Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age) has recently scored the upcoming comedy Vacation Friends 2. The film is directed by Clay Tarver (Silicon Valley, Joy Ride) and stars Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Meredith Hagner, John Cena, Steve Buscemi, Ronny Chieng, Carlos Santos and Jamie Hector. The sequel picks up a few months after the end of the original Vacation Friends movie and finds newly married couple Marcus & Emily inviting their uninhibited besties Ron & Kyla to join them for a vacation when Marcus lands an all-expenses-paid trip to a Caribbean resort.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 25, 2023)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the British limited series The Gold written by Neil Forsyth and starring Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden, Tom Cullen, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, Emun Elliott, Sean Harris, Ellora Torchia and Stefanie Martini. The show’s original music is composed by Simon Goff. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 6-parter, which premiered in the UK on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Paramount+.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 28, is the British Apple TV+ limited series Hijack created by George Kay & Jim Field Smith and starring Idris Elba, Archie Panjabi, Christine Adams and Max Beesley. Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Dropout, Fate: The Winx Saga, Dangerous Liaison) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 7-parter, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring FX’s ‘A Murder at the End of the World’
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Staircase, The Outsider, Enemy, The Gift, Boy Erased) have been tapped to score the upcoming FX limited series A Murder at the End of the World. The show is created and directed by Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij (The East, Sound of My Voice) and stars Emma Corrin, Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, Marling herself, Alice Braga, Raúl Espanza, Joan Chen, Jermaine Fowler, Pegah Ferydoni, Ryan J. Haddad, Javed Khan, Louis Cancelmi and Edoardo Ballerini. The 7-part murder mystery follows a Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker who – alongside eight other guests – is invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote location and – when one of the other guests is found dead – must use all of her skills to prove it was murder.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 11, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, June 14, is the FX original series The Full Monty written by Simon Beaufoy & Alice Nutter based on the 1997 feature of the same name and starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Lesley Sharp, Paul Barber, Talitha Wing, Miles Jupp, Steve Huison, Paul Clayton, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson. The show’s original music is composed by Oli Julian (Sex Education, Breeders, Catastrophe, How to Build a Girl, Code 404, Episodes). Check out our previous news article for more information about the, which will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Netflix nature documentary series Our Planet II narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Jasha Klebe (Planet Earth II, Animal, The Black Godfather, Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Malika: The Lion Queen) & Thomas Farnon (One Man and His Shoes) have composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album will be announced soon. The follow-up to 2019’s Our Planet (scored by Steven Price) centers on the migratory patterns of numerous animal species as they embark on often life-threatening journeys to feed, breed/find new homes and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
‘Flamin’ Hot’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the biographical comedy drama Flamin’ Hot have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Wonder, Fences, Emancipation, The Affair, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 9 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. As previously announced, the original end credits song The Fire Inside written by Diane Warren and performed by Becky G is available separately as a digital single. Flamin’ Hot is directed by Eva Longoria and stars Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Tony Shalhoub, Emilio Rivera, Dennis Haysbert, Matt Walsh, Pepe Serna and Bobby Soto. The Searchlight Pictures production tells the true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage to turn the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that became a global pop culture phenomenon.
Becky G’s & Diane Warren’s Original Song ‘The Fire Inside’ from ‘Flamin’ Hot’ Released
Kemosabe Records & RCA Records have released the original song The Fire Inside from the biographical comedy drama Flamin’ Hot. The track is written by Honorary Academy Award winner Diane Warren, produced by ISH and performed by Becky G and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Marcelo Zarvos’ original score will be released this Friday, June 9 by Hollywood Records. Flamin’ Hot is directed by Eva Longoria and stars Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Emilio Rivera, Dennis Haysbert, Tony Shalhouband Matt Walsh.
Oli Julian Scoring FX’s ‘The Full Monty’ TV Series
Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, Code 404, How to Build a Girl, Episodes) is the composer of the new FX original series The Full Monty. The show is written by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) & Alice Nutter based on the 1997 feature (for which Anne Dudley won the Academy Award in the Best Original Musical or Comedy Score category) of the same title and stars Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Lesley Sharp, Steve Huison, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson who reprise their roles from the movie, as well as Talitha Wing, Paul Clayton, Miles Jupp, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Sophie Stanton, Natalie Davies, Dominic Sharkey, Arnold Oceng, Aiden Cook and Tupele Dorgu.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 4, 2023)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Idol created by Sam Levinson & Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (who also provided original music to the show, alongside Mike Dean) & Reza Fahim and starring The Weeknd himself, Lily-Rose Depp and Troye Sivan. Manish Raval & Tom Wolfe serve as the drama’s music supervisors. Republic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs by The Weeknd & others later this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information and to listen to two first tracks that have already been released in recent weeks.
Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British sci-fi series The Lazarus Project created by Joe Barton and starring Paapa Essiedu, Anjli Mohindra, Tom Burke and Caroline Quentin. Ben Lukas Boysen (Beat, The Collini Case) & Paul Emmerich are composing the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last year when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Max and NOW. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on TNT and has already been renewed for a second season.
‘Look at Me: XXXTentacion’ Score Album Details
FADER Distribution has released a new soundtrack album for the documentary Look at Me: XXXTentacion. The album features the film’s original score composed by Melisa McGregor (Allswell, Made in Boise). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Columbia Records has previously released Look at Me: The Album featuring songs by XXXTentacion to coincide with the movie’s streaming premiere last June. Look at Me: XXXTentacion is directed by Sabaah Folayan and explores how Florida teenager Jahseh Onfroy became SoundCloud rapper XXXTENTACION, one of the most streamed artists on the planet.
‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports comedy White Men Can’t Jump. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, Flamin’ Hot, Emancipation, The Affair, Ray Donovan) and Oak Felder (House Party) who is receiving “additional music” credit in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 26 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. White Men Can’t Jump is directed by Calmatic and stars Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Teyana Taylor, Vince Staples, Laura Harrier, Myles Bullock and Lance Reddick.