Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Solaris, Sex, Lies & Videotapes, The Neon Demon, Contagion, Game Night) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original series The Wilds. The show is created by Sarah Streicher and stars Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Reign Edwards, Shannon Berry, Rachel Griffiths, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Sophia Ali, Sarah Pidgeon, Jenna Clause and Erana James. The YA drama revolves around a group of teenage girls from radically different backgrounds after an airplane crash strands them on a deserted island.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 25, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Undoing created by David E. Kelley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Edgar Ramirez, Noah Jupe, Noma Dumezweni, Lily Rabe, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Donald Sutherland. The show’s original music is composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Family, Radioactive, Loveless, The Wizard of Lies, Nine Lives). Check our our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, October 28, is the Netflix original film Holidate directed by John Whitesell and starring Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Andrew Bachelor, Jessica Capshaw, Jake Manley, Manish Dayal, Frances Fisher and Kristin Chenoweth. Dan the Automator (Booksmart, Control) has composed the film’s original score. Click here for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Soundtrack Album for Cartoon Network’s ‘Steven Universe Future’ Released
WaterTower Music has released the full soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network limited series Steven Universe Future. The album features the songs from the animated show performed by series creator Rebecca Sugar, cast members including Zach Callison, Estelle, Michaela Dietz, Deedee Magno Hall, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Paz, Lisa Hannigan, Kate Micucci & others, as well the original score composed by Aivi & Surasshu (aka Aivi Tran & Steven “Surasshu” Velema). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, Apple Music and other digital music services. The label has previously released multiple albums featuring the songs and score from the original Steven Universe series, as well as last year’s Steven Universe: The Movie.
‘Upside-Down Magic’ Score Album Released
Walt Disney Records has released a score album for the Disney Channel original movie Upside-Down Magic. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tom Howe (A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, Ted Lasso, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released the Everything’s Magic cover featured in the movie. Upside-Down Magic is directed by Joe Nussbaum and stars Izabela Rose, Siena Agudong, Vicki Lewis, Elie Samouhi, Kyle Howard, Alison Fernandez and Max Torina. The family fantasy adventure follows a 13-year-old girl who discovers that she can flux into animals, and her best friend, and who can manipulate flames.
‘Once Upon a Snowman’ Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released the original music from the new Disney+ animated short Once Upon a Snowman. The film’s full score composed Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Jeff Morrow (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Science Fair, Ibiza, Trolls Holiday) is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon and other digital music stores. Once Upon a Snowman is directed by Trent Correy & Dan Abraham and stars Josh Gad who reprises his role as Olaf from the Frozen franchise and follows the character’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.
Paul Oakenfold & Michael J. McEvoy Scoring Showtime’s ‘Citizen Bio’
DJ, record producer & composer Paul Oakenfold and Michael J. McEvoy (Me and Orson Welles, Finding Your Feet, Forget Me Not) have teamed up to score the new Showtime documentary Citizen Bio. The film is directed by Trish Dolman (Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, Hector and the Search for Happiness) and centers on the nascent biohacking movement and the unconventional scientists and researchers developing alternative medicines to prolong human life and eradicate incurable viruses and diseases. The movie follows the stories of four American biohackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, a self-proclaimed biohacker whose life took a tragic turn when he was mysteriously found dead at a meditation spa at the age of 28.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Grand Army’ to Be Released
BMG will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Grand Army. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Morgan Kibby (aka White Sea) (Girls of the Sun, The Short History of the Long Road, Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Grand Army is created by Katie Cappiello based on her own stage play Slut: The Play and stars Odessa A’zion, Amalia Yoo, Amir Bageria, Jayson Jackson, and Odley Jean. The drama revolves around five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn as they take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed.
‘537 Votes’ Soundtrack Album Released
BRob Makes Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary 537 Votes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian “B-Rob” Robertson (Screwball, Dawg Fight, The Tanning of America). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. 537 Votes is directed by Billy Corben and chronicles the political machinations that led to the unprecedented, contested outcome of the 2000 presidential election. The movie executive produced by Adam McKay (The Big Short, Talladega Nights) & Todd Schulman examines the events in the battleground state of Florida leading up to and after election day in November 2000, when a voter recount resulted in George W. Bush winning the presidency by a razor-thin margin.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to Be Released
Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series The Queen’s Gambit. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Carlos Rafael Rivera (Godless, A Walk Among the Tombstones). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 23 and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Queen’s Gambit is developed by Scott Frank & Allan Scott and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Root, Bill Camp, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Marielle Heller, Harry Melling, Christiane Seidel, Isla Johnston, Chloe Pirrie and Jacob Fortune-Lloyd. The 7-part drama, directed by Frank is based on the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis and tells the story of an orphan chess prodigy who struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess player in the world.
‘A Suitable Boy’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC and Netflix limited series A Suitable Boy. The album features the show’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 11.22.63, Touching the Void) and Anoushka Shankar. Also included are songs performed by Kavita Seth and other music from the drama. The soundtrack will be released overseas digitally tomorrow, October 23. A CD version is also in the works. The purchase links will be added to this article soon. A Suitable Boy is directed by Mira Nair, written by Andrew Davies and stars Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, Tanya Maniktala and Mahira Kakkar. The 6-parter is based on Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel of the same name and centers on a young woman in post-partition India who struggles to balance family duty and personal independence.