Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) is composing the original score for the new FX original series What We Do in the Shadows. The show is created by Jemaine Clement based on Taika Waititi’s 2014 feature of the same title and stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch. The comedy is based on the feature film of the same name from Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi and looks into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of four vampires who’ve “lived” together for hundreds of years.
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Soundtrack Album for FX’s ‘Trust’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX limited series Trust. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by James Lavelle of the British music collective UNKLE. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 9, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Trust is created by Simon Beaufoy and stars Donald Sutherland, Michael Esper, Hilary Swank, Harris Dickinson, Brendan Fraser, Anna Chancellor, Norbert Leo Butz, Charlotte Riley and Luca Marinelli. Danny Boyle has directed the first couple of episodes of the drama, which tells the story of John Paul Getty III, heir to the Getty oil fortune.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 23, 2018)
Premiering tomorrow, September 24, is the new NBC drama Manifest created by Jeff Rake and starring Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J. R. Ramirez, Parveen Kaur and Luna Blaise. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Lux (Grey’s Anatomy, Halloween: Resurrection, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, My Name Is Earl). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC.
Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS drama Magnum P.I. developed by Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim based on the classic 80s series and starring Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill and Tim Kang. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians) & Keith Power (MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0) have scored the first episode and Power is composing the music for the rest of the season. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series and also click here for a video from the recording sessions of a new version of the classic Magnum theme.
Details Revealed for ‘It’s Always Blue: Songs from Legion’ Soundtrack Album
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the FX original series Legion featuring the cover songs from the show have been revealed. Writer/director/producer Noah Hawley and composer Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of, Mile 22) have created the cover versions of songs such as Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit, Cream’s White Room, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Don’t Come Around Here No More, R.E.M.’ Superman & others. It’s Alway Blue: Songs from Legion will be released digitally on August 17, 2018 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes (deluxe edition). A vinyl version is also in the works. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums for the series’ first season, as well as an album featuring Russo’s score from the second season.
‘For All We Know’ & ‘Home’ Covers from FX’s ‘Pose’ Released
20th Century Fox TV Records has released two songs featured in tonight’s episode (Love is the Message) of the FX original series Pose, including actors Billy Porter‘ and MJ Rodriguez‘ performance of the Charlie Smalls-composed song Home from the musical The Wiz. Click here to download the track. Also available now is Porter’s performance of the classic J. Fred Coots & Sam M. Lewis-written song For All We Know as featured in the sixth episode of the show. Visit Amazon to download the track. Both songs can also be checked out after the jump.
Bob Thiele Jr. Scoring FX’s ‘Mayans M.C.’
Bob Thiele Jr. is scoring the upcoming Sons of Anarchy spin-off series Mayans M.C. The show is created by Kurt Sutter & Elgin James and stars JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral and Danny Pino. The drama is set in a post-Jax Teller world and follows Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes as he is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border and must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 3, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the new FX original series Pose created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Steven Canals and starring Dominique Jackson, Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Angelica Ross, Hallie Sahar, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Billy Porter, Dyllon Burnside, Evan Peters, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, Feud). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on FX.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Succession created by Jesse Armstrong and starring Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Hiam Abbas, Alan Ruck, Rob Yang, Parker Sawvers, and Peter Friedman. Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Battle of the Sexes, Free State of the Jones) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and HBO’s official show website for more information about the drama.
‘Legion’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the FX original series Legion. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Night Of, Star Trek: Discovery, Snowfall, Counterpart, Power). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 25, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released two soundtracks featuring the composer’s score from the first season. A separate album featuring the cover songs from the series is also in the works. Legion is created by Noah Hawley based on the Marvel Comics and stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton and Bill Irwin.
Mac Quayle to Score FX’s ‘Pose’
Mac Quayle has been tapped to score the upcoming FX original series Pose. The show is created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Steven Canals and stars Dominique Jackson, Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Angelica Ross, Hallie Sahar, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Billy Porter, Dyllon Burnside, Evan Peters, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek. The drama is set in the 1980s and looks at the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe, the downtown social and literary scene & the ball culture world.
Soundtrack Album for FX’s ‘The Americans’ Released
20th Century Fox TV Records has released the first soundtrack album for the FX original series The Americans. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Nathan Barr (True Blood, Cabin Fever, Hostel, Hemlock Grove, Sneaky Pete, The Son). Also included is the song It Must Be Done by Pete Townshend & Barr, which has previously been released as a digital single in 2014. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Americans is created by Joe Weisberg and stars Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Keidrich Sellati, Holly Taylor, Margo Martindale and Noah Emmerich.