Craig Wedren (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, The School of Rock, How to Be a Latin Lover) is the composer of the upcoming HBO original series Mrs. Fletcher. The show is created by Tom Perrotta (The Leftovers) based on his bestselling novel of the same title and stars Kathryn Hahn, Jackson White, Owen Teague, Katie Kershaw, Domenick Lombardozzi, Cameron Boyce, Jen Richards and Casey Wilson. The comedy single mother rediscovers her sexuality after her son heads off to college. Perrotta is also executive producing the project with Helen Estabrook (Whiplash, Tully).
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 18, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series The Righteous Gemstones created by Danny McBride and starring himself, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Adam Devine, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero, Tim Baltz and Greg Alan Williams. The show’s original music composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Flower, Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the comedy, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 21, is the Hulu original series This Way Up created by Aisling Bea who also stars in the comedy alongside Sharon Horgan, Aasif Mandvi, Tobias Menzies, Indira Varma, Sorcha Cusack, Chris Geere, Kadiff Kirwan, Ricky Grover and Daniela Spataru. Vince Pope (Misfits, Undercover, Bedlam) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy, which is co-produced by Channel 4, follows a whip-smart English-as-a-foreign language teacher as she is trying to pull her life back together after a nervous breakdown. The comedy will be available to stream stateside exclusively on Hulu.
Lorne Balfe to Score BBC’s & HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Genius) has been tapped to score the upcoming fantasy series His Dark Materials. The show is developed by Jack Thorne (The Last Panthers, Wonder) based Philip Pullman’s trilogy of books and stars Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters, Will Keen, Ian Gelder, Georgina Campbell and James Cosmo. The drama follows a brave young woman from another world whose quest to find her kidnapped friend leads her to uncover a sinister plot of a secret organization, encounter extraordinary beings and protect dangerous secrets.
Victor Reyes to Score HBO’s ‘The Undoing’
Victor Reyes (Buried, Grand Piano, Down a Dark Hall) has signed on to score the upcoming HBO limited series The Undoing. The show is developed by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal, The Practice) based on the book You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz and stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Donald Sutherland, Noah Jupe, Fala Chen, Édgar Ramírez, Lily Rabe, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Matilda De Angelis.
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Share’ Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Share. The album features the film’s original music composed by electronic music artist Shlohmo (aka Henry Laufer) who made his feature film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Share is written and directed by Pippa Bianco and stars Rhianne Barreto, Charlie Plummer, Poorna Jagannathan, J.C. MacKenzie, Nick Galitzine and Lovie Simone. The A24 production follows a 16-year old girl who – after discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn’t remember, must figure out what happened – and how to navigate the escalating fallout.
Labrinth’s & Zendaya’s ‘All for Us’ from HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Released
Republic Records has released a new version of All for Us from tonight’s season finale of the HBO original series Euphoria. The track is a collaboration between the show’s composer Labrinth and lead actress Zendaya and is based on Labrinth’s original track of the same title, which was introduced earlier in the season. Visit Amazon to download the song and also listen to the full track after the jump. Euphoria is developed by Sam Levinson based on the Israeli show of the same name and also stars Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King and Storm Reid.
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Succession’ Announced
Milan Records has announced the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series Succession. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Academy Award nominee Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, Vice, The Big Short, Battle of the Sexes) who recently received his first Emmy Award nomination for his main titles theme from the drama. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 9 (click here to download) and physically on August 23. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. Succession is created by Jesse Armstrong, executive produced by Adam McKay & Will Ferrell and stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Hiam Abbass, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Natalie Gold, Peter Friedman and Rob Yang.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 28, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the new Epix original series Pennyworth developed by Bruno Heller based on DC characters created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger and starring Jack Bannon, Paloma Faith, Ben Aldridge, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett, Ryan Fletcher, Jason Flemyng and Polly Walker. The show’s original music is composed by David Russo (Gotham, Nikita, The Tomorrow People). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Epix.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 31, is the spy thriller The Red Sea Diving Resort written and directed by Gideon Raff and starring Chris Evans, Haley Bennett, Michael K. Williams, Michiel Huisman, Alessandro Nivola, Greg Kinnear and Ben Kingsley. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, The Good Dinosaur, Storks, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is premiering exclusively on Netflix.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 21, 2019)
Premiering on Thursday, July 25, is the Netflix original series Another Life created by Aaron Martin and starring Katee Sackhoff, Selma Blair, Justin Chatwin, Tyler Hoechlin, Samuel Anderson, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Blu Hunt, A. J. Rivera, Alexander Eling and Alex Ozerov. The show’s original music is composed by Trevor Morris (Immortals, Vikings, The Borgias, Olympus/London Has Fallen, The Tudors). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, July 26, is the Amazon original series The Boys developed by Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg based on Darick Robertson’s & Garth Ennis’ comic book series and starring Jack Quaid, Karl Urban, Laz Alonso, Elisabeth Shue, Tomer Capon, Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher and Erin Moriarty. Christopher Lennertz (Sausage Party, Horrible Bosses, Lost in Space, Agent Carter) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream on Amazon Prime.
‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Announced
ABKCO Records will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Big Little Lies. The album features a selection of songs from the show’s second season, including The Spinners’ Top 5 hit I’ll Be Around, Until You Came Into My Life by Ann Peebles, Great Big Bundle of Love by Brenton Wood, Cassandra Wilson’s rendition of Neil Young’s Harvest Moon, POP ETC’s take on Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams, Willie Nelson’s duet with daughter Paula Nelson of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Have You Ever Seen the Rain, as well as tracks by Elle King, Leon Bridges, Jim James & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 19 (click here to download) and physically on September 6 (CD version) and September 27 (vinyl version). Visit Amazon to pre-order the physical version.