Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, Sister Act, Sleepless in Seattle, Misery, An American President, City Slickers, Patch Adams) will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary Albert Brooks: Defending My Life. The album features the Academy Award-nominated and Grammy, Emmy & Tony Award-winning composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, August 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Shaiman has recently received an Emmy Award nomination for his music for the movie. Check out the composer’s main theme below. Albert Brooks: Defending My Life is directed by Rob Reiner and explores the origins and evolution of Brooks’ career, from stand-up to his seven iconic original motion pictures,.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 5, 2023)
Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Lawmen: Bass Reeves created by Chad Feehan and starring David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Forrest Goodluck, Barry Pepper, Demi Singleton, Donald Sutherland and Dennis Quaid. The show’s original music is composed by Chanda Dancy (Devotion, The Defeated, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Aftershock). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the western drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Premiering on Wednesday, November 8, is the British Apple TV+ original series The Buccaneers created by Katherine Jakeways and starring Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Imogen Waterhouse, Christina Hendricks, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Guy Remmers and Josh Dylan. AVAWAVES (aka Aisling Brouwer & Anna Phoebe) have composed the show’s original score. Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album featuring selections of the composers’ score, as well as songs by Miya Folick, Emily Kokal, Sharon Van Etten, Lucius, Alison Mosshart, Bully, among others on Wednesday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
Marc Shaiman Scoring Rob Reiner’s ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’
Composer Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, Sleepless in Seattle, Sister Act, City Slickers) is reteaming with director Rob Reiner on the upcoming documentary Albert Brooks: Defending My Life. The film centers on comedian, actor and filmmaker Albert Brooks and features interviews with Larry David, Ben Stiller, Judd Apatow, Conan O’Brien, James L. Brooks, Chris Rock, among others. Reiner is also producing the Castle Rock Entertainment production with Matthew George (Wind River, A Private War) and Michele Singer (Shock and Awe).