Deutsche Grammophon will release a full soundtrack album for the HBO and RAI original series My Brilliant Friend. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Miss Sloane, Taboo, Waltz with Bashir). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released the composer’s main theme (Elena & Lila) last week. My Brilliant Friend is co-written and directed by Saverio Costanzo and stars Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace.
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‘Travelers’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama Travelers. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Adam Lastiwka. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, December 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. In addition, Lastiwka will release a streamable 27-minute continuous mix of music from season one. The track, which will consist of every piece of music from season one, episode three, as a continuous cue, will be available on Bandcamp through Lakeshore Records on December 14.The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first season. Travelers is created by Brad Wright and stars Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson, Reilly Dolman and Patrick Gilmore.
‘Doctor Who’ Season 11 Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the new season of BBC’s Doctor Who have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s eleventh season composed by Segun Akinola who took over scoring duties on the series this year from Murray Gold who scored the previous seasons. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on January 11, 2019 by Silva Screen Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical release is also in the works. Season 11 of Doctor Who is executive produced by Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Sam Hoyle and stars Jodie Whitaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.
Showtime’s ‘Black Monday’ to Feature Music by Kris Bowers
Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Of Monsters and Men) has been tapped to score the upcoming Showtime original series Black Monday. The show is created by David Caspe (Happy Endings, That’s My Boy) & Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend’s Girl) and stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, Yassir Lester, Michael James Scott and Eugene Cordero. The drama tells the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine and the glass ceiling.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 2, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the Syfy original series Nightflyers developed by Jeff Buhler based on George R.R. Martin’s novella and the 1987 film of the same name and starring Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Sam Strike, Maya Eshet, Angus Sampson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian F. O’Byrne and Gretchen Mol. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Path, The Looming Tower, I Origins, The Magicians). Check out our scoring assignment to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Syfy.
Also premiering tonight is Freeform original feature Life-Size 2 directed by Steven K. Tsuchida and starring Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa, Gavin Stenhouse, Shanica Knowles, Hank Chen and Alison Fernandez. Germaine Franco (Tag, Dope, Vida) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a new version of the song Be a Star (originally written for the first movie, which premiered in 2000) performed by Tyra Banks. Check out our previous article for more information about the song and movie.
Freeform’s ‘Life-Size 2’ to Feature Song by Tyra Banks & Original Score by Germaine Franco
Tyra Banks has recorded a new version of the song Be a Star for the Freeform original movie Life-Size 2. The song, which was originally written by George Blondheim & Mark Rosman for the first 2000 Life-Size movie (click here to download), has been released as a digital single from Walt Disney Records and is available to download here. Check out the music video after the jump. Germaine Franco (Tag, Dope, Vida) has composed the original score for Life-Size 2, which is directed by Steven K. Tsuchida and stars Banks herself, alongside Francia Raisa, Gavin Stenhouse, Shanica Knowles, Hank Chen and Alison Fernandez.
Max Richter’s Main Theme from HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Released
Deutsche Grammophon has released the main theme for the HBO and RAI original series My Brilliant Friend. The track, entitled Elena & Lila, is written by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Mary, Queen of Scots, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles, White Boy Rick, Miss Sloane). The theme is now available as a digital single on Amazon. My Brilliant Friend is co-written and directed by Saverio Costanzo and stars Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace. The drama based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name tells the story of a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace.
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ to Be Released
eOne Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Sharp Objects. The album features a selection of the songs from the show by artists such as Snoop Dogg, Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Emily Wells, The Acid, Mark Batson, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Sylvan Esso & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 30 and will be available to download on Amazon. Sharp Objects is developed by Marti Noxon based on the novel of the same title by Gillian Flynn and stars Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Elizabeth Perkins, and Matt Craven. The drama directed by Jean-Marc Valle follows a reporter who confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder.
Disney Junior’s ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ to Feature Original Songs by Matthew Tishler & Jeannie Lurie and Original Score by Amritha Vaz
Disney has announced today that Matthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie are writing and producing original songs for the upcoming Disney Junior animated series Mira, Royal Detective. Amritha Vaz will compose the score for the show, which is developed by Becca Topol (Elena of Avalor) and features the voices of Leela Ladnier, Freida Pinto, Hannah Simone, Jameela Jamil, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aasif Mandvi, Sarita Choudhury, Aparna Nancherla, Kamran Lucas, Karan Brar, Karan Soni, Sarayu Blue, Parvesh Cheena, Sonal Shah and Roshni Edwards.
Samuel Sim Scoring BBC’s ‘The Victim’
Composer Samuel Sim is reuniting with writer/producer Rob Williams on the upcoming BBC drama The Victim. The series is written and created by Williams and stars Kelly Macdonald, John Hannah, James Harkness, Jamie Sives, Karla Crome, Ramon Tikaram, Cal MacAninch, Chloe Pirrie and Isis Hainsworth. The legal thriller is set in Scotland and follows a mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13 year old and – years later – is accused of revealing his new identity online.