Peter G. Adams (Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché, A Violent Man) has composed the original score for the new Quibi original series Survive. The show is written by by Richard Abate & Jeremy Ungar (Ride) based on the novel by Alex Morel and stars Sophie Turner, Corey Hawkins and Marta Timofeeva. The thriller follows a woman who has to fight for her life when her plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain. Mark Pellington (Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies) has directed all episodes.
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BELLSAINT’s ‘Uninvited’ Cover from Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Released
Hollywood Records has released the cover version of Alanis Morissette’s Uninvited featured in the fifth episode of the Hulu original series Little Fires Everywhere (premiering this Wednesday, April 1). The song is performed by BELLSAINT and produced by the show’s composers Mark Isham and Isabella Summmers. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The label will release a full soundtrack album for the show on April 17, 2020. Little Fires Everywhere is created by Liz Tigelaar based Celeste Ng’s bestselling novel and stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 29, 2020)
Premiering on Tuesday, March 31, is the HBO Sports documentary The Scheme directed by Pat Kondelis about Christian Dawkins who was convicted in federal court in the biggest criminal case in collegiate sports history. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Ozark, Enemy, Fear the Walking Dead). Check out our previous news article and visit HBO’s official website to learn more about the movie, which will premiere on HBO.
Premiering on Thursday, April 2, is the new CBS comedy Broke created by Alex Herschlag and starring Jaime Camil, Pauley Perrette, Natasha Leggero, Izzy Diaz and Antonio Raul Corbo. Frank Ciampi (Happy Together, All About the Washingtons) is composing the show’s original music. The CBS Television Studitos production centers on a single suburban mother who’s shocked when her estranged sister and her husband and his fiercely loyal assistant/driver/friend land on her doorstep in need of a place to live after the couple’s money dries up. Visit the official show website for updates on the comedy, which will air every Thursday night on CBS.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Paradise PD’ Released
Maisie Music Publishing has released the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Paradise PD. The album features the original songs from the show performed by the comedy’s cast. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Paradise PD is created by Waco O’Guin & Roger Black and features the voice talent of Dana Snyder, Cedric Yarbrough, David Herman, Tom Kenny, Sarah Chalke and Kyle Kinane. The animated comedy follows an eager young rookie who joins the ragtag small-town police force led by his dad as they bumble, squabble and snort their way through a big drug case.
Isa Briones’ Blue Skies’ Cover from ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Released
Lakeshore Records has released the cover version of Blue Skies from the CBS All Access original series Star Trek: Picard. The song, which was originally written by Irving Berlin, is performed by actress Isa Briones and produced and conducted by the show’s composer Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, Legion). The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring selections of Russo’s score from the first half of the show’s first season and will release a second album featuring music from the second part soon.
AMC Greenlights Musical Anthology Series ‘American Anthem’
AMC has announced today that it has greenlit the musical anthology series American Anthem. Singer/songwriter and The Hold Steady member Craig Finn will compose the original songs and T Bone Burnett (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, True Detective, Nashville) will serve as the project’s music producer. The show is created by Scott Z. Burns (The Report, Contagion) and executive produced The 8-part musical dramedy tells the story of a middle class midwestern family tumbling down the ladder of American society; periodically bursting into song as they struggle to catch themselves. Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Chronicles of Narnia) will be executive producing the AMC Studios production.
Volker Bertelmann (Hauschka) to Score Showtime’s ‘Your Honor’
Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Adrift, Hotel Mumbai, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Gunpowder) has been hired to score the upcoming Showtime limited series Your Honor. The show is developed by Peter Moffat (The Night Of, The Last Post) based on the Israeli series Kvodo created by Ron Ninio & Shlomo Mashiach and stars Bryan Cranston, Carmen Ejogo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sofia Black-D’Elia, Hope Davis and Michael Stuhlbarg. The 10-part legal thriller is set in New Orleans and revolves around a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices.
Todor Kobakov Scoring Quibi’s ‘Most Dangerous Game’
Todor Kobakov (The Samaritan, Born to Be Blue, Backstabbing for Beginners, Ransom, Bitten) is composing the original music for the new Quibi original series Most Dangerous Game. The show is created by Nick Santora (Scorpion, Prison Break) and stars Liam Hemsworth, Christoph Waltz, Sarah Gadon, Zach Cherry, Aaron Poole, Christopher Webster, Billy Burke and Natasha Bordizzo. The thriller centers on a man who – desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life – accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he’s not the hunter, but the prey.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Freud’ TV Series Released
recordJet has released a soundtrack album for the Austrian/German Netflix original series Freud. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Stefan Will (Phoenix, Transit, The State I Am In) & Marco Dreckkötter (Rammbock, 4 Blocks, Blood Glacier). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Freud is created by Marvin Kren, Benjamin Hessler & Stefan Brunner and stars Robert Finster, Ella Rumpf, Georg Friedrich, Brigitte Kren, Christoph F. Krutzler, Anja Kling and Philipp Hochmair. The 8-part thriller follows a hungry young Sigmund Freud, eager to make his name in 19th-century Vienna, as he joins a psychic and an inspector to solve a string of bloody mysteries.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 22, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 23 is the Australian mystery drama Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears directed by Tony Tilse and starring Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Ashleigh Cummings, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Rupert Penry-Jones, Daniel Lapaine and Jacqueline McKenzie. The film’s original music is composed by Greg J Walker (Newton’s Law) who is also the composer of the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries TV series. LilliPilli IP has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the movie was released in Australia. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film, which is premiering stateside on Acorn TV.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 24, is the NBC drama Council of Dads created by Joan Rater & Tony Phelan and starring Sarah Wayne Callies, Clive Standen, J. August Richards, Michael O’Neill, Michelle Weaver, Steven Silver, Emjay Anthony, Thalia Tran and Blue Chapman. Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, How to Be Single, UnReal, Proud Mary, CHiPs, Life of the Party) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights before moving to a new time slot in late April.