H. Scott Salinas (The Banker, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Warrior, Birth of the Dragon, Sea of Shadows) is the composer of the upcoming CBS All Access original series Coyote. The show is created by David Graziano (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Lie to Me), Michael Carnes & Josh Gilbert (Mr. Woodcock) and stars Michael Chiklis, Juan Pablo Raba, Adriana Paz, Kristyan Ferrer, Octavio Pisano, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams and Julio Cedillo . The drama tells the story of a story of a man, who after 32 years as a border patrol agent, is forced to work for the very people he spent his career trying to keep out of America.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 6, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series Your Honor developed by Peter Moffat based on the Israeli series Kvodo and starring Bryan Cranston, Carmen Ejogo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sofia Black-D’Elia, Hope Davis and Michael Stuhlbarg . The show’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, The Art of Racing in the Rain). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, December 7, is the British limited series A Suitable Boy written by Andrew Davies, directed by Mira Nair and starring Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala and Mahira Kakkar. Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Queen of Katwe, Touching the Void, Roots) and Anoushka Shankar. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the 4-parter, which is making its domestic debut on Acorn TV.
Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+s ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’ Released
Sony Music has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ holiday special Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special. The album features the songs from the special performed by Mariah Carey, including the new track Oh Santa! (feat. Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download exclusively on Apple Music/iTunes and will also be released on other digital music platforms (including Amazon) on December 11. Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special is directed by Hamish Hamilton & Roman Coppola, written by Caroline Fox and executive produced by Carey, Ian Stewart, Raj Kapoor and Ashley Edens. The Done + production, which combines musical performances, dancing and animation, also features appearances by Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Snoop Dogg, Misty Copeland, Jermaine Dupri and Mykal-Michelle Harris.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Selena: The Series’ Released
EMI Latin has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Selena: The Series. The album features the songs from the show performed by the title character and her band Selena y Los Dinos. Lynn Fainchtein serves as the project’s music producer and music supervisor. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Selena: The Series is created by Moises Zamora and stars Christian Serratos, Gabriel Chavarria, Ricardo Chavira, Noemí Gonzalez, and Seidy López. The drama explores Selena Quintanilla’s journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time – and the years of hard work and sacrifice the Quintanilla family navigated together.
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘The Comey Rule’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime limited series The Comey Rule. The album features the show’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The Comey Rule is written and directed by Billy Ray and stars Jeff Daniels, Brendan Gleeson, Michael Kelly, Holly Hunter, Jennifer Ehle, Jonathan Banks, Scoot McNairy, Oona Chaplin, Steven Pasquale, Amy Seimetz, Peter Coyote and Kingsley Ben-Adir. The 2-parter is based on Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty and chronicles the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath.
‘Spy City’ Soundtrack Album Released
Embassy of Music has released a soundtrack album for the TV series Spy City. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Paul Eisenach (O Beautiful Night, Lost Ones, Die Kleinen und die Bösen) & Jonas Hofer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Spy City is created by William Boyd (Chaplin, The Trench) and stars Dominic Cooper, Leonie Benesch, Johanna Wokalek, Romane Portail, Adrian Lukis, Rupert Vansittart, Wanja Mues, Leonard Kunz. The 6-part spy thriller is directed by Miguel Alexandre and tells the story of an English spy who is sent to Berlin in 1961 to sift out a traitor in the UK Embassy or among the Allies, shortly before the peak of the Cold War and construction of the Berlin Wall.
John Paesano Scoring Amazon’s ‘Invincible’
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Star) has recently been scoring the upcoming Amazon original series Invincible. The show is created by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Outcast) based on the Skybound/Image comic by himself, Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley and features the voices of Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Mark Hamill, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Melise, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Griffin and Max Burkholder. The adult animated superhero series revolves around 17-year-old teenager who’s just like every other guy his age – except his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet.
David Wingo Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults’
David Wingo (Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special, The Report, Kidding, Loving) has composed the original score for the new HBO Max docu-series Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults. The show is directed by Clay Tweel (Gleason, Finders Keepers) and examines the infamous UFO cult through the eyes of its former members and loved ones. The 4-parter uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the cult that started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon and ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil.
Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ to Feature Music by Kris Bowers
Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Mrs. America, When They See Us) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Bridgerton. The show is created by Chris Van Dusen and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Golda Rosheuvel, Jonathan Bailey, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Ruby Barker, Nicola Coughlan, Sabrina Bartlett, Adjoa Andoh, Polly Walker, Ruth Gemmell, Bessie Carter, Harriet Cains, as well as Julie Andrews as the voice of Lady Whistledown. The drama is inspired by Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels and revolves around the eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family as they look for love and happiness in London high society.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty’ Released
East Prussian Archive has released a soundtrack album for the BBC docu-series The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty. The album features the show’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, Wonders of Life, Inside North Korea’s Dynasty, Charlie & Lola). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty is directed by Jamie Roberts and tells the story of Rupert Murdoch’s influence on world events and the dramatic personal battle for power at the heart of his own family. The 3-parter is narrated by Kate Fleetwood and details his rise to fame as well as the scandals that threatened his powers.