Silva Screen Records will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC Earth natural history series Seven Worlds One Planet. The Expanded Edition soundtrack features selections of the show’s music composed by Jacob Shea (Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II) for Bleeding Fingers Music who also wrote the project’s theme with Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Inception), including over an hour of previously unreleased music. The soundtrack will be released on January 17, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The original soundtrack for the series was released this past October.
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Soundtrack Albums for BBC America’s ‘Killing Eve’ Announced
Heavenly Recordings and Sid Gentle Films have announced the first soundtrack albums for the BBC America original series Killing Eve. The album feature selections of the original music from the show’s first two season composed by Unloved (aka composers David Holmes & Keefus Ciancia and vocalist Jade Vincent). Also included are tracks by Cigarettes After Sex, Cat’s Eyes, Fabienne Delsol, Fireflies & others. Both soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl on November 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the Season 1 vinyl and digital album and click here to order the Season 2 vinyl and digital release. Killing Eve is developed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and stars Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer and Fiona Shaw.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom created by Matthew Carnahan and starring Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The show’s original music is composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things, Butterfly, Native Son). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the project (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring a selections of songs from the series (click here for more information).
Premiering tomorrow, January 14, is the Fox drama The Passage developed by Liz Heldens based on Justin Cronin’s book series and starring Saniyya Sidney, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Caroline Chikezie, Henry Ian Cusick, Vincent Piazza and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of) and Jordan Gagne (The Rookie, Waco) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox.
‘Doctor Who’ Season 11 Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the new season of BBC’s Doctor Who have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s eleventh season composed by Segun Akinola who took over scoring duties on the series this year from Murray Gold who scored the previous seasons. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on January 11, 2019 by Silva Screen Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical release is also in the works. Season 11 of Doctor Who is executive produced by Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Sam Hoyle and stars Jodie Whitaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Dynasties’ Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC Earth docu-series Dynasties. The album features the show’s original music composed by Benji Merrison and Will Slater (Africa, One Strange Rock, Planet Earth Live) and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Sunday, November 11 (click here to download) and physically on December 14. Check back on this page for the CD pre-order link. Dynasties is produced by BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit and highlights five of the world’s most celebrated but endangered animals, as they do whatever it takes to survive and protect the next generation.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Class’ Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for BBC’s Doctor Who spin-off Class. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed and arranged by Blair Mowat (Electric Man, Happy!). The soundtrack will be released digitally and on CD on December 7, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (digital version) and here (CD version). A limited vinyl version is set to come out in early January. Class is created by Patrick Ness and stars Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, Vivian Oparah and Katherine Kelly. The series tells the story of students and staff at Coal Hill Academy, who save London from alien threats.
Soundtrack Album for ‘The Last Kingdom’ to Be Released
Sony Classical will release the first soundtrack album for the British historical drama series The Last Kingdom. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The White Queen, The White Princess, Jamestown) and Eivør. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 9, 2018 (click here to pre-order). A CD version coming out on November 23 and will be available to pre-order as an import on Amazon within the next couple of days. The Last Kingdom is based on The Saxon Stories novels by Bernard Cornwell and stars Alexander Dreymon, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Ian Hart, Tobias Santelmann, Simon Kunz and Joseph Millson.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 7, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the 11th season of BBC’s Doctor Who executive produced by Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Sam Hoyle and starring Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh. The show’s new composer is Segun Akinola who is taking over from Murray Gold who has scored the previous seasons. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information. The new season of Doctor Who will air in the U.S. on BBC America and in the UK on BBC One.
Also premiering tonight is the new animated series Star Wars Resistance created by Dave Filoni and featuring the voices of Christopher Sean, Bobby Moynihan, Suzie McGrath, Scott Lawrence, Myrna Velasco, Josh Brener, Donald Faison, Jim Rash and Lex Lang. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Tavera (Drowning Mona, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Guardians of the Galaxy TV series). The Lucasfilm Animation production will air every Sunday night on the Disney Channel. Visit the official show website to learn more about the series.
Segun Akinola Tapped as New ‘Doctor Who’ Composer
BBC announced today that Segun Akinola is the new composer of the BBC drama Doctor Who. He is scoring the 11th season of the show, which stars Jodie Whitaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill. Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) serves as the project’s head writer and is also executive producing the project with Matt Strevens and Sam Hoyle. Murray Gold was the composer of the previous seasons and scored all of the series’ episodes since 2005.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 8, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the Starz limited series Howards End developed by Kenneth Lonergan and starring Hayley Atwell, Matthew Macfadyen, Julia Ormond, Philippa Coulthard, Joseph Quinn, Rosalind Eleazar, Tracey Ullman and Alex Lawther. The 4-parter’s original music is composed by Nico Muhly (The Reader, Kill Your Darlings, Margaret, Joshua). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and visit the official show website for more information about the drama.
Also premiering tonight is the new BBC America original series Killing Eve created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and starring Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, David Haig, Kim Bodnia, Darren Boyd, Sean Delaney, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Owen McDonnell. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Analyze That, Haywire, Out of Sight) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article and the official show website to learn more about the series, which has already been renewed for a second season.