Daniel Hart is currently recording his score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Peter Pan & Wendy. The film is directed by David Lowery and stars Alexander Molony & Ever Anderson in the title roles, Jude Law as Captain Hook, Yara Shahidi as Tinkerbell, as well as Molly Parker, Alan Tudyk, Joshua Pickering, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Jacobi Jupe and Jim Gaffigan. The fantasy adventure is based on J. M. Barrie’s novel and Disney’s 1953 animated classic and tells the story of a young girl who, defying her parents’ wishes to attend boarding school, travels with her two younger brothers to the magical Neverland, where she meets a boy who refuses to grow up, a tiny fairy and an evil pirate captain.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 14, 2022)
Premiering tonight is the AMC anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead starring Olivia Munn, Samantha Morton, Terry Crews, Parker Posey, Poppy Liu, Anthony Edwards, Embeth Davidtz, Jillian Bell, Jessie T. Usher, Daniella Pineda and Danny Ramirez. The show’s original music is composed by Morgan Kibby (Mothering Sunday, Grand Army, Girls on the Sun) and Daniel Wohl (Search Party, Project Blue Book, The Weekend Away). Click here to learn more about the series, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Premiering tomorrow, August 15, is the Hulu original docuseries Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers produced and directed by Antoine Fuqua about the rise of one of the most dominant and iconic franchises in professional sports. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Good Shepherd, Wonder, Dark Waters, Ray Donovan, The Affair) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 10-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Dan Deacon Scoring Disney+ UK’s & Hulu’s ‘Wedding Season’
Dan Deacon (Hustle, Ascension, Strawberry Mansion, Twixt, Rat Film, All Light, Everywhere) has composed the original music for Disney+’s first UK original series Wedding Season. The show is created by Oliver Lyttelton (Cheaters) and stars Rosa Salazar, Gavin Drea, Jade Harrison, Callie Cooke, Jamie Michie, Bhav Joshi, Ioanna Kimbrook and Omar Baroud. The 8-part romantic comedy/action thriller follows a man and a woman who fall for each other at a wedding and begin an affair, despite one of them already having a fiancé.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 7, 2022)
Premiering on Wednesday, August 10, is the Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot written and directed by Kirsten Lepore and starring Vin Diesel. The show’s original music is composed by Daniele Luppi (Assassination of a High School President, Magic City, Hell Ride). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a digital single featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement to listen to both tracks on the single and to learn more about the Marvel Studios production, which will be available to stream on Disney+.
Premiering on Friday, August 12, is the Apple TV+ limited series Five Days at Memorial created by John Ridley & Carlton Cuse and starring Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Julie Ann Emery, Adepero Oduye, Joe Carroll, Michael Gaston, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Molly Hager. Torin Borrowdale (Searching, Locke & Key, Run, The Toll) 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 Apple TV+.
‘LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation’ Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released a digital single featuring the songs from Lucasfilm’s new animated special LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms are Scarif Beach Party composed by Michael Kramer, writer/executive producer David Shayne, Allie Feder & Roberto Prado and performed by “Weird Al” Yankovic (who stars as Vic Vankoh) and Gamorrean Girls composed by Kramer, Shayne & Prado and performed by James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) & Allie Feder (Sy Snootles). Also listen to both songs after the jump.
‘I Am Groot’ Soundtrack Single Released
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a digital single featuring music from Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms are the tracks Groot Bossa Nova and Groot Tuttifrutti composed by Daniele Luppi (Magic City, Assassination of a High School President, Hell Ride). Also listen to both full tracks after the jump. I Am Groot is written and directed by Kirsten Lepore and stars Vin Diesel as the voice of the title character Baby Groot and also features appearances by Bradley Cooper as Rocket and James Gunn in a special voice cameo.
Xander Rodzinski Scoring Disney+’s ‘Willow’ Episodes 4-8 and Walter Hill’s ‘Dead for a Dollar’
Xander Rodzinski has revealed on his official website that he is the composer of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eight episode of the upcoming Disney+ original series Willow. James Newton Howard is scoring the first three episodes of the show, which is developed by Jonathan Kasdan & Wendy Mericle based on Ron Howard’s 1988 feature of the same title and stars Warwick Davis, Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber, Ruby Cruz, Tony Revolori and Amer Chadha-Pate. The fantasy drama produced by Lucasfilm follows an unlikely group of heroes who set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world.
Jake Monaco Scoring Disney+’s ‘Cars on the Road’
Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Let’s Be Cops, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Jerry & Marge Go Large, Like a Boss, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has composed the original music for the upcoming Disney+ animated series Cars on the Road. The show is based on Pixar Animation Studios’ feature franchise and follows Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater as they head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister. Marc Sondheimer is producing the project.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 24, 2022)
Premiering on Tuesday, July 26, is the Argentine limited series Santa Evita developed by Marcela Guerty & Pamela Rementaria and starring Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio, Francesc Orella, Diego Velázquez and Darío Grandinetti. The show’s original music is composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret In Their Eyes, Watership Down, Kidnap, The Head, Loving Pablo, Life Itself). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 27, is the Disney+ documentary series Light & Magic directed by Lawrence Kasdan, executive produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Justin Wilkes, Kathleen Kennedy & Michelle Rejwan about Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Fugitive, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Sixth Sense, Maleficent) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-parter will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
The Newton Brothers Scoring Marvel’s ‘X-Men ’97’
The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass, The Forever Purge, Life of Crime, The Walking Dead: World Beyond) are scoring Marvel Studios’ upcoming animated series X-Men ’97. The show is a revival of Fox’s X-Men: The Animated Series, which premiered between 1992 and 1997, and stars original series voice cast members, including Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Alison Sealy-Smith, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Adrian Hough, and Christopher Britton. They are joined by new additions, including Jennifer Hale, Anniwaa Buachie, Ray Chase, Matthew Waterson, JP Karliak, Holly Chou, Jeff Bennett, and AJ LoCascio.