Rhino Atlantic has released the first track from the soundtrack for the National Geographic event series Genius: Aretha. Available to stream/download now is Cynthia Erivo’s cover of Aretha Franklin’s Chain of Fools (originally written by Don Covay). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to listen to the track and also check out the full song after the jump. Also check back on this page for more information about the soundtrack for the drama, which is scored by Terence Blanchard and will feature a new version of the Emmy Award-nominated theme by Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe. Genius: Aretha starring Erivo in the title role and Courtney B. Vance as her father, C.L. Franklin, explores Aretha Franklin’s musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Details for ‘WandaVision’ Episode 9 Soundtrack Album Revealed
The details of the ninth soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series WandaVision have been revealed. The albums feature the original score from the ninth and final episode (The Series Finale) of the show composed by Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Hangover, The Muppets). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 12 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other digital music services. WandaVision is directed by Matt Shakman, created by Jac Schaeffer based on the Marvel Comics characters, and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kat Dennings, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris and Randall Park.
Zachary Dawes Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Generation’
Zachary Dawes (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Big Time Adolescence, Deep Murder) of the rock band Mini Mansions is the composer of the new HBO Max original series Generation. The show is created by Zelda Barnz & Daniel Barnz (Beastly, Cake, Phoebe in Wonderland) and stars Nathanya Alexander, Chloe East, Nava Mau, Lukita Maxwell, Uly Schlesinger, Haley Sanchez, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Chase Sui Wonders, Justice Smith and Martha Plimpton. The dramedy follows a diverse group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.
Amie Doherty to Score Netflix’s ‘Blue Eye Samurai’
Amie Doherty (Happiest Season, Undone, The High Note, Battle at Big Rock, Here and Now) has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix animated series Blue Eye Samurai. The show is created by Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049) & Amber Noizumi and features the voices of Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Randall Park, Brenda Song, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Darren Barnet. The series follows a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise while seeking revenge in Edo-period Japan.
Steve Jablonsky Tapped as Composer of ‘Why Women Kill’ Season 2
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Deepwater Horizon, Skyscraper, Ender’s Game) is the new composer of the Paramount+ anthology series Why Women Kill. He is scoring the second season of the show created by Marc Cherry and starring Allison Tolman, Nick Frost, Lana Parrilla, B.K. Cannon, Jordane Christie, Matthew Daddario and Veronica Falcón. The new season of the comedy drama is set in 1949 and explores what it means to be beautiful, the hidden truth behind the facades people present to the world, the effects of being ignored and overlooked by society.
Fil Eisler & Alexis Grapsas Scoring Disney+’s ‘Big Shot’
Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, How to Be Single, CHiPs, Superintelligence, UnReal) & Alexis Grapsas (Trigonometry, Teacher) are co-scoring the upcoming Disney+ original series Big Shot. The show is created by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, The Practice, Big Little Lies) & Dean Lorey (Harley Quinn, iZombie) and stars John Stamos, Jessalyn Gilsig, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio, Cricket Wampler and Yvette Nicole Brown. The dramedy follows a hothead men’s basketball coach is given a chance for redemption with a coaching position at an all-girls high school after getting ousted from the NCAA.
ABC’s ‘Rebel’ to Feature Music by Gabriel Mann & Rebecca Kneubuhl
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, Rosewood) & Rebeca Kneubuhl (Dawn of the Croods, Sydney to the Max) are teaming up to score the upcoming ABC drama Rebel. The show is created by Krista Vernoff (Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19) and stars Katey Sagal, John Corbett, James Lesure, Lex Scott Davis, Tamala Jones, Ariela Barer, Kevin Zegers, Sam Palladio and Andy Garcia. The series is inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today and follows a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves.
Jeff Danna Scoring Netflix’s ‘Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans’
Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, The Addams Family, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Boondock Saints) has recently recorded his score for upcoming Netflix animated feature Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans. The film marks the culmination of Guillermo del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia saga and features the voices of Emile Hirsch, Lexi Medrano, Charlie Saxton, Kelsey Grammer, Alfred Molina, Steven Yeun, Nick Frost, Colin O’Donoghue,Diego Luna, Tatiana Maslany and Nick Offerman. The movie takes place after the events of the Tales of Arcadia trilogy and follows the heroes of Arcadia who must band together to protect humanity from the evil Arcane Order, who wield their dark and uncontrollable magic to summon ancient titans that threaten to destroy the world.
‘Shadowplay’ Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the TV series Shadowplay. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Nathaniel Méchaly (Taken, The Grandmaster, Colombiana, Transporter: The Series, Shut In, Taxi Brooklyn). Also included is the song Heideröslein performed by Herbert Grönemeyer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other digital music stores. Shadowplay is created by Måns Mårlind and stars Taylor Kitsch, Michael C. Hall, Mala Emde, Sebastian Koch, Tuppence Middleton and Logan Marshall-Green. The 8-part thriller follows an American cop who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 to help create a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war.
Jeff Morrow Scoring National Geographic’s Disney+ Documentary ‘Own the Room’
Jeff Morrow (Ibiza, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado, Hammer, Trolls Holiday) has composed the original score for the new National Geographic documentary Own the Room. The film is directed by Cristina Costantini & Darren Foster and follows five young star students on their journey to win one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for student entrepreneurs, the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Rupert Maconick (Eddie the Eagle) & Jeffrey Plunkett are producing the Saville & Shopify Studios production.