Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack for the FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven. The album features music from and inspired by the show composed by Pearl Jam co-founder and bassist Jeff Ament, former Red Hot Chilli Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer (as Pluralone), together with Fitz and the Tantrums drummer/songwriter John Wicks and Josh Evans. The soundtrack will be released digitally this June. Three first tracks from the first three episodes will be released as a digital single this Friday, May 20 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Check back on this page for the details of the full album. Under the Banner of Heaven is created by Dustin Lance Black and stars Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Wyatt Russell, Denise Gough, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Billy Howle, Rory Culkin, Chloe Pirrie, Seth Numrich and Sandra Seacat.
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Jeff Ament, Josh Klinghoffer & John Wicks Scoring FX’s ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
Pearl Jam co-founder and bassist Jeff Ament (with former Red Hot Chilli Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and Fitz and the Tantrums drummer/songwriter John Wicks) has composed the original music for the new FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven. The show is created by Dustin Lance Black (Milk, When We Rise) and stars Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Gil Birmingham, Billy Howle, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Chloe Pirrie, Seth Numrich and Sandra Seacat. The drama is inspired by the true crime bestseller by Jon Krakauer and follows Detective Jeb Pyre as he investigates the events that led to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in a suburb in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 5, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the British series Guilt created by Neil Forsyth and starring Mark Bonnar, Jamie Sives, Ruth Bradley, Emun Elliott, Sian Brooke, Moyo Akandé, Ellie Haddington and Bill Paterson. The show’s original music is composed by Arthur Sharpe (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts). The thriller, which follows two brothers who are hiding their guilt after running into an elderly pedestrian during an inebriated drive home from a wedding, premiered in the UK in 2019 on BBC Two and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 7, is the FX limited series American Crime Story: Impeachment developed by Sarah Burgess and starring Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Margo Martindale, Annaleigh Ashford, Clive Owen, Judith Light, Billy Eichner and Edie Falco. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Politician, Scream Queens) who previously scored the first two American Crime Story installments (The People v. O.J. Simpson & The Assassination of Gianni Versace) is composing the show’s original music. The new season, which examines the national crisis that led to the first impeachment of a U.S. President in over a century, will premiere on FX and will also be available to stream on FX on Hulu.
Songs from ‘Pose’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released
Hollywood Records has released three songs from the soundtrack for the third and final season of the FX original series Pose. Available to stream/download now are the covers of Oh Happy Day performed by the show’s cast, This Day performed by Billy Porter and Andraé Crouch’s To God Be the Glory performed by B.Slade & Ledisi. Also listen to all three tracks after the jump. Pose is created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Steven Canals and stars Porter, MJ Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Dyllon Burnside, Hailie Sahar, Angel Bismark Curiel and Jason A. Rodriguez.
Jeff Russo’s & Noah Hawley’s ‘Fly Like an Eagle’ Cover from ‘Legion’ Season 3 Released
Hollywood Records has released cover version of Steve Miller Band’s Fly Like an Eagle by composer Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard) & writer/director Noah Hawley from the Season 3 premiere episode (Chapter 20) of the FX original series Legion. The song is now available on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The song was missing from the official Season 3 soundtrack album, which also features the other covers, as well as selections of Russo’s score from the third season. Legion based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Amber Midthunder, Jeremie Harris, Katie Aselton and Bill Irwin is now available to stream on Hulu.
‘Legion’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for the FX original series Legion. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s third season composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy). Also included are the composer’s and series creator Noah Hawley‘s cover versions of A Pagan Place, Can’t Get There from Here, Cinnamon Girl and Peace, Love & Understanding, as well as Russo’s cover of Pink Floyd’s Mother (performed by Dan Stevens & Stephanie Corneliussen) and the Jemaine Clement- & Jason Mantzoukas-performed Rap Battle. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music store. Lakeshore Records has previously released four soundtrack albums featuring Russo’s score and the songs from the first two seasons.
Soundtrack Album for FX’s ‘Fargo’ Season 4 to Be Released
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the FX original series Fargo. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy, Lucy in the Sky, The Act). The Fargo Year 4 soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. The label has previously released soundtracks featuring the composer’s score from the first, second and third seasons of the series. Season 4 of Fargo created by Noah Hawley starring Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw and Jack Huston centers on two criminal syndicates who are fighting for a piece of the American dream and have struck an uneasy peace.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 22, 2020)
Premiering today is the Netflix original film Christmas on the Square directed by Debbie Allen and starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Treat Williams, Jeanine Mason, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell and Jenifer Lewis. The film’s original music is composed by Dolly Parton (who wrote 14 original songs for the project) and conducted by Larry Blank. The holiday musical, which follows a small town “Scrooge” as she’s visited by a rhinestone-bedazzled angel who guides her on a musical journey of redemption, is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering tomorrow, November 23, is the FX and BBC limited series Black Narcissus developed by Amanda Coe based on the novel of the same title by Rumer Godden and starring Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Diana Rigg, Aisling Franciosi, Jim Broadbent, Rosie Cavaliero, Patsy Ferran, Karen Bryson, Nila Aalia, Kulvinder Ghir, Chaneil Kular, Gina McKee, Soumil Malla, Dipika Kunwar,and Gianni Gonsalves. The show’s original music is composed by Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X, The Crying Game, Poldark, The Hustle). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air on Monday on FX and will also be available the following day on FX on Hulu.
Anne Dudley Scoring FX’s & BBC’s ‘Black Narcissus’
Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, The Crying Game, American History X, The Hustle, Poldark) is the composer of the new FX and BBC limited series Black Narcissus. The show is developed by Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard, The Trial of Christine Keeler) based on the best-selling novel by Rumer Godden and stars Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Aisling Franciosi, Diana Rigg, Jim Broadbent, Rosie Cavaliero, Karen Bryson, Patsy Ferran, Nila Aalia, Kulvinder Ghir, Chaneil Kular, Dipika Kunwar, Gina McKee, Soumil Malla and Gianni Gonsalves. The 3-part drama is set in Mopu, Himalayas, 1934 and centers on a group of young nuns as they attempt to establish a mission at a remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 1, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Dispatches from Elsewhere created by Jason Segel and starring Segel himself, André Benjamin, Sally Field, Octavio Coleman, Richard E. Grant and Eve Lindley. The show’s original music is composed by Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Triple 9, Broken City). Check out our previous article for more information about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on AMC.
Premiering tomorrow, March 2 is the FX original series Breeders created by Simon Blackwell ,Chris Addison & Martin Freeman and starring Freeman himself, Daisy Haggard, George Wakeman, Jayda Eyles, Michael McKean, Joanna Bacon and Alun Armstrong. Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, Episodes, Plebs) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which is premiering on FX tomorrow and will also be available to stream on Hulu the following day.