Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO limited series The New Pope. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Great Beauty, Loro) who has previously scored HBO’s 2016 series The Young Pope. Also included is the opening titles song Good Time Girl by Sofi Tukker feat. Charlie Barker (check out the title sequence after the jump) as well as tracks by KILNAMAN, Flock of Dimes, Millie Turner, Be Svendsen & AYAWAKE, Karmic & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples.
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First Songs from ‘Katy Keene’ Soundtrack to Be Released
WaterTower Music will release the first soundtrack EP for the new CW comedy drama Katy Keene. The 5-track EP features the songs from the first episode of the show (Once Upon a Time in New York) performed by the series’ cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 7. The download link will be added to this article later today. Katy Keene is developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Michael Grassi and stars Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Katherine LaNasa, Julia Chan, Jonny Beauchamp, Lucien Laviscount, Zane Holtz and Camille Hyde. The Riverdale spin-off follows the lives and loves of fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene, singer/songwriter Josie McCoy, performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger, and “It Girl” Pepper Smith as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City.
CBS’ ‘Tommy’ to Feature Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden
W.G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, Nashville, Felicity) is the composer of the new CBS drama Tommy. The show is created by Paul Attanasio (Bull, Homicide: Life on the Street) and stars Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Thomas Sadoski, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Joseph Lyle Taylor and Vladimir Caamaño. The drama follows a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles and uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political and national security issues from hindering effective law enforcement in the Southland.
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring Quibi’s ‘#Freerayshawn’
Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd) has been tapped to score the upcoming Quibi original series #Freerayshawn. The show is directed by Seith Mann (The Breaks) and stars Stephan James, Laurence Fishburne, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Skeet Ulrich and Annabeth Gish. The shortform drama is based on a feature script by Marc Maurino and tells the story of a young, black Iraq War veteran who is set up by New Orleans police on a drug deal, runs for his life, and takes refuge inside his apartment building with his girlfriend and child.
‘Manhunt: Deadly Games’ Soundtrack Released
Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spectrum Originals series Manhunt: Deadly Games. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed and produced by Golden Globe nominee Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian) and Stephanie Economou (Step Up: High Water). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Manhunt: Deadly Games is created by Andrew Sodroski and stars Cameron Britton, Jack Huston, Gethin Anthony, Carla Gugino, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette and Judith Light.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 2, 2020)
Premiering tomorrow, February 3 is the Spectrum Originals series Manhunt: Deadly Games created by Andrew Sodroski and starring Cameron Britton, Jack Huston, Gethin Anthony, Carla Gugino, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette and Judith Light. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian) and Stephanie Economou (Step Up: High Water). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series.
Also premiering tomorrow is the HBO docu-series McMillions directed by James Lee Hernandez & Brian Lazarte and executive produced by Mark Wahlberg. Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Krypton, Stargirl, The Angel) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-parter, which centers on the con that allowed one man to rig the results of McDonald’s popular Monopoly game for an entire decade, will air every Monday night on HBO. Visit the official show website for more information.
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 1 – Chapter 1 Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release the first soundtrack album for the CBS All Access original series Star Trek: Picard. The album features selections of the original music from the first part of the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy), including the composer’s end title theme. Also featured are two tracks from Russo’s score for the Short Treks episode Children of Mars. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Star Trek: Picard is created by Alex Kurtzman, Kirsten Beyer, Akiva Goldsman & Michael Chabon and stars Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway, Isa Briones and Evan Evagora.
Kris Bowers to Score FX on Hulu’s ‘Mrs. America’
Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, When They See Us, Monsters and Men) has been tapped to score the upcoming FX limited series Mrs. America. The show is written by Dahvi Waller (Mad Men) and stars Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Sarah Paulson, Margo Martindale, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks and Tracey Ullman. The drama tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly.
Soundtrack Album for Sky’s ‘Cobra’ to Be Released
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the Sky One original series Cobra. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Rob Lane (John Adams, Merlin, A Discovery of Witches, The Damned United, Atlantis). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Cobra is written by Ben Richards and stars Robert Carlyle, Victoria Hamilton, Richard Dormer, David Haig, Marsha Thomason and Lucy Cohu. The 6-parter revolves around an unfolding emergency as the COBRA committee, a team comprised of Britain’s leading experts, crisis contingency planners and most senior politicians fights to ensure the protection of the people of Great Britain.
‘Les Norton’ Soundtrack Album Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the Australian TV series Les Norton. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Richard Pike (Romper Stomper). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Les Norton is based on Robert G. Barrett’s books of the same titles stars Alexander Bertrand, David Wenham, Rebel Wilson, Rhys Muldoon, Hunter Page-Lochard and Steve Le Marquand. The drama is set in 1985 and centers on a country bloke from outback Queensland on the run from a troubled past, as he blows into Sydney where he lands a job as a bouncer at an illegal casino.