Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Best of the Best. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Hit-Monkey, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Fly Hard, Who Invented Charlie?, Monster High). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track after the jump. Best of the Best is directed by Lena Khan and stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Priyanka Kedia, Ankur Rathee, Becky Alex, Chaneil Kular, Janina Gavankar, Hasan Minhaj (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Shreya Navile, Lilly Singh and Nihar Duvvuri. The comedy follows two childhood best friends who join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team, only to discover that the road to winning the U.S. Championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 13, 2026)
Premiering tonight is the TNT limited series High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam created by Daniel Stiepleman & Jonathan Wakeham and starring Joel Kinnaman, Waleed Zuaiter, Lena Góra, Tom Berenger, Christopher McDonald, Rebecca Night, Paul Ryan, Matt Barr, Dar Salim, Ewan Miller and Talia Balsam. The show’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Hocus Pocus, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, The Emperor’s New Groove, The Princess Diaries, Liar Liar,Horizon: An American Saga) & Josh Debney (Santa Clarita Diet, The Road Within, Careful What You Wish For). Click here to learn more about the 8-part thriller, which will air ever the next couple of weeks every Sunday and Monday night on TNT.
Also premiering tonight is the Adult Swim original series The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza created by and starring Mendoza himself and guest starring Thomas Lennon, Marc Maron, Wanda Sykes, Fred Melamed, Haley Joel Osment, Eva Victor, Steve Buscemi and Randall Park. Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, Roofman, Adults, Carolina Caroline, High Maintenance, Fantasy Life, Omaha, Mother, Couch, Swallowed, The Passenger) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the sketch horror comedy, which will air Sunday nights on Adult Swim.
‘Hit-Monkey’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for Marvel’s Hulu original animated series Hit-Monkey. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Who Invented Charlie?, Fly Hard, Monster High). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Welcome to the Majors) below. The label has previously released an album featuring Rojas’ score from Season 1 back in 2021. Hit-Monkey is created by Josh Gordon & Will Speck (who also serve as the project’s showrunners) based on the Marvel Comics characters and stars Leslie Jones, Ally Maki, Olivia Munn, Cristin Milioti, Fred Tatasciore and Jason Sudeikis.
Soundtrack EP for Illumination Short ‘Fly Hard’ Released
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP for Illumination Entertainment’s animated short Fly Hard. The 4-track features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Hit-Monkey, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Who Invented Charlie?, Monster High, Starcrossed) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all four tracks after the jump. Fly Hard is directed by Elisabeth Patte & Hélène Galtier and features the voices of Awkwafina, Jess Harnett, JP Karliak and Jimmy Sandoval.
‘Who Invited Charlie?’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Hit-Monkey, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Monster High, Starcrossed) will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Who Invited Charlie?. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and will be released digitally this Friday, February 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Who Invited Charlie? is directed by Xavier Manrique and stars Adam Pally, Jordana Brewster, Reid Scott, Peter Grosz and Peter Dager. The movie revolves around a troubled family whose bubble is popped when a cocktail-swilling, pot-smoking ‘Charlie’ from their past shows up unannounced, crashing their stay in the Hamptons.
Soundtrack Album for Marvel’s ‘Hit-Monkey’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for Marvel’s Hulu animated series Hit-Monkey. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 17 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Hit-Monkey is created by Josh Gordon & Will Speck based on the Marvel Comics characters and features the voice talent of Fred Tatasciore, Jason Sudeikis, George Takei, Nobi Nakanishi, Ally Maki and Olivia Munn. The Marvel Studios production follows a Japanese snow monkey who joins forces with an American assassin’s ghost after his tribe is slaughtered, and together, they begin killing their way through the Yakuza underworld.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 14, 2021)
Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Mayor of Kingstown created by Taylor Sheridan & Hugh Dillon and starring Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Handley, Dillon himself, Emma Laird and Tobi Bamtefa. The show’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Frontier, Rampage, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, City of Ember, The Space Between Us). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Also premiering today is the Showtime original series Yellowjackets created by Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson and starring Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Warren Kole, Tawny Cypress, Ella Purnell, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Nélisse, Sophie Thatcher, Steven Krueger and Jasmin Savoy Brown. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Bombshell, Tropic Thunder, Destroyer, Ghostbusters) has composed the original score for the pilot episode and Anna Waronker (Shrill, The Republic of Sarah, Call Me Kat) is scoring the later episodes. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.
Daniel Rojas Scoring Hulu’s ‘Marvel’s Hit-Monkey’
Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts) has been tapped to score the upcoming Hulu animated series Marvel’s Hit-Monkey. The show is created by Josh Gordon & Will Speck (Blades of Glory, Office Christmas Party, The Switch) based on the Marvel Comics characters and features the voices of Fred Tatasciore, Jason Sudeikis, George Takei, Ally Maki, Nobi Nakanishi and Olivia Munn. The series follows a Japanese snow monkey who joins forces with the ghost of an American assassin after his tribe is slaughtered, and together, they begin killing their way through the Yakuza underworld.
Soundtrack Album for ‘Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Daniel Rojas (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts). Also included is Aimee Mann’s cover of Never Let You Go (recorded for the series), as well as songs performed by Patton Oswalt (who stars as the title character) and Bill Hader. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, May 21 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. is created by Oswalt & Jordan Blum and also features the voices of Melissa Fumero, Aimee Garcia, Ben Schwartz, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Beck Bennett, Sam Richardson and Jon Daly, as well as guests stars such as Jon Hamm, Whoopi Goldberg and Nathan Fillion. The adult animated series follows an egomaniacal super villain as he struggles to maintain control of his evil organization after it is bought by a multinational tech company, all while juggling the needs of his demanding family.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 16, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Death and Nightingales adapted and directed by Allan Cubitt and starring Matthew Rhys, Jamie Dornan and Ann Skelly. The show’s original music is composed by David Holmes (Ocean’s 11, Out of Sight, Haywire, Killing Eve, Logan Lucky, Ordinary Love, Analyze That) and Gerry Diver (Pixie). The 3-part drama, which tells a story of love, betrayal and revenge set in the haunting countryside of Northern Ireland in 1885, premiered in the UK in 2018 on BBC Two (and in Ireland on RTÉ One) and is making its U.S. debut on Starz.
Also premiering tonight is the Starz original series Run the World created by Leigh Davenport and starring Bresha Webb, Amber Stevens West, Corbin Reid, Tonya Pinkins, Andrea Bordeaux, Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erika Alexander, Jay Walker and Nick Sagar. Robert Glasper (The Photograph, Miles Ahead) & Derrick Hodge are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz.