Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC original series Dickensian. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Wolf Hall, Vampire Killers). The soundtrack will be released overseas on February 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-oder as an import on Amazon. Dickensian stars Stephen Rea, Pauline Collins OBE, Caroline Quentin, Peter Firth, Tuppence Middleton, Sophie Rundle, Omid Djalili, Anton Lesser, Ned Dennehy, Adrian Rawlins and Tom Weston-Jones. The 20-part series is set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens’ critically acclaimed novels and follows characters including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham as their lives intertwine in 19th century London.
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Syfy’s ‘Childhood’s End’ Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Syfy event series Childhood’s End. The album features the mini-series’s original music composed by Charlie Clouser (Saw series, Resident Evil: Extinction, Wayward Pines, Numb3rs). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 18, 2015. Childhood’s End is based on the sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke and stars Charles Dance, Mike Vogel, Daisy Betts, Yael Stone, Julian McMahon, Osy Ikhile and Colm Meaney. The 6-parter revolves around a peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war and turns the planet into a near-utopia.which centers on a peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords.
Victor Reyes to Score AMC’s & BBC’s ‘The Night Manager’
Victor Reyes is currently scoring the upcoming AMC and BBC original mini-series The Night Manager. The 6-parter is directed by Susanne Bier (In a Better World, After the Wedding) and stars Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki, David Harewood, Neil Morrissey, Katherine Kelly and Tobias Menzies. The series is based on the novel of the same title by John Le Carre (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Constant Gardener) and follows a former British soldier who is recruited by an intelligence operative to navigate the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade.
Julian Wass to Score HBO’s ‘Animals’
Julian Wass has signed on to score the upcoming HBO original series Animals. The show is created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano and revolves around a group of downtrodden creatures – pigeons, rats, bedbugs, etc. – living in New York City. The animated comedy features the voices of Matarese and Luciano, as well as actors including Katie Aselton, Nick Kroll and Rob Corddry. The creators are also executive producing the project with Jay & Mark Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Togetherness). Wass has previously scored the Duplass Brothers-directed feature The Do-Deca-Pentathlon and the comedy The Overnight, which they produced.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 13, 2015)
Premiering tomorrow, December 14, is the Syfy original mini-series Childhood’s End based on the sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke of the same title and starring Charles Dance, Mike Vogel, Daisy Betts, Yael Stone, Julian McMahon, Osy Ikhile and Colm Meaney. The show’s original music is composed by Charlie Clouser (Saw, Wayward Pines, Numbers, Resident Evil: Extinction). To learn more about the 6-parter, which centers on a peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, visit our previous news article. The full series will air on three consecutive nights this week.
Score Album for Amazon’s ‘Transparent’ Released
Amazon Content Services has released a score album for the Amazon Studios original series Transparent. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Like Crazy, Breathe In, Equals) who received an Emmy Award earlier this year for his main title theme, which is also included on the release. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Amazon has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the series. Transparent is created by Jill Soloway and stars Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light and Jeffrey Tambor.
Soundtrack Album for Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for Marvel Television’s ABC series Agent Carter. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first season composed by Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Galavant, Supernatural, Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 11. Visit Amazon to download the album and to listen to audio samples. Agent Carter is created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and stars Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Enver Gjokaj and Chad Michael Murray. The drama is set in the 1940s and follows Peggy Carter as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad and must balance doing administrative work for the covert SSR and going on secret missions for Howard Stark.
‘Peter and Wendy’ Soundtrack Details
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV movie Peter and Wendy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Maurizio Malagnini (The Paradise, Call the Midwife). The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on December 25, 2015. Visit the British Amazon store to listen to audio samples and click here to order the CD as an import. Peter and Wendy is directed by Diarmuid Lawrence (Little Dorrit) and stars Zac Sutcliffe & Hazel Doupe in the title roles, alongside Stanley Tucci as Captain Hook, Laura Fraser as Mrs. Darling and Paloma Faith as Tinker Bell. The movie based on J.M. Barrie’s classic novel Peter Pan will premiere in the UK this holiday season on ITV. Visit the official movie website for updates.
Jake Monaco Scoring ‘Kindergarten Cop 2’
Jake Monaco has recently composed the music for the upcoming comedy sequel Kindergarten Cop 2. The film is directed by Don Michael Paul (Half Past Dead) and stars Dolph Lundgren as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to find a missing flash drive from the Federal Witness Protection Program. David H. Steinberg (American Pie 2, Slackers) has written the screenplay. Mike Elliott (The Devil’s Rejects, The Perfect Holiday) is producing the project from Universal Pictures’ 1440 Entertainment division.
ABC’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ to Feature Music by Adam Anders & Peer Astrom
Adam Anders and Peer Astrom have been hired to work on the music for ABC’s upcoming movie musical Dirty Dancing. The film based on the 1987 hit movie starring Patrick Swayze & Jennifer Grey is directed by Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and is set to star Abigail Breslin in the lead role as Baby whose world is opened when she falls for a dance instructor. Jessica Sharzer (American Horror Story, The L Word) is writing the script. Allison Shearmur (Cinderella, The Hunger Games) is producing the project with Eleanor Bergstein who wrote the screenplay for the original movie.