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‘Dracula’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for the BBC/Netflix series Dracula have been revealed. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winners David Arnold (Casino Royale, Independence Day, Stargate) & Michael Price (Sherlock, Unforgotten, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Another Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 10, 2020 and physically on January 31 by Silva Screen Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the digital version. Dracula is created by Mark Gatiss & Steven Moffat and stars Claes Bang, John Heffernan, Joanna Scanlan, Dolly Wells, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Morfydd Clark Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Matthew Beard, Lydia West and Catherine Schell.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 29, 2019)

Premiering tonight is the USA original series Dare Me created by Megan Abbott based on her novel and starring Herizen Guardiola, Marlo Kelly, Willa Fitzgerald, Rob Heaps, Zach Roerig and Paul Fitzgerald. The show’s original music is composed by Jonathan Sanford. The drama, which dives into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, will air Sunday nights on USA. Visit the official show website for updates.

Premiering on Wednesday, January 1, is the Netflix original series Messiah created by Michael Petroni and starring Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz, Tomer Sisley, Mehdi Dehbi, John Ortiz, Melinda Page Hamilton, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jane Adams, Sayyid El Alami, Fares Landoulsi and Wil Traval. Johnny Klimek (Run Lola Run, One Hour Photo, Cloud Atlas, Deadwood) and Gabriel Mounsey are composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Silva Screen Records to Release Soundtrack Album for BBC/Netflix Series ‘Dracula’

Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC/Netflix series Dracula. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by David Arnold (Casino Royale, Independence Day, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies) & Michael Price (Unforgotten, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Another Me) who previously co-scored all episodes of BBC’s Sherlock. Among the musicians featured on the composers’ score are cello soloists Tim Gill (London Sinfonietta Principal), Caroline Dale (Truly, Madly, Deeply, Hilary and Jackie) and electric cello from Peter Gregson, as well as classical soprano Grace Davidson and jazz singer Sumudu Jayatilak. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 10, 2020 (click here to order) and physically on January 31. The (spoiler-heavy) track list will be revealed after the show premieres in early January.

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‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ Soundtrack Details

Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the animated holiday special The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies, Stargate, Shaft, Sherlock, Good Omens). Also included is the original song Hey Tiger! written by Arnold & Don Black and performed by Robbie Williams. The soundtrack will be released on December 20 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Tiger Who Came to Tea is directed by Robin Shaw and features the voices of David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tamsin Greig, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse. The special tells the story of a mysterious tiger who turns up unannounced at young Sophie’s house and invites himself in for afternoon tea.

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Expanded ‘Stargate’ Soundtrack Album Announced

La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Roland Emmerich’s 1994 sci-fi adventure Stargate starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. The 25th Anniversary edition features the expanded and remastered score from the movie composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Sherlock, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shaft), including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. Visit the label’s official Facebook page for the full details of the 2-CD set, which is limited to 3,000 copies and will be available to order on the label’s official website next Tuesday.

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David Arnold Scoring Channel 4’s ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’

David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Sherlock, Tomorrow Never Dies) has announced that he is composing the music for the upcoming Channel 4 animated holiday special The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The composer also co-wrote the original song Hey Tiger! with Don Black that will be performed by Robbie Williams. The animated short is directed by Robin Shaw (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, Clara Ross, Tamsin Grieg, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse.

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Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘Good Omens’ Announced

Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Good Omens. The album features the show’s original music composed by Grammy Award and Emmy Award winner David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Sherlock, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shaft, The World Is Not Enough). Also included is Tori Amos’ version of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, the closing song of the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 31 (click here to download) and physically (as a 2-CD set) on July 5. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Good Omens is created by Neil Gaiman based on the 1990 book by himself & Terry Pratchett and stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Nick Offerman, Adria Arjona, Nina Sosanya, Jack Whitehall, Michael McKean and Ned Dennehy, as well as Frances McDormand, Brian Cox and Benedict Cumberbatch.

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‘Good Omens’ Opening Title Sequence Feat. Music by David Arnold Released

Amazon Studios has released the opening title sequence of the new Amazon original series Good Omens. The show’s composer David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sherlock) has written the theme accompanying the sequence, which can be checked out in full after the jump. Good Omens is based on the best-selling novel by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman and stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Nick Offerman, Adria Arjona, Nina Sosanya, Jack Whitehall, Michael McKean, Ned Dennehy, Mireille Enos and Benedict Cumberbatch. 

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Expanded ‘The World Is Not Enough’ & ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ Soundtrack Albums to Be Released

La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1999 James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough directed by Michael Apted and starring Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards and Robert Carlyle. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the movie composed by David Arnold (Independence Day, Stargate, Sherlock, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies), including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, plus alternate cues. Also included is the title song performed by Garbage and a demo version of the track performed by Arnold himself. Visit the label’s official Facebook page for the full details of the album, which is limited to 5000 copies and will be available to order next week. 

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David Arnold & Michael Price to Score BBC’s & Netflix’s ‘Dracula’

David Arnold has revealed on Twitter that he is attached to co-score the upcoming BBC and Netflix mini-series Dracula with Michael Price. The show is written and created by Steven Moffat & Mark Gatiss and inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel. No casting announcements have been made yet. The 3-parter is set in Transylvania in 1897 and follows the the title character as he is drawing his plans against Victorian London. Moffat (Doctor Who, The Adventures of Tintin) & Gatiss are also executive producing the project with Sue Vertue for Hartswood Films, Ben Irving for BBC and Larry Tanz (Castlevania, Watership Down) for Netflix.

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