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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 20, 2020)

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Premiering tomorrow, September 21, is the Fox drama Filthy Rich created by Tate Taylor and starring Kim Cattrall, Gerald McRaney, David Denman, Melia Kreiling, Aubrey Dollar, Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Mark L. Young, Olivia Macklin and Steve Harris. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Toyne (Rogue, Dirty Girl, 9/11, Hot Bot, You Me Her). Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air every Monday night on Fox.

Also premiering tomorrow is the Quibi docu-series Benedict Men executive produced by Stephen Curry, Mike Basone, Mark Ciardi, Darin Friedman,Erick Peyton, Jeron Smith, Nate Gaines, Charles Segars and Dominic Ianno. Tony Morales (Elena of Avalor, Bloodline, The Bag Man, The Fugitive, An Actor Prepares, In Your Eyes) has composed the show’s original music. The series, which chronicles life at all-boys school St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, N.J., will be available to stream exclusively on Quibi.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘Unpregnant’ to Be Released

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Warner Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max original film Unpregnant. The album features the songs from the movie. including KIRBY’s new track I Love Me Too, as well as songs by Deap Vally, The Regrettes, Greta Van Fleet, KIRBY, Malia Civetz, Amy Allen, Maren Morris, Maggie Rogers, Fefe Dobson and Gary Clark Jr. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 11 and will be available to stream/download here. Unpregnant is directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg and stars Haley Lu Richardson, Barbie Ferreira, Sugar Lyn Beard, Ramona Young, Breckin Meyer, Mary McCormack, Betty Who and Giancarlo Esposito.

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Soundtrack Albums for DC Universe’s ‘Doom Patrol’ to Be Released

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WaterTower Music will release the first two soundtrack albums for the DC Universe original series Doom Patrol. The albums feature selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream,  Moon, The Fountain) and Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Rebels & The Clone Wars, Titans, Narcos: Mexico). Both soundtracks will be released digitally tomorrow, September 10. Click here to stream/download the Season 1 album and click here for the Season 2 album. Doom Patrol is is developed by Jeremy Carver based on the DC comics created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney & Bruno Premiani and stars Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Matt Bomer, Joivan Wade, Brendan Fraser, Alan Tudyk and Timothy Dalton.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 6, 2020)

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Premiering tonight is the Starz original series Power Book II: Ghost created by Courtney A. Kemp and starring Michael Rainey Jr., Naturi Naughton, Mary J. Blige, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Daniel Bellomy, Paige Hurd,” Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Shane Johnson, Gianni Paolo and Melanie Liburd. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) who previously scored all episodes of the original Power series. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Starz.

Premiering tomorrow, September 7 is DreamWorks Animation’s new TV series Madagascar: A Little Wild executive produced by Johanna Stein & Dana Starfield and starring Tucker Chandler, Amir O’Neil, Shaylin Becton, Luke Lowe, Jasmine Gatewood and Eric Petersen. Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, The Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Hangman) who has previously scored DreamWorks Animation TV’s All Hail King Julien is composing the show’s original music. The series, which follows young versions of Alex, Marty, Gloria & Melman from the Madagascar franchise, as they grow up in New York City, will be available to stream on Hulu and Peacock.

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Roger Neill Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Unpregant’

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Roger Neill (Beginners, 20th Century Women, King of the Hill, Like Father) has recently scored the new HBO Max original film Unpregnant. The movie is directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg and stars Haley Lu Richardson, Barbie Ferreira, Ramona Young, Sugar Lyn Beard, Breckin Meyer, Betty Who, Mary McCormack and Giancarlo Esposito. The comedy drama is based on the book of the same title by Ted Caplan & Jenni Hendriks and tells the story of a seventeen-year-old girl who hits the highway with a friend to obtain a legal abortion. Goldenberg also wrote the screenplay with William Parker, Caplan & Hendricks and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Someone Great).

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 30, 2020)

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Premiering on Thursday, September 3 is the HBO Max original series Raised by Wolves created by Aaron Guzikowski and starring Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Matias Varela, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Felix Jamieson, Aasiya Shah, Ethan Hazzard, Ivy Wong and Travis Fimmel. The show’s original music is composed by Ben Frost (Dark, Sleeping Beauty, Super Dark Times, Fortitude) & Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American Gangster, Robin Hood, Body of Lies). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.

Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original film Love, Guaranteed directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Heather Graham and Damon Wayans Jr. Ryan Shore (Prime, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, The Shrine, Harvard Man, Numb, Headspace, Julie’s Greenroom) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 23, 2020)

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Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Vow directed and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim & Karim Amer about the self-improvement group NXIVM, whose leaders have been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, Pose, Scream Queens, The Politician). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 9-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Wednesday, August 26 is the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix directed by Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui about the Paralympic Games and its evolution from the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). 1812 Recordings will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday (click here for the full album details) and the original title song by Pemberton, Georgetragic, Toni Hickman & Keith Jones is already available as a digital single now (click here to listen to the track).

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Blake Neely to Score HBO Max’s ‘The Flight Attendant’

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Blake Neely has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO Max limited series The Flight Attendant. The show is developed by Steve Yockey based on the novel of the same name by Chris Bohjalian and stars Kaley Cuoco, Michiel Huisman, Colin Woodell, Rosie Perez, Zosia Mamet, Merle Dandridge, Michelle Gomez and Griffin Matthews. The comedic thriller revolves around a flight attendant who wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man – and no idea what happened. Cuoco & Yockey are also executive producing the Warner Horizon Television production with Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon, Green Lantern), Marcie Ulin & Meredith Lavender (Nashville), Sarah Schechter (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Stargirl) and Susanna Fogel (The Spy Who Dumped Me) who also directed the first two episodes.

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‘An American Pickle’ Soundtrack to Be Released

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WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy An American Pickle. The album features the film’s original music written by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost, Ratatouille, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange, The Incredibles) who has provided the original themes and Nami Melumad (Absentia) who has composed the original score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 7 and will be available to stream/download here. An American Pickle is directed by Brandon Trost and stars Seth Rogen, Maya Erskine, Jorma Taccone and Sarah Snook. The movie is based on Simon Rich’s New Yorker novella and tells the story of a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1920 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family.

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Ben Frost Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Raised by Wolves’

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Ben Frost (Dark, Sleeping Beauty, Fortitude, Super Dark Times) has composed the original score for the upcoming HBO Max original series Raised by Wolves. The show is created by Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners, The Red Road) and stars Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah, Ivy Wong and Travis Fimmel. The sci-fi drama centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) has directed the first two episodes.

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