The details of the first soundtrack album for the Showtime original series The Man Who Fell to Earth have been revealed. The album features themes and sketches written by the show’s composer Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy, Legion, Lucy in the Sky, The Act). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 10 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A second album featuring selections of Russo’s score from the series is also in the works. The Man Who Fell to Earth is developed by Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet based on the Walter Tevis novel of the same name and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Jimmy Simpson, Rob Delaney, Sonya Cassidy, Joana Ribeiro, Clarke Peters, Annelle Olaleye, Kate Mulgrew and Bill Nighy.
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‘The Essex Serpent’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series The Essex Serpent. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Like Crazy, Transparent, The Hate U Give, The Old Guard, The Art of Racing in the Rain) and Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Y: The Last Man, The Sun Is Also a Star, We’re Here). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 10 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Essex Serpent is developed by Anna Symon based on Sarah Perry’s novel of the same name and stars Claire Danes, Tom Hiddleston, Clémence Poésy, Hayley Squires and Frank Dillane.
‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show written by Pearl Jam co-founder Jeff Ament, former Red Hot Chilli Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer (as Pluralone), together with Fitz and the Tantrums drummer & songwriter John Wicks and Josh Evans. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 10 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Three first tracks have already been released as a digital single last month. Under the Banner of Heaven is created by Dustin Lance Black and stars Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Gil Birmingham, Billy Howle, Rory Culkin, Adelaide Clemens, Chloe Pirrie, Seth Numrich and Sandra Seacat.
First Track from ‘Ms. Marvel’ Soundtrack Released
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack for the new Disney+ original series Ms. Marvel. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Ms. Marvel Suite written by the show’s composer Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, What If…?, Paris Can Wait, Set It Up, Why We Hate, Underground). Listen to the full track after the jump. The label will release two full soundtrack albums, Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-3) and Vol. 2 (Episodes 4-6) on June 22 and July 13. Check back on this page for the full details. Ms. Marvel is developed by Bisha K. Ali based on the Marvel Comics property and stars Iman Vellani, Aramis Knight, Rish Shah, Saagar Shaikh, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Mohan Kapur, Laith Nakli, Travina Springer, Azhar Usman and Nimra Bucha.
Zachary Dawes Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
Zachary Dawes (Big Time Adolescence, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Generation, There’s Someone Inside Your House) is scoring the new Amazon original series The Summer I Turned Pretty. The show is created by Jenny Han (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) based on her bestselling book of the same title and stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Christopher Briney, Rachel Blanchard, Colin Ferguson, Gavin Casalegno, Alfredo Narciso, Sean Kaufman, Minnie Mills and Tom Everett Scott. The coming-of-age drama centers on an ordinary teenage girl who spends the summer in Cousin’s Beach, where she reunites with her childhood friend, only to become tangled up in a love triangle between him and his brother.
‘Black Sands’ Soundtrack Album Released
Medialux Music has released a soundtrack album for the Iceland TV series Black Sands (Svörtu sandar). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Petur Jonsson (Case). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Black Sands is written by Baldvin Z, Ragnar Jónsson, Andri Óttarsson & Aldís Hamilton and stars Aldis Amah Hamilton, Pór Tulinius, Steinunn Ólina Porsteinsdóttir, Kolbeinn Arnbjörnsson, Evar Pór Benediktsson and Lára Jónsdóttir. The 8-part crime thriller directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson follows a troubled police officer as she investigates a serial killer.
Christopher Young to Score Apple TV+’s ‘Echo 3’
Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister, The Hurricane, The Shipping News) has been hired to score the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Echo 3. The show is written by Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) based on the Keshet Broadcasting series When Heroes Fly created by Omri Givon and inspired by Amir Gutfreund’s novel and stars Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman, Jessica Ann Collins and Elizabeth Anweis. The 10-part drama is set in South America against the explosive backdrop of a secret war and revolves around a brilliant young scientist who goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border and follows her brother and her husband as they struggle to find her.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 5, 2022)
Premiering tomorrow, June 6, is the HBO limited series Irma Vep created and directed by Olivier Assayas based on his 1996 movie of the same name and starring Alicia Vikander, Vincent Macaigne, Jeanne Balibar, Lars Eidinger, Devon Ross, Vincent Lacoste, Adria Arjona, Nora Hamzawi, Carrie Brownstein, Byron Bowers and Tom Sturridge. The show’s original music is composed by Thurston Moore (Heavy). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Mondays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 8, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ original series Ms. Marvel developed by Bisha K. Ali and starring Iman Vellani, Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Zenobia Shroff, Rish Shah, Mohan Kapur and Matt Lintz. Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Paris Can Wait, Underground, Step, Set It Up, Why We Hate) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ and check back on this page for updates on the release of music from the series.
First Songs from ‘P-Valley’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Lionsgate Records has released the first songs from the second season of the Starz original series P-Valley. Available to stream/download now are the tracks Distance (P-Valley Remix) performed by by Jucee Froot feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie and When I Get Out performed by J. Alphonse Nicholson as featured in the first episode of Season 2. Also listen to both songs after the jump. More songs from the new season will be released over the next couple of weeks and a full soundtrack album is expected to come out later this summer. The label has previously released an album featuring the songs from Season 1 back in 2020.
First Songs from ‘The Boys’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released
Madison Gate Records has released three songs from the new season of the Amazon original series The Boys. Available to stream/download now are the tracks You’ve Got a License to Drive (Me Crazy) & Rock My Kiss performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva and America’s Son performed by Laurie Holden and produced by series composers Christopher Lennertz (Lost in Space, Sausage Party, Horrible Bosses, Agent Carter) who also co-wrote the show’s original songs and Matt Bowen (The Binge). Listen to all three songs after the jump and check back on this page for the details of a full soundtrack album for Season 3.