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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 5, 2026)

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Premiering tomorrow, April 6, is the Disney+ original animated series Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord created by Dave Filoni, developed by Filoni & Matt Michnovetz and starring Sam Witwer, Gideon Adlon, Wagner Moura, Dennis Haysbert, Richard Ayoade, Chris Diamantopoulos, David C. Collins, Vanessa Marshall, Charlie Bushnell, A.J. LoCascio and Steve Blum. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (Ahsoka: Narcos: Mexico, Star Wars: The Clone Wars/Rebels/The Bad Batch Doom Patrol,Peacemaker, Hell on Wheels, Making a Murderer, CSI: Miami), Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner (Dark Winds, Stars Wars: Tales of the Underworld, House of David, Trese). Check out our previous article to learn more about the Lucasfilm production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

Premiering on Wednesday, April 8, is the Hulu original series The Testaments created by Bruce Miller based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name title and starring Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Ann Dowd, Mabel Li, Brad Alexander, Amy Seimetz, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Birva Pandya, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Isolde Ardies and Kira Guloien. Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Before I Fall, Riff Raff, The Right Stuff, Meadowland, Black Cake) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream on Hulu.

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Adam Taylor Scoring Hulu’s ‘The Testaments’

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Adam Taylor (Before I Fall, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riff Raff, The Right Stuff, Meadowland, Black Cake) is returning to score the upcoming Hulu original series The Testaments. The Handmaid’s Tale sequel is created by Bruce Miller (Eureka) based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name name and stars Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Amy Seimetz, Mabel Li, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Mattea Conforti, Eva Foote, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Isolde Ardies, Birva Pandya and Kira Guloien. The coming-of-age drama is set in Gilead and follows two young teens as they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 28, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the survival thriller Last Breath co-written and directed by Alex Parkinson and starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Cliff Curtis and Finn Cole. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Boston Strangler, Fellow Travelers,  Dredd, Bodkin, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood). Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.

Also opening wide is the drama My Dead Friend Zoe directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes and starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Morgan Freeman and Gloria Reuben. Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven,  Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote the original song Beautiful Ruin (with Kaia Kater) for the project. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.

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‘Riff Raff’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the crime comedy Riff Raff. The album features the film’s original music composed by Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Before I Fall, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Right Stuff, Meadowland, Black Cake). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 28 and will be available to stream/download here. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Riff Raff is directed by Dito Montiel and stars Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Lewis Pullman, Bill Murray, Pete Davidson, Emanuela Postacchini, Michael Angelo Covino and Miles J. Harvey. The movie follows a former criminal whose ordinary life is thrown upside down when his family shows up for a long-awaited reckoning.

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Adam Taylor Scoring Dito Montiel’s ‘Riff Raff’

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Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Before I Fall, Meadowland, The Right Stuff, Black Cake) has recently scored the upcoming crime comedy Riff Raff. The film is directed by Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Fighting) and stars Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Lewis Pullman, Pete Davidson, Emanuela Postacchini, Miles J. Harvey, Michael Angelo Covino and Bill Murray. The movie follows a former criminal whose ordinary life is thrown upside down when his family shows up for a long-awaited reckoning.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 3, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy What Happens Later directed by Meg Ryan and starring David Duchovny and Ryan. The film’s original music is composed by David Boman (Wyrm, Moonshot, Please Hold). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by The Streamline Modernes, Luscious Bandit, The Brentwood Hellows, The Four Words & Sage today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Bleecker Street release.

Also opening wide is the thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter directed by Neil Burger and starring Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Brooklynn Prince, Caren Pistorius and Gil Birmingham. Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud, Black Mirror: Loch Henry, Here Before, Femme) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.

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Adam Taylor Scoring Hulu’s ‘Black Cake’

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Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Before I Fall, The Right Stuff, Meadowland) is the composer of the new Hulu original series Black Cake. The show is based on Charmaine Wilkerson’s best-selling novel of the same name and stars Mia Isaac, Adrienne Warren, Chipo Chung, Lashay Anderson, Ashley Thomas, Faith Alabi and Glynn Turman. The drama revolves around a runaway bride who disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica in the 1960s and is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder. Decades later, a widow loses her battle with cancer, leaving her two estranged children a flash drive that holds previously untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America.

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Adam Taylor Scoring Madeleine Gavin’s ‘Beyond Utopia’

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Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Right Stuff, Before I Fall, Meadowland) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Beyond Utopia. The film is directed by Madeleine Gavin (City of Joy) and takes a look at the lengths people will go to gain freedom. The movie follows various individuals as they attempt to flee one of the most oppressive places on Earth, a land they grew up believing was a paradise.

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Soundtrack Album for Disney+ Series ‘The Right Stuff’ to Be Released

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WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series The Right Stuff. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Before I Fall, I Think We’re Alone Now). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 20 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. The Right Stuff is developed by Mark Lafferty based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 novel of the same title and stars Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, Eloise Mumford, Nora Zehetner, James Lafferty, Eric Laden, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Patrick Fischler, Micah Stock, Shannon Lucio and Josh Cooke. The drama produced by National Geographic Studios is set in the early days of the U.S. Space Program and tells the true story of America’s first astronauts, the Mercury Seven.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 11, 2020)

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Premiering tomorrow, October 12, is the second episode of the AMC anthology series Soulmates created by Will Bridges & Brett Goldstein. Episode 2, entitled The Lovers, is directed by Rob Savage and stars David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Karima McAdams and Henry Goodman. Michael Price (Sherlock, Dracula, Wild Target, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Unforgotten, Another Me) has composed the episode’s original music. Check out our previous article about the show’s first episode (scored by Craig Armstrong) to learn more about the drama, which currently airs every Monday night on AMC.

Premiering on Tuesday, October 13, as part of Amazon’s Welcome to the Blumhouse series, is the supernatural horror thriller Nocturne written and directed by Zu Quirke and starring Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Ivan Shaw and Jacques Colimon. The film’s original music is composed by British EDM artist Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz). Click here for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.

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