Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series The Chi created by Lena Waithe and starring Jason Mitchell, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Tiffany Boone and Armando Riesco. The show’s original music is composed by Patrick Warren (Bloodworth, According to Spencer). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which follows a group of residents from the south of Chicago and which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.
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Cezary Skubiszewski to Score Amazon’s ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’
Cezary Skubiszewski has been hired to score the upcoming Amazon original mini-series Picnic at Hanging Rock. The show is based on Joan Lindsay’s Australian novel and stars Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Madeleine Madden, Samara Weaving, Ruby Rees and Inez Curroas. The 6-parter revolves around the mysterious disappearances of three schoolgirls and one teacher on Valentine’s Day 1900 and the subsequent investigation. Jo Porter and Anthony Ellis are executive producing the FremantleMedia International production with Penny Win (A Place to Call Home, Wentworth Prison).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 17, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the Fox holiday event A Christmas Story Live! starring Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Jane Krakowski, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ana Gasteyer, Ken Jeong and David Alan Grier. The television special’s music is composed by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen) based on their work on the Broadway musical of the same title. They also wrote several new songs. Arts Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the event tomorrow. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, December 18, is the BBC mini-series Gunpowder created by Ronan Bennett & Daniel West and starring Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan, Edward Holcroft, Shaun Dooley, Robert Emms, Derek Riddell and Mark Gatiss. Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (Lion, In Dubious Battle, The Current War) has composed the original music for the 3-parter. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week.Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which premieres stateside on HBO.
‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Amazon Content Services will release a soundtrack album for the new Amazon original series Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first season composed by Joseph Trapanese (Straight Outta Compton, Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, Insurgent, Only the Brave). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Jean-Claude Van Johnson is created by Dave Callaham and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kat Foster, Moises Arias and Phylicia Rashad. The comedy follows a global martial arts and film sensation who is operating under the simple alias of “Johnson,” the most dangerous undercover private contractor in the world.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 10, 2017)
Premiering on Friday, December 15, is the new Amazon original series Jean-Claude Van Johnson created by Dave Callaham and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kat Foster, Moises Arias and Phylicia Rashad. The show’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Only the Brave, The Greatest Showman). The comedy follows a global martial arts and film sensation who is operating under the simple alias of “Johnson,” the most dangerous undercover private contractor in the world. The show’s full first season will be available to stream on Friday on Amazon Prime.
Sutton Foster’s ‘I Enjoy Being a Girl’ from ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Released
Amazon Content Services has released the song I Enjoy Being a Girl from the Amazon original series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The track written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the 1950s musical Flower Drum Song is performed in the show by Sutton Foster + Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks. The song is now available to download on Amazon. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and stars Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Zegen, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle. The drama is set in 1958 Manhattan and tells the story of Miriam “Midge” Maisel whose perfect life suddenly takes an unexpected turn.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 26, 2017)
Premiering on Wednesday, November 29, is the Amazon original series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Zegen, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle. The show’s original music is composed by Sam Phillips who has previously scored Sherman-Palladino’s Gilmore Girls and Bunheads, as well as Eric Gorfain. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series. The show’s full first season will be available to stream on Wednesday on Amazon Prime.
Murray Gold to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘A Very English Scandal’
Murray Gold has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC mini-series A Very English Scandal. The 3-parter is directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity) and stars Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Patricia Hodge, Monica Dolan, Adrian Scarborough, Jason Watkins, Eve Myles, Michele Dotrice and Blake Harrison. The drama tells the story of British politician Jeremy Thorpe who was accused of murdering his ex-lover and was forced to stand trial in 1979. Russell T. Davies who previously collaborated with Gold on such shows as Doctor Who and Torchwood wrote the script.
Jonathan Sadoff Scoring Amazon’s ‘Love You More’
Jonathan Sadoff has recently scored the Amazon comedy pilot Love You More. The show is created by Bobcat Goldthwait (God Bless America), Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City, 2 Broke Girls), Carolyn Strauss (Game of Thrones, Treme) & Bridget Everett who also stars in the series alongside Karen Pittman and Loni Anderson. The comedy revolves around a New York City cabaret sensation who works as a counselor at a group home for young adults with Down syndrome. King and Goldthwait are also executive producing the project for MPK Productions, Warner Bros. Television and Amazon Studios.
Ramin Djawadi to Score Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ Series
Ramin Djawadi has signed on to score the upcoming Amazon original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. The show is developed by Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) & Graham Roland (Fringe) based on the Tom Clancy’s character and stars John Krasinksi in the title role, alongside Abbie Cornish, Peter Fonda, Timothy Hutton,Wendell Pierce, Dina Shihabi and Ali Suliman. The show centers on CIA agent Jack Ryan as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit with a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale.