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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 17, 2024)

Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Dune: Prophecy developed by Diane Ademu-John & Alison Schapker inspired by Brian Herbert’s & Kevin J. Anderson’s novel Sisterhood of Dune and starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Jodhi May, Travis Fimmel, Mark Strong,  Josh Heuston, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Faoileann Cunningham, Jade Anouka, Edward Davis and Aoife Hinds. The show’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Conclave, Hotel Mumbai, The Old Guard, Adrift). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first episodes this past Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

Also premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Landman created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, Paulina Chávez and Demi Moore. Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Lioness, Rampage, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Major of Kingstown, Atlas) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

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Soundtrack Album for PBS’ ‘Leonardo di Vinci’ Documentary to Be Released

Nonesuch Records will release a soundtrack album for the PBS documentary Leonardo di Vinci. The album features the original score from the 2-part film written by Pulitzer Prize- & Grammy Award-winning composer Caroline Shaw (Fleishman Is in Trouble, The Sky Is Everywhere, Madeline Madeline) and performed by Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on October 25. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition. A first track (Intentions of the Mind) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. Leonardo di Vinci is directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon, narrated by Keith David and explores the life and work of the titular 15th century polymath (voiced by Italian actor Adriano Giannini) and his achievements, which are brought to life through his personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers.

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Caroline Shaw Scoring Ken Burns’ ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Documentary

Pulitzer Prize- & Grammy Award winning composer Caroline Shaw (Fleishman Is in Trouble, The Sky Is Everywhere, Madeline Madeline) has recorded original music for the upcoming documentary Leonardo da Vinci. The 2-part, four hour film is directed by Ken Burns (Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Vietnam War), Sarah Burns (Muhammad Ali) & David McMahon (The Central Park Five) and explores the life and work of the titular 15th century polymath. Shaw’s score is performed by Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth. Italian actor Adriano Giannini is voicing Leonardo and Keith David serves as the narrator of the movie, which brings da Vinci’s achievements to life through his personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, engineers, artists, inventors, and admirers.

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Soundtrack Album for FX’s ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ to Be Released

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Caroline Shaw (The Sky Is Everywhere, Madeline Madeline). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Fleishman Is in Trouble is created by Taffy Brodesser-Akner based on her bestselling novel of the same name and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan, Maxim Swinton, Adam Brody and Meara Mahoney Gross.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 13, 2022)

Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Tulsa King created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Savage, Max Casella, Jay Will, Vincent Piazza, A.C. Peterson, Domenick Lombardozzi, Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, The Staircase, The Gift, Fear the Walking Dead, Enemy, Boy Erased). Click here to learn more about the crime drama, which will be available to stream on Paramount+.

Also premiering today is the Epix limited series Rogue Heroes developed by Steven Knight and starring Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Sofia Boutella, Alfie Allen and Dominic West. Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake, The Young Victoria, A Perfect Planet, Still Alice, Kick-Ass) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the 6-part drama, which premiered in the UK last month on BBC One (under the title SAS Rogue Heroes) and is making its U.S. debut on Epix.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 11, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide today is the murder mystery Death on the Nile directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring himself, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Russell Brand, Annette Bening, Emma Mackey, Tom Bateman, Dawn French, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Saunders, Sophie Okonedo and Letitia Wright. The film’s original music is composed by Patrick Doyle (Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Cinderella, Sense and Sensibility, Murder on the Orient Express, Brave, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.

Opening wide and also premiering on Peacock today is the romantic comedy Marry Me directed by Kat Coiro and starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Chloe Coleman, Michelle Buteau and Utkarsh Ambudkar. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Sony Music Latin & Arista Records have released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie performed by Lopez & Maluma last week (click here for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.

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Caroline Shaw Scoring Josephine Decker’s ‘The Sky Is Everywhere’

Caroline Shaw has recently scored the upcoming drama The Sky Is Everywhere. The film is directed by Josephine Decker (Shirley) and stars Grace Kaufman, Pico Alexander, Jacques Colimon, Cherry Jones and Jason Segel. The movie is based on the YA novel of the same title by Jandy Nelson and revolves around a radiant musical prodigy who tries to keep things together in the aftermath of her older sister’s death when a charismatic new guy at school enters her life. Nelson also wrote the screenplay.

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