Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the ITV series Dark Heart. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Vampire, My Scientology Movie, The Miniaturist). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 22 and will be available to download here. Dark Heart is written by Chris Lang and stars Tom Riley, Charlotte Riley, Miranda Raison and Anjli Mohindra. The 6-part crime thriller directed by Colin Teague follows Detective Inspector Will Wagstaffe as he investigates brutal and mysterious murders while battling his personal demons and dealing with romantic and family relationships.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 10, 2019)
Premiering on Tuesday, February 12 is the TBS original series Miracle Workers created by Simon Rich based on his book What in God’s Name and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni. No composer is credited on the show. Rob Hill serves as the project’s music supervisor. To learn more about the Heaven-set workplace comedy, which will air Tuesday nights on TBS, visit the official show website.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the BET original series Boomerang created by Lena Waithe & Ben Cory Jones based on the 1992 feature of the same title, executive produced by Halle Berry and starring Tequan Richmond, Tetona Jackson, Leland Martin and Lala Milan. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Head (The Family Business, The Man in 3B). Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on BET.
Brian Tyler to Score DC Universe’s ‘Swamp Thing’
Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians) has signed on to score the upcoming DC Universe original series Swamp Thing. The show is developed by Mark Verheiden (Daredevil, Ash vs Evil Dead) & Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle) based on the DC characters created by Len Wein & Bernie Wrightson and stars Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Derek Mears, Maria Sten, Jeryl Prescott, Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Henderson Wade, Kevin Durand and Ian Ziering. The drama follows Abby Arcane as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets.
Rob Lane Scoring BBC’s ‘MotherFatherSon’
Rob Lane (John Adams, Merlin, Atlantis, The Damned United, Beowulf) is scoring the upcoming BBC series MotherFatherSon. The show is created and written by Tom Rob Smith (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Child 44) and stars Richard Gere, Helen McCrory, Billy Howle, Ciarán Hinds and Elena Anaya. The 8-part drama revolves around a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world whose self-destructive lifestyle spirals out of control.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 3, 2019)
Premiering on Tuesday, February 5, is the BET original series American Soul created by Devon Greggory & Jonathan Prince and starring Sinqua Walls, Jason Dirden, Iantha Richardson, Christopher Jefferson, Katlyn Nichol and Jelani Winston. The show’s original music is composed by Kurt Farquhar (Black Lightning, The King of Queens, Stitchers, The Neighborhood). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series about entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show. The drama will air every Tuesday night on BET.
Premiering on Friday, February 8, is the Hulu original series PEN15 created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle & Sam Zvibleman and starring Erskine & Konkle themselves. Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Son of Zorn, Kung Fu Panda: Paws of Destiny) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy executive produced by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island follows two thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000. The series’ full first season will be available to stream on Friday exclusively on Hulu.
Joseph Stephens to Score HBO’s ‘The Righteous Gemstones’
Joseph Stephens is set to score the upcoming HBO original series The Righteous Gemstones. The show is created by Danny McBride who also stars in the series, alongside John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Adam Devine, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero, Tim Baltz and GregAlan Williams. The comedy revolves around a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work – all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. McBride is also producing the project with Jody Hill and David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Halloween).
‘House of Cards’ Season 6 Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s sixth and final season composed by Jeff Beal (Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Pollock) who received two Emmy Awards and three additional Emmy Award nominations for his work on the political drama. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 1 by Varese Sarabande and will be available to download on Amazon. The label has previously released five soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from the previous five seasons.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Night Of, Mile 22). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 15 and is now available for pre-order here. The Umbrella Academy is developed by Steve Blackman based on the comics and graphic novels created and written by Gerard Way and stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, David Castañeda, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton and Mary J. Blige.
Gregory Tripi Scoring Tate Taylor’s ‘Ma’ & ABC’s ‘The Fix’
Gregory Tripi (Manhunt: Unabomber, Dark Places, Rememory) is composing the music for the upcoming psychological horror thriller Ma. The film is directed by Tate Taylor (The Help, Girl on the Train) and stars Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, McKaley Miller, Dante Brown, Gianni Paolo, Missi Pyle and Allison Janney. The movie follows a lonely woman who befriends a group of teenagers leads to torturous consequences for the kids. Scotty Landes (Workaholics) wrote the screenplay.
‘The Man in the High Castle’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Varese Sarabande will release a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series The Man in the High Castle. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Dominic Lewis (Peter Rabbit, Free Birds, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, DuckTales, The DUFF). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 8, 2019 and will be available to download here. The label has previously released a two soundtrack albums featuring the score from the first two seasons. The Man in the High Castle is created by Frank Spotnitz and stars Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rupert Evans, Rufus Sewell, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Joel de la Fuente and DJ Qualls.