Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Dangerous Minds, Nurse Jackie, Crossing Jordan)are the composers of the new Netflix limited series True Story. The show is created by Eric Newman (Narcos, Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead) and stars Kevin Hart, Wesley Snipes, Tawny Newsome, Theo Rossi, Will Catlett, Paul, Adelstein, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lauren London and Billy Zane. The 7-part drama follows a world-famous comedian who desperately searches for a way out after a night in Philadelphia with his brother threatens to sabotage more than his success.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Harry & Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’
Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Mulan, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) have teamed up to score the upcoming HBO original series The Gilded Age. The show is created by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) and stars Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Taissa Farmiga, Louisa Jacobson, Blake Ritson, Harry Richardson, Simon Jones, Thomas Cocquerel, Jack Gilpin, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. The 9-part drama is set in the late 19th Century and revolves around a young woman moving from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her thoroughly old money aunts and inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her rich neighbors.
John Paesano Scoring National Geographic’s ‘The Hot Zone: Anthrax’
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Invincible, When the Game Stands Tall, The Star) has composed the original music for the new National Geographic limited series The Hot Zone: Anthrax. The show’s cast includes Daniel Dae Kim, Tony Goldwyn, Dawn Olivieri, Ian Colletti, Morgan Kelly, Denyce Lawton, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Vanessa Matsui, Enrico Colantoni and Harry Hamlin. The 6-parter takes place in 2001, just weeks after 9/11, when letters containing anthrax were sent to unsuspecting victims in Florida, Washington, D.C., and New York, claiming five lives, and follows a team of FBI agents and scientists as they slowly close in on a prime suspect.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 21, 2021)
Premiering on Wednesday, November 24, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Hawkeye developed by Jonathan Igla, directed by Rhys Thomas & Bert and Bertie and starringJeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, Tony Dalton, Fra Fee, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and Alaqua Cox. The show’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Free Guy, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO Max original movie 8-Bit Christmas directed by Michael Dowse and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, David Cross, June Diane Raphael and Steve Zahn. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Witcher, Stuber, The Raid: Redemption, The Greatest Showman, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the family comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
‘The Wheel of Time’ Season 1 – Vol. 1 Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released the first of three soundtrack albums featuring the original score from the first season of the Amazon original series The Wheel of Time. The Vol. 1 featuring music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life, The Lego Batman Movie, His Dark Materials) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The second and third volume will be released over the next couple of weeks. The label has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring Balfe’s principal themes from the series last week. The Wheel of Time is developed by Rafe Judkins based on Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic of the same name and stars Rosamund Pike, Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, Barney Harris, Madeleine Madden, Zoë Robins, Hammed Animashaun, Daniel Henney, Álvaro Morte, Priyanka Bose, Johann Myers, Taylor Napier and Emmanuel Imani.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Showtrial’ Released
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama Showtrial. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, The Halcyon, Domina, Home Fires, The Long Call). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Showtrial is created by Ben Richards and stars Tracy Ifeachor, Celine Buckens, Sinead Keenan, Sharon D. Clarke, Lolita Chakrabarti and Kerr Logan. The 5-part series centers on the case of an arrogant daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur who is arrested following the disappearance of a fellow student, the hard-working daughter of a single mother.
‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Mattel & Arts Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second part composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Foundation, Happy Death Day, The Walking Dead). The Vol. 2 album will be released digitally tomorrow, November 19 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). The label has previously released the first volume featuring selections of the composer’s score from Part 1 this past summer. Masters of the Universe: Revelation is developed by Kevin Smith and features the voices of Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Chris Wood, Liam Cunningham, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Stephen Root, Tiffany Smith, Diedrich Bader, Griffin Newman, Susan Eisenberg, Henry Rollins, Alan Oppenheimer, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Long, Jason Mewes, Phil LaMarr, Tony Todd, Kevin Michael Richardson, Cree Summer Kevin Conroy and Harley Quinn Smith.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ to Be Released
The details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Cowboy Bebop have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Yoko Kanno who previously scored all episodes of the 90s anime series and the 2001 feature Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and performed by Seatbelts. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 19 by Sunrise Music Label and will be available to stream/download here. A vinyl edition is also in the works. Check out the opening credits sequence and a video featurette about the Kanno’s music from the show after the jump. Cowboy Bebop is developed by Andre Nemec & Jeff Pinkner based on the classic anime series of the same title created by Hajime Yatate and stars John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine.
Joseph Stephens Scoring HBO Max’s ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’
Joseph Stephens (Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, Observe and Report, Flower, Arizona) is the composer of the new HBO Max original series The Sex Lives of College Girls. The show is created by Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, The Office) & Justin Noble and stars Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Midori Francis, Chris Meyer, Gavin Leatherwood, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Lauren Spencer and Renika Williams. The comedy follows four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College and live out their new, free lives on campus.
Soundtrack Album for Paramount+’s ‘Texas 6’ to Be Released
CBS Interactive will release a soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original docuseries Texas 6. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Eric Gillette and Tom Polce (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Texas 6 is executive produced by Jared L.Christopher and follows the Greyhounds, a high school 6-man football team under the direction of Coach Dewaine Lee as they attempt a three-peat for the 6-Man Football State Championship.