Mica Levi (Under the Skin, Jackie, Monos) has composed the original music for the drama Lovers Rock. The film is directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Shame, Widows) as part of his anthology series Small Axe and stars Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Francis Lovehall, Shaniqua Okwok, Ellis George, Kadeem Ramsay, Daniel Francis-Swaby, Kedar Williams-Stirling and Joshua Vine. The movie takes place during a blues party in the early 1980s and tells a story of young love. McQueen also co-wrote the script with Courttia Newland. Levi has also composed the original score for the other installments in the Small Axe series.
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Soundtrack Album for BBC’s & Amazon’s ‘The Pale Horse’ to Be Released
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the British mini-series The Pale Horse. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, This Beautiful Fantastic, Lost Girls, Calibre). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 18 and will be available to stream/download here. The Pale Horse is developed by Sarah Phelps based on Agatha Christie’s novel of the same title and stars Rufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario, Sean Pertwee, Bertie Carvel, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Poppy Gilbert, Madeleine Bowyer and Kathy Kiera Clarke.
Original Song ‘Turntables’ by Janelle Monáe from Liz Garbus’ & Lisa Cortés’ ‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ Released
Bad Boy Records has released the original song Turntables from the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy. The track is performed by Janelle Monáe and co-written by Monáe herself, Nathaniel Irvin III and George “George 2.0” A. Peters. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. All In: The Fight for Democracy is directed by Liz Garbus & Lisa Cortés and – in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election – examines the issue of voter suppression in the United States. The film, which is scored by Gil Talmi (The Great Hack) and also features additional music by Meshell Ndegeocello, interweaves personal experiences with current activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our democracy from the very beginning.
Terence Blanchard Scoring Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami’
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Red Tails, Da 5 Bloods) has composed the original music for the upcoming drama One Night in Miami. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Regina King and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Michael Imperioli and Beau Bridges. The movie is written by Kemp Powers based on his 2013 stage play of the same title and centers on a 1964 meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 16, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Lovecraft Country developed by Misha Green, executive produced by Jordan Peele & J.J. Abrams and starring Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Abbey Lee, Jada Harris, Wunmi Mosaku and Michael Kenneth Williams. The show’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (Step, Set It Up, Taken, Why We Hate) and Raphael Saadiq (Insecure, Black Nativity, The After Party). Check out our previous news article for more information about the horror drama, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, August 18, is the British comedy Dead Pixels created by Jon Brown and starring Alexa Davies, Will Merrick, Sargon Yeld, Charlotte Ritchie, David Mumeni and Noush Skaugen. Andrew Barnabas & Paul Arnold (The Hatton Garden Job, Stoner Express, Primal, My Brother Is a Dog) are composing the show’s original music. The series, which, premiered last year in the UK on E4 and will debut in the U.S. on The CW. The comedy, which follows a group of friends who are obsessed with the online fantasy game “Kingdom Scrolls,” has already been renewed for a second season and will air every Tuesday night.
‘Chemical Hearts’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Chemical Hearts. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen James Taylor (Southside with You, Teacher’s Pet, Timon & Pumbaa, G.I. Joe). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, August 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chemical Hearts is written and directed by Richard Tanne and stars Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams, Sarah Jones, Adhir Kalyan, Kara Young, Coral Peña, and C.J. Hoff.. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Krystal Sutherland and follows a high school student who has never been in love and focuses of his attention on finally becoming the editor of his high school newspaper until he he meets a transfer student on the first day of his senior year.
Jeff Russo to Score Amazon’s ‘Utopia’
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy) has been hired to score the upcoming Amazon original series Utopia. The show is developed by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) based on Dennis Kelly’s Channel 4 series and stars Sasha Lane, Rainn Wilson, Dan Byrd, Javon Walton, Cory Michael Smith, Ashleigh LaThrop, Desmin Borges, Jessica Rothe, Farrah Mackenzie, Christopher Denham, Jeanine Serralle and John Cusack. Flynn and Kelly are also executive producing the Amazon Studios and Jessica Rhoades. follows a group of young adults who meet online that are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come into possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel.
‘4 Blocks’ Soundtrack Album Released
recordJet has released the first soundtrack album for the German TV series 4 Blocks. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Stefan Will (Freud, Phoenix, Transit, Rammbock). Visit Amazon to stream/download the soundtrack. 4 Blocks is developed by Hanno Hackfort, Bob Konrad, Richard Kropf & Marvin Kren and stars Kida Khodr Ramadan, Frederick Lau, Veysel Gelin, Almila Bagriacik, Maryam Zaree, Karolina Lodyga and Massiv. The gangster drama revolves around the leader of a crime family and drug cartel in Berlin, who is forced to live an ordinary life after his brother is arrested.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 19, 2020)
Premiering tomorrow, July 20, is the new Quibi original series Die Hart created by Tripper Clancy & Derek Kolstad and starring Kevin Hart,John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jean Reno and Josh Hartnett. The show’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, F*&% the Prom). Check out our previous news article for more information about the action comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Quibi.
Premiering on Friday, July 24, is the Netflix original film The Kissing Booth 2 directed by Vince Marcello and starring Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Meganne Young, Carson White, Taylor Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Molly Ringwald. Patrick Kirst (Inherit the Viper, Grace Stirs Up Success) who previously scored the 2018 original film has composed the film’s original music. Click here to learn more about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
More Music from ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 3 Released
Universal Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Amazon original series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The album features all original songs from the show’s third season written by Curtis Moore & Thomas Mizer, the cover versions of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square and They Say It’s Wonderful performed by Shy Baldwin (played by Leroy McClain), as well as Sutton Foster’s rendition of Perfectly Marvelous & more. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring music from Season 3, as well as two albums featuring songs from the first two seasons. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and stars Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub, Michael Zegen and Marin Hinkle.