Milan Records has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Betty. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Aska Matsumiya (I’m Your Woman, Skate Kitchen, After Yang, Selah and the Spades). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year. Betty is created and directed by Crystal Moselle based on her 2018 feature Skate Kitchen and stars Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell and Rachelle Vinberg.
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Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Betty’ to Be Released
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original series Betty. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, Spelah and the Spades, 37 Seconds). Also included are songs by Cigarettes After Sex, Rosehardt, Ruby Haunt, Volta Jazz & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Betty is created and directed by Crystal Moselle based on her feature Skate Kitchen and stars Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell and Rachelle Vinberg. The drama follows a diverse group of young women navigate their lives through the male-dominated world of skateboarding in New York City.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 3, 2020)
Premiering on Wednesday, May 6, is the Netflix documentary Becoming directed by Nadia Hallgren and produced by Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness & Lauren Cioffi about the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama as she embarks on a 34-city tour. The film’s original music is composed by jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, May 8, is the Netflix limited series The Eddy created by Jack Thorne and starring André Holland, Joanna Kulig, Amandla Stenberg, Leila Bekhti and Tahar Rahim. Glen Ballard (The Polar Express) and Randy Kerber (The Color Purple) have composed the show’s original music. Arista Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ songs from the drama on Friday. Check out our soundtrack album announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series.
Aska Matsumiya Scoring HBO’s ‘Betty’
Aska Matsumiya is composing the original music for the new HBO original series Betty. The show is based on Crystal Moselle’s feature Skate Kitchen and stars Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell and Rachelle Vinberg who are reprising their characters from the movie. The drama follows a diverse group of young women navigate their lives through the male-dominated world of skateboarding in New York City. Moselle is directing all six episodes of the show’s first season and is also executive producing the Arfy Material and Untitled Entertainment production with Lesley Arfin (Love), Igor Srubshchik (Master of None, Crashing) and Jason Weinberg (Lovelace).