Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Ghost Rider, The Hurricane, The Grudge) and Brian & Caleb Chan have contributed original music to the Quibi anthology series 50 States of Fright. The show executive produced by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead) & Debbie Liebling (South Park, PEN15) explores stories based on urban legends from Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, and Washington. The first episode, The Golden Arm, is co-written and directed by Raimi and stars Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel and John Marshall Jones. Other episodes include Red Rum directed by Daniel Goldhaber and starring Christina Ricci and Jacob Batalon, America’s Largest Ball of Twine directed by Yoko Okumura and starring Ming-Na Wen, Almost There written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Taissa Farmiga and Ron Livingston, as well as Grey Cloud Island written and directed by Adam Schindler & Brian Netto and starring Asa Butterfield.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Lauren Ruth Ward’s ‘Pictures of You’ Cover from Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Released
Hollywood Records has released cover version of The Cure’s Pictures of You featured in the seventh episode of the Hulu original series Little Fires Everywhere. The song (co-written by Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst) is performed by Lauren Ruth Ward and produced by the show’s composers Mark Isham & Isabella Summers. The track is now available to stream and download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. As previously reported, a full soundtrack album for the show will be released this coming Friday, April 17.
Bobby Krlic & James Kelly Scoring Quibi’s ‘The Stranger’
Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Triple 9, Shooter) and James Kelly have composed the original music for the Quibi original series The Stranger. The show is written and directed by Veena Sud (The Killing, The Lie) and stars Maika Monroe, Dane DeHaan and Avan Jogia. The thriller follows an unassuming young rideshare driver is thrown into her worst nightmare when a mysterious Hollywood Hills passenger enters her car. Sud is also executive producing the Fox 21 Television Studios production.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 12, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British drama Belgravia created by Julian Fellowes and starring Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter, Alice Eve, Tara Fitzgerald, Ella Purnell, Richard Goulding, James Fleet, Adam James, Paul Ritter and Saskia Reeves. The show’s original music is composed by John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, Grantchester, Shetland, Jamestown). Check out our previous news article and visit the official show website to learn more about the series, which premiered earlier this year in the UK on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is The Missing spin-off Baptiste created by Harry & Jack Williams and starring Tchéky Karyo, Tom Hollander, Jessica Raine, Clare Calbraith, Trystan Gravelle,, Anastasia Hille, Alec Secăreanu and Nicholas Woodeson. Dominik Scherrer (Ripper Street, Requiem, The City and the City, The Widow, Primeval) who also scored all episodes of The Missing is composing the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the drama, which premiered last fall in the UK on BBC and is making its domestic debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
First Songs from HBO’s ‘Insecure’ Season 4 Soundtrack Released
Raedio and Atlantic Records have released the first songs from the fourth season of the HBO original series Insecure. Available now as digital singles are Cautious Clay’s Reaching (feat. Alex Isley) (click here to stream/download) and St. Panther’s Infrastructure (click here to purchase). Also available now is Yung Baby Tate’s Never Lonely (feat. Jozzy), which is featured in the Season 4 trailer (visit Amazon to stream/download the track). All three songs can also be checked out after the jump. A full soundtrack album for the show’s fourth season will be released later this year. Check back on this page for updates.
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ – The Final Season (Episodes 5-8) Soundtrack Details
The full details of the second soundtrack album for the final season of Lucasfilm’s animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth episode from Season 7 composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Rebels, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami, Narcos: Mexico, Titans, Making a Murderer). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 10 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. The label has previously released, a soundtrack album featuring selections of Kiner’s score from the show’s first six seasons and another album featuring the composer’s music from the first four episodes of the final season. A final soundtrack featuring Kiner’s score from the last four episodes is set to come out on May 4.
Joe Wong Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Midnight Gospel’
Joe Wong (Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Russian Doll) is the composer of the new Netflix original series The Midnight Gospel. The show is created by Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors) & Duncan Trussell and features the voice talent of Trussell himself, Phil Hendrie, Drew Pinsky, Joey Diaz, Natasha Leggero, Johnny Pemberton, Christina Pazsitzky and Stephen Root. The animated comedy centers on a space caster who explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between as he travels through trippy worlds inside his universe simulator. Ward and Trussell are also executive producing the Titmouse Animation (Big Mouth) production.
Jeff Russo & Jordan Gagne to Score Peacock’s ‘Brave New World’
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) and Jordan Gagne (The Rookie) are teaming up to score the upcoming Peacock original series Brave New World. The show is based on Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel of the same title and stars Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay, Harry Lloyd, Kylie Bunbury, Hannah John-Kamen, Sen Mitsuji, Joseph Morgan, Nina Sosanya and Demi Moore. The sci-fi drama imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself.
Paul Haslinger Scoring Spectrum’s ‘Paradise Lost’
Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Crank, Death Race, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) is composing the original music for the new Spectrum Originals series Paradise Lost. The show is created by Rodes Fishburne (Blood & Oil) and stars Josh Hartnett, Bridget Regan, Barbara Hershey, Nick Nolte, Gail Bean, Danielle Deadwyler, Shane McRae and Silas Weir Mitchell. The 10-part gothic mystery thriller follows a prodigal son as he returns to his hometown and struggles to choose between his past and his future.
‘Moonage Daydream’ & ‘God Only Knows’ Covers from Hulu’s ‘Shrill’ Season 2 Released
WaterTower Music has released two songs from the second season of the Hulu original series Shrill. Available now is John Cameron Mitchell’s cover of David Bowie’s Moonage Daydream (click here to stream/download the track), as well as Peter Smith’s cover of The Beach Boys’ God Only Knows (visit Amazon to stream/download the song). Also listen to both songs after the jump. Shrill is based on Lindy West’s 2016 memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and stars Aidy Bryant, Lolly Adefope, Luka Jones, Ian Owens, Julia Sweeney and Mitchell himself. The comedy’s first two seasons are now available to stream on Hulu.