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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 9, 2025)

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Premiering on Tuesday, February 11, is the Netflix original anime film The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep directed by Kang Hei Chul and starring Doug Cockle, Joey Batey, Anya Chalotra and Christina Wren. The movie’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid: Redemption, Project Power). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Studio MIR production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Wednesday, February 12, is the Disney+ original documentary series Harlem Ice directed by Samantha Knowles and executive produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Geeta Gandbhir, Meredith Kaulfers, Robin Roberts and Justin Wilkes. Sami Jano (Dads, We Feed People) & James Jano have composed the show’s original music. The 5-parter, which follows the coaches and girls of Figure Skating in Harlem as they prepare for performances, competitions, and a life-changing global experience, will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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‘Clean Slate’ Theme Song Released

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Madison Gate Records has released the theme song from the new Prime Video original series Clean Slate. The track performed by Alex Newell & the show’s composer Pierre Charles (Inventing Anna, East New York, They Cloned Tyrone) and is now available to stream/download as a digital single (which also includes an instrumental version) on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Clean Slate is created by Laverne Cox, George Wallace & Dan Ewen and stars Cox, Wallace, Telma Hopkins, Jay Wilkison, D.K. Uzoukwu and Norah Murphy.

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Theodore Shapiro Scoring Paul Feig’s ‘Another Simple Favor’

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Theodore Shapiro (Severance, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada, Bombshell, Marley & Me) is returning to score the upcoming comedy/thriller sequel Another Simple Favor. The film is directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) and stars Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Andrew Rannells, Elizabeth Perkins, Bashir Salahuddin, Henry Golding, Michele Morrone, Elena Sofia Ricci,  Allison Janey, and Alex Newell. The movie follows Stephanie Smothers & Emily Nelson as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 2, 2025)

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Premiering tonight is the Adult Swim original series Common Side Effects created by Joe Bennett & Steve Hely and starring Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Joseph Lee Anderson and Martha Kelly. The show’s original music is composed by Nicolas Snyder (Scavengers Reign). The animated comedic thriller, which follows two former high school lab partners who share a secret after one of them discovers the world’s greatest medicine: a mushroom that can heal almost anything, will air every Sunday night on Adult Swim and will also be available to stream on Max.

Premiering on Wednesday, February 5, is the Netflix original film Kinda Pregnant directed by Tyler Spindel and starring Amy Schumer (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Jillian Bell, Will Forte, Brianne Howey, Damon Wayans Jr., Urzila Carlson, Lizze Broadway, Chris Geere, Alex Moffa and Joel David Moore. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Over the Hedge, The Gilded Age, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan, The Perfect Couple, Smallfoot, Hotel Rwanda) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Magnus Ferrell’s & Deacon’s Original Song ‘Slow Down’ from ‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Released

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Republic Records has released the original song Slow Down from the Prime Video original movie You’re Cordially Invited. The track co-written (with Gabe Yaron) and performed by Magnus Ferrell feat. Deacon is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The label has also released the Islands in the Stream covers from the comedy today. Available separately as a digital single is a score suite by the film’s composer Michael Andrews. You’re Cordially Invited is written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Jimmy Tatro, Meredith Hagner, Celia Weston, Leanne Morgan, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Stony Blyden, Rory Scovel, Ramona Young and Jack McBrayer .

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Will Ferrell’s & Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Islands in the Stream’ Cover from ‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Released

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Republic Records has released the cover versions of Kenny Rogers’ & Dolly Parton’s song Islands in the Stream (written by the Bee Gees) from the Prime Video original movie You’re Cordially Invited. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a digital single featuring the “end credits” version performed by lead actors Will Ferrell & Reese Witherspoon and the “wedding” version performed by Ferrell & Geraldine Viswanathan. Also listen to both tracks (produced by the film’s composer Michael Andrews) after the jump. You’re Cordially Invited is written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and also stars Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Jack McBrayer, Celia Weston, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Stony Blyden, Keyla Monterroso Mejia and Ramona Young.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 26, 2025)

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Premiering tonight is the new CBS drama Watson developed by Craig Sweeny and starring Morris Chestnut, Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Inga Schlingmann, Ritchie Coster and Rochelle Aytes. The show’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Dynasty, Boston Strangler, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood). The series, which takes place six months after the death of the title character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty and follows Dr. John Watson as he resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders, will air Sunday nights on CBS and will also be available to stream on Paramount+.

Premiering on Tuesday, January 28, is the Hulu original series Paradise created by Dan Fogelman and starring Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Aliyah Mastin, Sarah Shahi, Percy Daggs IV and Nicole Brydon Bloom. Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, The Idea of You, Rabbit Hole, Welcome to Chippendales, Queenpins, Looking for Alaska) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released on Friday. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

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Jakwob Scoring Charlotte Fassler’s & Dani Girdwood’s ‘My Fault: London’

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Music producer, songwriter and DJ Jakwob (aka James Jacob) has provided the original score for the upcoming British Prime Video original movie My Fault: London. The film is directed by Charlotte Fassler & Dani Girdwood and stars Asha Banks, Matthew Broome, Eve Macklin, Ray Fearon, Jason Flemyng, Enva Lewis, Kerim Hassan, Amelia Kenworthy, Sam Buchanan and Harry Gilby. The romantic drama is based on the first book of Mercedes Ron’s bestselling Culpables trilogy and the Spanish 2023 feature Culpa mía and follows an 18-year old who moves from America to London into her mother’s new husband’s mansion, where she meets and forms a relationship with her new stepbrother.

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‘La Liberación’ Soundtrack Album Released

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Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican Prime Video original series La Liberación. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Mexican Institute of Sound (aka Camilo Lara) (A Million Miles Away, Gentefied, Going Varsity in Mariachi). Also included are songs by Las Áñez. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to Lara’s first score track after the jump. La Liberación is created and directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella and stars Ilse Salas, Cassandra Ciangherotti,Johanna Murillo, Ofelia Medina, Dolores Heredia and Diego Boneta. The 7-part comedy drama follows three women who join forces to prevent a sexual harassment complaint against a renowned movie director from coming to light.

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Soundtrack Album for Prime Video’s ‘On Call’ to Be Released

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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series On Call. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Atli Örvarsson (Silo, Vantage Point, Defending Jacob, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Edge of Seventeen, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Eagle, Rams). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 10 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Long Beach) below. On Call is created by Tim Walsh & Elliot Wolf and stars Troian Bellisario, Brandon Larracuente, Eriq La Salle and Lori Loughlin. The drama, which incorporates a mixture of dash-camera, bodycam and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, follows a veteran training officer who gets paired with a rookie to go on patrol in Long Beach, California.

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