Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Only Murders in the Building, Runaways, Looking for Alaska, Queenpins) and Garrett Gonzales have been tapped as the new composers of the Disney+ original series The Mysterious Benedict Society. They are co-scoring the second season of the show created by Matt Manfredi & Phil Hay (Ride Along, Clash of the Titans) based on Trenton Lee Stewart’s book series and starring Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal, MaameYaa Boafo, Gia Sandhu, Ryan Hurst, Mystic Inscho, Emmy DeOliveira, Seth B. Carr and Marta Kessler. The new season follows Reynie, Sticky, Kate & Constance as they embark on another mission to save the world from the nefarious plans of his twin brother Dr. L.D. Curtain.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
‘Tales of the Jedi’ Soundtrack Album Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney+ animated anthology series Tales of the Jedi. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch & Rebels, Peacemaker, CSI: Miami, Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, Making a Murderer). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Tales of the Jedi is created by Dave Filoni and stars Ashley Eckstein & Corey Burton as Ahsoka Tano & Count Dooku. The 6-part event features parables built around Jedi from the prequel era and journeys into the lives of two distinctly different Jedi who are both put to the test as they make choices that will define their destinies.
Ilan Eshkeri Scoring BBC’s ‘SAS Rogue Heroes’
Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, The Young Victoria, Layer Cake, Still Alice, A Perfect Place, Kick-Ass) has recently been scoring the new BBC drama SAS Rogue Heroes. The show is developed by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Eastern Promises, Locke) based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling novel of the same title and stars Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella and Dominic West. The 6-part drama chronicles how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War II.
Jesse Novak Scoring Netflix’s ‘Blockbuster’
Jesse Novak (BoJack Horseman, The Mindy Project, The Baby-Sitters Club, Tuca & Bertie) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Blockbuster. The show is created by Vanessa Ramos and stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Carlos Herrera, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, JB Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn. The comedy is set at the last remaining Blockbuster and follows a hardworking manager as he fights to keep his video store open and staff happy amid competition and complicated feelings.
‘La Reina del Sur’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Back Lot Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Telemundo original series La Reina del Sur. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Emmy Award and Grammy Award winner Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, Hacks, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Just Beyond). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. La Reina del Sur is created by Roberto Stopello based on the novel of the same title by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and stars Kate del Castillo, Humberto Zurita, Pêpê Rapazote, Alejandro Calva, Isabella Sierra, Kika Edgar, Tiago Correa, Eduardo Yáñez and Lincoln Palomeque.
‘Gangs of London’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
SATV has released a new soundtrack album for the Sky original series Gangs of London. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Aria Prayogi & Fajar Yuskemal (The Raid: Redemption, The Raid, The Night Comes for Us, Apostle, Headshot). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 back in 2020. Gangs of London is created by Gareth Evans & Matt Flannery and stars Sope Dirisu, Paapa Essiedu, Narges Rashidi, Lucian Msamati and Michelle Fairley.
‘House of the Dragon’ Soundtrack Album Released
WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series House of the Dragon. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Eternals, Iron Man, Uncharted, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A CD version is available to order here. House of the Dragon is created by Ryan Condal & George R. R. Martin and stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel and Rhys Ifans. The fantasy drama based on Martin’s Fire & Blood is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 23, 2022)
Premiering on Tuesday, October 25, is the Netflix anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities created by Guillermo del Toro. Tim Davies (Maya and the Three), Jeff Danna (Onward), Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3), Daniele Luppi (Magic City), Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting), Anne Chmelewsky (Where Hands Touch), Daniel Lopatin (Good Time) and Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant) have composed the score for the eight episodes and Holly Amber Church (Open 24 Hours) has written the main title and prologue music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ scores. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the fantasy adventure Blade of the 47 Ronin directed by Ron Yuan and starring Anna Akana, Mark Dacascos, Dustin Nguyen, Akira Koieyama, Chris Pang and Mike Moh. The film’s original score is composed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn and Alec Puro (Black Summer, The Art of Getting By, All Nighter). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score and songs (by BlvckNeon, Maddie The Baddie, Simon Morel, Ian Valentine & others) this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream on Netflix and will also be coming out on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on the same day.
‘Acapulco’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Lionsgate Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Acapulco. The album features the original score from the show’s second season composed by Bo Boddie (Fresh Off the Boat, (GLOW, Lady of the Manor). Also included are the Spanish-language covers from Season 2 performed by Rodrigo Urquidi and Rossana de León. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released two albums featuring the songs and score from Season 1 in late 2021 and early 2022. Acapulco is created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros & Jason Shuma and stars Eugenio Derbez, Enrique Arrizon, Fernando Carsa, Damián Alcázar, Camila Perez, Vanessa Bauche, Chord Overstreet, Regina Reynoso,Jessica Collins, Raphael Alejandro, Rafael Cebrián and Carlos Corona.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen’ Released
East Prussian Archive has released a soundtrack album for the BBC documentary Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King, Our Great National Parks, Four Hours at the Capitol, Wonders of Life). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen is directed by Simon Finch and follows the monarch’s life as a princess in her own eyes and own words. The movie features footage capturing the Queen’s life from being pushed in a pram by her mother to her coronation at the age of 27 in 1953.