Redrocca has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist. The album features the film’s original music composed by Walter Mair (The Same Sky, Ronaldo, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Glue). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Unmasking Jihadi John is directed by Anthony Wonke and centers on Jihadi John, also known as Mohammed Emwazi, who was one of the most controversial and dangerous figures to emerge out of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The documentary produced by Nutopia will premiere in the U.S. on July 31 on HBO.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic documentary Apollo: Missions to the Moon directed by Tom Jennings about the United States’ remarkable journey to land on the Moon before 1970. The film’s original music is composed James Everingham for Bleeding Fingers Music and produced by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Everingham’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also premiering tonight is the CNN docu-series The Movies executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman & Mark Herzog and featuring interviews with Steven Spielberg, Julia Roberts, Ron Howard, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, among others. Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, Into the West, Life As We Know It) & Nathaniel Blume (The Seventies, The Eighties, Deception) have composed the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the documentary, which explores American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution.
‘I Love You, Now Die’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Little Twig Records has announced a soundtrack album for the HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, A-X-L, Animals, My Blind Brother, The Gospel According to André). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 12, 2019 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes. I Love You, Now Die is directed by Erin Lee Carr who previously collaborated with Hultquist on numerous projects, including Thought Crimes: the Case of the Cannibal Cop, Mommy Dead & Dearest, and this year’s At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (co-scored by Drum & Lace).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 23, 2019)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, June 24, is the British limited series Years and Years created by Russell T. Davies, directed by Simon Celan Jonesand starring Emma Thompson, Russell Tovey, Rory Kinnear, T’Nia Miller, Ruth Madeley, Jessica Hynes and Anne Reid. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, A Very British Scandal, Gentleman Jack). The drama, which follows an outspoken celebrity business woman turned political figure whose controversial opinions divide the nation, premiered last month in the UK on BBC One and will air stateside on HBO. Visit the official show website for updates.
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the British drama MotherFatherSon created and written by Tom Rob Smith and starring Richard Gere, Helen McCrory, Billy Howle, Ciarán Hinds and Elena Anaya. Rob Lane (Merlin, John Adams, A Discovery of Witches, Beowulf, The Damned United) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which aired earlier this year in the UK on BBC Two and premiered in the U.S. on June 21 on Starz.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 16, 2019)
Premiering tonight is 
the Showtime original series City on a Hill created by Chuck MacLean based on an original idea by Ben Affleck and starring Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Lauren E. Banks, Kevin Chapman and Jill Hennessy. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Narcos: Mexico, Titans). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series Euphoria developed by Sam Levinson based on the Israeli show of the title and starring Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane and Storm Reid. Labrinth (aka Timothy Lee McKenzie) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.
HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ to Feature Original Score by Labrinth
Singer/songwriter and record producer Labrinth (aka Timothy Lee McKenzie) is making his television scoring debut on the new HBO original series Euphoria. The show is developed by Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation, The Wizard of Lies) 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. The drama follows a group of high school students as they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 9, 2019)
Premiering on Tuesday, June 11, is the HBO documentary Ice on Fire directed by Leila Conners and produced and narrated by Leonard Di Caprio. The film’s original music is composed by Jeremy Soule (The Elder Scrolls series, Guild Wars, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) & Jonah Johnson. The movie focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis. The documentary premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will premiere exclusively on HBO. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Premiering on Friday, June 14 is the Netflix original movie Murder Mystery directed by Kyle Newacheck and starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Shioli Kutsuna, David Walliams and Terence Stamp. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown, The Legend of Tarzan) has composed the film’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 2, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series NOS4A2 developed by Jami O’Brien based on Joe Hill’s novel and starring Ashleigh Cummings, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia Kull, Jahkara Smith and Zachary Quinto. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, Enemy, The Gift, Ozark, Fear the Walking Dead, Martha Marcy May Marlene). Check out our previous article to learn more about the supernatural horror series.
Also premiering tonight is the Epix original series Perpetual Grace, LTD created by Steve Conrad & Bruce Terris and starring Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson, Jackie Weaver, Luis Guzman, Damon Herriman, Chris Conrad, Kurtwood Smith, Terry O’Quinn and Hana Mae Lee. Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights, Hollywood Homicide) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information.
‘Deadwood: The Movie’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO’s Deadwood: The Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, The International, Run Lola Run, The International, Perfume: Story of a Murderer) who previously co-scored most episodes of the original Deadwood series. Also included is the main title theme by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Northern Exposure). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 31 and will be available to download on Amazon. Deadwood: The Movie is directed by Daniel Minhan, written by series creator David Milch and stars Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson, John Hawkes, Anna Gunn, Dayton Callie, Brad Dourif, Robin Weigert, William Sanderson, Kim Dickens, Gerald McRaney and Jade Pettyjohn.
Soundtrack for HBO’s Running with Beto’ to Be Released
Milan Records will release a soundtrack EP for the HBO documentary Running with Beto. The 5-track EP features the film’s original score composed by singer/songwriter David Garza who made his film scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow and will be available to download here. Running with Beto is produced and directed by David Modigliani and follows Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s rise from virtual unknown to national political sensation. The movie offers an inside look at his unorthodox staff and a number of passionate, diverse supporters helping to spread a new message in Texas.