The full composer lineup of the new Amazon animated anthology series The Boys Presents: Diabolical has been revealed. Christopher Lennertz (who is scoring streamer’s original live action The Boys series) & Matt Bowen (The Binge) have composed the music for the episodes I’m Your Pusher written by Garth Ennis and directed by Giancarlo Volpe and One Plus One Equals Two written by Simon Racioppa and directed by Volpe & Jae Kim. Steven & Julie Bernstein (Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain) have scored the classic American animated shorts- inspired episode Laser Baby’s Day Out written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg. Ryan Elder (Rick & Morty) has composed the music for the Justin Roiland- & Ben Bayouth-scripted episode An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents.
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Nico Muhly Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Pachinko’
Nico Muhly (The Reader, Margaret, Kill Your Darlings, The Humans, Howards End, Joshua, Worth) has composed the original music for the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Pachinko. The show is created by Soo Hugh (The Terror) based on his New York Times bestselling novel and stars Youn Yuh Jung, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai, Jung Eun-chae, Inji Jeong, Jimmi Simpson, Junwoo Han, Kaho Minami, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Soji Arai and Yu-na Jeon. The drama is told across three languages – Korean, Japanese, and English and chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
Original Song ‘I’m Tired’ by Labrinth & Zendaya from ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Released
Columbia Records has released the original song I’m Tired from the HBO original series Euphoria. The track, which was featured the second season’s fourth episode (You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can), is written (with show creator Sam Levinson) and performed by Labrinth & Zendaya and is now available to stream/download as a digital single on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Several other songs from Season 2 have been released in previous weeks and a full soundtrack album, which was originally set to be released last Friday, is expected to come out in the next few weeks (click here e to pre-order the CD version).
Kris Bowers Scoring HBO Max’s ‘DMZ’
Kris Bowers (Green Book, King Richard, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dear White People, Mrs. America, Inventing Anna, Respect) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO Max limited series DMZ. The show is developed by Roberto Patino (Westworld) based on the comic series of the same title published by DC and stars Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares and Jordan Preston Carter. The drama is set in the near future when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war and chronicles the journey of a fearless and fierce medic who sets out to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict.
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘Trigger Point’ Released
Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the ITV drama Trigger Point. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Chris Roe (Armstrong, Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, After Love, Death of a Gentleman). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms. Visit Amazon to check out audio samples. Trigger Point is written by Daniel Brierley and stars Vicky McClure, Adrian Lester, Mark Stanley, Warren Brown, Kerry Godliman, Cal MacAninch, Manjinder Virk and Ralph Ineson. The 6-part thriller follows the officers of Expo, the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Squad, who risk their lives daily on the long walk towards danger.
‘UFOs’ ‘OVNI(s)’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a new soundtrack album for the French TV series UFOs (OVNI(s)). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Thylacine (Gaspard at the Wedding, Do It Right). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, as well as other music from Season 1 last year. UFOs is created by Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire and stars Melvil Poupaud, Michel Vuillermoz, Quentin Dolmaire, Géraldine Pailhas and Daphné Patakia.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 27, 2022)
Premiering today is the first installment of the Showtime anthology series Super Pumped, entitled The Battle for Uber, based on the book of the same title by Mike Isaac and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Uma Thurman, Elisabeth Shue, Jon Bass, Kerry Bishé, Bridget Gao Hollitt and Babak Tafti. The show’s original music is composed by Brendan Angelides (aka ESKMO) (13 Reasons Why, Billions, Naked Singularity, The Master Cleanse). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Showtime.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 2, is the Netflix original film Against the Ice directed by Peter Flinth and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed, Charles Dance, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Sam Redford, Diarmaid Murtagh, Edward Speleers, Frankie Wilson and Nick Jameson. Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Art of Racing in the Rain) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
‘Atomic Train’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1999 NBC mini-series Atomic Train written by Jeff Fazio, directed by David Jackson & Dick Lowry and starring Rob Lowe, Kristin Davis, Easi Morales, John Finn, Mena Suvari, Don S. Davis and Edward Herrmann. The album features the original music from the 2-part disaster thriller composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Lee Holdridge (Splash, The Mists of Avalon, The Beastmaster, Mr. Mom, Old Gringo, Oliver’s Story). To order the limited edition CD, check out the full album details and listen to audio samples, click here.
‘Leverage: Redemption’ Soundtrack Album Released
Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the IMDb TV original series Leverage: Redemption. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Chucky, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,The Librarians, Spartacus: Blood and Sand) who previously scored TNT’s original Leverage series. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. Leverage: Redemption is created by John Rogers & Chris Downey and stars Noah Wyle, Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane and Aleyse Shannon.
Score Album for ABC’s ‘Big Sky’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release the first soundtrack album for the ABC drama Big Sky. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Trevor Morris (Vikings, The Borgias, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Immortals, The Tudors, Iron Fist, Hunter Killer). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 25. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Big Sky is created by David E. Kelley based on the Highway series of books by C.J. Box and stars Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Brian Geraghty, Logan Marshall-Green, Dedee Pfeiffer, Anja Savcic, Janina Gavankar, Omar Metwally and John Carroll Lynch.