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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 4, 2021)

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, July 5, is the British series The Beast Must Die developed by Gaby Chiappe based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Blake and starring Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo OBE, Nathaniel Parker, Billy Howle and Geraldine James. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell, Disobedience, Temple, The Cave, Noughts + Crosses). Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past May when the drama premiered in the UK on BritBox. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on AMC+ before airing on AMC every Monday starting July 12.

Premiering on Wednesday, July 7, is the Disney+ original series Monsters at Work developed by Bobs Gannaway based on Pixar’s feature Monsters, Inc. and starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Jennifer Tilly, John Ratzenberger, Bonnie Hunt, Ben Feldman, Henry Winkler, Mindy Kalling, Lucas Neff and Alanna Ubac. Dominic Lewis (The Man in the High Castle, Peter Rabbit, DuckTales, Free Birds, Money Monster) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the Disney Television Animation production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 20, 2021)

Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Kevin Can F**k Himself created by Valerie Armstrong and starring Annie Murphy, Eric Petersen, Mary Hollis Inboden, Brian Howe, Raymond Lee and Alex Bonifer. The show’s original music is composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams,  Gemini, Divorce, Her Smell, The Hero). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and is also available to stream on AMC+.

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Us adapted by David Nicholls from his novel of the same title, directed by Geoffrey Sax and starring Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves, Tom Taylor, Sofie Gråbøl, Iain De Caestecker and Thaddea Graham. Oli Julian (Catastrophe, Sex Education, How to Build a Girl, Code 404, Episodes, Plebs) has composed the show’s original music. Manners McDade has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the comedy drama premiered in the UK on BBC One. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is making its U.S. premiere on PBS.

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Soundtrack Album for BritBox’s & AMC’s ‘The Beast Must Die’ Soundtrack Released

Accidental Editions has released a soundtrack album for the BritBox and AMC original series The Beast Must Die. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, Gloria Bell, Temple, The Cave, Noughts + Crosses). The soundtrack is now available to stream on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The Beast Must Die is developed by Gaby Chiappe based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Blake and stars Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo OBE, Billy Howle, Nathaniel Parker and Geraldine James. The 6-parter directed by Dome Karukoski tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.

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Matthew Herbert Scoring BritBox’s & AMC’s ‘The Beast Must Die’

Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, Gloria Bell, The Cave) has composed the original music for the new BritBox and AMC original series The Beast Must Die. The show is developed by Gaby Chiappe (​Their Finest, Misbehaviour) based on the novel by Nicholas Blake and stars Jared Harris, Cush Jumbo OBE, Billy Howle, Nathaniel Parker and Geraldine James. The 6-part thriller is directed by Dome Karukoski (​Tolkien, Tom of Finland​) and tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 16, 2021)

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Death and Nightingales adapted and directed by Allan Cubitt and starring Matthew Rhys, Jamie Dornan and Ann Skelly. The show’s original music is composed by David Holmes (Ocean’s 11, Out of Sight, Haywire, Killing Eve, Logan Lucky, Ordinary Love, Analyze That) and Gerry Diver (Pixie). The 3-part drama, which tells a story of love, betrayal and revenge set in the haunting countryside of Northern Ireland in 1885, premiered in the UK in 2018 on BBC Two (and in Ireland on RTÉ One) and is making its U.S. debut on Starz.

Also premiering tonight is the Starz original series Run the World created by Leigh Davenport and starring Bresha Webb, Amber Stevens West, Corbin Reid, Tonya Pinkins, Andrea Bordeaux, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Jay Walker and Nick Sagar. Robert Glasper (The Photograph, Miles Ahead) & Derrick Hodge are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz.

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Keegan DeWitt Scoring AMC’s ‘Kevin Can F**k Himself’

Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, Gemini, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Divorce, Her Smell, The Hero) has been tapped to score the upcoming AMC original series Kevin Can F**k Himself. The show is created by Valerie Armstrong and stars Annie Murphy, Eric Petersen, Mary Hollis Inboden, Raymond Lee, Brian Howe and Alex Bonifer. The comedy tells the story of a woman who keeps playing a perfect housewife until one day she realizes what she wants: to kill her husband. Craig DiGregorio (Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Ash vs Evil Dead) serves as the project’s showrunner and is also executive producing the AMC Studios production with Armstrong and Rashida Jones & Will McCormack (Celeste and Jesse Forever).

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‘A Discovery of Witches’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released

Dubois Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Sky original series A Discovery of Witches. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Rob Lane (John Adams, Merlin, MotherFatherSon, Atlantis, The Damned United, Beowulf). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from the first season back in 2018. A Discovery of Witches is based on Deborah Harkness’ historical fantasy novel of the same title and stars Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Alex Kingston, Valarie Pettiford, Edward Bluemel, Louise Brealey, Malin Buska, Aiysha Hart, Owen Teale and Lindsay Duncan.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 11, 2020)

Premiering tomorrow, October 12, is the second episode of the AMC anthology series Soulmates created by Will Bridges & Brett Goldstein. Episode 2, entitled The Lovers, is directed by Rob Savage and stars David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Karima McAdams and Henry Goodman. Michael Price (Sherlock, Dracula, Wild Target, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Unforgotten, Another Me) has composed the episode’s original music. Check out our previous article about the show’s first episode (scored by Craig Armstrong) to learn more about the drama, which currently airs every Monday night on AMC.

Premiering on Tuesday, October 13, as part of Amazon’s Welcome to the Blumhouse series, is the supernatural horror thriller Nocturne written and directed by Zu Quirke and starring Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Ivan Shaw and Jacques Colimon. The film’s original music is composed by British EDM artist Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz). Click here for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.

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‘The Little Drummer Girl’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC & AMC limited series The Little Drummer Girl. The album features the show’s original music composed by Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, Thirst, The Handmaiden). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 6, 2020 and physically the following week. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. The Little Drummer Girl is directed by Chan-woon Park and stars Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon, Clare Holman, Charles Dance, Kate Sumpter, Simona Brown and Max Irons. The 6-parter is based on John le Carré’s novel of the same title and follows a fiery actress and idealist whose resolve is tested after she meets a mysterious man while on holiday in Greece.

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Craig Armstrong Scoring ‘Soulmates’ Episode ‘Watershed’

Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, Romeo + Juliet, Love Actually, The Bone Collector) has composed the original music for the first episode of the new AMC anthology series Soulmates created by Will Bridges (Black Mirror: USS Callister & Shut Up and Dance) & Brett Goldstein. Episode 1, entitled Watershed, is directed by Rob Savage and stars Sarah Snook, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Dolly Wells and Darren Boyd. The show is set 15 years into the future, when science has made a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet – a test that unequivocally tells you who your soulmate is. Bridges & Goldstein also wrote the episode and are executive producing the project with Jolyon Symonds (The Escapist) for Fearless Minds, a Banijay Group company.

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