HBO Asia will release s soundtrack album for the sci-fi series Dream Raider. The album features the original score from the 8-episode drama composed by Josh Cruddas (Battle for Skyark, 10,000 Miles). The soundtrack will be released on March 15, 2021 with pre-orders starting March 1. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. Also listen to a full first track after the jump. Dream Raider is directed by Daniel Fu & Simon Hung, executive produced by Soi Cheang (The Monkey King 3) and stars David Wang, Vivian Hsu, Jason Wang, Weber Yang, Ellen Wu, Wu Ke-Xi, Jun Kunimura, Aggie Hsieh, Garfield Chung and Bella Wu. The series is set in the near future and follows a misfit team of scientists and cops that are trying to get to the bottom of a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Netflix’s ‘Behind Her Eyes’
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Behind Her Eyes. The show is developed by Steve Lightfoot (The Punisher, Hannibal) based on the best-selling novel by Sarah Pinboroug and stars Simona Brown, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman and Robert Aramayo. The psychological thriller follows a single mother as she enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.
Poo Bear & Joe Wong Scoring NBC’s ‘Kenan’
Singer/songwriter and record producer Poo Bear (aka Jason Paul Douglas Boyd) & Joe Wong (Master of None, Russian Doll, The Midnight Gospel, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) are composing the original score for the new NBC comedy Kenan. The show is created by Jackie Clarke (Superstore) & David Caspe (Happy Endings, Black Monday) and stars Kenan Thompson, Don Johnson, Dani & Dannah Lane, Kimrie Lewis and Chris Redd. The series revolves around a widowed dad who’s juggling a high-profile job as the host of an Atlanta morning show and raising his two girls.
Blitz//Berlin to Score Syfy’s ‘Day of the Dead’ TV Series
The composer trio of Blitz//Berlin (Still/Born, Extraterrestrial, It Stains the Sands Red) have been hired to score the upcoming Syfy original series Day of the Dead. The show is developed by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Malibu Rescue, Raven’s Home) based on George A. Romero’s classic feature and stars Keenan Tracey, Daniel Doheny, Natalie Malaika, Morgan Holmstrom and Kristy Dinsmore. The 10-parter tells the story of six strangers struggling to survive the first 24 hours of a zombie invasion.
‘The Outpost’ Seasons 2 & 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a new soundtrack album for the CW drama The Outpost. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second and third season composed by James Schafer (Mythica: The Iron Crown, The Christmas Dragon). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music store to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Varèse Sarabande has previously released the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2019. The Outpost is created by Jason Faller & Kynan Griffin and stars Jessica Green, Jake Stormoen, Imogen Waterhouse, Anand Desai Barochia, Aaron Fontaine, Glynis Barber, Reece Ritchie, Izuka Hoyle, Jaye Griffiths, Adam Johnson and Georgia May Foote.
Soundtrack Album for BBC Earth’s ‘The Planets’ Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC Earth docu-series The Planets. The album features selections of the original music composed by Anže Rozman (Great Bear Rainforest) and Andrew Christie (The Flood), as well as Jacob Shea (Seven Worlds One Planet, Planet Earth II) and David Fleming (Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 5, 2021. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the album. The Planets is narrated by Professor Brian Cox (in the original UK version) & Zachary Quinto (in the U.S. version) and follows the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets that make up our solar system through five episodes.
Soundtrack Album for BBC Earth’s ‘Primates’ Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC Earth docu-series Primates. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Adam Lukas (Being The Queen, Roman Empire II) & Denise Santos (Gathering Storm, Savage Kingdom, Apollo: The Forgotten Films) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 5, 2021 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Primates created by the BBC Studios Natural History and narrated by Chris Packham follows our closest animal relatives and reveals how much we have in common with them.
Mac Quayle Scoring BBC’s ‘The Pact’
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Crime Story, Ratched, The Politician) has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC Wales drama The Pact. The show is written and created by Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches,Wentworth) and stars Laura Fraser, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Eddie Marsan, Aneurin Barnard, Eiry Thomas, Heledd Gwynn, Abbie Hern, Aled ap Steffan, Jason Hughes, Mark Lewis Jones, Rakie Ayola and Gabrielle Creevy. The 6-part crime thriller is directed by Eric Styles (That Good Night, Legendary) & Rebecca Johnson (Honeytrap) and follows the story of five friends, a sudden death and a web of lies.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 14, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/New Zealand mini-series The Luminaries directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Eleanor Catton based on his novel of the same title and starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Eve Hewson, Ewen Leslie and Marton Csokas. The show’s original music is composed by David Long (6 Days, McLaren, Ice). Club Champion has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz.
Also premiering tonight following two preview episodes earlier this year is the Fox animated comedy The Great North created by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Minty Lewis and starring Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Megan Mullally, Will Forte, Paul Rust, Dulcé Sloan and Aparna Nancherla. John Kimbrough (Man with a Plan, Man Up!) & Scott Seiver are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Fox.
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Investigation’ Released
Gateway Music has released a soundtrack album for the Scandinavian limited series The Investigation. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Before the Frost). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music stores to check out audio samples and to stream/download the soundtrack. The Investigation is written and directed by Tobias Lindholm and stars Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Laura Christensen, Rolf Lassgård, Anders Juul, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Henrik Birch, Dulfi Al-Jabouri and Charlotte Munck. The 6-parter eplores the complex real-life investigation surrounding the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, one of the most notorious criminal cases in Danish media history.