Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Vacation Friends 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Croods: A New Age, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Vacation Friends 2 is directed by Clay Tarver and stars John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Meredith Hagner, Ronny Chieng, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Hector and Carlos Santos.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 20, 2023)
Premiering today is the MGM+ original series The Winter King developed by Kate Brooke& Ed Whitmore based on Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell and starring Iain De Caestecker, Eddie Marsan, Ellie James, Nathaniel Martello-White, Stuart Campbell, Daniel Ings, Valene Kane, Jordan Alexandra and Simon Merrells. The show’s original music is composed by Rob Lane (John Adams, A Discovery of Witches, The Damned United, Merlin, Atlantis, Beowulf). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.
Premiering on Tuesday, August 22, is the Disney+ limited series Ahsoka developed by Dave Filoni and starring Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ivanna Sakhno, Ray Stevenson, Diana Lee Inosanto, Lars Mikkelsen, Eman Esfandi and David Tennant. Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars & The Bad Batch, Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami, Peacemaker, Making a Murderer). Click here for more information about the Lucasfilm production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Meryl Streep’s & Ashley Park’s Original Song ‘Look for the Light’ from ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3 Released
Hollywood Records has released the first song from the third season of the Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Look for the Light (as featured in the episode Grab Your Hankies) written by Sara Bareilles and Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman) and performed by cast members Meryl Streep & Ashley Park. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Only Murders in the Building is created by Steve Martin & John Hoffman and stars Martin himself, Selena Gomez, Martin Short, as well as new cast member Paul Rudd.
Nick Urata Scoring Jessica Yu’s ‘Quiz Lady’
Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Ruby Sparks, I Love You Phillip Morris, Love the Coopers) has provided the original score to the upcoming comedy Quiz Lady. The film is directed by Jessica Yu (In the Realms of the Unreal, Last Call at the Oasis) and stars Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, Holland Taylor and Will Ferrell. The movie revolves around two very different sisters who are forced to pay off their mother’s gambling debts by concocting a scheme to go on a quiz show.
EmmoLei Sankofa Scoring Hulu’s ‘The Other Black Girl’
EmmoLei Sankofa (Step Up, Three Ways, Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls, Horror Noire) has been tapped to score the new Hulu original series The Other Black Girl. The show is based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best-selling novel of the same name and stars Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Hunter Parrish, Brittany Adebumola, Bellamy Young, Eric McCormack and Garcelle Beauvais. The comedy follows an African American editorial assistant at a predominantly white publishing firm who gets excited when a new black co-worker gets hired, but discovers something sinister is going on at the company.
‘A Place to Fight For’ Soundtrack Album Released
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for Disney+’s first French original movie A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre). The album features the film’s original music composed by Mathieu Lamboley (Lupin, The Rose Maker, A Minuscule Adventure, Sisters in Arms, The Accusation, The Last Mercenary). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. A Place to Fight For is co-written and directed by Romain Cogitore and stars François Civil and Lyna Khoudri.
‘Justified: City Primeval’ Soundtrack Album Released
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the FX original series Justified: City Primeval. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, Crash, Miracle, Judas and the Black Messiah, 42, The Accountant). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Justified: City Primeval is developed by Dave Andron & Michael Dinner based on Elmore Leonard’s novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit and stars Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis, Boyd Holbrook, Vondie Curtis Hall, Marin Ireland, Adelaide Clemens, Victor Williams and Norbert Leo Butz.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 16, 2023)
Premiering on Tuesday, July 18, is the FX limited series Justified: Primeval developed by Dave Andron & Michael Dinner based on the novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit by Elmore Leonard and starring Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis, Boyd Holbrook, Vondie Curtis Hall, Adelaide Clemens and Marin Ireland. The show’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, Miracle, 42, Warrior). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the crime drama, which will air every Tuesday on FX and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Kathryn Bostic Scoring Freeform’s ‘Praise Petey’
Kathryn Bostic (Clemency, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Women of the Movement, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, Holiday Rush) is scoring the new Freeform original animated series Praise Petey. The show is created by Anna Drezen and features the voice talent of Annie Murphy, John Cho, Kiersey Clemons, Christine Baranski, Amy Hill and Stephen Root. The animated comedy follows a New York City “it”whose life comes crashing down around her, when she receives a mysterious gift from her father that gives her a new lease on life.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 9, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, July 12, is the second season of the Apple TV+ original series The Afterparty created by Chris Miller & Phil Lord and starring Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, John Cho, Ken Jeong, Paul Walter Hauser, Anna Konkle, Elizabeth Perkins, Poppy Liu, Jack Whitehall, Vivian Wu and Zach Woods. David Schweitzer (Emma, Our Great National Parks,Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King) has joined Daniel Pemberton (who composed the music for the first season) to co-score the second season of the mystery comedy, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
Premiering on Thursday, July 13, is the Max limited series Full Circle written by Ed Solomon, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes, Jim Gaffigan, Timothy Olyphant, Jharrel Jerome, CCH Pounder, Adia, Phaldut Sharma, Sheyi Cole, Suzanne Savoy, Gerald Jones, Ethan Stoddard, Lucian Zanes and Dennis Quaid. Zack Ryan (I Smile Back, Malibu Rescue, A Christmas Prince) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream on Max.