Amelia Records has released the first soundtrack album for the BBC drama Blue Lights. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Eoin O’Callaghan. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. Blue Lights is created by Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson and stars Nathan Braniff, Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin, Martin McCann, Joanne Crawford, Hannah McClean, Andi Osho, Paddy Jenkins, Desmond Eastwood, Andrea Irvine, Jonathan Harden, Frank Blake, Seána Kerslake, Seamus O’Hara and Dearbhláile McKinney . The series is set in Belfast, Northern Island and follows three PSNI recruits as they try to quell a loyalist feud in the city.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 12, 2024)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow is the British series After the Flood created by Mick Ford and starring Sophie Rundle, Philip Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jonas Armstrong, Nicholas Gleaves, Matt Stokoe, Anita Adam Gabay and Jacqueline Boatswain. The show’s original music is composed by Blair Mowat (Nolly, Class, Doctor Jekyll, McDonald & Dodds, The Amazing Mr. Blunden, Electric Man). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-part mystery drama, which premiered in the UK this past January on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on BritBox.
Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, May 14, is the British series The Killing Kind written by Zara Hayes & Jonathan Stewart based on the novel of the same title by Jane Casey and starring Emma Appleton, Colin Morgan, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Olivia D’Lima, Kerr Logan and Sara Powell. Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, MaryLand, The Bay, Anne, The Long Call, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part thriller, which follows a barrister who her client against stalking charges, only for him to turn on her, premiered in the UK last year on Paramount+ and is making its domestic debut on Hulu.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 28, 2024)
Premiering on Wednesday, January 31, is the FX limited series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans developed by Jon Robin Baitz and starring Tom Hollander, Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Calista Flockhart, Chloë Sevigny, Demi Moore, Treat Williams, Molly Ringwald, Joe Mantello and Russell Tovey. The show’s original score is composed by Julia Newman (At the Gates) and Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, American Beauty, 1917) has contributed the main title theme. Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music this coming week. Check back on this page for the full album details and click here to learn more about the drama, which will air on FX and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Netflix original documentary series Alexander: The Making of a God executive produced by Lucy van Beek & Nick Catliff and starring Buck Braithwaite, Mido Hamada, Will Stevens and Agni Scott. The show’s original music is composed by Taran Mitchell (The Resurrection of Charles Manson) and produced by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, His Dark Materials, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Mitchell’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the 6-parter.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Murder Is Easy’ to Be Released
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC drama Murder Is Easy. The album features the show’s original music composed by Segun Akinola (Doctor Who, 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room, Girl You Know It’s True, The Last Tree, Stephen). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Murder Is Easy is written by Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre based on the classic novel by Agatha Christie and stars David Jonsson, Penelope Wilton, Tom Riley, Morfydd Clark, Douglas Henshall, Mark Bonnar, Mathew Baynton, Nimra Bucha, Tamzin Outhwait and Phoebe Licorish. The 2-part thriller centers on a man who arrives in England and unexpectedly finds himself investigating a series of mysterious deaths, determined to prove that they are not accidents but murders.
Blair Mowat Scoring ITV’s ‘After the Flood’
Blair Mowat (Class, Nolly, Doctor Jekyll, The Amazing Mr. Blunden, McDonald & Dodds, Electric Man) is the composer of the new ITV mystery drama After the Flood. The show is created by Mick Ford and stars Sophie Rundle, Philip Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne, Nicholas Gleaves, Jonas Armstrong, Matt Stokoe, Jacqueline Boatswain and Anita Adam Gabay. The 6-part series is set in a town hit by a devastating flood and follows a police offer who becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to an unidentified man whois found dead in a lift in an underground car park.
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s & BritBox’s ‘Payback’ Released
HTM Television has released a soundtrack album for the ITV drama Payback. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Chris Roe (Trigger Point, Blue Jean, Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, After Love, Wolf, Armstrong, Lancaster). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Listen to the composer’s first track (The World Keeps Turning) below. Payback is written by Debbie O’Malley and stars Morven Christie, Peter Mullan, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Derek Riddell. The 6-part crime thriller directed by Jennie Darnell & Andrew Cumming follows a woman who he becomes entangled in a perilous police operation to topple a notorious crime lord.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Shetland’ Seasons 5-8 to Be Released
Dubois Records will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC drama Shetland. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fifth, sixth, seventh and eight season composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, The White Queen, Belgravia, The White Princess, Grantchester) and Danny Saul (The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 15. The streaming/download link will be added to this page soon. Silva Screen Records has previously released an album featuring Lunn’s music from the first seasons back in 2018. Shetland is based on Ann Cleeves’ novels and stars Ashley Jensen, Douglas Henshall,Alison O’Donnell, Lewis Howden, Steven Robertson, Anne Kidd, Stewart Porter, Erin Armstrong and Mark Bonnar.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 3, 2023)
Premiering on Thursday, December 7, is the British limited series Archie written by Jeff Pope and stars Jason Isaacs, Harriet Walter, Dainton Anderson, Laura Aikman, Kara Tointon, Oaklee Pendergast and Calam Lynch. The show’s original music is composed by Lindsay Wright (Without Sin, This Is Joan Collins, The Mystery of D.B Cooper, The Whistleblowers). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 4-part drama, which premiered in the UK on ITVX and is making its U.S. debut on BritBox.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Thursday is the British series The Lovers created by David Ireland, directed by Justin Martin and starring Rosin Gallagher, Johnny Flynn, Conleth Hill and Alice Eve. Lindsay Wright & Tawiah (Without Sin, Black Ops) and have composed the show’s original music. The 6-part romantic comedy, which centers on the relationship between a bad-tempered Belfast supermarket worker and a self-centered, political broadcaster with what looks to be a perfect London life and a celebrity girlfriend, premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic and will make its domestic debut on Sundance Now and AMC+.
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s & BritBox’s ‘Archie’ Released
Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the ITV/BritBox series Archie. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Lindsay Wright (Without Sin, The Whistleblowers, This Is Joan Collins, The Mystery of D.B Cooper). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Archie is written by Jeff Pope and stars Jason Isaacs, Harriet Walter, Laura Aikman, Dainton Anderson, Kara Tointon, Calam Lynch and Oaklee Pendergast. The 4-part drama directed by Paul Andrew Williams tells the story of Archibald Alexander Leach’s childhood, his career in Bristol, and his journey to Hollywood and becoming Cary Grant.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 1, 2023)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the French-Canadian limited series The Night Logan Woke Up written and directed by Xavier Nolan and starring Julie Le Breton, Anne Dorval, Jasmine Lemée, Patrick Hivon and Pier-Gabriel Lajoie. The show’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Dune, Gladiator) and David Fleming (The Last of Us, Hillbilly Elegy). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 5-part thriller, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also making its U.S. debut today is the Italian/French TV series Django created by Leonardo Fasoli & Maddalena Ravagli and starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Nicholas Pinnock, Lisa Vicari and Noomi Rapace. Mokadelic (Gomorrah, Romulus, The Immortal) have composed the show’s original music. Radiocattleya has released a soundtrack featuring the psychedelic post-rock collective’s score earlier this year when the series premiered overseas on Sky. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the 10-part western, which will also be available to stream on Netflix.