Alan Menken confirmed in a recent interview with Young Artists of America that he is working on new songs for the upcoming Disney+ Beauty and the Beast prequel series. The show is developed by Eddy Kitsis & Adam Horowitz (Once Upon a Time, Lost, Amazing Stories) and will star Josh Gad and Luke Evans who are reprising their roles from 2017’s live-action version. The 6-part limited series is set before the events of the film and will tell the origin story of Gaston and LeFou. Gad, Kitsis and Horowitz are writing all scripts for the project and are also executive producing the ABC Signature Studios production.
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Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Wicked Games’ Cover from HBO’s ‘Westworld’ Released
WaterTower Music has released the cover version of The Weeknd’s Wicked Games by composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Prison Break) from tonight’s episode of the HBO original series Westworld. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full cover after the jump. The label has previously released the composer’s cover of Guns N’ Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine from this season. A full soundtrack album featuring Djawadi’s music from the third season is expected to be released following the season finale premiere.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 5, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. is the World War II drama World on Fire written by Peter Bowker and starring Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Blake Harrison, Zofia Wichłacz, Brian J. Smith, Parker Sawyers, Tomasz Kot, Bruno Alexander, Patrick Kennedy, Johannes Zeiler and Eugénie Derouand. Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Empire, Any Human Heart, Lady Macbeth, The Miniaturist) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the selections of the drama’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information, which is premiering stateside on PBS.
Also premiering tonight is the British drama The Windermere Children directed by Michael Samuels and starring Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Tim McInnerny, Iain Glen, Tomasz Studzinski, Anna Maciejewska, Kuba Sprenger, Marek Wrobelewski and Kacper Swietek. Alex Baranowski (Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on BBC Two and is making its U.S. debut on PBS.
Ruby Amanfu’s ‘Bitch’ Cover from Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Released
Hollywood Records has released the cover version of Meredith Brooks’ Bitch featured in the next episode of the Hulu original series Little Fires Everywhere. The song (co-written by Brooks & Shelly Peiken) is performed by Ruby Amanfu and produced by the show’s composers Mark Isham & Isabella Summers. The track is now available to stream/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 on April 17. Little Fires Everywhere is created by Liz Tigelaar based the bestselling novel by Celeste Ng and stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu.
‘Home Before Dark’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Apple Music/Paramount Music have announced a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Home Before Dark. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Nathan Lanier (High Strung, Max Steel, Jem and the Holograms, Justin Bieber’s Believe, The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Apple Music/iTunes. Home Before Dark is created by Dana Fox & Dara Resnik and stars Brooklynn Prince, Jim Sturgess, Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers, Joelle Carter, Jibrail Nantambu, Deric McCabe, Michael Weston, Aziza Scott and Louis Herthum. The drama executive produced by Jon M. Chu follows a young girl who moves from the city of Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind, where she unearths a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.
‘The Bureau’ (‘Le Bureau des Légendes’) Season 5 Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a new soundtrack album for the French TV series The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fifth season composed by Rob (Maniac, Horns, Revenge, Troy: Fall of a City, Gretel & Hansel, Planetarium). The soundtrack is being released digitally overseas today and will be released in the U.S. later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album, check out audio samples and listen to a full track from the album after the jump. Hippocampus and Music Box Records have previously released soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from the first four seasons. The Bureau is created by Eric Rochant and stars Mathieu Kassovitz, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lea Drucker, Sara Giraudeau and Florence Loiret Caille.
‘Tales from the Loop’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Tales from the Loop. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Academy Award nominee Philip Glass (The Hours, Notes on a Scandal, Kundun, Koyaanisqatsi, The Illusionist, Candyman) & Emmy Award nominee Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Wormwood, Dynasty, Designated Survivor). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 3 and will be available to stream/download here. Tales from the Loop is developed by Nathaniel Halpern inspired by the paintings of Simon Stålenhag and stars Rebecca Hall, Duncan Joiner, Daniel Zolghadri, Tyler Barnhardt and Jonathan Pryce. The drama explores the adventures of the people who live above the Loop, a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe.
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 1 Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the CBS All Access original series Star Trek: Picard have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 3 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Lakeshore Records has previously released a soundtrack featuring music from the first part of the series’ first season. Star Trek: Picard is created by Alex Kurtzman, Kirsten Beyer, Akiva Goldsman & Michael Chabon and stars Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Harry Treadaway, Isa Briones and Evan Evagora.
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Season 4 to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series The Man in the High Castle. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth and final season composed by Dominic Lewis (Peter Rabbit, Money Monster, Free Birds, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, DuckTales). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 3 and will be available to stream/download here. Varese Sarabande has previously released three soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score for the previous three seasons. The Man in the High Castle is created by Frank Spotnitz and stars Alexa Davalos, Rufus Sewell, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Joel de la Fuente, Brennan Brown and Jason O’Mara.
Netflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ to Feature Music by Fil Eisler
Fil Eisler (Revenge, How to Be Single, UnReal, Proud Mary, CHiPs, Life of the Party) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Outer Banks. The show is created by Jonas Pate (Aquarius), Josh Pate (Surface) and Shannon Burke and stars Charles Esten, Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Austin North and Drew Starkey. The coming-of-age drama follows a tight-knit group of local teens in the beach vacation destination of the Outer Banks of North Carolina as they hunt for a legendary treasure. Jonas & Josh Pate and Burke are also executive producing the project.