Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends) is scoring the upcoming ABC comedy United We Fall. The show is created by Julius Sharpe (Making History) and stars Will Sasso, Bill Ryan, Christina Vidal, Jane Curtin as Sandy Ryan and Ella Grace Helton. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the parents of two young kids, as they try to make it day to day as a functioning family. Sharpe is also executive producing the Sony Pictures, Exhibit A Film and ABC Studios production with Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Baywatch) and Julia Gunn.
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Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Announced
Walt Disney Records has announced a full soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The album features the songs from the first season of the show, including new versions of fan favorites, including some medleys, some acoustic and some instrumental numbers, as well as new songs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 10, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release a new single every Wednesday after the new episodes air. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is developed by Tim Federle based on Disney Channel’s High School Musical movies and stars Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Dara Renee, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr.
First Track from ‘Lost’ Concert Album Released
Hollywood Records has released the first track from the concert album for the ABC drama Lost. Parting Words (written for the first part of the show’s Season 1 finale) composed and conducted by Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek) and performed by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is now available as a digital single on Amazon. The full We Have to Go Back: The Lost Concert album will be released on November 15 by Mondo on vinyl. A digital release is also expected. Giacchino’s music from all six seasons of Lost was released on multiple albums between 2005 and 2010 by Varese Sarabande.
‘The End of the F***ing World’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
A new soundtrack album has been released for the British comedy drama series The End of the F***ing World. The album features the original songs and score from the show’s second season composed by Blur’s Graham Coxon. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. A soundtrack featuring Coxon’s music from Season 1 was released last year. The End Of The F***ing World is developed by Charlie Covell based on Charles S. Forsman’s comic series of the same title and stars Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden, Steve Oram, Gemma Whelan, Wunmi Mosaku, Christine Bottomley, Navin Chowdhry, Naomi Ackie and Barry Ward.
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Carnival Row’ to Be Released
A soundtrack album will be released for the Amazon original series Carnival Row. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award nominee Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, Hemlock Grove). Also included are two songs by Patty Gurdy. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 8 and will be available to stream and download on Amazon Music. Carnival Row is created by Travis Beacham & Rene Echevarria and stars Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, David Gyasi, Karla Crome, Indira Varma and Tamzin Merchant. The series is set in a neo-Victorian city, where mythical creatures who have fled their war-torn homeland are gathered, and follows the investigation into a string of unsolved murders.
Soundtrack Album for ABC’s ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the ABC special The Little Mermaid Live!. The album features the songs from the musical special written by Alan Menken and with lyrics by Howard Ashman (for the animated Disney classic) and Glenn Slater (for the Broadway adaptation) and performed by cast members including Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Shaggy as Sebastian, as well as John Stamos, Amber Riley and Graham Phillips. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Check out several of the musical numbers from the special after the jump. The Little Mermaid Live! directed by Done+Dusted’s Hamish Hamilton premiered last night on ABC.
First Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Released
The Null Corporation has released the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series Watchmen. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Waves, Mid90s). The Volume 1 vinyl edition will be available to order on Amazon within the next few days and a digital version will be released tomorrow, November 6 (click here to stream/download). Two more albums featuring the composers’ score from the show’s first season will be released on November 25 (click here to pre-order the Volume 2 vinyl) and December 16 (click here to order the Volume 3 vinyl).
‘Mad About You’ Reboot Theme Song ‘Final Frontier’ Released
Madison Gate Records has released the theme song Final Frontier from Spectrum’s reboot of the 90s comedy Mad About You. The track, which is a new version of the title song from the original series by Andrew Gold, is produced by Don Was and performed by Lyle Lovett & Kecia Lewis. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full track below. Mad About You is developed by Peter Tolan and stars Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Abby Quinn, Anne Ramsey, John Pankow and Richard Kind.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 3, 2019)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, November 4 is the fantasy series His Dark Materials developed by Jack Thorne and starring Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters and James Cosmo. The show’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first episodes of the drama. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will air every Monday on HBO.
Premiering on Friday, November 8 is the Netflix animated series Green Eggs and Ham based on Dr. Seuss’ classic book and starring Adam DeVine, Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton and Keegan-Michael Key. David Newman (Ice Age, Serenity, The Flintstones, Anastasia, Girls Trip, War of the Roses) is composing the show’s original score. WaterTower Music has released the title song Backflip by Rivers Cuomo. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the series.
First Song from ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the first song from the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Available to stream and download now is The Medley, the Mashup performed by the show’s cast. Visit Amazon to purchase the digital single and watch the official music video after the jump. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is developed by Tim Federle based on Disney Channel’s High School Musical movies and stars Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Dara Renee, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr.