Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, The Boondock Saints, The Addams Family, Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Storks) has recently scored the new HBO Max original series Julia. The show is created by Daniel Goldfarb and stars Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott. The comedy is inspired by legendary cookbook author Julia Child’s life and her long-running television series The French Chef and explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, the nature of celebrity, feminism and the women’s movement and America’s cultural evolution.
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First Track from ‘Moon Knight’ Soundtrack Released
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack of the Disney+ original series Moon Knight. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Moon Knight written by the show’s composer Hesham Nazih (The Blue Elephant, Born a King, Ibrahim Labyad, Tito). Also listen to the full track below. More information about the release of more more music from the show will be announced soon. Moon Knight is developed by Jeremy Slater based on the Marvel Comics property, directed by Mohamed Diab and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy.
Terence Blanchard Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘They Call Me Magic’
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Harriet, Da 5 Bloods, One Night in Miami…) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ documentary event series They Call Me Magic. The show is directed by Rick Famuyiwa (Dope, The Chi) and centers on the life and career of one of the world’s most iconic figures, Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The 4-parter explore Johnson’s journey from being the face of the Los Angeles Lakers and cementing himself as an all-time NBA legend, to changing the conversation around HIV and transforming into a successful entrepreneur and community activist.
Johan Söderqvist Scoring Netflix’s ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’
Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In, Kon-Tiki, Things We Lost in the Fire, After the Wedding, Battlefield V, In a Better World) is the composer of the new Netflix limited series Anatomy of a Scandal. The show is developed by David E. Kelley (The Practice, Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies) & Melissa James Gibson (House of Cards) based on Sarah Vaughan’s bestselling novel of the same title and stars Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery, Rupert Friend, Naomi Scott, Josette Simon and Joshua McGuire. The 6-part thriller directed by S.J. Clarkson (Collatoral, Love, Nina) centers on a sexual consent scandal amongst British privileged elite and the women caught up in its wake.
Ariel Marx Scoring Hulu’s ‘Candy’
Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, The Tale, Rebel Hearts, To Dust, American Horror Stories, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, The Devil Has a Name) has composed the original music for the upcoming Hulu limited event series Candy. The show is created by Robin Veith and stars Jessica Biel, Timothy Simons, Melanie Lynskey, Pablo Schreiber and Raúl Esparza. The 5-part true crime drama tells the true story of Candy Montgomery, a 1980 housewife and mother who killed her friend Betty Gore with an ax.
Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ to Feature Score by Daniel Pemberton & Theme Song by Mick Jagger
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Being the Ricardos, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey) has composed the original score for the new Apple TV+ original series Slow Horses. He also co-wrote an original opening titles song with Mick Jagger. The show is based on Mick Herron’s first novel in the book series of the same title and stars Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Jack Lowden and Olivia Cooke. The drama follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 27, 2022)
Premiering on Tuesday, March 29, is the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville created by Liz Hannah & Patrick Macmanus based on a Esquire article by Jesse Barron and starring Elle Fanning, Chloë Sevigny, Colton Ryan, Cara Buono, Kai Lennox and Norbert Leo Butz. The show’s original music is composed by Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Triple 9, The Defiant Ones, Broken City) & Nick Chuba (Operation Varsity Blues, Dr. Death). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 8-part drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 30, is Marvel’s Disney+ original series Moon Knight developed by Jeremy Slater, directed by Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and starring Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy. Hesham Nazih (The Blue Elephant, Ibrahim Labyad, Born a King, Tito) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the Marvel Studios production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ and check back on this page for updates about the release of music from the show.
‘Pachinko’ Soundtrack Album Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Pachinko. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Nico Muhly (The Reader, Kill Your Darlings, , Margaret, Worth, Howards End, The Humans, Joshua). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download exclusively on Apple Music/iTunes and will be added to other digital music services (including Amazon) in the coming weeks. Pachinko is created by Soo Hugh based on his bestselling novel of the same title and stars Youn Yuh Jung, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Anna Sawai, Minha Kim, Jung Eun-chae, Jimmi Simpson, Inji Jeong, Junwoo Han, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Kaho Minami, Soji Arai and Yu-na Jeon.
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘The Ipcress File’ Released
Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the ITV series The Ipcress File. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Tom Hodge (The Mauritanian, McMafia, Pump, Je Suis Karl, Rise of the Nazis). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Ipcress File is written by John Hodge based on the novel of the same name by Len Deighton and stars Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton, Tom Hollander and Ashley Thomas. The 6-part spy thriller is set in the 1960s amid the atmosphere of the Cold War and follows a British army sergeant on the make in Berlin whose interests bring him into contact with everything and everyone – until the law catches up with him and it all comes crashing to a halt.
‘Life & Beth’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records & Endeavor Content will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Life & Beth. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ray Angry and Timo Elliston (Expecting Amy, Abstract: The Art of Design). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 25. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Life & Beth is created by Amy Schumer and stars Schumer herself, Violet Young, Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, Yamaneika Saunders, Michael Rapaport and Laura Benanti. The comedy drama revolves around a wine distributor, who – after an unexpected incident – starts having flashbacks to her teen self.