Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the AMC original series Halt and Catch Fire. The album features more music written for the show by composer Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Fear the Walking Dead, Crank, The Three Musketeers, Death Race) who scored all four seasons of the drama. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically next Friday, April 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from the first two seasons, as well as a separate album featuring songs from the show. Halt and Catch Fire is created by Chris Cantwell & Chris Rogers and stars Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Toby Huss, Kerry Bishé, and David Wilson Barnes.
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Soundtrack Album for AMC’s ‘The Son’ Announced
Varese Sarabande will release the first soundtrack album for the AMC original series The Son. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Emmy Award nominee Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, Cabin Fever). Also included are three original vocal performances, including one from Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top. The soundtrack will be released on April 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Son is created by Philipp Meyer, Lee Shipman & Brian McGreevy and stars Pierce Brosnan, Henry Garrett, Zahn McClarnon, Jess Weixler, Paola Núñez, Elizabeth Frances and Sydney Lucas.
FX’s ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ TV Series to Feature Original Score by Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) is composing the original score for the new FX original series What We Do in the Shadows. The show is created by Jemaine Clement based on Taika Waititi’s 2014 feature of the same title and stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch. The comedy is based on the feature film of the same name from Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi and looks into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of four vampires who’ve “lived” together for hundreds of years.
Kris Bowers to Score Ava DuVernay’s Netflix Series ‘When They See Us’
Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Monsters and Men) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix limited series When They See Us. The show is created and directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time, 13th) and stars Michael K. Williams, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, Niecy Nash, Blair Underwood, Christopher Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Omar J. Dorsey, Adepero Oduye, Famke Janssen, Aurora Perrineau, William Sadler, Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo. The drama chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.
Apple’s ‘Dickinson’ to Feature Music by Ian Hultquist and Drum & Lace
Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, Animals, My Blind Brother, A-X-L) & Drum & Lace (aka Sofia Hultquist) are teaming up to compose the music for the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Dickinson. The show is created by Alena Smith and stars Hailee Steinfeld in the title role, alongside Jane Krakowski, Toby Huss, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt and Adrian Enscoe. The comedy centers on 1800s poet Emily Dickinson and explores the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspective of a budding writer who doesn’t fit in to her own time through her imaginative point of view.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 24, 2019)
Premiering tomorrow, March 25 is the second season of the History original series Knightfall created by Don Handfield & Richard Rayner and starring Tom Cullen, Mark Hamill, Bobby Schofield, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Tom Forbes and Genevieve Gaunt. Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, The Honourable Woman, Beecham House) has composed the original music for the new season. Click here to learn more about the series, which will air every Tuesday night on History.
Premiering on Thursday, March 28, is the new NBC comedy Abby’s created by Josh Malmuth and starring Natalie Morales, Neil Flynn, Nelson Franklin, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Kimia Behpoornia. The show’s original music is composed by Brian H. Kim (Hello, My Name Is Doris, Search Party, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, G.B.F.). Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air every Thursday night on NBC.
Alec Puro Scoring Netflix’s ‘Black Summer’
Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Higher Ground, The Fosters, All Nighter) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Black Summer. The show is created by Karl Schaefer & John Hyams is a spin-off of Syfy’s Z Nation and stars Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau and Sal Velez, Jr.. The action horror drama and set in the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse and follows a group of complete strangers who band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones. Schaefer & Hyams are also executive producing The Asylum production with Craig Engler, David Rimawi and David Michael Latt.
Denmark + Winter’s ‘Secret’ Cover from ‘Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists’ Released
WaterTower Music has released a full version of the main titles song from the new Freeform original series Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Denmark + Winter‘s cover of The Pierces’ Secret, which was featured in the original Pretty Little Liars series. The track is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Listen to the full song after the jump. Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists is developed by I. Marlene King based on Sara Shepard’s book and stars Sasha Pieterse, Janel Parrish, Sydney Park, Sofia Carson and Kelly Rutherford. The Pretty Little Liars spin-off premiered on March 18 and will air every Wednesday night on Freeform.
Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Hanna’ TV Series to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the new Amazon originals series Hanna. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Annihilation, Ex Machina, Free Fire), The Insects, Simon Ashdow and Yann McCullough. Also included is Karen O’s original song Anti-Lullaby and her cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Bullet With Butterfly Wings. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hanna is developed by David Farr based Joe Wright’s 2011 feature of the same title and stars Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman and Esme Creed-Miles.
‘Step Up: High Water’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Lionsgate Records has released a new soundtrack album for the YouTube Premium original series Step Up: High Water. The album features a selections of songs from the show’s second seasons by artists including Ne-Yo, Terrence Green, Nash Overstreet & Sidnie Tipton, Todrick Hall, Andrew Hawk, Naya Rivera & others. Also included is a suite from the original score of the new season composed by Stephanie Ecomonou. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack feat. songs from the first season of the drama.