Singer/songwriter Twin Shadow (aka George Lewis Jr.) has made his television scoring debut on the new FX original series Kindred. The show is developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and stars Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Sophina Brown, David Alexander Kaplan and Sheria Irving. The drama is based on Octavia E. Butler’s bestselling novel and follows a young Black woman who begins to settle in her new home and finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, emerging at a nineteenth-century plantation and confronting secrets she never knew ran through her blood.
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‘Batwheels’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack EP Released
WaterTower Music has released a second soundtrack for DC’s first-ever Batman preschool series Batwheels. The Vol. 2 EP features five more original songs from the show’s first season written by Andy Sturmer (who also produced all tracks) and Susanna Benn. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. The label has previously released a first 8-track soundtrack earlier this fall. Batwheels is executive produced by Sam Register and features the voices of Ethan Hawke, AJ Hudson, Jacob Bertrand, Leah Lewis, Jordan Reed, Noah Bentley, Madigan Kacmar, Lilimar, Kimberly D. Brooks and Mick Wingert.
‘His Dark Materials’ Series 3, Episodes 1 & 2 Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the latest soundtrack album for the HBO/BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials have been revealed. The album features the original score from the first two episodes of the show’s third and final season composed by Lorne Balfe (Black Widow, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Adam, The LEGO Batman Movie, Top Gun: Maverick, The Wheel of Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 6 by Silva Screen Records. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The label has previously released the third The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials featuring Balfe’s principal themes from the new season last Friday.
Gabriel Prokofiev Scoring ITV’s & AMC+’s ‘Litvinenko’
Gabriel Prokofiev is the composer of the new ITVX and AMC+ limited series Litvinenko. The show is written by George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) and stars David Tennant, Margarita Levieva, Mark Bonnar and Neil Maskell. The 4-part drama is directed by Jim Field Smith (She’s Out of My League, Butter) and tells the true story of the police investigation into the poisoning of former Russian Federal Security Services and KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 4, 2022)
Premiering today is the Showtime limited series George & Tammy created by Abe Sylvia, directed by John Hillcoat and starring Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Kelly McCormack, Steve Zahn, Walton Goggins, David Wilson Barnes, Pat Healy and Katy Mixon. The show’s original score and opening titles theme is composed by David Mansfield (Heaven’s Gate, Transamerica, The Apostle, Year of the Dragon). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will air Sundays on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, December 9, is the Disney+ animated movie Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again directed by Matt Danner and starring Joshua Bassett, Jamie Demetriou, Gillian Jacobs, Alice Isaaz, Joseph Kamal, Zachary Levi, Thomas Lennon, Akmal Saleh, Jack Whitehall, Kieran Sequoia, Bowen Yang and Steve Zahn. John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Love Addicts’ Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the German Amazon original series Love Addicts. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Michael Geldreich, Tobias Kuhn & Markus Perner. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Love Addicts is based on an idea by Marian & Marco Grönwoldt and stars Anselm Bresgott, Magdalena Laubisch, Malaya Stern Takeda, Dimitri Abold and Annette Frier. The 8-part comedy tells a story of the adventurous, turbulent, and fun dating behavior of four young misfits.
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Paramount Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon/Prime Video original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Eternals, House of the Dragon, Pacific Rim, Uncharted). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 2 and will be available to stream/download here. Paramount Music & La-La Land Records have previously released an album featuring the composer’s music from Season 1 back in 2018. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is developed by Carlton Cuse & Graham Roland based on the Tom Clancy-created characters and stars John Krasinksi, Wendell Pierce, John Hoogenakker who were joined in Season 2 by Noomi Rapace, Jordi Mollà, Francisco Denis, Cristina Umaña, Jovan Adepo and Michael Kelly.
‘Three Pines’ Soundtrack Album Details
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon/Prime Video original series Three Pines. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Toydrum (Detour, Prevenge, The Banishing, Slow Horses, Future World, Sweetheart). The soundtrack will released digitally tomorrow, December 2 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Three Pines is based on the best-selling book series of the same by Louise Penny and stars Alfred Molina, Rossif Sutherland, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Sarah Booth, Pierre Simpson, Julian Bailey and Frédéric-Antoine Guimond. The 8-part thriller centers on the Chief Inspector of the Sûreté du Québec and his team as they investigate a series of perplexing murders in a mysterious Eastern Townships village.
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘The Peripheral’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series The Peripheral. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Mark Korven (The Black Phone, The Lighthouse, The Witch, Them, The Terror: Infamy, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 2 and will be available to stream/download here. The Peripheral is created by Scott B. Smith and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, Eli Goree, Louis Herthum, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller,Charlotte Riley, Alexandra Billings and Katie Leung.
Covers from Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a second soundtrack for the Netflix original series Wednesday. The 4-track EP features the cover version of The Rolling Stones’ Paint It Black performed in the show by Jenna Ortega’s title character, Wednesday Addams, as well as the cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Don’t Stop, a piece from Vivaldi’s violin concertos Four Seasons and Elgar’s Concerto in E Minor for Violincello and Orchestra performed by the Nevermore Academy Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 30 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to all four tracks (produced by series co-composer Chris Bacon) below. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring Danny Elfman’s & Bacon’s original score from the series last week.