WaterTower Music has released the main title theme from the second season of the HBO original series The White Lotus. The track, entitled Renaissance, is written by the show’s Emmy Award-winning composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Smile, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, Hunters, The Third Day, National Treasure) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme below and check back on this page for updates on the release of a full soundtrack album for the new season.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 30, 2022)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, October 31, is the British limited series Inside Man created by Steven Moffat and starring David Tennant, Dolly Wells, Stanley Tucci, Lydia West, Louis Oliver, Lyndsey Marshal, Atkins Estimond and Dylan Baker. The show’s original music is composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sherlock, Stargate). Bella Union has released the drama’s title song God’s Gonna Cut You Down produced by Arnold and performed by John Grant. Click here for more information and to learn more about the 4-parter, which premiered in the UK earlier this fall on BBC One and is making its worldwide debut on Netflix.
Premiering on Wednesday, November 2, is the political thriller The Independent directed by Amy Rice and starring Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, John Cena, Luke Kirby, Ann Dowd, Stephen Lange, Julianne Arrieta and Alicia Reiner. Jessica Rose Weiss (Cinderella, Don’t Make Me Go, Dog Gone Trouble, 1UP) has composed the film’s original music. The movie, which revolves around two journalists who hold the fate of the election in their hands, will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock.
‘ONI: Thunder God’s Tale’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated event series ONI: Thunder God’s Tale. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Pep Magic (aka Zach Johnston & Matteo Robert) (The Dam Keeper). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. ONI: Thunder God’s Tale is created by Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi and features the voices of Momona Tamada, Craig Robinson, Archie Yates, George Takei, Seth Carr, Tantoo Cardinal and Brittany Ishibashi. The Tonko House & Netflix Animation production is set in a mystical world of Japanese gods and spirits and follows a courageous girl who strives to follow in her mysterious father’s footsteps and find her true powers.
Theme Song from Nickelodeon’s ‘Monster High’ Released
Arts Music has released the theme song from the new Nickelodeon animated series Monster High. The track written by Glenda R Proby, Ivan LaFever, Jason W Gleed, Kelsey Kovar, Michael Kotch, Paul Jason Robb & Stefanie Robyn Fink and produced by Stef Fink is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Monster High is based on Mattel’s fashion doll franchise and stars Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Courtney Lin, Tony Revolori, Iris Menas, Kausar Mohammed, Valeria Rodriguez, Alexander Polinsky, Alexa Kahn, Debra Wilson, Ken Marino, Felicia Day, Valeria Rodriquez, Scott Menville and Cole Massie.
‘Big Mouth’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated series Big Mouth. The album features a selection of the original songs from the show’s most recent seasons written by composer Mark Rivers and performed by the animated comedy’s voice cast, including Nick Kroll, Maya Rudolph, Andrew Rannells, Ed Helms, John Mulaney, Jason Mantzoukas, Jon Daly, Paula Pell, Adam Levine, Keke Palmer, Annaleigh Ashford, Jean Smart, David Thewlis & others. Super Songs of Big Mouth – Volume 2 is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. BMG has previously released a soundtrack featuring a selections of songs from the first three seasons back in 2019.
Four New Tracks from Michael Giacchino’s ‘Werewolf by Night’ Score Released
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released four new tracks from the score of Marvel Studios’ special presentation Werewolf by Night. Available to stream now on all major digital music services are the tracks Big Shoes to Fill, Two Lefts Make a Right, All the World’s a Cage & World’s Worst Makeover composed by the projects’s director and composer Michael Giacchino (Lost, The Batman, Up, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Star Trek, The Incredibles, Doctor Strange). Also listen to all four new tracks, which are now also available as part of an updated 20-track soundtrack album, after the jump.
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘The Devil’s Hour’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the British Amazon original series The Devil’s Hour. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Oculus, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Midnight Mass, The First Purge). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 28. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The Devil’s Hour is created by Tom Moran and starring Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, Phil Dunster and Nikesh Patel. The 6-part psychological thriller revolves around a woman who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am and whose nightmares draw her into a hunt for a serial killer in a world where nothing is as it seems.
‘The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials’ Series 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Silva Screen Records will release third volume of the concept album The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials as an introduction to the third season of the HBO/BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials. The album features the principal themes from Series Three written by the show’s composer Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Wheel of Time). The soundtrack will be released on December 2 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (The Banished Angel) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. The label has previously released the first two volumes of the concept album before the Season 1 & Season 2 premieres and two full separate albums featuring Balfe’s score from the first two seasons. Season 3 of His Dark Materials is based on The Amber Spyglass, the final book in Philip Pullman’s trilogy, and stars Dafne Keen, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Amir Wilson, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Simone Kirby, Jade Anouka, Will Keen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ruta Gedminstas, Jamie Ward, Simon Harrison, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Chipo Chung and Amber Fitzgerald-Woolfe.
Soundtrack Album for Starz’s ‘The Serpent Queen’ to Be Released
Spark and Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series The Serpent Queen. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The title song (written by the composer himself, with lyrics by Brendan McCreary and vocals by Esjay Jones) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. The Serpent Queen is developed by Justin Haythe based on Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France and stars Samantha Morton, Amrita Acharia, Enzo Cilenti, Barry Atsma, Nicholas Burns, Danny Kirrane, Antonia Clarke, Sennia Nanua, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Colm Meaney, Kiruna Stamell, Alex Heath and Rupert Everett.
‘This England’ Soundtrack Album Released
Stranger Than Paradise Records has released the full soundtrack album for the Sky original drama This England. The album features the show’s original music composed by David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen, Out of Sight, Logan Lucky, Killing Eve, Haywire, No Sudden Move). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. This England is co-written by Michael Winterbottom & Kieron Quirke and stars Kenneth Branagh, Ophelia Lovibond, Andrew Buchan, Simon Paisley Day and Charles Dance. The 6-part drama is based on Boris Johnson’s tumultuous first months as Prime Minister and traces the impact on the country of the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.