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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 12, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the new Starz original series P-Valley created by Katori Hall and stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, Harriett D. Foy, J. Alphonse Nicholso, Parker Sawyers, Skyler Joy, Elarica Johnson, Tyler Lepley and Dan J. Johnson. Reza Safinia (Filly Brown, Warrior, The Trust, Birth of the Dragon) has composed the original score for the first episodes of the show. Lionsgate Records has  released a soundtrack EP featuring three songs from the drama, including the main titles theme Down in the Valley  by Jucee Froot.  Check out our previous article for more information.

Premiering on Tuesday, July 14, is the HBO documentary Showbiz Kids written and directed by Alex Winter about the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child. The movie, which features interviews with Henry Thomas, Mara Wilson, Todd Bridges, Cameron Boyce, Milla Jovovich,Evan Rachel Wood, Jada Pinkett Smith, Wil Wheaton, among otherss, features an original score composed by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, and his sons Spencer Tweedy and Sammy Tweedy. Visit HBO’s official movie website to learn more about the documentary.

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‘P-Valley’ Soundtrack EP Released

Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack EP for the new Starz original series P-Valley. The 3-track EP features the show’s opening titles song Down in the Valley written and performed by Jucee Froot, as well as the tracks Ten Percent performed by Harriett D. Foy and Sit On My Lap performed by J. Alphonse Nicholson. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon. P-Valley is created by Katori Hall and stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, Nicholson, Foy, Parker Sawyers, Skyler Joy, Elarica Johnson, Tyler Lepley and Dan J. Johnson.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Released

WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO Max animated series Looney Tunes Cartoons. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Joshua Moshier (Baskets, Dragons: Rescue Riders, Special) & Carl Johnson (Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Gargoyles, Aladdin and the King of Thieves). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also listen to audio clips. Looney Tunes Cartoons is executive produced by Pete Browngardt & Sam Register and features voice cast members Eric Bauza, Jeff Bergman and Bob Bergen. The Warner Bros. Animation production includes 80 eleven-minute episodes starring the cherished Looney Tunes characters.

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‘Belgravia’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV/Epix original series Belgravia. The album features selections of the original music composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (Downton Abbey, Grantchester, Shetland, Jamestown, The Last Kingdom). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, July 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Belgravia is created by Julian Fellowes and stars Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter, Alice Eve, Ella Purnell, Tara Fitzgerald, Richard Goulding, Adam James, James Fleet, Paul Ritter and Saskia Reeves. The drama tells a story of secrets and scandals amongst the upper echelon of London society in the 19th Century.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘The Midnight Gospel’ to Be Released

BMG will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Midnight Gospel. The album features the songs from the show’s first season, as well as selections from the original score composed by Joe Wong (Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Russian Doll). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 10 and will be available to stream/download here. The Midnight Gospel is created by Pendleton Ward & Duncan Trussell and stars Trussell himself, Phil Hendrie, Drew Pinsky, Joey Diaz, Natasha Leggero, Johnny Pemberton, Christina Pazsitzky and Stephen Root. The animated comedy revolves around a space caster who explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between as he travels through trippy worlds inside his universe simulator.

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‘This Is Us’ Season 4 Score Album Details

Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for the NBC drama This Is Us. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s fourth season composed by Emmy Award nominee Siddhartha Khosla (Runaways, Looking for Alaska, The Royals). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. The label has previously released a score album featuring Khosla’s score from Season 3 last year and Universal Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music from the first two seasons in 2018. This Is Us is created by Dan Fogelman and stars Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson and Chris Sullivan.

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First Soundtrack EP for Apple TV+’s ‘Little Voice’ to Be Released

Loud Robot and Epic Records will release the music from the new Apple TV+ series Little Voice. The first EP featuring the songs from the first three episodes written by Sara Bareilles and performed by the show’s cast will be released digitally tomorrow, July 10 and will be available to purchase here. More songs will be released weekly as new episodes premiere every Friday. The title song performed by Bareilles has been released last month and is available to stream/download here. Little Voice is created by Jessie Nelson and stars Brittany O’Grady, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Chuck Cooper.

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Original Song ‘Here Comes the End’ by Gerard Way feat. Judith Hill from ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2 Released

Reprise Records has released the original song Here Comes the End from the second season of the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy. The track is written by Gerard Way and performed by the singer/songwriter feat. Judith Hill. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The Umbrella Academy is created by Steve Blackman based on the graphic novels by Way & Gabriel Baa nd stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton and Mary J. Blige.

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Jeff Russo Scoring Netflix’s ‘Cursed’

Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Legion, The Night Of) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Cursed. The show is created by Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) & Tom Wheeler (Puss in Boots, The Cape) and stars Katherine Langford, Devon Terrell, Gustaf Skarsgård, Daniel Sharman, Peter Mullan, Lily Newmark, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Sebastian Armesto, Emily Coates, Catherine Walker and Billy Jenkins. The fantasy drama is a re-imagining of the Arthurian legend, told through the eyes of Nimue, a teenage heroine with a mysterious gift who is destined to become the powerful (and tragic) Lady of the Lake.

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Luca Guadagnino’s HBO Series ‘We Are Who We Are’ to Feature Original Score by Devonté Hynes

Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Queen & Slim, Palo Alto) is composing the original score for the upcoming HBO original series We Are Who We Are. The show is created and directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria, I Am Love) and stars Chloë Sevigny, Jack Dylan Grazer, Alice Braga, Jordan Kristine Seamón, Spence Moore II, Kid Cudi, Faith Alabi, Francesca Scorsese, Ben Taylor, Corey Knight, Tom Mercier and Sebastiano Pigazzi. The drama follows a shy and introverted fourteen-year-old boy who moves from New York to a military base in Veneto with his mothers who are both in the U.S. Army.

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