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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 25, 2022)

September 25, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering today is the Disney Channel original movie Under Wraps 2 directed by Alex Zamm and starring Malachi Barton, Christian J Simon and Sophia Hammons. The film’s original score is composed by Jamie Christopherson (American Wrestler: The Wizard, A California Christmas, Bennett’s War, Running Wild, The Ride) & Oleksa Lozowchuk (Horizon Forbidden West, Dead Rising series) who previously co-scored last year’s first installment. Walt Disney Records has released an original song written by Zamm, Alex Geringas & Michael Goode earlier this week. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the sequel.

Premiering tomorrow, September 26, is the Spectrum original series Panhandle created by Nicholas Stoller & Carla Kettner and starring Luke Kirby and Tiana Okoye. Brian Chan & Caleb Chan (50 States of Fright, Pinecone & Pony) are composing the show’s original music. The dramedy, which follows an eccentric, agoraphobic arm-chair detective and a reluctant traffic cop as they wrestle with personal demons, is premiering exclusively on Spectrum before making its debut on The Roku Channel next year.

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Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Scoring Hulu’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’

September 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Hulu, Reasonable Doubt

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Luke Cage, Boogie, Run This Town, Power Book III: Raising Kanan) are the composers of the new Hulu original series Reasonable Doubt. The show is created by Raamla Mohamed and stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michael Ealy, Sean Patrick Thomas, Angela Grovey, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo and Brooke Lyons. The project, which marks Onyx Collective’s first scripted drama, centers on the most brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system at every chance she gets.

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‘Home’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released

June 20, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Amanda Jones, Apple TV +, Aska Matsumiya, BJ Burton, Camilo Lara, Christopher Bear, Demián Gálvez, Garron Chang, Home, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ docu-series Home. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Garron Chang (Hunting Lands), Amanda Jones (Naomi, Somebody Somewhere), Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear (High Maintenance), Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, Bruised) Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Luke Cage, Run This Town), record producer/songwriter BJ Burton and Camilo Lara & Demián Gálvez (Bronco). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring music from Season 1 back in 2020.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 18, 2021)

July 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering today is the new Starz original series Power Book III: Raising Kanan created by Sascha Penn and starring Patina Miller, London Brown, Malcolm M. Mays, Joey Bada$$, Shanley Caswell, Mekai Curtis, Toby Sandeman, Omar Epps, Lovie Simone and Hailey Kilgore. The show’s original score is composed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (Luke Cage, The Equalizer, Run This Town, Boogie). G-Unit Records has released the project’s theme song Part of the Game performed by 50 Cent feat. NLE Choppa & Rileyy Lanez earlier this year. Check out our previous article to learn more about the show, which will air every Sunday on Starz.

Premiering in the U.S. today is the Australian comedy The End created by Samantha Strauss and starring Frances O’Connor, Harriet Walter, Noni Hazlehurst, Robyn Nevin, John Waters and Luke Arnold. Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom, The Rover, Mystery Road, 99 Homes, Fahrenheit 451, Jasper Jones) has composed the show’s original music. The series, which follows three generations of a family live with separate but intersecting obsessions, premiered last year in Australia on Showcase and is making its U.S. debut on Showtime. Visit the official show website for more information.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 5, 2021)

March 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Alexander Taylor, Boogie, Brandon Roberts, Chaos Walking, David Holmes, Dreamcatcher, James Newton Howard, Marco Beltrami, Martin Leon, My Salinger Year, Pixie, Raya and the Last Dragon

Opening exclusively in theaters nationwide today is the film adaptation of Patrick Ness’ Chaos Walking directed by Doug Liman and starring Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, Demián Bichir, Kurt Sutter and David Oyelowo. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma, Scream, Ford v. Ferrari, A Quiet Place, World War Z) & Brandon Roberts (The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, Underwater). Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score next month. Click here for the full album details, to listen to two tracks and to learn more about the Lionsgate release.

Also opening wide and also premiering on Disney+ as a Premium Access title is the animated feature Raya and the Last Drago directed by Don Hall & Carlos López Estrada and featuring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Daniel Dae Kim, Gemma Chan, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Thalia Tran, Alan Tudyk, Izaac Wang and Ross Butler. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Maleficent) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an end credits song by Jhené Aiko. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Scoring Eddie Huang’s ‘Boogie’

January 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Boogie, Eddie Huang

Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (Luke Cage, Run This Town) have composed the original score for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Boogie. The film marks the feature directorial debut of writer, producer and restaurateur Eddie Huang (Fresh Off the Boat) and stars Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Alexa Mareka, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Perry Yung, as well as Pop Smoke who is also contributing music to the project. The movie tells the story of a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA and must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2020)

March 6, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Onward directed by Dan Scanlon and starring Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. The film’s original score is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, The Addams Family, Storks). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as an original song co-written and performed by Brandi Carlile. Check out our previous previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production.

Also opening wide is the drama The Way Back directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar and Glynn Turman. Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon, Nerve, Foxcatcher, The Upside, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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‘Run This Town’ Score Album to Be Released

March 5, 2020 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Ricky Tollman, Run This Town, score, Soundtrack

Linear Labs will release a soundtrack album for the drama Run This Town. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (Luke Cage, Black Dynamite). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 6 and will be available to stream/download here. Run This Town is written and directed by Ricky Tollman and stars Ben Platt, Mena Massoud, Nina Dobrev, Scott Speedman, Jennifer Ehle and Damian Lewis. The movie revolves around a young journalist and a young political aide who become entangled in a larger-than-life political scandal as they struggle to navigate adult life.

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‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details

June 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Luke Cage, Marvel, Netflix, score, Soundtrack

The full details of the second soundtrack album for Marvel’s Netflix original series Luke Cage have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, as well as the songs King’s Paradise performed in an episode by Rakim and written by William Griffin, Younge & Muhammad, Love You Forever Right Now performed by Joi who also co-wrote the track with Marlon Cox and Family First co-written and performed by Gabrielle Dennis (Tilda Johnson). Also included are two covers by teen blues guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 22 and will be available to download on Amazon.

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Soundtrack Details for Marvel’s Netflix Series ‘Luke Cage’

October 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Luke Cage, Marvel, Netflix, score, Soundtrack

The details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Luke Cage have been revealed. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Also included are tracks by Raphael Saadiq, Faith Evans, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley, as well as the song Bulletproof Love by the composers & Method Man, which was already released last week as a single. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. The first season of Luke Cage developed by Cheo Hodari Coker based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Sônia Braga premiered last week and is now available to stream on Netflix.

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