Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, It’s a Sin, Gentleman Jack, Quiz, A Very English Scandal) has been tapped to score the upcoming Prime Video original series Dead Ringers. The show is created by Alice Birch (The Wonder, Lady Macbeth, Normal People) and stars Rachel Weisz, Britne Oldford, Michael Chernus, Poppy Liu, Jennifer Ehle and Emily Meade. The psychological thriller is based on David Cronenberg’s 1988 feature of the same title (scored by Howard Shore) and revolves around two twins who share everything in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront.
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Complete ‘Crash’, ‘Dead Ringers’ & ‘Naked Lunch’ Scores by Howard Shore to Be Released
Howe Records will release three new soundtrack albums for a number of films directed by David Cronenberg featuring music written by the director’s regular composer Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs). The first release features the complete and remastered score for the 1996 psychological thriller Crash starring James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette. The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The second new Collector’s Edition features the complete score for the 1988 drama Dead Ringers starring Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold. Click here to pre-order the CD. The third new release from the composer’s label features the complete and remastered score for the 1991 sci-fi drama Naked Lunch starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm and Roy Scheider.