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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 2, 2020)

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Premiering tomorrow, February 3 is the Spectrum Originals series Manhunt: Deadly Games created by Andrew Sodroski and starring Cameron Britton, Jack Huston, Gethin Anthony, Carla Gugino, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette and Judith Light. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian) and Stephanie Economou (Step Up: High Water). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series.

Also premiering tomorrow is the HBO docu-series McMillions directed by James Lee Hernandez & Brian Lazarte and executive produced by Mark Wahlberg. Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Krypton, Stargirl, The Angel) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-parter, which centers on the con that allowed one man to rig the results of McDonald’s popular Monopoly game for an entire decade, will air every Monday night on HBO. Visit the official show website for more information.

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Harry Gregson-Williams & Stephanie Economou Scoring Spectrum Originals’ ‘Manhunt: Deadly Games’

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Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven) is teaming up with Stephanie Economou (Step Up: High Water) to score the new Spectrum Originals series Manhunt: Deadly Games. The show is created by Andrew Sodroski and stars Cameron Britton, Jack Huston, Gethin Anthony, Carla Gugino, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette and Judith Light. The drama chronicles the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park Bomber – and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell in its wake.

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Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’ to Be Released

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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu limited series Catch-22. The album features the show’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Crown, Hacksaw Ridge) & Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Chicken Run). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 17 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Catch-22 is directed by developed by Luke Davies & David Michôd and stars Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, George Clooney, Giancarlo Giannini, Rafi Gavron, Austin Stowell, Gerran Howell, Pico Alexander and Jay Paulson.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 19, 2019)

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Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller The Curse of La Llorona directed by Michael Chaves and starring Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez and Raymond Cruz. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Annabelle, Insidious, The Prodigy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the faith-based drama Breakthrough directed by Roxann Dawson and starring Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Sam Trammell, Marcel Ruiz and Dennis Haysbert. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, The Good Shepherd) has composed the film’s original score. Fox Music has released as soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for more details). Mercury Nashville has released a separate album featuring the songs from & inspired by the movie, including an original track written by Diane Warren and performed by Metz (click here for more information).

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Soundtrack Details for Disneynature’s ‘Penguins’

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Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disneynature documentary Penguins. The album features the film’s original music composed by Golden Globe nominee Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven, Unstoppable, The Meg). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 17 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Penguins directed by Alastair Fothergill & Jeff Wilson and narrated by Ed Helms is a coming-of-age story about an Adélie penguinwho joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 24, 2019)

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Premiering tomorrow, February 25 is the NBC drama The Enemy Within created by Ken Woodruff and starring Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey, Kelli Garner, Cassandra Freeman and Noah Mills. The show’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Seven Seconds, Triple 9, Shooter). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC.

Premiering on Wednesday, February 27 is the new ABC comedy drama Whiskey Cavalier created by Dave Hemingson and starring Scott Foley, Lauren Cohan, Ana Ortiz, Tyler James Williams, Josh Hopkins and Vir Das. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek) & Tom Howe (Early Man, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) are composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on ABC following a preview tonight after the Oscars.

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Harry & Rupert Gregson-Williams Team Up to Score Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’

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Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge) are teaming up to score the upcoming Hulu limited series Catch-22. The show is written by Luke Davies (Lion, Beautiful Boy) & David Michôd (Animal Kingdom, The Rover) and stars Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, George Clooney, Giancarlo Giannini, Rafi Gavron, Austin Stowell, Gerran Howell, Pico Alexander and Jay Paulson. The 6-parter is based on Joseph Heller’s novel of the same name and tells the story of the incomparable, artful dodger, Yossarian, a US Air Force bombardier in World War II who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him.

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Soundtrack Album for ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ Released

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Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi anthology series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. The album features the music from the series, including the main title theme composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia), as well as the composer’s score for the episodes The Commuter (for which he received an Emmy Award nomination) and The Father Thing. Also included is the music for three episodes composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane), two episodes by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia), one episode by Ólafur Arnalds (Broadchurch), as well as two episodes by Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It), one of which he co-scored with BT (The Fast & the Furious, Monster). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples.

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Harry Gregson-Williams to Be Named BMI Icon at BMI London Awards

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BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Harry Gregson-Williams will be named a BMI Icon at this year’s BMI London Awards in recognition of his unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers. The event will be held at the Dorchester Hotel on October 1, 2018 and will be hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill. Gregson-Williams previously received the Richard Kirk Award at the 2006 BMI Film & Television Awards for his outstanding career achievements in film music including for films such as Shrek, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven, Spy Game, Chicken Run, as well as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (for which he also received his first Golden Globe nomination).

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Harry Gregson-Williams to Score ABC’s ‘Whiskey Cavalier’

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Harry Gregson-Williams is set to score the upcoming ABC action dramedy Whiskey Cavalier. The show is created by Dave Hemingson (Kitchen Confidential) and stars Scott Foley, Lauren Cohan, Ana Ortiz, Tyler James Williams, Josh Hopkins and Vir Das. The series follows the adventures of an FBI agent who, following an emotional break-up, is assigned to work with quick, cunning and completely fearless CIA operative. Heminsgon is also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television production with Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town) and Jeff Ingold (Life Sentence).

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