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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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‘The Muppets Mayhem’ Soundtrack Album Details

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The full details of the soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series The Muppets Mayhem have been revealed. The album features the songs from the show performed by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, including several original tracks written by executive music producer Linda Perry. Also included are five tracks from the series’ original score composed by Mick Giacchino (Zootopia+, Extinct, Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, That Dirty Black Bag). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 10 by Walt Disney Records. A vinyl edition will be coming out on May 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first song (Rock On) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out below.

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‘Secrets of the Elephants’ Soundtrack Album Released

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Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the National Geographic natural history series Secrets of the Elephants. The album features the show’s original music composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man, Shrinking, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones and the Six, Polite Society) . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Secrets of the Elephants is executive produced by James Cameron, narrated by Natalie Portman and features National Geographic Explorer and elephant expert Dr. Paula Kahumbu. The 4-parter deploys the latest science and brand-new camera technology to reveal the secret world of different families of elephants (including desert, forest, Asian & African savannah elephants) and highlights how similar they are to humans.

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‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-24) Soundtrack Album Details

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The details of the latest soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ original series The Mandalorian have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the final four episodes (Chapters 21-24) of the show’s third season composed by Joseph Shirley (Creed III, The Book of Boba Fett The Mysterious Benedict Society, Fairfax, Bad Trip), with musical themes by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 21 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. The label has previously released an album featuring Shirley’s score from the four episodes of Season 3, as well as multiple soundtracks featuring Göransson’s music from Season 1 & 2.

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Jeremy Renner’s ‘Rennervations’ Theme Song ‘Rebel on the Road’ Released

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Walt Disney Records has released the theme song Rebel on the Road from the new Disney+ docuseries Rennervations. The track is co-written (with Lee Anna McCollum & Jason Mater) and performed by Jeremy Renner and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. Rennervations follows Renner and his team of expert builders as they use their skills to reimagine decommissioned vehicles and rebuild them into creations that serve communities around the world.

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Kevin Kiner to Score Disney+’s ‘Ahsoka’

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Writer/director/producer Dave Filoni has revealed at a panel today at the Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London that Kevin Kiner (Doom Patrol, Narcos: Mexico, CSI: Miami, Making a Murderer) is scoring Lucasfilm’s upcoming Disney+ original series Ahsoka. The show is written by Filoni stars Rosario Dawson in the title role, alongside Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla. The drama is set after the fall of the Empire and follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

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Details for ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Vol. 2 (Episodes 9-16) Soundtrack Album Revealed

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The full details of the fourth soundtrack album for Lucasfilm’s Disney+ animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the final eight episodes of the show’s second season composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars & Rebels, Doom Patrol, Narcos: Mexico, Titans, Hell on Wheels, CSI: Miami). The Season 2, Volume 2 (Episodes 9-16) soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 7 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download here. The first volume featuring Kiner’s score from the the first eight episodes of the second season was released this past February and two albums featuring Kiner’s music from Season 1 were released back in 2021. Star Wars: The Bad Batch is created by Dave Filoni and stars Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, Noshir Dalal, Rhea Perlman and Wanda Sykes.

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Disney+’s ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ to Feature Original Music by Linda Perry

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Disney+ announced today that singer/songwriter Linda Perry (To Leslie, Luckiest Girl Alive, Citizen Penn) has contributed original music to the streamer’s upcoming original series The Muppets Mayhem. She also serves as the executive music producer of the show developed by Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs), Bill Barretta (The Muppets) & Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Jim Henson and starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry, Barretta himself, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, Matt Vogel, David Rudman and Anders Holm. The comedy follows the Electric Mayhem Band as they come face-to-face with the current day music scene when they try to finally record their first studio album.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 2, 2023)

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Premiering in the U.S. today is the Norwegian limited series War Sailor, a new version of last year’s feature of the same title, written and directed by Gunnar Vikene and starring Kristoffer Joner, Pål Sverre Hagen and Ine Marie Wilmann. The show’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last December. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the war drama, which will be available to stream on Netflix.

Premiering on Wednesday, April 5, is the Disney+ original series The Crossover created by Kwame Alexander and starring Derek Luke, Jalyn Hall, Amir O’Neil, Sabrina Revelle, Deja Monique Cruz, Skyla I’Lece and Trevor Bush. KOVAS (On My Block, Freeridge, Boo, Bitch, Fantasy Football) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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KOVAS Scoring Disney+’s ‘The Crossover’

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KOVAS (On My Block, Boo, Bitch, Freeridge, Fantasy Football, After Jackie) is the composer of the new Disney+ original series The Crossover. The show is based on the bestselling novel by Kwame Alexander and stars Derek Luke, Jalyn Hall, Amir O’Neil, Deja Monique Cruz, Sabrina Revelle, Trevor Bush and Skyla I’Lece, as well as Daveed Diggs as the narrator. The drama follows two twin middle school basketball phenoms as they struggle with growing up, growing apart, and finding themselves — on and off the court.

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