkhausorchester & WDR Big Band. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Bonn is co-written and directed by Claudia Garde and stars Mercedes Müller, Juergen Maurer, Sebastian Blomberg, Martin Wuttke, Max Riemelt, Inga Busch and Julius Feldmeier. The 6-part political thriller recounts the rise of Germany’s Federal Republic after the terror of World War II and centers on a young woman who struggles to find her own place in a male-dominated society in the 1950s.
Roahn Hylton & Jacob Yoffee Scoring Peacock’s ‘Bel-Air’ Season 2
Roahn Hylton & Jacob Yoffee (The Wonder Years, Vampire Academy, Sherwood, Free Meek) have taken over scoring duties on the Peacock original series Bel-Air. They are composing the original score for the second season of the show developed by Morgan Cooper, Malcolm Spellman, TJ Brady & Rasheed Newson based on the classic sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and starring Jabari Banks, Adrian Holmes, Olly Sholotan, Coco Jones, Cassandra Freeman, Jimmy Akingbola, Akira Akbar, Jordan L. Jones and Simone Joy Jones. The new season of the drama picks up with Will at a crossroads in his life as a new figure comes into his life who challenges what he’s learned and competes for control of his influence.
‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’ Soundtrack Album Details
Captain Duckling Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Japanese Netflix original series The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House. The album features the show’s original music composed by Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop). The soundtrack will be released digitally in two different versions tomorrow, January 11. Click here to stream/download the regular version and click here for a version with thirteen additional tracks. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House is written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and stars Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Kairi Jyo, Momoko Fukuchi, Kotoko, Wakayanagi, Kotona Minami and Lily Franky. The 9-part drama is based on the comic Maiko in Kyoto: From the Maiko House by Aiko Koyama and follows two inseparable friends who move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ Season 2
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, Aquaman, Smallfoot, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge) is the new composer of the Prime Video original series Hunters. He has composed the original score for the second season of the show created by David Weil and starring Al Pacino, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Lena Olin, Josh Radnor, Louis Ozawa, Tiffany Boone, Carol Kane, Kate Mulvany and Greg Austin. The new season follows the Hunters who must band back together – after an accident derails their exploits in Europe – to hunt down Adolf Hitler who is hiding in South America.
David Fleming Joins Gustavo Santaolalla to Score HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’
David Fleming (Hillbilly Elegy, The Unforgivable, South of Heaven, Blue Planet II, The Perfect Guy) has joined Gustavo Santaolalla to score the new HBO original series The Last of Us. Both composer are receiving full and equal “music by” billing (credited separately) in the opening titles sequence of the show developed by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) & Neil Druckmann based on the video game of the same title and starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Anna Torv, Murray Bartlett, Nico Parker, Nick Offerman, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge, Melanie Lynskey, Jeffrey Pierce, Keivonn Woodard, Lamar Johnson, Graham Greene and Elaine Miles.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Casualty’ Released
Creative Destruction has released a new soundtrack album for the BBC medical drama Casualty. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s most recent seasons composed by Justine Barker (London Kills, Hope Street, Suspects). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the Volume 1 soundtrack. A second volume is expected to come out later this year. Casualty is created by Jeremy Brock & Paul Unwin and stars William Beck, Di Botcher, Milo Clarke, Amanda Henderson, Jason Durr, Shaheen Jafargholi, Elinor Lawless, Shalisha James-Davis, Kirsty Mitchell and Neet Mohan.
‘The General’s Men’ Soundtrack Album Released
Rai Com has released a soundtrack album for the Italian historical drama series The General’s Men (Il nostro generale). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Giuliano Taviani (Black Souls, Unlikely Revolutionaries, Made in Italy) & Carmelo Travia (Rainbow: A Private Affair, Stay Away from Me). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. Listen to a track from the score after the jump. The General’s Men is directed by Lucio Pellegrini, written by Monica Zappelli & Peppe Fiore and stars Sergio Castellitto and Teresa Saponangelo.
Dave Porter Scoring Fox’s ‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’
Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Preacher, The Disaster Artist) is the composer of the new Fox drama Alert: Missing Persons Unit. The show is created by John Eisendrath & Jamie Foxx and stars Scott Caan, Dania Ramirez, Ryan Broussard, Adeola Role and Graham Verchere. Porter & Eisendrath also co-wrote the theme for the series, which follows a police officer who joins Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (MPU) to help other people find their loved ones, while she searches for her own.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 8, 2023)
Premiering today is the AMC original series Mayfair Witches developed by Esta Spalding & Michelle Ashford based on Anne Rice’s best-selling trilogy and starring Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin and Tongayi Chirisa. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Magicians, Unbelievable, Away, The Path, I Origins, The Looming Tower). Check our previous article to learn more about the 8-parter, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering on Thursday, January 12, is the HBO Max animated series Velma developed by Mindy Kaling & Charlie Grandy based on characters from the Scooby-Doo franchise and starring Kaling, Constance Wu, Glenn Howerton and Sam Richardson. Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Music, End of the Road, The Last Survivors) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the animated comedy, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.