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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 7, 2024)

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Premiering today is the Fox animated comedy Grimsburg created by Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel and starring Jon Hamm, Erinn Hayes, Alan Tudyk, Rachel Dratch, Greg Chun and Kevin Michael Richardson. The show’s original music is composed by Jesse Novak (BoJack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie, The Mindy Project, The Baby-Sitters Club, Champions, Blockbuster). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Bento Box Entertainment production, which will air every Sunday on FOX.

Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British comedy Funny Woman developed by Morwenna Banks based on Nick Hornby’s novel Funny Girl and starring Gemma Arterton, Rupert Everett, Tom Bateman, Clare-Hope Ashitey, David Threlfall, Alexa Davies, Arsher Ali and Emily Bevans. Nainita Desai (The Deepest Breath, For Sama, The Reason I Jump, Crossfire, The Tower, American Murder: The Family Next Door) has composed the show’s original score. Sky Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the series premiered in the UK on Sky. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the album details. The comedy is making its U.S. debut on PBS.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 19, 2023)

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Premiering today is the National Geographic original documentary series Incredible Animal Journeys narrated by Jeremy Renner and executive produced by Martha Holmes, Sarah Gibbs & Tom Hugh-Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Jake Monaco (Jerry & Marge Go Large, Cars on the Road, Dumplin’, Flora & Ulysses, Let’s Be Cops, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Keeping Up with the Joneses). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 7-parter, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, November 21, is the Irish TV series Obituary created by Ray Lawlor and staring  Siobhán Cullen, Michael Smiley, Ronan Raftery, Danielle Galligan and David Ganly. Steve Lynch (Wreck, Boys from Hell, Let Us Prey) has composed the show’s original music. The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score earlier this fall when the series premiered in Ireland on RTÉ . Click here for the full album details and for more information about the crime dramedy, which is making its U.S. debut on Hulu.

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‘Genie’ Soundtrack Album Released

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Back Lot Music has released the official soundtrack album for the Peacock original movie Genie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, Maniac, The Good Doctor, Superman & Lois, Beasts of No Nation). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to a track of the composer’s score (The Consequences of Our Actions) below. Genie is directed by Sam Boyd, written by Richard Curtis and stars Melissa McCarthy, Paapa Essiedu, Denée Benton, Marc Maron, Luis Guzmán, Jordyn McIntosh and Alan Cumming. The holiday comedy follows a genie who has been trapped for decades inside an antique jewelry box and is accidentally called to service by a man who has lost sight of his marriage and the childhood of his daughter.

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Dan Romer Scoring Sam Boyd’s ‘Genie’

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Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Station Eleven, Superman & Lois, Maniac) has composed the original score for the new holiday comedy Genie. The film is directed by Sam Boyd (In a Relationship) and stars Melissa McCarthy, Paapa Essiedu, Marc Maron, Denée Benton, Jordyn McIntosh, Luis Guzmán and Alan Cumming. The movie tells the story of a genie who has been trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box because of a misunderstanding with a sorcerer back in 77 B.C. and is accidentally called to service by a workaholic who has lost sight of his marriage and the childhood of his daughter.

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Dan Romer & Mike Tuccillo Scoring Anna Kendrick’s ‘Woman of the Hour’

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Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, Maniac, Beasts of No Nation) & Mike Tuccillo (Ramy, Love Life, Homeroom) have co-scored the upcoming drama Woman of the Hour. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Anna Kendrick and stars Kendrick herself, Tony Hale, Daniel Zovatto and Nicolette Robinson. The movie tells the stranger-than-fiction true story of struggling actress Cheryl Bradshaw who was a bachelorette on the hit 70s TV matchmaking show The Dating Game and chose Rodney Alcala who turned out to be a psychopathic serial killer..

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Dan Romer Scoring Nikolaj Arcel’s ‘The Promised Land’

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Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Superman & Lois) has composed the original music for the upcoming Danish historical drama The Promised Land (Bastarden). The film is directed by Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair, The Dark Tower) and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Simon Bennebjerg and Gustav Lindh. The movie based on the Danish bestseller Kaptajnen og Ann Barbara is set in the 18th Century and centers on the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen as he sets out to conquer the Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal: to build a colony in the name of the King.

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‘Crater’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Crater. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, Maniac, Superman & Lois, The Good Doctor) and Osei Essed (Saint X, How to Survive a Pandemic, Katrina Babies). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 12 and will be available to stream/download here. Crater is directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez and stars Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Thomas Boyce, Billy Barratt, Orson Hong and Scott Mescudi.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 7, 2023)

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Premiering on Wednesday, May 10, is the FX limited series Class of ’09 created by Tom Rob Smith and starring Brian Tyree Henry, Kate Mara, Jon Jon Briones, Sepideh Moafi, Brian J. Smith, Brooke Smith, Jake McDorman and Rosalind Eleazar. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Magicians, Unbelievable, Away, The Path, The Looming Tower, I Origins). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 8-part thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the Disney+ original series The Muppets Mayhem developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta & Jeff Yorkes and starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Eric Jacobson, Saara Chaudry and Barretta himself. Mick Giacchino (Extinct, Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, Zootopia+) has composed the show’s original score. Linda Perry serves as the project’s executive music producer and has also contributed original songs. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both songs and score on May 10.

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Dan Romer & Osei Essed Scoring Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s ‘Crater’

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Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Station Eleven) & Osei Essed (How to Survive a Pandemic, Finders Keepers, Katrina Babies) have teamed up to score the new Disney+ original movie Crater. The film is directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez (The Stanford Prison Experiment, Homecoming) and stars Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt, Thomas Boyce, Orson Hong and Scott Mescudi. The coming-of-age sci-fi adventure tells the story of a boy raised on a lunar mining colony who – together with his three best friends – goes on a trip to explore a mysterious crater to fulfill the last wish of his recently deceased father.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 23, 2023)

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Premiering on Wednesday, April 26, is the Hulu original series Saint X developed by Leila Gerstein based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin and starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Michael Park, Bre Francis, Kenlee, Anaya Townsend and Betsy Brandt. Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Station Eleven) & Osei Essed (Katrina Babies, How to Survive a Pandemic) have composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Premiering on Thursday, April 27, is the HBO Max limited series Love & Death developed by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Keir Gilchrist, Tom Pelphrey and Elizabeth Marvel. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of, Legion). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.

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