WaterTower Music has released a previously unreleased song from the Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is a cover version of Free Fallin’ (originally written by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne for Petty’s solo album Full Moon Fever) and performed by Imaginary Future feat. Kina Grannis. Also listen to the track below. A full soundtrack album featuring the other Tom Petty covers from the show, as well as selections of the comedy drama’s original score by Waz & Jamie Jackson was released in October. Bad Monkey isis developed by Bill Lawrence based on Carl Hiaasen’s novel and stars Vince Vaughn, Meredith Hagner, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Michelle Monaghan, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Scott Glenn, Ronald Peet and Jodie Turner-Smith.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 11, 2024)
Premiering today is the MGM+ original documentary series Hollywood Black directed by Justin Simien and inspired by the book from historian Donald Bogle. Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple, Haunted Mansion, Space Jam: A New Legacy) has contributed the main titles theme and Camilo Forero (Beckham, Earthstorm) has composed the show’s original score for Bleeding Fingers Music. The 4-parter, which chronicles a century of the Black experience in Hollywood by unearthing personal stories from actors, writers, producers and directors who fought for their place on the page, will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 14, is the Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey developed by Bill Lawrence and starring Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Meredith Hagner, Rob Delaney, Michelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Scott Glenn and Jodie Turner-Smith. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (Cougar Town, Life Sentence, Bluff City Law, Surviving Jack, Rush Hour). WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the Tom Petty covers created by the project by artists such as Eddie Vedder, Larkin Poe, Weezer, The War on Drugs & others on October 4. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will debut exclusively on Apple TV+.
‘Bad Monkey’ Soundtrack Album Announced
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey. The album features the Tom Petty covers from the show performed by artists such as Weezer, The War on Drugs, Nathaniel Rateliff, Sharon Van Etten, Fitz and the Tantrums & others. Also includes are selections of the drama’s original score composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (Cougar Town, Undateable, Bluff City Law, Life Sentence, Egg, Surviving Jack, Rush Hour). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 4 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Two first songs (Room at the Top by Eddie Vedder & Runnin’ Down a Dream by Larkin Poe) are already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. Bad Monkey is developed by Bill Lawrence based on Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling novel and stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Ronald Peet, Scott Glenn and Jodie Turner-Smith.
WAZ-JACKSON Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Bad Monkey’
The composer duo of WAZ-JACKSON (aka Jamie Jackson & Waz) is reuniting with writer/producer/director Bill Lawrence on the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey. The show is developed by Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) based on the bestselling novel by Carl Hiaasen and stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Jodie Turner-Smith and Scott Glenn. The 10-part drama follows a former Miami PD officer turned health inspector in the Keys who stumbles upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists and sees an opportunity to prove that he can solve murder.