Sarah Warne (Humans, Time, Hollington Drive, The Drowning, Our House, Dark Money) has been hired to score the upcoming ITV drama The Long Shadow. The show is written by George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) based on Michael Bilton’s book Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper and stars Daniel Mays, Katherine Kelly and David Morrissey. The series centers on one of the most notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, between October 1975 and January 1981.
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‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ Soundtrack Album Released
Ropeadope has released a soundtrack album for the PBS documentary Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Cieri (The Vietnam War, Oklahoma City, Hemingway, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Hiding in Plain Sight is directed by Erik Ewers & Christopher Loren Ewers, executive produced by Ken Burns and explores America’s mental health crisis through the eyes of more than twenty young people and the advocates, providers, family and friends who support them.
Expanded and Remastered ‘Willow’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1988 fantasy adventure Willow directed by Ron Howard and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty and Jean Marsh. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the Lucasfilm production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), including around 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set is now available to order on Amazon and the label’s official website, where you can also find out more details and check out audio samples.
Jeff Cardoni Scoring John Hamburg’s Netflix Film ‘Me Time’
Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Ghosts, The Kominsky Method, Just Friends, Heels, CSI: Miami, Turner & Hooch) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original film Me Time. The movie is written and directed by John Hamburg (I Love You, Man, Along Came Polly) and stars Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Regina Hall, Jimmy O. Yang and Luis Gerardo Méndez. The comedy follows a stay-at-home dad who enjoys his first me-time in years when his family is away by reconnecting with an old friend for a wild weekend that may upend his life.
First Track from ‘The Andy Warhol Diaries’ Soundtrack Released
Netflix Music has released a track from the score of the Netflix original docuseries The Andy Warhol Diaries. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Life Has Passed Me By written by the show’s composer Brad Oberhofer (Alone Together, The Cleaner). Also listen to the full track below. The Andy Warhol Diaries is directed by Andrew Rossi, produced by Ryan Murphy and chronicles the life of Andy Warhol from the intimate vantage point offered by the artist’s own posthumously published diaries.
Dara Taylor Scoring Jessica M. Thompson’s ‘The Invitation’
Dara Taylor (The Tender Bar, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Echo Boomers, Wildflower) is scoring the upcoming horror thriller The Invitation. The film is directed by Jessica M. Thompson (The Light of the Moon) and stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, Courtney Taylor, Alana Boden and Stephanie Corneliussen. The movie is inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula and tells the story of a young woman who takes a DNA test after the death of her mother and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had.
‘On the Edge’ Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Belgian crime thriller On the Edge (Entre la vie et la mort). The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic music producer and DJ Laurent Garnier (Paris Is Us, May Allah Bless France!, The Bastard King). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. On the Edge is written and directed by Giordano Gederlini and stars Antonio de la Torre, Marine Vacth and Olivier Gourmet. The movie is set in Brussels and follows a Spanish metro driver as he sets off to track down the criminals responsible for the murder of his son under the watchful eye of the police.
Ramin Djawadi’s ‘Video Games’ Cover from ‘Westworld’ Season 4 Soundtrack Released
WaterTower Music has released the cover version of Lana Del Rey’s hit song Video Games by composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Uncharted, Pacific Rim, Eternals, A Wrinkle in Time, Clash of the Titans) from the first episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series Westworld. The track is now available to stream/download as a digital single on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full cover after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Djawadi’s score from Season 4 is expected to be released in August. Westworld is created by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature of the same title and stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Hemsworth, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan and Ed Harris.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 26, 2022)
Premiering on Wednesday, June 29, is the Disney+ animated shorts series Baymax! created by Don Hall and starring Scott Adsit, Maya Rudolph, Ryan Potter, Lilimar, Zeno Robinson, Emily Kuroda and Jaboukie Young-White. The show’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, The King’s Man, Peter Rabbit, Bullet Train, Money Monster, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween). Check out our previous news articles to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Premiering on Friday, July 1, is the Amazon original series The Terminal List created by Jack Carr and starring Chris Pratt, Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jai Courtney, JD Pardo, Arlo Mertz, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Stephen Bishop and Alexis Louder. Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Victoria, Collateral, Harry Brown, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Sanditon) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
‘El Refugio’ Soundtrack Album Released
Murci Bouscayrol (Suddenly, Hide, La sangre brota) has released a soundtrack album for the Starzplay limited series El Refugio. The album features selections of the composer’s original score from the show and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. El Refugio is written by Julio Rojas, Francisco Ortega & Enrique Videla and stars Alberto Guerra, Ana Claudia Talancón, Zuria Vega, Paloma Woolrich, Alfredo Castro, Diego Escalona, Camila Valero, Jorge Guerrero, Gabriela Cartol and Fernanda Urrejola. The 6-part sci-fi drama directed by Pablo Fendrik follows a family as they experience an array of unusual phenomena apparently caused by an alien invasion.