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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 7, 2021)

Premiering on Wednesday, February 10, is the Netflix docu-series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel directed by Joe Berlinger, executive produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Jon Doran, Jon Kamen & Ryan Miller about Downtown Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel. The show’s original score is composed by Wendy Blackstone (A Girl in the River, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Lost in Florence). Cesar Davila-Irizarry has provided the project’s main titles theme. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 4-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Friday, February 12, is the Amazon original movie The Map of Tiny Perfect Things directed by Ian Samuels and starring Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Jermaine Harris, Anna Mikami, Josh Hamilton, Cleo Fraser and Jorja Fox. Tom Bromley (Angelfish) has composed the film’s original music. The romantic comedy drama, which follows a quick-witted teen who is contentedly living the same day in an endless loop when his world is turned upside-down by a mysterious girl, also stuck in the same loop, will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.

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Original Song ‘I’m a King’ by Bobby Sessions & Megan Thee Stallion from ‘Coming 2 America’ Released

Def Jam Recordings has released the original song I’m a King from the comedy Coming 2 America. The track is performed by Bobby Sessions & Megan Thee Stallion who also co-wrote the song with Arthur Lee Putman, Tariq Anwar-Bassett Sharrieff and Chelsia L. Reeves. Click here to stream/download I’m a King and also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album, which will also features new songs by YG feat. Big Sean and John Legend & Burna Boy feat. Nile Rodgers, as well as classic tracks by Teyana Taylor, Public Enemy & others, will be released on March 5, 2021. Check back on this page for the full track list. Coming 2 America is directed by Craig Brewer and stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, Wesley Snipes and James Earl Jones.

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Jónsi Scoring Stefano Sollima’s ‘Without Remorse’

Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Without Remorse. The film is directed by Stefano Sollima (Sicario: Day of the Soldado) and stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Luke Mitchell, Jacob Scipio, Cam Gigandet, Jack Kesy, Todd Lasance and Brett Gelman. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Tom Clancy and follows U.S. Navy SEAL John Clark as he tries to exact vengeance for his wife’s murder, only to find himself inside a larger conspiracy. Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water, Sicario, Yellowstone) & Will Staples (The Right Stuff) wrote the screenplay.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 31, 2021)

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series The Long Song created by Andrea Levy, directed by Mahalia Belo and starring Tamara Lawrance, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Jordan Bolger, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Gordon Brown, Ayesha Antoine, Leo Bill, Sir Lenny Henry and Madeleine Mantock. The show’s original music is written by late composer Jonathan Rhys Hill (The Trial of Christine Keeler). The 5-part drama, which centers on an indomitable, young slave who works on a sugarcane plantation with her detestable mistress, premiered in the UK in 2018 on BBC One and is making its domestic debut as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series.

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, February 1, is the Scandinavian limited series The Investigation directed by Tobias Lindholm and starring Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Rolf Lassgård, Laura Christensen, Anders Juul, Henrik Birch, Hans Henrik Clemensen, Dulfi Al-Jabouri and Charlotte Munck. Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Before the Frost) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part drama, which explores the complex real-life investigation surrounding the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, one of the most notorious criminal cases in Danish media history, is making its U.S. debut on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

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Soundtrack Album for Mike Cahill’s Amazon Movie ‘Bliss’ Announced

Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Amazon original movie Bliss. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates (Unbelievable, Away, The Magicians, I Origins, The Path, The Looming Tower, Another Earth).  Also included is the original song You And I written by Bates and featuring vocals by Skye Edwards of Morcheeba (click here to stream/download the track and check out the official music video after the jump). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 5 and is now available for pre-order here. Bliss is written and directed by Mike Cahill and stars Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson, Madeline Zima, Nesta Cooper and Joshua Leonard. The sci-fi drama tells the story of an unfulfilled man who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets a mysterious woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation.

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Soundtrack EP for Amazon’s ‘Flack’ Released

Dharma Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the Amazon original series Flack. The EP features four songs from the show co-written by series composer Alexander Wolfe and performed by TYGERMYLK. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other digital music store. Flack is created by Oliver Lansley and stars Anna Paquin, Lydia Wilson, Sophie Okonedo, Rebecca Benson, Genevieve Angelson, Marc Warren, Arinzé Kene, Rufus Jones and Andrew Leung. The comedy drama revolves around a publicity maven who’s an expert at her craft but a complete self-saboteur when it comes to her personal life.

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‘Sylvie’s Love’ Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the romantic drama Sylvie’s Love. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fabrice Lecomte. Also included are the songs Quizás, Quizás, Quizás performed by Eva Longoria and Waltz For Debby performed by Samantha Sidley. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sylvie’s Love is written and directed by Eugene Ashe and stars Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Aja Naomi King, Eva Longoria, Wendi Mclendon-Covey and Jemima Kirke. The movie tells the story of a young woman who meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 20, 2020)

Premiering on Wednesday, December 23 is the period drama Sylvie’s Love written and directed by Eugene Ashe and starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi Kin, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jemima Kirke. The film’s original music is composed by Fabrice Lecomte. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. The full album details will posted on this page within the next couple of days. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.

Premiering on Friday, December 25 is the animated feature Soul directed by Pete Docter and starring Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Daveed Diggs. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Mank) have composed the film’s original score and Jon Batiste has provided original jazz compositions and arrangements. Walt Disney Records has released a digital soundtrack featuring the score, the jazz music and the songs from the movie (click here for the full album details) and has also released two separate vinyl soundtracks featuring the score and Batiste’s jazz music (click here for more details). Soul will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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Soundtrack Album for ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ Movie ‘Nocturne’ Released

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Welcome to the Blumhouse installment Nocturne. The album features the film’s original music composed by British EDM artist Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Nocturne is written and directed by Zu Quirke and stars Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Jacques Colimon and Ivan Shaw. The movie is set at an elite arts academy and follows a music student who begins to outshine her more accomplished twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 13, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the second season of the Epix original series Pennyworth developed by Bruno Heller and starring Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Jason Flemyng, Ryan Fletcher, Emma Paetz, Dorothy Atkinson,Paloma Faith, James Purefoy, Edward Hogg, Ramon Tikaram, Jessye Romeo, Harriet Slater, Simon Manyonda and Jessica de Gouw. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, His Dark Materials, The Lego Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life) is scoring the show’s second season. Check out our previous news article for more details and to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Epix.

Also premiering tonight is the Paramount Network original movie Dashing in December written and directed by Jake Helgren and starring Juan Pablo Di Pace, Peter Porte, Caroline Harris and Andie MacDowell. The film’s original music is composed by Chad Rehmann (Camp Cold Brook, The Funhouse Massacre, Dream Killer). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official movie website for more information about the drama.

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