Hannah Parrott (Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Head Count, The Croods: Family Tree, Last Three Days, When Jeff Tried to Save the World, Golden Arm) is the composer of the upcoming HBO original sports documentary series U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men’s National Soccer Team. The show is directed by Rand Getlin & Luke Korver (Prodigy) and centers on the USMNT in the leadup to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America this June. The 5-parter was over the course of four years and follows Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Tim Weah, Weston McKennie, and an array of U.S. players on their personal and collective journeys toward their sport’s biggest stage.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 19, 2026)
Premiering tomorrow, April 20, is the Prime Video original animated series Kevin created by Joe Wengert & Aubrey Plaza and starring Jason Schwartzman, Plaza herself, Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, Gil Ozeri, Aparna Nancherla and Amy Sedaris. The show’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Lilo & Stitch, Luca, Beasts of No Nation, Station Eleven, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, The Good Doctor) who also co-wrote the theme song, I’m Coming Home, with Schwartzman. Check out our previous article to check out the title sequence and to learn more about the animated comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Premiering on Tuesday, April 21, is the British Netflix original series Unchosen created by Julie Gearey and starring Molly Windsor, Asa Butterfield, Christopher Eccleston, Fra Fee, Siobhan Finneran, Ashton McAuley, Alexa Davies, Olivia Pickering and Lucy Black. Anne Nikitin (The Dropout, Hijack, American Animals, One Day, I.S.S., Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Mrs. Wilson, Dangerous Liaisons, Lost Girls, Fate: The Winx Saga) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
‘DTF St. Louis’ Soundtrack Album Released
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO limited series DTF St. Louis. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights, Something Borrowed, Four Christmases, The Switch). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. DTF St. Louis is created by Steven Conrad and stars Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins, Peter Sarsgaard, Arlan Ruf, Joy Sunday and Chris Perfetti. The comedy follows a weatherman and his new on-air ASL interpreter who strike up a friendship in the St. Louis suburb of Twyla, Missouri and quickly discover that both of their marriages have stalled.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 12, 2026)
Premiering tonight is the third season of the HBO original series Euphoria created by Sam Levinson and starring Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Colman Domingo and Maude Apatow. The new season’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Interstellar, Dune, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rain Man, Man of Steel), taking over from Labrinth who scored the first two seasons and was originally announced to co-score Season 3 with Zimmer. The drama’s final season will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering tonight is the AMC original series The Audacity created by Jonathan Glatzer and starring Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Rob Corddry, Lucy Punch, Simon Helberg, Meaghan Rath and Paul Adelstein. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Speak No Evil, The Gift, The Outsider, Black Rabbit, Boy Erased, Enemy, The Staircase, Smoke, Tulsa King, The White Tiger) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy drama, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Evgueni & Sacha Galperine Scoring HBO’s & BBC’s ‘Half Man’
Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Undoing, Scenes from a Marriage, Loveless, Kraven the Hunter, The Family, Radioactive, Wizard of Lies) have composed the original music for the upcoming HBO/BBC limited series Half Man. The show is created by Richard Gadd and stars Gadd himself, Jamie Bell, Stuart Campbell, Mitchell Robertson, Marianne McIvor, Neve McIntosh, Charlie De Melo, Bilal Hasna, Amy Manson, Anjli Mohindra, Julie Cullen, Tim Downie,Stuart McQuarrie, Sandy Batchelor, Tom Andrews, Philippine Velge, Piers Ewart, Scot Greenan, Charlotte Blackwood, Calum Manchip and Kate Robson-Stuart. The 6-part drama spans almost 40 years from the 1980s to the present day and explores the highs and lows of the relationship between two brothers, from their troubled teenage years to their falling out as adults.
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Neighbors’ Released
A24 Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original late-night documentary series Neighbors. The album features the show’s original music composed by Max Whipple (Atropia, The Civil Dead). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s title track below. Neighbors is directed by Harrison Fishman & Dylan Redford, executive produced by Fishman, Redford, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein & JP Lopez Ali and examines stories of outrageous, absurd, and dramatic real-life residential conflicts from a wide range of larger-than-life characters across the United States, opening a verité portal into the lives of contemporary Americans.
Dan Deacon Scoring Edd Benda’s & Stephen Helstad’s ‘Chili Finger’
Dan Deacon (Venom: The Last Dance, Hustle, Task, Ascension, The Changeling, Twixt, Rez Ball, Strawberry Mansion, Wedding Season) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy thriller Chili Finger. The film is directed by Edd Benda & Stephen Helstad and stars Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Madeline Wise, Sarah Herrman, Paul Stanko, Sara Sevigny, Shaya Harris and Dann Florek. The movie revolves around a small town lawyer whose life spirals into chaos when she discovers a severed finger in her chili and blackmails the restaurant for a cash payout in an effort to regain control over her mundane life.
Main Title Theme Song ‘I Played the Fool’ from HBO’s ‘Rooster’ Released
WaterTower Music has released the main title theme song from the new HBO original series Rooster. Available to stream/download now on most major digital music services I Played the Fool co-written by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and record producer Andrew Watt (who is also scoring the show) and performed by Stipe. Also listen to the track after the jump. Rooster is created by Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses and stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, John C. McGinley, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster and Lauren Tsai. The comedy is premiering tonight on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 8, 2026)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Rooster created by Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses and starring Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley and Lauren Tsai. The show’s original score is composed by Andrew Watt who also co-wrote the project’s theme song with Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.). Click here to learn more about the comedy and click here to check out the theme song (I Played the Fool) for the series, which will air every Sunday on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 11, is the Prime Video original series Scarpetta developed by Liz Sarnoff based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling book series and starring Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Ariana DeBose, Rosy McEwen, Simon Baker, Hunter Parrish, Amanda Righetti and Jake Cannavale. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Alien: Earth, Ripley, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, Zero Day, The Man Who Feel to Earth) & Perrine Virgile (The Umbrella Academy, Long Slow Exhale) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the crime thriller, which will will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
HBO’s ‘Rooster’ to Feature Score by Andrew Watt and Theme Song by Michael Stipe
Record producer/songwriter Andrew Watt has made his television scoring debut on the new HBO original series Rooster. He also co-wrote the theme song with R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe who also performs the song. The show is created by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) & Matt Tarses (Bad Monkey) and stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, John C. McGinley, Phil Dunster and Lauren Tsai. The comedy is set on a college campus and explores an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter.