National Geographic, with Fox 21 Studios and Imagine Television Studios, announced today that Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, Malcolm X) is set to score the upcoming National Geographic original series Genius: Aretha. Raphael Saadiq (Insecure, Step) has been tapped to serve as an executive music producer and will be responsible for producing, arranging and recording all of the original song elements within the series featuring live performances. The biographical drama stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role of Aretha Franklin, as well as Courtney B. Vance, Malcolm Barrett, David Cross, Pauletta Washington, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Steven Norfleet, Omar J. Dorsey, Marque Richardson, Kimberly Hébert Gregory and Shaian Jordan.
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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Ozark’ to Be Released
Verve Records will release the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Ozark. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, The Outsider, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Fear the Walking Dead). The soundtrack is set to be released on vinyl on March 13, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital release is also expected, but has not been confirmed yet. Ozark is created by Bill Dubuque & Mark Williams and stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Jordana Spiro and Julia Garner. The drama centers on a financial adviser who drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
Dominik Scherrer Scoring Netflix’s & BBC’s ‘The Serpent’
Dominik Scherrer is scoring the upcoming Netflix/BBC limited series The Serpent. The show is written by Richard Warlow & Toby Finlay, directed by Tom Shankland & Hans Herbots and stars Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, Ellie Bamber, Tahar Ramin, Alice Englert, Mathilde Warnier, Gregoire Isvarine, Sahajak Boonthanakit and Fabien Frankel. The 8-part crime drama tells the story of Charles Sobhraj who was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976.
Soundtrack Album for The CW’s ‘Pandora’ Announced
La-La Land Records has announced the first soundtrack album for the CW drama Pandora. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun) and Penka Kouneva (Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Midnight Movie). The soundtrack will be available to order later today on the label’s official website. The CD is also available to purchase on Amazon. Pandora is created by Mark A. Altman and stars Priscilla Quintana, Oliver Dench, Raechelle Banno, John Harlan Kim, Banita Sandhu, Ben Radcliffe, Martin Bobb-Semple and Noah Huntley. The sci-fi action drama’s first season premiered last summer and a second season is set to debut later this year on the CW.
Paul Haslinger Scoring CBS All Access’ ‘Interrogation’
Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Crank, Death Race, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) is the composer of the new CBS All Access original series Interrogation. The show is created by Anders Weidemann (30 Degrees in February) & John Mankiewicz (Bosch) and stars Peter Sarsgaard, Kyle Gallner, David Strathairn and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Vincent D’Onofrio, Joanna Going, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Andre Royo are guest starring in the true crime drama, which tells a story that spanned more than 30 years, in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother.
Harry Gregson-Williams & Stephanie Economou Scoring Spectrum Originals’ ‘Manhunt: Deadly Games’
Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven) is teaming up with Stephanie Economou (Step Up: High Water) to score the new Spectrum Originals series Manhunt: Deadly Games. The show is created by Andrew Sodroski and stars Cameron Britton, Jack Huston, Gethin Anthony, Carla Gugino, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette and Judith Light. The drama chronicles the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park Bomber – and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell in its wake.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 26, 2020)
Premiering on Thursday, January 30, is the Netflix limited series The Stranger created by Harlan Coben and starring Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders, Hannah John-Kamen, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. The show’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Gifted). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama. The full series will be available to stream on Thursday exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, January 31, is the new Pixar Animation Studios short Lamp Life directed by Valerie LaPointe and featuring the voices of Christina Hendricks, Annie Potts and Jim Hanks. Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Forky Asks a Question, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has composed the film’s original music. The short, which explores what exactly happened to Bo Peep between her separation from Woody to the events in Toy Story 4, will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Joy Downer’s ‘Spinning Out’ Theme Song ‘In the Water’ Released
BMG has released the theme song In the Water from the Netflix original series Spinning Out. The track is written and performed by Joy Downer. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also check out the opening sequence from the show featuring the track after the jump. Spinning Out created by Samantha Stratton and starring Kaya Scodelario, Evan Roderick, January Jones, Will Kemp, Willow Shields, Amanda Zhou, Svetlana Efremova, Mitchell Edwards and Jonathan Van Ness premiered earlier this month and is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
‘Babylon Berlin’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
BMG has released a new soundtrack album for the German TV series Babylon Berlin. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Johnny Klimek & Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run, The International, Cloud Atlas, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), including the song Wir sind uns lang verloren gegangen performed by Natalia Mateo (also available as a digital single), as well as tracks by Woods of Birnam, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra & more. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring music from the show’s first seasons.
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Part 3 Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack EP for the Netflix original series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The 6-track EP features the songs from the first part of the show’s second season performed by cast members including Ross Lynch, Kiernan Shipka, Jaz Sinclair, Lachlan Watson, Miranda Otto, Lucy Davis, Alessandro Juliani, Chance Perdomo, Tati Gabrielle, Adeline Rudolph, Abigail Cowen, Tyler Cotton, Jasmine Vega & Emily Haine. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 24 and will be available to stream/download here. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the songs from the show’s first season, as well as a separate score album.