Joe Kraemer announced on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming TV series Iron Fisting. The show is created by Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka and follows the exploits of two mismatched buddy cops as they seek to protect Communism and comrades from the evils of Capitalism. The comedy, which is described as “being done as a fake Romanian cop show from the 1980s”, is produced by A24 and Channing Tatum’s Free Association. Gatewood and Tanaka (The Sitter) are also executive producing the project, alongside Rhys Thomas (Staten Island Summer).
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‘The Witness for the Prosecution’ Soundtrack Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Witness for the Prosecution. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Paul Englishby (An Education, Page Eight, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Luther, The Musketeers) who received an Ivor Novello nomination in the Best Television Soundtrack category this year for his work on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 28, 2017. The download link will be added to this article within the next week. The Witness for the Prosecution based on the classic Agatha Christie book of the same title is directed by Julian Jarrod and stars Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, Kim Cattrall, Monica Dolan, Billy Howle and David Haig.
Jeff & Mychael Danna to Score ‘Alias Grace’
Jeff and Mychael Danna have been hired to score the upcoming CBC and Netflix mini-series Alias Grace. The show is created Sarah Polley (Away From Her, Take This Waltz) and stars Sarah Gadon, Anna Paquin, Zachary Levi, Paul Gross, Edward Holcroft, Kerr Logan, Rebecca Liddiard and David Cronenberg. The 6-parter centers on Grace Marks, a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott, was convicted of the brutal murders of their employer in 1843.
‘The X-Files’ – The Event Series Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records has announced a soundtrack album for last year’s tenth season of The X-Files. The album features the music from the Fox event series composed by Emmy Award winner Mark Snow (Smallville, Millennium) who scored all episodes of the show. The 2-CD set will be released next Tuesday, April 25 and will be available to order on the label’s official website. The X-Files is created by Chris Carter and stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi. The revival mini-series, which also featured such guest stars as Joel McHale, Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose, premiered last year on Fox and is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
W.G. Snuffy Walden to Score ABC’s ‘Ten Days in the Valley’
W.G. Snuffy Walden has signed on to score the upcoming ABC drama Ten Days in the Valley. The show is created by Tassie Cameron (Rookie Blue) and stars Kyra Sedgwick, Felix Solis, Erika Christensen, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Kick Gurry, Ella Thomas and Emily Kinney. The drama follows an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a separation, whose life is turned upside down when her young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night.
Jeff Russo to Score Starz’s ‘Counterpart’
Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming Starz original series Counterpart. The show is created by Justin Marks (The Jungle Book) and stars J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Stephen Rea, Richard Schiff and Sarah Bolger. The spy thriller follows a lowly cog in a bureaucratic agency, who discovers that the agency he works for is really guarding a crossing into a parallel dimension. Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game, Passengers) is directing the first two episodes and is also executive producing the MRC (Media Rights Capital), Gilbert Films and Anonymous Content production with Marks, Amy Berg (Da Vinci’s Demons), Gary Gilbert & Jordan Horowitz (La La Land, The Kids Are All Right), Keith Redmon (The Revenant, Berlin Station) and Bard Dorros (Triple 9).
HBO’s ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ to Feature Music by Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis has recently composed the original score for the new HBO original movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The film is directed by George C. Wolfe (Nights in Rodanthe, Lackawanna Blues) and stars Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Rocky Carroll, Courtney B. Vance, Reg E. Cathey, Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Leslie Uggams. The movie is based on the book by Rebecca Skloot and tells the story of an African-American woman who becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 16, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original mini-series Guerrilla created John Ridley and starring Idris Elba, Frieda Pinto, Babou Ceesay, Rory Kinnear, Nathaniel Martello-White, Daniel Mays, Denise Gough, Brandon Scott, Zawe Ashton and Nicholas Pinnock. The 6-parter’s original music is composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Miss Sloane, Disconnect). The show, which is set in London in the 1970s and revolves around a politically active couple, will air Sunday nights on Showtime. Visit our previous news article to learn more about the series.
Also premiering tonight is The White Queen sequel The White Princess based on the novel by Philippa Gregory and starring Jodie Comer, Jacob Collins-Levy, Michelle Fairley, Essie Davis, Vincent Regan, Rebecca Benson, Rhys Connah, Suki Waterhouse, Patrick Gibson and Joanne Whalley. John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom) who previously scored The White Queen has composed the music for the 8-parter. The drama air in the U.S. Sunday nights on Starz. Visit the official show website to learn more about the mini-series.
‘Descendants 2’ Soundtrack Announced
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original movie Descendants 2. The album features the songs from the movie performed by the film’s cast, including Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, China Anne McClain, Thomas Doherty, Dylan Playfair and Mitchell Hope. Also included are three songs from the animated short-form series Descendants: Wicked World. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on July 21, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Descendants 2 is directed by Kenny Ortega and follows Mal as she returns to the Isle of the Lost to find her archenemy Uma, the daughter of Ursula, and teams up with Harry, the son of Captain Hook, and Gil, the son of Gaston.
‘The Get Down’ Part II Soundtrack Details
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Get Down have been revealed. The album features the songs from the second part of the show performed by the drama’s cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 21, 2017 by RCA Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. RCA has previously released a soundtrack album for the first part of the series in various editions. The Get Down is created by Baz Luhrmann and stars Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jimmy Smits. The show is set in 1977 New York City and follows the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx as they chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history.