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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 21, 2026)

Premiering today is the second season of the Paramount+ original series The Agency developed by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth based on the French format Le Bureau des Legendes  and starring Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Harriet Sansom Harris, Katherine Waterson, John Magaro,  India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Andrew Brooke, and Christian Ochoa Lavernia. Lindsay Wright (Archie, Domino Day, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, The Walk-In, The Essex Murders: Who Killed Goldfinger?) has joined Season 1 composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (All of Us Strangers, Living, H Is for Hawk, The Assessement, Censor, Strays) to score the new season, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, June 24, is the British TV series Wild Cherry created by Nicole Lecky and starring Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires, Amelia May and Lecky herself. Rotem Frimer (The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso, Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as  the “titles” song Dear Daughter co-written and performed by Lecky in late 2025 when the 6-part thriller premiered in the UK on BBC One. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its domestic debut on Paramount+.

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‘Rivals’ Season 2 (Part 1) Soundtrack Album Released

Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the British Disney+/Hulu original series Rivals The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Jack Halama (Who Is Erin Carter?, Kindred, Traces, The Beast Within, Rogue). The Season 2 (Part 1) soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. The label has previously released an album featuring Natalie Holt’s & Halama’s score from Season 1 back in 2024. Rivals is developed by Dominic Treadwell-Collins & Laura Wade based on the novel of the same name by Dame Jilly Cooper and stars David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, Bella Macleank, Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson, Claire Rushbrook, Victoria Smurfit and Oliver Chris, as well guest stars Hayley Atwell and Rupert Everett.

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‘A Woman of Substance’ Soundtrack Album Released

Banijay Music has released a soundtrack album for the Channel 4 drama A Woman of Substance. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jack Halama (Rivals, Who Is Erin Carter?, The Beast Within, Kindred, Traces, Rogue). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. A Woman of Substance is created by Katherine Jakeways based on the bestselling novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford and stars Brenda Blethyn, Jessica Reynolds, Emmett J.Scanlan, Lydia Leonard, Harry Cadby, Leanne Best, Ewan Horrocks, Will Mellor and Lenny Rush. The 8-parter spans six decades and charts the rise of Emma Harte from penniless Yorkshire maid in the early 1900s to powerful 1970s business mogul.

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Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s & Hulu’s ‘Rivals’ to Be Released

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the British Disney+/Hulu original series Rivals The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Knightfall, Journey’s End, The Princess, Herself, Beecham House, Press) and Jack Halama (Who Is Erin Carter?, Traces, The Beast Within, Kindred, Rogue) . The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ titles track below. Rivals is developed by Dominic Treadwell-Collins & Laura Wade based on the novel of the same name by Dame Jilly Cooper and stars Alex Hassell, David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Bella Maclean, Katherine Parkinson, Danny Dyer, Nafessa Williams, Victoria Smurfit and Emily Atack. The 8-parter is set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England and explores the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 13, 2024)

Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, October 17, is the British sci-fi series Midwich Cuckoos: Village of the Damned developed by David Farr based on John Wyndham’s classic novel of the same title and starring Keeley Hawes, Max Beesley, Synnøve Karlsen, Samuel West, Cherrelle Skeete, Lara Rossi, Aisling Loftus, Ukweli Roach, Rebekah Staton, Lewis Reeves and Anneika Rose. The show’s original music is composed by Hannah Peel (Rogue Agent, Scoop, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Insomnia, The Deceived). Invada Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score when the sci-fi drama premiered in the UK on Sky in 2022. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on AMC+, Acorn TV and Sundance Now.

Also premiering in the U.S. on Thursday is the British series Passenger created by Andrew Buchan and starring Wunmi Mosaku, David Threlfall, Rowan Robinson, Jo Hartley, Arian Nik, Barry Sloane, Natalie Gavin, Jack James Ryan and Nico Mirralegro. Keaton Henson (Supernova, Anne Boleyn, Something Better to Come) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 6-part mystery drama, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on ITV (and ITVX_ and is making its U.S. debut on BritBox.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 26, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Deadpool & Wolverine directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Karan Soni, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams and Matthew Macfadyen. The film’s original score is composed by Rob Simonsen (The Whale, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, The Adam Project, The Age of Adaline, (500) Days of Summer, Nerve). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information) and a deluxe edition featuring both score and songs his past Wednesday. Also click here to check out the music team credits of the Marvel Studios production.

Also opening wide is the comedy The Fabulous Four directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Bruce Greenwood and Michael Bolton. David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Australia, Shine, The Railway Man, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, The Dressmaker, Sanctum) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Bleecker Street release. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits.

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Nathan Klein & Jack Halama Scoring Alexander J. Farrell’s ‘The Beast Within’

Nathan Klein (MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, 101 Dalmation Street, McGregor Forever, The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman) and Jack Halama (Traces, Who Is Erin Carter?, Rogue, Kindred, Too Close) have teamed up to score the upcoming British horror thriller The Beast Within. The film is directed by Alexander J. Farrell (Refugee) and stars Kit Harington, Ashleigh Cummings, James Cosmo, Miriam Arabella Maslin, Caoilinn Springall and Adam Basil. The movie follows a 10-year-old girl who is questioning her family’s isolated life on a fortified compound in the English wilds and follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the ancient forest, where she witnesses her father undergo a terrible transformation.

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Natalie Holt & Jack Halama Scoring Hulu’s & Disney+’s ‘Rivals’

Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Journey’s End, Knightfall, Herself, Fever Dream, Beecham House, Press) has teamed up with Jack Halama  (Traces, Who Is Erin Carter?, Kindred, Rogue, Too Close) to score the upcoming British Hulu/Disney+ original series Rivals. The show is  based on the novel of the same title by Dame Jilly Cooper and star Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, Bella Maclean, Katherine Parkinson and David Tennant. The 8-part drama is set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England and explores the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Who Is Erin Carter?’ to Be Released

Madison Gate Records will release the official soundtrack album for the British Netflix limited series Who Is Erin Carter?. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jack Halama (Traces, Rogue, Kindred, Too Close). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 25 and will be available to stream/download here. Who Is Erin Carter? is created by Jack Lothian and stars Evin Ahmad, Sean Teale, Douglas Henshall, Denise Gough, Indica Watson, Susannah Fielding, Pep Ambròs and Charlotte Vega. The 7-part thriller centers on a British teacher whose calm life in Barcelona spirals out of control when an armed robbery at a supermarket exposes her secret.

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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+.

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