Lindsay Wright (Without Sin, This Is Joan Collins,The Whistleblowers, The Mystery of D.B Cooper) is scoring the upcoming ITV/BritBox drama Archie. The show is written by Jeff Pope (Philomena, Stan & Ollie) and stars Jason Isaacs as actor Cary Grant, as well as Harriet Walter, Laura Aikman, Kara Tointon, Dainton Anderson, Calam Lynch and Oaklee Pendergast. The 4-part series directed by Paul Andrew Williams (Bull, White Dragon) intercuts scenes from the Hollywood legend’s childhood living in extreme poverty in the early 20th Century with his life in 1961 at the height of his fame.
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‘Sanditon’ Season 2 & 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Buck Records will release a new soundtrack album for the British TV series Sanditon. The album features selections of the original music from the the second and third season of the show composed by Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Victoria, The Terminal List, Collateral, Harry Brown), Jon Wygens (The Durrells, Flying Blind) & David Schweitzer (Emma, The Afterparty, Our Great National Parks). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. NW1 Records has previously released an album featuring Barrett’s score from Season 1 back in 2019. Sanditon is developed by Andrew Davies based on Jane Austen’s classic novel of the same name and stars Rose Williams, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Turlough Convery, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer and Lily Sacofsky.
Soundtrack Album for BritBox’s & ITV’s ‘Redemption’ Released
Virtuosa Records has released a soundtrack album for the BritBox & ITV original series Redemption. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed, orchestrated & conducted by Laura Rossi (Song for Marion, Unfinished Song, Hurricane, The Cottage) and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London. Also included is the song Over performed by Marcella. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Redemption is created by Sean Cook and stars Paula Malcomson, Abby Fitz, Evan O’Connor, Sean Duggan, Siobhan McSweeney, Sean Hughes, Moe Dunford, Thaddea Graham, Keith McErlean and Scott Graham. The drama directed by John Hayes follows a dedicated detective who is an unflappable force of nature – until she takes an unexpected call when the body of a young woman is discovered.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 15, 2023)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Last of Us developed by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann based on the video game franchise and starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Murray Bartlett, Anna Torv, Nick Offerman, Nico Parker, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge and Melanie Lynskey. The show’s original music is composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life, Narcos: Mexico) & David Fleming (Hillbilly Elegy, The Unforgivable, Blue Planet II). Click here to learn more about the drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering today is the second season of the Showtime original series Your Honor developed by Peter Moffat based on the Israeli series Kvodo and starring Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Hunter Doohan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sofia Black D’Elia, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Flores Jr. and Carmen Ejogo. David Buckley (The Sandman, Nobody, The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Stranger) has composed the original music for the new season, taking over from Volker Bertelmann who scored Season 1. Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama.
Rolfe Kent Scoring ITV’s & BritBox’s ‘Stonehouse’
Composer Rolfe Kent (Sideways, About Schmidt, Election, Up in the Air, Wedding Crashers, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) is reuniting with writer/producer/director Jon S. Baird on the new ITV/BritBox limited series Stonehouse. The show is written by John Preston (A Very English Scandal), directed by Baird (Filth) and stars Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, Kevin R. McNally and Emer Heatley. The 3-part drama chronicles the rise and fall of MP John Stonehouse, a high-flying member of Harold Wilson’s Labour government and a seemingly devoted family man, whose perfect life spirals out of control in the early 1970s amid rumors of fraud and espionage.
‘This Is Joan Collins’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary This Is Joan Collins. The album features the Lindsay Wright (The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, Inside Monaco, 21 Again). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. This Is Joan Collins is directed by Clare Beavan and centers on the life of one of the last surviving actresses from the golden age of Hollywood. The film produced by Salon Pictures is told from the ringside as Joan narrates her rollercoaster life story and shares her extraordinary archive and never before seen home movie footage.
Soundtrack Album for BritBox’s ‘The Dry’ Released
Element Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the Britbox original series The Dry. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Sarah Lynch (Vengeance Is Mine). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Dry is written by Nancy Harris, directed by Paddy Breathnac and stars Roisin Gallagher, Ciaran Hinds, Pom Boyd, Siobhán Cullen, Moe Dunford and Adam Richardson. The comedy drama revolves around a woman who returns to live in her home town of Dublin after years living the high life in London, but being back with her family makes staying on ‘the dry’ much harder than she expected.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s & BritBox’s ‘Hope Street’ Released
Red and Green Rangers has released a soundtrack album for the British crime series Hope Street. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Justine Barker (London Kills, Casuality, Suspects) & Anthony Eve. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Hope Street is created by Paul Marquess & Susanne Farrell and stars Amara Khan, Brid Brennan, Des McAleer and Ciaran McMenamin. The drama is set in the fictional town of Port Devine on the Northern Irish coast and focuses on Port Devine’s police department and the mysterious arrival of the first Muslim police officer in the town’s history.
Harry Escott Scoring BritBox’s ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’
Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Roadkill, Welcome to the Punch, The English Game) has composed the original music for the new BritBox limited series Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?. The show is directed and adapted by Hugh Laurie based on the Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel of the same title and stars Will Poulter, Lucy Boynton, Maeve Dermod, Conleth Hill, Miles Jupp, Amy Nuttall, Laurie himself, as well as Jim Broadbent and Emma Thompson. The 3-part murder mystery follows the local Vicar’s son and his whip-smart friend on their crime-solving adventure after they discover the crumpled body of a dying man.
Samuel Sim Scoring ITV’s ‘The Long Call’
Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, Domina, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the original music of the new ITV series The Long Call. The show is written and adapted by Kelly Jones inspired by the best-selling novel of the same title by Ann Cleeves (Vera, Shetland) and stars Ben Aldridge, Juliet Stevenson, Martin Shaw, Anita Dobson, Neil Morrissey, Dylan Edwards, Pearl Mackie, Sarah Gordy, Amit Shah and Alan Williams. The 4-part crime drama revolves around Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, who has returned to live in a small community in North Devon with his husband, a place he walked away from 20 years ago, after being rejected by his family.