Dustin O’Halloran and Brian Crosby have composed the music for the pilot of the new Amazon original series I Love Dick. The comedy is written by Sarah Gubbins (Ten Aker Wood), directed by Jill Soloway (Lars and the Real Girl, Afternoon Delight) and stars Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Hahn, Griffin Dunne and Roberta Colindrez. The show based on Chris Kraus’ 1997 novel of the same title is set in a colorful academic community in Marfa, Texas and centers on a struggling married couple and their mutual obsession with an off-putting but charismatic professor.
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‘Stranger Things’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Details
The track list of the second soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Stranger Things has been revealed. The Vol. 2 album features more of the show’s original music composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the Austin-based synth band S U R V I V E. As previously reported, the soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 19 and physically on September 23. Visit Amazon to order the CD. Also check out our previous article for the details of the Vol. 1 album, which is already available to download on iTunes. The first season of Stranger Things created by Matt & Ross Duffer and starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton, Matthew Modine, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Natalia Dyer is now available to stream on Netflix.
Soundtrack for Amazon’s ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show’ to Be Released
Amazon Content Services will release a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series The Stinky & Dirty Show. The album features the original songs from the show by folk singer and songwriter Dan Bern. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 2, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Stinky & Dirty Show written and developed by Guy Toubes is based on the books of Jim & Kate McMullan and tells the adventures of best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty the backhoe loader. The series’ voice talent includes Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Lynch, Andy Richter, Joan Cusack and Wallace Shawn.
Mateo Messina to Score Discovery’s ‘Harley and the Davidsons’ & Epix’s ‘Graves’
Mateo Messina has been tapped to score Discovery’s upcoming mini-series Harley and the Davidsons. The 3-parter is written by Evan Wright, Seth Fisher & Nick Schenk (Gran Torino, The Judge) and stars Michiel Huisman, Robert Aramayo, Bug Hall, Stephen Rider, Jessica Camacho, Daniel Coonan , Annie Read, Wilson Bethel, Dougray Scott, Gabe Luna, Alex Shaffer, Essa O’Shea and Sean Scully. The drama tells the story of the birth of the iconic Harley Davidson brand launched in 1903 by two friends from Milwaukee, William Harley and Arthur Davidson.
Soundtrack Details for Fox’s ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
Ode Records will release a soundtrack album for the Fox television event The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The album features the songs from the two-hour re-imagining of the original movie performed by the film’s cast and written by Richard O’Brien. The soundtrack will be released on October 21, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is directed by Kenny Ortega (This Is It, High School Musical) and stars Laverne Cox, Victoria Justice, Adam Lambert, Ben Vereen, Christina Milian and Tim Curry. The movie executive produced by Ortega, Lou Adler and Gail Berman is a remake of the 1975 cult classic and follows sweethearts Janet and Brd who stumble upon Dr. Frank-n-Furter’s bizarre abode.
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Amazon’s ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’
Joseph Trapanese has composed the score for the pilot episode of the upcoming Amazon original series Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The show stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as a global martial arts and film sensation who is operating under the simple alias of “Johnson,” the most dangerous undercover private contractor in the world. Kat Foster, Moises Arias and Phylicia Rashad are co-starring. Van Damme is also executive producing the Scott Free production with Peter Atencio (Keanu, Key and Peele), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, The Martian, Alien) and David W. Zucker (The Good Wife, The Man in the High Castle, Mercy Street).
Soundtrack for Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the first soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The label will release the soundtrack in two parts. Both albums feature the show’s original music composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the Austin-based synth band S U R V I V E. The Vol. 1 soundtrack will be released digitally on August 12, 2016 and physically on September 16. and Vol. 2 will be released digitally on August 19 and physically on September 23. Visit Amazon to pre-order the first volume and click here to order the second album. Stranger Things is created by Matt & Ross Duffer and stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton and Matthew Modine.
‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the AMC original series Halt and Catch Fire. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first two seasons composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Fear the Walking Dead, Sleeper Cell, The Three Musketeers, Death Race). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 19, 2016 and physically on September 16, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. 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. The show is set in the in the early 1980s and follows an unlikely trio who take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 3 to Feature Music by Max Richter, Martin Phipps, Bear McCreary & More
Several composers have been announced to score episodes of the upcoming third season of the anthology series Black Mirror. Among the composers hired to compose the music for the new episodes are Max Richter (The Leftovers, Testament of Youth, Disconnect), Martin Phipps (War & Peace, Woman in Gold, Brighton Rock), Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) and Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Free Fire). As previously reported, Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Noah) has also scored a new episode of the show.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 7, 2016)
Premiering on Friday, August 12, is the Netflix original series The Get Down executive produced by Baz Luhrmann and starring Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jimmy Smits. The show’s original score is composed by Elliott Wheeler (Restraint). RCA Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs performed by the drama’s cast, as well as tracks by Nas (who also serves as an executive producer on the project), Miguel, Christina Aguilera, Zayn, Michael Kiwanuka, Leon Bridges, Jaden Smith, Raury & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details.