Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX and BBC limited series Great Expectations. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Keefus Ciancia (Killing Eve, True Detective, Made for Love, London Spy, Diana, The Motel Life, Nashville, The Fall). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, May 26 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Great Expectations is developed by Steven Knight based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens and stars Fionn Whitehead, Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Johnny Harris, Ashley Thomas, Owen McDonnell, Trystan Gravelle and Hayley Squires.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 21, 2023)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series Ghosts of Beirut created by Avi Issacharoff & Lior Raz and starring Dina Shihabi, Dermot Mulroney, Garret Dillahunt, Rafi Gavron, Hisham Suleiman, Iddo Goldberg and Amir Khoury. The show’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, A Monster Calls, The Impossible, Mama, Devil, Crimson Peak, Hercules). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air every Sunday night on the linear Showtime channel and Fridays for Showtime subscribers.
Premiering on Tuesday, May 23, is the (HBO) Max animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai developed by Tze Chun based on Joe Dante’s Gremlins features and starring Izaac Wang, Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, A.J. LoCascio, Gabrielle Green and Matthew Rhys.. Sherri Chung (Batwoman, Kung Fu, Riverdale, Blindspot, The Lost Husband) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Warner Bros. Animation & Amblin Television production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Max.
Mark Bradshaw Scoring Hulu/Disney+ Series ‘The Clearing’
Mark Bradshaw (Top of the Lake, Bright Star, Resistance, You Won’t Be Alone, The Daughter) has recently scored the Australian Disney+/Hulu original series The Clearing. The show is created by Elise McCredie (Stateless, Ride Like a Girl) & Matt Cameron (Jack Irish, Safe Harbour) and stars Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto, Guy Pearce, Mark Coles-Smith, Hazem Shammas, Kate Mulvany and Julia Savage. The 8-parter is based on the crime thriller In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare and follows a woman who’s forced to face the demons from her past in order to stop the kidnapping and coercion of innocent children in the future.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 14, 2023)
Premiering on Tuesday, May 16, is the HBO original documentary series Angel City directed by Arlene Nelson about the LA-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC). The show’s original music is composed by Ezinma (Stranger at the Gate, The Times of Bill Cunningham). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-parter, which will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on (HBO) Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 17, is the Apple TV+ original series High Desert created by Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford & Jennifer Hoppe and starring Patricia Arquette, Matt Dillon, Brad Garrett, Christine Taylor, Weruche Opia, Keir O’Donnell, Bernadette Peters and Rupert Friend. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 7, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, May 10, is the FX limited series Class of ’09 created by Tom Rob Smith and starring Brian Tyree Henry, Kate Mara, Jon Jon Briones, Sepideh Moafi, Brian J. Smith, Brooke Smith, Jake McDorman and Rosalind Eleazar. The show’s original music is composed by Will Bates (The Magicians, Unbelievable, Away, The Path, The Looming Tower, I Origins). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 8-part thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Disney+ original series The Muppets Mayhem developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta & Jeff Yorkes and starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Eric Jacobson, Saara Chaudry and Barretta himself. Mick Giacchino (Extinct, Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, Zootopia+) has composed the show’s original score. Linda Perry serves as the project’s executive music producer and has also contributed original songs. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring both songs and score on May 10.
‘Rye Lane’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Warp Records has announced a soundtrack album for the British romantic comedy drama Rye Lane. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kwes. The soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl on November 3, 2023 (click here to pre-order). An EP featuring six first tracks is already available to stream/download now on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Rye Lane is directed by Raine Allen-Miller and stars David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Karene Peter, Malcolm Atobrah, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni, Alice Hewkin, Poppy Allen-Quarmby and Simon Manyonda.
‘Sam: A Saxon’ (‘Sam – Ein Sachse’) Soundtrack Album Released
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the German TV series Sam: A Saxon (Sam – Ein Sachse). The album features ten songs from the show by artists such as Megaloh, Ivy Quainoo (who also stars in the series), LARY, BabyJoy, Sylabil Spill, Ansu & others. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Sam: A Saxon is created by Chris Silber, Jörg Winger & Tyron Ricketts and stars Malick Bauer, Svenja Jung, Luise von Finckh, Martin Brambach, Thorsten Merten, Carina Wiese and Ricketts himself. The drama is based on the true story of Sam Meffire’s rise and fall in East Germany, from being the first Black cop in the GDR to media celebrity, and finally a criminal in the wild years following German reunification.
‘A Small Light’ Soundtrack Albums Announced
Hollywood Records has announced two soundtrack albums for National Geographic’s limited series A Small Light. To be released on May 19, 2023 is a first album featuring the show’s original score composed by Ariel Marx (Candy, Shiva Baby, A Friend of the Family, Sanctuary). Listen to an excerpt from a score track below and check back on this page for the full details. A separate soundtrack (to be released on May 23) features the drama’ songs co-produced by the project’s executive music producer Este Haim (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth), including covers performed by Kamasi Washington, Sharon Van Etten feat. Michael Imperioli, Weyes Blood, Angel Olsen, Remi Wolf, King Princess, Orville Peck and Moses Sumney (click here to stream/download).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 23, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, April 26, is the Hulu original series Saint X developed by Leila Gerstein based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin and starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Michael Park, Bre Francis, Kenlee, Anaya Townsend and Betsy Brandt. Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Station Eleven) & Osei Essed (Katrina Babies, How to Survive a Pandemic) have composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Thursday, April 27, is the HBO Max limited series Love & Death developed by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Keir Gilchrist, Tom Pelphrey and Elizabeth Marvel. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of, Legion). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Dan Romer & Osei Essed Scoring Hulu’s ‘Saint X’
Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac) has teamed up with Osei Essed (How to Survive a Pandemic, Katrina Babies, Finders Keepers) to score the new Hulu original series Saint X. The show is developed by Leila Gerstein (Hart of Dixie, Cursed) based on Alexis Schaitkin’s novel of the same name and stars Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Bre Francis, Jayden Elijah, Kenlee Anaya Townsend, Michael Park and Betsy Brandt. The 8-part drama is told via multiple timelines and explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during a Caribbean vacation creates a ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.