Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning & Ohad Benchetrit are the composers of the new Netflix original series Spinning Out. The show is created by Samantha Stratton and stars Kaya Scodelario, Evan Roderick, January Jones, Will Kemp, Willow Shields, Amanda Zhou, Svetlana Efremova, Mitchell Edwards and Jonathan Van Ness. The drama follows a figure skating Olympic hopeful who struggles to balance love, family and fragile mental health as her dream of winning takes a dizzying hold.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Natalie Holt Scoring Channel 4’s ‘Deadwater Fell’
Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, The Honourable Woman, Knightfall, Beecham House) has composed the original music for the new Channel 4 original series Deadwater Fell. The show is created by Daisy Coulam (Grantchester) and stars David Tennant, Cush Jumbo, Anna Madeley and Matthew McNulty. The 4-part thriller centers on two families in the aftermath of a tragedy that claims the lives of a woman and her three children. Lynsey Miller (The Boy with the Topknot, Eve) is directing the project, which is executive produced by Coulam, Tennant, Emma Kingsman-Lloyd (Humans, Grantchester) and Karen Wilson (Utopia, The Tunnel).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 29, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the USA original series Dare Me created by Megan Abbott based on her novel and starring Herizen Guardiola, Marlo Kelly, Willa Fitzgerald, Rob Heaps, Zach Roerig and Paul Fitzgerald. The show’s original music is composed by Jonathan Sanford. The drama, which dives into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, will air Sunday nights on USA. Visit the official show website for updates.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 1, is the Netflix original series Messiah created by Michael Petroni and starring Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz, Tomer Sisley, Mehdi Dehbi, John Ortiz, Melinda Page Hamilton, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jane Adams, Sayyid El Alami, Fares Landoulsi and Wil Traval. Johnny Klimek (Run Lola Run, One Hour Photo, Cloud Atlas, Deadwood) and Gabriel Mounsey are composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Jon Ehrlich Scoring Freeform’s ‘Party of Five’ Reboot
Jon Ehrlich (House, Parenthood, Goliath, About a Boy) is composing the original score for Freeform’s new reboot of Party of Five. The show is created by Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser based on their 90s hit Fox series and stars Brandon Larracuente, Emily Tosta, Niko Guardado and Elle Paris Legaspi. The drama follows the five Acosta children as they navigate daily life struggles to survive as a family unit after their parents are suddenly deported back to Mexico.
‘The Mandalorian’ Chapter 8 Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The album features the original music from the eighth episode and Season 1 finale of the show composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Community, Venom, Tenet). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released soundtracks for the series’ first seven chapters over the last couple of weeks. The Mandalorian is developed and executive produced by Jon Favreau and stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte.
‘Vikings’ Seasons 4 & 5 Soundtrack Albums to Be Released
Sony Classical will release two new soundtrack albums for the History original series Vikings featuring original music from the show’s fourth and fifth season composed by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (The Tudors, Immortals, The Borgias, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Pillar of the Earth). The soundtracks will be released digitally tomorrow, December 27. Visit Amazon to purchase the Season 4 album and click here to stream/download the Season 5 album. The label has previously released four soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from the first three and the sixth and final season. Vikings is created by Michael Hirst and stars Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Clive Standen, John Kavanagh and Moe Dunford.
‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ Soundtrack Released
Decca Classics has released a soundtrack album for the animated TV special Mimi and the Mountain Dragon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, Never Let Me Go) and performed by the BBC Philharmonic featuring singers from the Hallé’s family of choirs. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. A different version with narration by Sir Michael Morpurgo is available to purchase here.
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Murder in the Bayou’ Released
Brookhaven has released a soundtrack album for the Showtime docu-series Murder in the Bayou. The album features the show’s original music composed by James Lavino (Wiener-Dog, Burning Blue, Which Way Home, Never Here). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Murder in the Bayou is directed and executive produced by Matthew Galkin and investigates the unsolved murders of 8 women whose bodies were discovered in drainage canals and on desolate back roads in and around Jennings, Louisiana.
Michael Yezerski Scoring Fox’s ‘Deputy’
Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting, Corporate Animals, The Devil’s Candy) is the composer of the new Fox drama Deputy. The show is created by Will Beall (Aquaman, Gangster Squad) and stars Stephen Dorff, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Shane Paul McGhie and Yara Martinez. The series centers on a career lawman who has to step up as sheriff of LA County and finds himself at the helm of a crime-fighting organization of 10,000 deputies in a modern-day Wild West.
Vincent Jones to Score Netflix’s ‘Black Excellence’
Vincent Jones (Up All Night, Parks & Recreation theme song) has signed on to score the upcoming Netflix original series Black Excellence (#blackexcellence). The show is created by Kenya Barris (Black-ish, Girls Trip, Barbershop: The Next Cut) who also stars in the serires, alongside Rashida Jones. The comedy is described as “inspired by Barris’ irreverent, highly flawed, unbelievably honest approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture.” Barris and Jones are also executive producing the Khalabo Ink Society production with Hale Rothstein.