Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack EP for the Netflix original series Bridgerton featuring the classical cover versions of songs including Ariana Grande’s thank u, next, Maroon 5’s Girls Like You, Shawn Mendes’ In My Blood & Billie Eilish’s bad guy performed by the Vitamin String Quartet, as well as Celeste’s Strange by the show’s composer Kris Bowers feat. Hillary Smith and Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams by Duomo. The 6-track EP will be released digitally on December 25 and is now available for pre-order here. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring Bowers’ score from the drama.
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‘Bridgerton’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Bridgerton. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Kris Bowers (Green Book, When They See Us, Dear White People, Bad Hair, Mrs. America). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 25, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack EP featuring the covers from the drama will also be coming out on the same day (check back on this page for more information). Bridgerton is created by Chris Van Dusen, executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Golda Rosheuvel, Luke Newton, Jonathan Bailey, Claudia Jessie, Nicola Coughlan, Ruby Barker, Sabrina Bartlett, Polly Walker, Ruth Gemmell, Adjoa Andoh, Bessie Carter, Harriet Cains and Julie Andrews.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 20, 2020)
Premiering on Wednesday, December 23 is the period drama Sylvie’s Love written and directed by Eugene Ashe and starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi Kin, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jemima Kirke. The film’s original music is composed by Fabrice Lecomte. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. The full album details will posted on this page within the next couple of days. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.
Premiering on Friday, December 25 is the animated feature Soul directed by Pete Docter and starring Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Daveed Diggs. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Mank) have composed the film’s original score and Jon Batiste has provided original jazz compositions and arrangements. Walt Disney Records has released a digital soundtrack featuring the score, the jazz music and the songs from the movie (click here for the full album details) and has also released two separate vinyl soundtracks featuring the score and Batiste’s jazz music (click here for more details). Soul will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ to Feature Music by Kris Bowers
Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Mrs. America, When They See Us) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Bridgerton. The show is created by Chris Van Dusen and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Golda Rosheuvel, Jonathan Bailey, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Ruby Barker, Nicola Coughlan, Sabrina Bartlett, Adjoa Andoh, Polly Walker, Ruth Gemmell, Bessie Carter, Harriet Cains, as well as Julie Andrews as the voice of Lady Whistledown. The drama is inspired by Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels and revolves around the eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family as they look for love and happiness in London high society.