Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original series Happy Face. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award nominee Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, A Small Light, Candy, Sanctuary, A Friend of the Family, Dying for Sex, The Tale). Also included is the song The Devil’s Bid by Hilary McCormack. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 28 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Marx’s first score track and the song below. Happy Face is created by Jennifer Cacicio inspired by the Happy Face true-crime podcast and stars Annaleigh Ashford, Dennis Quaid, James Wolk, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne and Benjamin Mackey. The 8-part crime drama tells the true-life story of Melissa G. Moore and her incarcerated father, known as the Happy Face Killer, who finds a way to force himself back into the life of her daughter after years of no contact.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 16, 2025)
Premiering on Wednesday, March 19, is the Hulu limited series Good American Family created by Katie Robbins and starring Ellen Pompeo, Mark Duplass, Imogen Faith Reid, Sarayu Blue, Dulé Hill, Jenny O’Hara and Christina Hendricks. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Equalizer 3, The Affair, Wonder, May December, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, Emancipation). Hollywood Record will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday, March 21. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Thursday, March 20, is the Netflix limited series The Residence created by Paul William Davies and starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Molly Griggs, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Ken Marino, Jason Lee, Edwina Findley and Al Mitchell. Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Lego Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the murder mystery comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Ariel Marx Scoring Paramount+’s ‘Happy Face’
Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, Candy, Sanctuary, A Small Light, A Friend of the Family, A Friend of the Family, The Tale) has been tapped to score the upcoming Paramount+ original series Happy Face. The show is inspired by the Happy Face true-crime podcast and stars Annaleigh Ashford, Dennis Quaid, James Wolk, Khiyla Aynne, Tamera Tomakili and Benjamin Mackey. The 8-part crime drama is based on the the true-life story of Melissa G. Moore and her incarcerated father, known as the Happy Face Killer who – after decades of no contact – finally finds a way to force himself back into the life of her daughter who must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed.