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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 3, 2019)

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Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, November 4 is the fantasy series His Dark Materials developed by Jack Thorne and starring Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters and James Cosmo. The show’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first episodes of the drama. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will air every Monday on HBO.

Premiering on Friday, November 8 is the Netflix animated series Green Eggs and Ham based on Dr. Seuss’ classic book and starring Adam DeVine, Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton and Keegan-Michael Key. David Newman (Ice Age, Serenity, The Flintstones, Anastasia, Girls Trip, War of the Roses) is composing the show’s original score. WaterTower Music has released the title song Backflip by Rivers Cuomo. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the series.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO’s & BBC’s ‘His Dark Materials’ Announced

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Silva Screen Records will release the official soundtrack albums for the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials. The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials features the show’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Genius). The composer collaborated with singer KT Tunstall, drummer Chad Smith, cellist Tina Guo, post-modern composer-cellist Peter Gregson, violinist & dancer Lindsey Stirling, classical horn player Sarah Willis, composer & multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and Vanya Moneva’s Ethnic Bulgarian Choir on his score. The first of two soundtrack albums for the show’s first season will be released digitally on November 3, followed by CD and vinyl releases later. Visit Amazon to stream/download the album.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Released

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Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Righteous Gemstones. The album features the original score from the show’s first season composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Eastbound & Down, Flower, Vice Principals). Also included is the song Misbehavin’ written by Stephens, Danny McBride & Edi Patterson and performed by Aimee-Leigh & Baby Billy, as well as tracks by Heavy Young Heathens and The Math Club. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. A vinyl edition is also in the works. The Righteous Gemstones is created by Danny McBride who also stars in the series alongside John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Adam Devine, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero, Tim Baltz and Greg Alan Williams.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 27, 2019)

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Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Mrs. Fletcher created by Tom Perrotta and starring Kathryn Hahn, Jackson White, Owen Teague, Katie Kershaw, Domenick Lombardozzi, Cameron Boyce, Jen Richards and Casey Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Craig Wedren (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, The School of Rock). Check out our previous article to learn more about the comedy, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.

Premiering on Friday, November 1, is the Netflix original movie American Son directed by Kenny Leon and starring Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan and Eugene Lee. Lisbeth Scott (Caroline and Jackie, Tumble Leaf) has composed the film’s original music. The drama, which is based on Christopher Demos-Brown’s play about an interracial couple whose 19-year-old son may have died at the hands of police, premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Nicholas Britell to Score HBO’s LA Lakers Pilot ‘Showtime’

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Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Battle of the Sexes, Free State of Jones) is reteaming with Adam McKay on the HBO drama pilot Showtime. The pilot is directed by McKay, written by Max Borenstein (Godzilla) and stars Jason Clarke, John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Solomon Hughes, Gaby Hoffmann, DeVaughn Nixon, Molly Gordon, Rob Morgan, Spencer Garrett, Kirk Bovill, Delante Desouza and Hadley Robinson. The series is inspired by Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s and centers on the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers and its management as they created one of sports’ most revered dynasties and a team that defined its era, both on and off the court.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO’s & Sky’s ‘Catherine the Great’ to Be Released

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SATV will release a soundtrack album for the Sky/HBO limited series Catherine the Great. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Crown, Hacksaw Ridge, Over the Hedge, The Legend of Tarzan, Catch-22). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 21 and will be available to stream/download here. Catherine the Great is written by Nigel Williams, directed by Philip Martin and stars Helen Mirren in the lead role, alongside Jason Clarke, Joseph Quinn, Gina McKee, Rory Kinnear and Sam Palladio. The 4-part drama centers on the tumultuous monarch and politician who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its place in the world in the 18th century.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 20, 2019)

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Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Watchmen developed by Damon Lindelof based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel and starring Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrew Howard, Tom Mison and Frances Fisher. The show’s original music is composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Waves). Check out our previous article and the official show website to learn more about the project.

Premiering tomorrow, October 21, in the U.S. is the limited series Catherine the Great written by Nigel Williams, directed by Philip Martin and starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Joseph Quinn, Gina McKee, Rory Kinnear and Sam Palladio. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Crown, Hacksaw Ridge) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website to learn more about the drama, which just premiered in the UK on Sky and is making its U.S. debut on HBO.

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‘Game of Thrones: The Last Watch’ Soundtrack Released

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HBO has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Game of Thrones: The Last Watch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hannah Peel (Kiss Me First) who received an Emmy Award nomination for her score this year. The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Game of Thrones: The Last Watch is directed by Jeanie Finlay and chronicles the creation of the Emmy Award-winning HBO show’s most ambitious and complicated season. The movie follows the crew and the cast as they contend with extreme weather, punishing deadlines and an ever-excited fandom hungry for spoilers.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ to Be Released

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Milan Records will release the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series Euphoria. The album features the original score from the first season of the show composed by Labrinth who made his scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released on October 4, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Republic Records has previously released Labrinth’s & Zendaya’s song All for Us from the season finale. Euphoria is developed by Sam Levinson based on the Israeli show of the same name and stars Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King and Storm Reid.

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Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans to Score HBO’s ‘The Outsider’

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Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark, Fear the Walking Dead, American Gods) have been tapped to score the upcoming HBO limited series The Outsider. The show is developed by Richard Price (The Night Of, Ransom) based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same title and stars Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, Jason Bateman, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Yul Vázquez, Jeremy Bobb and Marc Menchaca.

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