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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 17, 2022)

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Premiering today is the Showtime original series The First Lady created by Aaron Cooley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, Dakota Fanning, Regina Taylor, Lily Rabe and Jayme Lawson. The show’s original music is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Into the West, Disturbia, The Intruder, Christopher Robin). The drama, which will air every Sunday on Showtime.

Premiering on Friday is the Apple TV+ docuseries They Call Me Magic directed by Rick Famuyiwa about the life and career of NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson.  Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Perry Mason, 25th Hour, Red Tails, Harriet, Da 5 Bloods, Swagger, One Night in Miami…) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-part event series , which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.

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First Track from ‘Moon Knight’ Soundtrack Released

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Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack of the Disney+ original series Moon Knight. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Moon Knight written by the show’s composer Hesham Nazih (The Blue Elephant, Born a King, Ibrahim Labyad, Tito). Also listen to the full track below. More information about the release of more more music from the show will be announced soon. Moon Knight is developed by Jeremy Slater based on the Marvel Comics property, directed by Mohamed Diab and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 27, 2022)

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Premiering on Tuesday, March 29, is the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville created by Liz Hannah & Patrick Macmanus  based on a Esquire article by Jesse Barron and starring Elle Fanning, Chloë Sevigny, Colton Ryan, Cara Buono, Kai Lennox and Norbert Leo Butz. The show’s original music is composed by Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Triple 9, The Defiant Ones, Broken City) & Nick Chuba (Operation Varsity Blues, Dr. Death). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 8-part drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Premiering on Wednesday, March 30, is Marvel’s Disney+ original series Moon Knight developed by Jeremy Slater, directed by Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and starring Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy. Hesham Nazih (The Blue Elephant, Ibrahim Labyad, Born a King, Tito) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the Marvel Studios production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ and check back on this page for updates about the release of music from the show.

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Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘Among the Stars’ to Be Released

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Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original docuseries Among the Stars. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Color Out of Space, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The First, Barkskins, Mayday). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 25 and will be available to stream/download here. Among the Stars is directed by Ben Turner and follows NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy on a quest to get back in his spacesuit for one last mission. This 6-parter follows Chris and the wider team who take on missions that risk life, limb and reputation for the greater good of humankind.

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‘Ice Age: Scrat Tales’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ animated shorts series Ice Age: Scrat Tales. The album features the original score from the show composed by Batu Sener who has previously scored this year’s movie The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. Also included is an original end titles track composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet) who composed the music for three of the original theatrical Ice Age features. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Ice Age: Scrat Tales starring Chris Wedges as the voice of Scrat and Karl Wahlgren as Baby Scrat revolves around the hapless saber-toothed squirrel of the Ice Age adventures who experiences the ups and downs of fatherhood.

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‘Better Nate Than Ever’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Better Nate Than Ever. The album features the film’s original score composed by Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Rectify, High School Musical: The Musical – The Series, Rosewood). Also included are three original songs performed by Rueby Wood (who stars in the title role) and Aria Brooks (who stars as Libby) and a cover version of George Benson’s On Broadway performed by Wood. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 18. and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Better Nate Than Ever is directed by Tim Federle and also stars Joshua Bassett, Michelle Federer, Norbert Leo Butz and Lisa Kudrow. The comedy adventure follows a 13-year-old Pittsburgher who sneaks off to a major musical audition in the Big Apple with his best friend after not being cast in their school play.

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‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Cheaper by the Dozen. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Invincible, When the Game Stands Tall). Also included is the song Nothing Without You performed by Brandy and Sy’Rai. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 18. and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Cheaper by the Dozen is directed by Gail Lerner and stars Gabrielle Union, Zach Braff, Erika Christensen, Journee Brown, Timon Kyle Durrett, Kylie Rogers, Caylee Blosenski, Andre Robinson, Aryan Simhadri, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Leo Abelo Perry, Christian Cote, Sebastian Cote and Luke Prael.

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Elvin Ross Scoring Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum’s Disney+ Movie ‘Sneakerella’

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Elvin Ross (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Honey: Rise Up and Dance, Madea Goes to Jail. Boo! A Madea Halloween) has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Sneakerella. The film is directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum (Ramona & Beezus, Aquamarine) and stars Chosen Jacobs, Lexi Underwood, Devyn Nekoda, John Salley, Bryan Terrell, Kolton Stewart, Hayward Leach, Juan Chioran, Robyn Alomar and Yvonne Senat Jones. The comedy follows an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens who works as a stock boy in the shoe store that once belonged to his late mother, when he meets and falls in love with the fiercely independent daughter of a legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 13, 2022)

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Premiering on Tuesday, March 15, is the HBO documentary Phoenix Rising directed by Amy Berg about actress Evan Rachel Wood’s recent efforts as an activist pushing for an extension of the statute of limitations for domestic violence cases and the coalition she builds at The Phoenix Act. The film’s original music is composed by Aska Matsumiya (Bruised, Betty, I’m Your Woman, Skate Kitchen, Selah and the Spades). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the documentary, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival will debut in two parts on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Thursday, March 17, is the Netflix original film Rescued by Ruby directed by Katt Shea and starring Grant Gustin, Scott Wolf, Kaylah Zander, Camille Sullivan, Tom McBeath, Sharon Taylor and Eileen Pedde. Joy Ngiaw (Blush, June & Kopi, Short Circuit: Jing Hua) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘Moon Knight’ to Feature Music by Hesham Nazih

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Hesham Nazih has composed original music for Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series Moon Knight. The show marks the first major English language project of the composer who is best known for scoring numerous Egyptian features and TV shows, including The Blue Elephant, Ibrahim Labyad, Tito and Born a King. It has not been confirmed yet whether Nazih is composing the score for all six episodes, but his contribution is believed to be a major part of the show’s music. The 6-part drama is directed by Mohamed Diab (Amira, Clash, Cairo 678) and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead (The Endless, Synchronic) and stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke and May Calamawy.

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