Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic) has been tapped to score the upcoming biographical drama Stardust. The film is directed by Gabriel Range (Death of a Paradise, I Am Slave) and stars Johnny Flynn as David Bowie, Jena Malone as Bowie’s wife Angie and Marc Maron as publicist Rob Oberman. The movie follows the music icon as he embarks on his first road trip to America in 1971 and creates his Ziggy Stardust persona. Christopher Bell wrote the screenplay. Paul Van Carter & Nick Taussig (Churchill, My Name Is Lenny, McQueen) are producing the Salon production.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 22, 2019)
Premiering on Thursday, December 26, is DreamWorks Animation’s new Netflix series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers based on Universal Pictures’ feature film franchise and starring Tyler Posey, Camille Ramsey, Luke Youngblood, Charlet Chung, Jorge Dia and Manish Dayal. The show’s original score is composed by Jay Vincent (Ninjago, Harvey Girls Forever!) and Ryan Lofty (The Crystal Maze). Back Lot Music has released the original song Chasing Legacy performed by Shaylin Becton and Tha Vil from the series. Click here for more information.
Soundtrack Album for ‘Medici’ TV Series Released
C.A.M. has released a soundtrack album for the Italian/British TV series Medici. The album features the selections of the show’s original music composed by Paolo Buonvino (Fathers & Daughters, Romanzo Criminale, Quiet Chaos), including Buonvino’s & Skin’s Season 1 opening theme Renaissance and their Season 2 & 3 theme song Revolution Bones. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Medici is created by Frank Spotnitz & Nicholas Meyer and stars Richard Madden, Stuart Martin, Annabel Scholey & Dustin Hoffman (Season 1) and Daniel Sharman, Bradley James, Sarah Parish, Alessandra Mastronard & Sean Bean (Season 2 & 3).
Daniel Rojas Scoring DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix Series ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’
Daniel Rojas is the composer of the DreamWorks Animation’s new Netflix series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. The show is created by Radford Sechrist, developed for television by Bill Wolkoff and features the voices of Karen Fukuhara, Deon Cole, Coy Stewart, Sydney Mikayla and Dee Bradley Baker, as well as guest stars including Sterling K. Brown, Dan Stevens, Lea Delaria, Joan Jett, John Hodgman and GZA. The animated adventure series follows a sheltered girl who gets a crash course in survival when a mutant attack sends her to the surface, far from the safety of her underground home.
Silva Screen Records to Release Soundtrack Album for BBC/Netflix Series ‘Dracula’
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC/Netflix series Dracula. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by David Arnold (Casino Royale, Independence Day, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies) & Michael Price (Unforgotten, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Another Me) who previously co-scored all episodes of BBC’s Sherlock. Among the musicians featured on the composers’ score are cello soloists Tim Gill (London Sinfonietta Principal), Caroline Dale (Truly, Madly, Deeply, Hilary and Jackie) and electric cello from Peter Gregson, as well as classical soprano Grace Davidson and jazz singer Sumudu Jayatilak. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 10, 2020 (click here to order) and physically on January 31. The (spoiler-heavy) track list will be revealed after the show premieres in early January.
Pacific Electric’s Song ‘Houston, We Have a Problem’ from Netflix Series ‘Soundtrack’ Released
Hollywood Records has released the first song from the new Netflix original series Soundtrack. Available now is the original song Houston, We Have a Problem written by Sam Hollander and Josh Edmondson and performed by Pacific Electric. Visit Amazon to stream/download the track. More songs are expected to be released soon. Soundtrack is created by Joshua Safran and stars Paul James, Callie Hernandez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jahmil French, Jenna Dewan, Campbell Scott, Madeleine Stowe, Megan Ferguson and Evan Whitten. The show scored by Andrew McMahon, Zac Clark, James Levine and Morgan Kibby centers on two struggling artists experiencing life at full volume in Los Angeles.
‘Watchmen’ Volume 3 Soundtrack Album Released
The Null Corporation has released the third soundtrack album for the HBO original series Watchmen. The album features the original music from the final episodes of the show’s first season composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Waves). The Volume 3 soundtrack is now available to stream/download on iTunes/Apple Music and a vinyl edition will be available to order here. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the composers’s score over the last two months. Watchmen is developed by Damon Lindelof based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel and stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrew Howard, Tom Mison and Frances Fisher.
‘The Mandalorian’ Chapter 7 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 seventh episode of the show composer by Academy Award winner Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, Creed, Venom, Community, Fruitvale Station). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The label has previously released soundtracks for the series’ first six chapters over the last couple of weeks. The Mandalorian is written 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.
‘The Snail and the Whale’ Soundtrack Released
Magic Light Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the animated short The Snail and the Whale. The album features composed by René Aubry (The Gruffalo, The Bears’ Famous Invasion, The Highway Rat, Under the Bombs, Zog). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Snail and the Whale directed by Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon is based on a book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler and features the voices of Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins & Cariad Lloyd, as well as Dame Diana Rigg as the narrator. The short follows the journey of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and manages to hitch a ride on the tail of a great humpback whale.
New Soundtrack Album for BBC’s & HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’ Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced the details of the second soundtrack album for the BBC/HBO series His Dark Materials. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Crown, Genius, Home, Terminator Genisys), performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conducted by Matt Dunkley. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 20 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version is set to come out in February of next year. Check back on this page for the purchase links. The label has previously released the concept album The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials featuring Balfe’s themes from the show.