Composer Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Freaks & Geeks, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Daddy’s Home, Me and You and Everyone We Know) is reuniting with director Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat, Young Rock) on the upcoming slasher comedy Totally Killer. The film starring Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, Julie Bowen, Randall Park, Charlie Gillespie, Lochlyn Munro & Liana Liberato is set 35 years after the murder of three teens, when the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer“ returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. The movie follows a 17-year-old girl who ignores her who comes face-to-face with the masked maniac and accidentally time-travels to 1987, the year of the original killings.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2023)
Premiering today is the AMC original series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon developed by David Zabel and starring Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Eriq Ebouaney, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi, Laika Blanc Francard and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi. The show’s original music is composed by David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, End of Watch, Bright, Monster Trucks, Premium Rush). Check out our previous article for more information about the fifth The Walking Dead spin-off, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, September 12, is the German event series The Swarm (Der Schwarm) based on Frank Schätzing’s bestselling novel and starring Cécile de France, Alexander Karim, Takuya Kimura, Leonie Benesch, Joshua Odjick, Krista Kosonen, Oliver Masucci, Barbara Sukowa and Sharon Duncan-Brewster. Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Blood Red Sky, Bliss, Souls) has composed the show’s original music. Sony Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the sci-fi drama premiered overseas. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which will debut stateside on the CW.
‘Sitting in Bars with Cake’ Score Suite Released
Amazon Content Services has released a digital single featuring music from the Amazon original movie Sitting in Bars with Cake. Available to stream/download now on most major digital music services is the Score Suite written by the film’s composer Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, White House Plumbers, The Kominsky Method, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI :Miami, Heels, Just Friends, Ghosts). Also listen to the full track below. Sitting in Bars with Cake is directed by Trish Sie and stars Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, Martha Kelly, Ron Livingston and Bette Midler.
Alexei Aigui Scoring Raoul Peck’s ‘Silver Dollar Road’
Alexei Aigui (The Truth, Wild Field, Test) has recently been scoring the upcoming documentary Silver Dollar Road. The film is directed by Raoul Peck and centers on a Black family in North Carolina who battles decades of harassment by land developers trying to seize their waterfront property. The movie draws upon the in-depth reporting of Lizzie Presser, published by ProPublica and The New Yorker.
Alex Weston Scoring Lulu Wang’s Amazon Series ‘Expats’
Composer Alex Weston is reteaming with director Lulu Wang on the upcoming Amazon limited series Expats. The show is written and directed by Wang and stars Nicole Kidman, Brian Tee, Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, Ruby Ruiz, Ji-young Yoo, Amelyn Pardenilla, Bonde Sham, Flora Chan and Maggie Lee. The 6-part drama is based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates and follows an American family who have moved to Hong Kong and established a community of fellow expatriates, which is fractured after a sudden family tragedy impacts their intersecting lives.
‘The Wheel of Time’ Season 2 – Volume 1 Soundtrack Album Announced
Milan Records has announced a first soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series The Wheel of Time. The Volume 1 album is the first of an eventual two volumes of original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, His Dark Materials, Black Widow, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves). The conceptual album features 11 key theme tracks, each tailored to a different character in the new season. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Egwene al’Vere) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released multiple albums featuring Balfe’s music from Season 1 back in 2021.
‘New Bandits’ (‘Cangaço Novo’) Soundtrack Album Released
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Brazilian Amazon original series New Bandits (Cangaço Novo). The album features the songs from the show by artists such as Alice Carvalho (who also stars in the series), Jeyci Viana, Rachel Reis, Aila, Getúlio Abelha, Daniel Groove and Kezo Nogueira. Also included are selections of the drama’s original score composed by Beto Villares and Érico Theobaldo. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. New Bandits is created by Eduardo Melo & Mariana Bardan and also stars Allan Souza Lima, Thainá Duarte, Marcélia Cartaxo, Ricardo Blat, Hermila Guedes, Ênio Cavalcante and Adélio Lima.
Milo’s Original Song ‘Getting Even with Steven’ from ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 2 Released
Amazon Content Services has released the original song Getting Even with Steven from the Amazon original series The Summer I Turned Pretty. The track (featured in the Season 2 finale) is co-written (with Mike O) and performed by Will Spencer (as Milo) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. The Summer I Turned Pretty is created by Jenny Han based on her book of the same name and stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Sean Kaufman, Colin Ferguson, Gavin Casalegno, Tom Everett Scott, Rain Spencer, Elsie Fisher and Kyra Sedgwick.
‘Good Omens’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Silva Screen Records has announced the details of the second soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Good Omens. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sherlock, The World Is Not Enough, Godzilla, Shaft). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 25 (click here to stream/download) and on CD on October 13 (visit Amazon to pre-order). A vinyl edition is also in the works. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2019. Good Omens is created by Neil Gaiman based on his & Terry Pratchett’s 1990 novel and stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Gloria Obianyo, Doon Mackichan, Miranda Richardson, Nina Sosanya, Maggie Service, Quelin Sepulveda, Liz Carr and Shelley Conn.
‘Judy Blume Forever’ Soundtrack Album Released
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Judy Blume Forever. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kotomi (aka Lauren Culjak) (Love, Victor, With Love, Long Weekend, The Year Between, Diamond in the Rough). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Judy Blume Forever is directed by Davina Pardo & Leah Wolchok and documents the life and legacy of the trailblazing author Judy Blume whose books revolutionized the way millions of readers understood themselves, their adolescence, and their sexuality.