Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary series What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Dan Deacon (Venom: The Last Dance, Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Rez Ball, Twixt, Wedding Season). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates is executive produced by Morgan Neville Caitrin Rogers & Eve Marson and follows the visionary philanthropist as he uncovers cutting-edge technologies that will transform the world and delves into pressing global issues. The 5-parter explores topics including the promise and risks of A.I., the potential of new technologies to solve the climate crisis, the pervasive challenge of misinformation in an era of social media, the injustice of income inequality and how innovation and science is leading to cures for deadly diseases.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 15, 2024)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Moonflower Murders created by Anthony Horowitz and starring Lesley Manville, Timothy McMullan, Mark Gatiss, Daniel Mays, Rosalie Craig, Claire Rushbrook, Conleth Hill, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Matthew Beard, Adrian Rawlins and Sanjeev Kohli. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, It’s a Sin, A Very English Scandal, Quiz) who previously scored 2022’s original Magpie Murders series. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air in the U.S. on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 17, is the ABC comedy High Potential created by Drew Goddard and starring Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Amirah J, Deniz Akdeniz, Matthew Lamb and Judy Reyes. Josh Kramon (Veronica Mars, iZombie, Forever, Party Down, October Road) and Jake Staley (Valor, 7 Below) are composing the show’s original score. The series, which follows single mom whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective, will air Tuesdays on ABC and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 13, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the psychological thriller Speak No Evil directed by James Watkins and starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West Lefler, Aisling Franciosi and Daniel Hough. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Enemy, The Outsider, Fear the Walking Dead, The Devil All the Time, The Staircase, The White Tiger, Boy Erased, Tokyo Vice). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide today is the action comedy The Killer’s Game directed by JJ Perry and starring Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Scott Adkins, Pom Klementieff, Terry Crews and Ben Kingsley. Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, Evil Dead, Sexy Beast, The Machinist, The Commuter, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Lionsgate.
Dan Deacon Scoring Netflix’s ‘What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates’
Dan Deacon (Hustle, Ascension, Strawberry Mansion, Twixt, All Light, Everywhere, Wedding Season) has composed the original music for the new Netflix original documentary series What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates. The show follows the visionary philanthropist as he delves into pressing global issues and uncovers cutting-edge technologies that will transform the world. Across five five episodes, Gates delves into the promise and risks of A.I.; the pervasive challenge of misinformation in an era of social media; the scale of the climate crisis and the potential of new technologies to solve it; the injustice of income inequalityL and how science and innovation is leading to cures for deadly diseases.
Dan Deacon Scoring Kelly Marcel’s ‘Venom: The Last Dance’
Dan Deacon (Hustle, Ascension, Twixt, Strawberry Mansion, Wedding Season, All Light, Everywhere) is currently recording his score for the upcoming superhero movie Venom: The Last Dance. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr. Banks, Fifty Shades of Grey) and stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. The final installment in the Venom trilogy follows Eddie and Venom as they are on the run, hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, and are forced into a devastating decision. Marcel also wrote the screenplay based on a story by Hardy and herself.
Dan Deacon Scoring Sydney Freeland’s ‘Rez Ball’
Dan Deacon (The Changeling, Ascension, Twixt, Wedding Season, Strawberry Mansion, All Light, Everywhere) has provided the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Rez Ball. The movie is directed by Sydney Freeland (Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, Drunktown’s Finest) and stars Jessica Matten, Kauchani Bratt, Cody Lightning, Amber Midthunder, Ernest David Tsosie, Dallas Goldtooth, Zoey Reyes, Kusem Goodwind and Julia Jones. The sports drama inspired by the book Canyon Dreams and the New York Times article by Michael Powell tells the story of the Chuska Warriors, a high school basketball team rich in Native American heritage who – after losing their star player – must bounce back to keep their championship dreams alive.
‘Omnivore’ Soundtrack Album Released
Fifth Season Music & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original documentary series Omnivore. The album features the project’s main title theme composed by Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Luke Cage, Sugar, Boogie, Reasonable Doubt), as well as selections of the show’s original score by composers Alex Somers (Honey Boy, Captain Fantastic, Causeway, Fresh), Aska Matsumiya (After Yang, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Skate Kitchen, Bruised) , Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, Occupied City, The Stranger), Dan Deacon (Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Perfect Wife), Jake Staley (Valor, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, 7 Below), Ishaan Chhabra (Scam 2003: The Telgu Story, Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer), Ré Olunuga (Rise, Drift, Iwaju, Girl) and Amanda Jones (Moving On, Naomi, Mea Culpa,The Perfect Find . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the main title theme below.
Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original documentary series Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini. The album features the show’s original music composed by Dan Deacon (Hustle, Ascension, The Changeling, Wedding Season, Twixt, Strawberry Mansion, All Light, Everywhere). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 26. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also check out the composer’s titles track after the jump. Perfect Wife is directed by Michael Beach Norris and explores the case of Sherri Papini who vanished from their northern California neighborhood in 2016, triggering a search that became news around the world, through interviews with her family and friends, as well as the investigators who struggled for six years to solve the mystery of her disappearance.
Apple TV+’s ‘Omnivore’ to Feature Music by Alex Somers, Aska Matsumiya, Oliver Coates, Dan Deacon & Others
The full composer line-up of the new Apple TV+ original documentary series Omnivore has been revealed. The show is developed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (No Time to Die, True Detective), created and narrated by René Redzepi and follows the chef and co-owner of world-renowned restaurant Noma as he takes viewers on an immersive journey into the world of food. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Luke Cage, Boogie, Sugar, Reasonable Doubt) have contributed the main title theme to the project. Alex Somers (Honey Boy, Causeway, Captain Fantastic, Fresh, Under the Bridge) has composed the music for the episode Chile directed by Drea Cooper, Aska Matsumiya (After Yang, Bruised, Betty, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Skate Kitchen, I’m Your Woman) has scored the episode Tuna directed by Mateo Willis, Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, The Stranger, Occupied City) has provided the music for the episode Salt directed by Cooper and Dan Deacon (Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Twixt) has scored the episode Banana directed by David Charles Rodrigues.
Dan Deacon Scoring Hulu’s ‘Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini’
Dan Deacon (Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Wedding Season, Strawberry Mansion, Twixt, All Light, Everywhere) is the composer of the new Hulu original true crime documentary series Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini. The show is directed by Michael Beach Norris (Welcome to Leith) and centers on Keith and Sherri Papini whose seemingly idyllic family life is shattered when Sherri vanishes from their northern California neighborhood, triggering a search that becomes news around the world. The 3-parter features interviews with Sherri’s family and friends, as well as the investigators who struggled for 6 years to solve the mystery of her disappearance.