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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 22, 2025)

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Premiering tomorrow, June 23, is the documentary Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything directed by Jackie Jesko, produced by Marcella Steingart, Sara Bernstein & Meredith Kaulfers and executive produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin Wilkes and Betsy West. The film’s original music is composed by Sami Jano (We Feed People, Dads, Pets, Harlem Ice, David Blaine Do Not Attempt). The ABC News Studios & Imagine Documentaries production, which examines the broadcast legend’s pivotal role in the history of journalism and her pioneering example for women in the industry, premiered earlier this month at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be available to stream on Hulu.

Premiering on Tuesday, June 24, is the Disney+ original series Ironheart developed by Chinaka Hodge and stars Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Manny Montana, Alden Ehrenreich, Anji White, Matthew Elam and Regan Aliyah. Dara Taylor (Strays, The Invitation, The Tender Bar, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Straw, Echo Boomers, Meet Me Next Christmas) has composed the show’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s title theme this past Friday. Click here to listen to the track and check out our previous article to learn more about the Marvel Television production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Mortician’ Released

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WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary series The Mortician. The album features the show’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into & Across the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, Materialists, The Bad Guys, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey) and Adem Ilhan (Avenue 5, The Ballad of Wallis Island, In the Loop, The Beautiful Game). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track after the jump. The Mortician is directed by Joshua Rofé and tells the story of the family-run L.A. mortuary Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena that hid behind a façade of decency and propriety to take advantage of loved ones at their most vulnerable moments in the early 1980s.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 15, 2025)

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Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original documentary series Underdogs narrated by Ryan Reynolds and executive produced by Mark Linfield, Vanessa Berlowitz and Dan Ree. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Gladiator 2, Mulan, Chicken Run, The Gilded Age, Kingdom of Heaven, Spy Game, The Meg). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Wildstar production, which features a theme song by Green Day and will air on National Geographic and ABC before making its streaming debut tomorrow on Hulu and Disney+.

Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Patience created by Matt Baker based on the French TV format Astrid et Raphaëlle and starring Laura Fraser and Ella Maisy Purvis. Hannes De Maeyer (Gangsta, The Couple Next Door, Rebel, Noise, Professor T, Rafaël, Torpedo, The Racer) & Ruben De Gheselle (Young Hearts, Clara Sola, A Cops and Robbers Story) have composed the show’s original music. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past March. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on PBS.

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Cornel Wilczek & Thomas Rouch Scoring HBO’s ‘Surviving Ohio State’

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Cornel Wilczek (Talk to Me, Apple Cider Vinegar, Bring Her Back, Clickbait, These Final Hours, Glitch, Nowhere Boys) & Thomas Rouch (Riptide, Fires, Avarice, With Intent) have teamed up to score the new HBO original documentary Surviving Ohio State. The film is directed by Eva Orner and tells the story of the male victims of Dr. Richard Strauss, a sports medicine physician and serial sex abuser employed by The Ohio State University from 1978 to 1998. The movie examines the culture that allowed the abuse to continue unchecked for nearly two decades, as well as the survivors’ present-day fight to hold the school accountable.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 1, 2025)

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Premiering tonight is the HBO original documentary series The Mortician directed by Joshua Rofé about the Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena that took advantage of their clients at their most vulnerable moments in the early 1980s. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,  Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey) and Adem Ilhan (In the Loop, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Avenue 5, The Beautiful Game). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-parter, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, June 4, is the British TV series Mr Loverman based on the novel of the same title by Bernardine Evaristo, adapted by Nathaniel Price and starring Lennie James, Ariyon Bakare and Sharon D. Clarke. Speakers Corner Quartet have composed the show’s original music. OTIH Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the musicians’ score last fall. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to stream/download the album. The drama, which revolves around a 74-year old man whose wife of 50 years senses that he has been cheating on her with other women, when in fact he has been having a secret, passionate affair with his male best friend, premiered in the UK last October on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on BritBox.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 25, 2025)

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Premiering tonight is the TNT original series The Librarians: The Next Chapter developed by Dean Devlin & John Rogers and starring Callum McGowan, Jessica Green, Bluey Robinson and Olivia Morris. The show’s original music is composed byJoseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Chucky, Leverage) who previously scored the original The Librarians television movies and TV series. Check out our previous article to learn more about the fantasy adventure drama, which will air every Sunday night on TNT.

Premiering on Thursday, May 29, is the Prime Video limited series The Better Sister created by Olivia Milch & Regina Corrado based on Alafair Burke’s book and starring Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Matthew Modine, Kim Dickens, Gloria Reuben, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Gabriel Sloyer, Bobby Naderi and Lorraine Toussaint. Will Bates (Immaculate, Dumb Money, The Magicians, The Life List, Unbelievable, Away, I Origins, The Path, The Looming Tower) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 8-part crime thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

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Daniel Pemberton & Adem Ilhan Scoring HBO’s ‘The Mortician’

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Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey) and Adem Ilhan ((Avenue 5, In the Loop, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Beautiful Game) have teamed up to score the new HBO original documentary series The Mortician. The show is directed by Joshua Rofé (Sasquatch, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed) and centers on the Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena that hid behind a façade of decency and propriety to take advantage of loved ones at their most vulnerable moments in the early 1980s. The 3-parter features interviews with families of the funeral home’s victims, former employees, as well as David Sconce, scion of the Lamb family, newly released from prison, who tells his side of the story.

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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details

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The full details of the soundtrack album for the second season of the HBO original series The Last of Us have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Book of Life, The Motorcycle Diaries) and Emmy Award winner David Fleming (Superman, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Jim Henson: Idea Man, Damsel, Hillbilly Elegy, The Unforgivable). Also included is Bella Ramsey’s rendition of A-ha’s Take on Me and Ashley Johnson’s cover of Shawn James’s Through the Valley. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 23 by Milan Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to several tracks below. The label has previously released a first track (The Path by Santaolalla & Tom Morello) from Season 2 last month, as well as a full soundtrack album featuring the music from Season 1 back in 2023.

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Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring HBO’s ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’

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Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Shazam!, Annabelle Creation) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO original series IT: Welcome to Derry. The show is developed by Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (Mama, Locke & Key) and Jason Fuchs (Argylle, Ice Age: Continental Drift) based on Stephen King’s It novel and stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Stephen Rider, James Remar, Rudy Mancuso, Madeleine Stowe and Bill Skarsgård. The drama is set in the world of King’s IT universe and expands the vision established by Muschietti in the features IT and IT Chapter Two.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 18, 2025)

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Premiering on Tuesday, May 20, is the Prime Video original series Motorheads created by John A. Norris and starring Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Nicolas Cantu, Uriah Shelton, Mia Healey, Josh Macqueen, Drake Rodger, Matt Lanter, Johnna Dias-Watson and Audrey Gerthoffer. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (aka WAZ-JACKSON) (Cougar Town, Bad Monkey, Undateable, Bluff City Law, Life Sentence, Rush Hour, Surviving Jack, Egg). Check out our previous article to learn more about the coming-of-age drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

Premiering on Thursday, May 22, is the Netflix limited series Sirens created by Molly Smith Metzler and starring Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton and Milly Alcock. Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Nope, Star Wars: The Acolyte, The Burial, Landscape with Invisible Hand, See You Yesterday, Breaking) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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