Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Smile, Utopia, Babygirl, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day,National Treasure) has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming BBC drama Lord of the Flies. Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, Dune, The Lion King) & Kara Talve (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Prehistoric Planet) of Bleeding Fingers Music who were previously announced to compose the score have provided the main theme and additional music for the show developed by Jack Thorne (Adolescence, His Dark Materials) based on William Golding’s classic novel of the same name and starring Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, David McKenna, Ike Talbut, Noah & Cassius Flemyng, Thomas Connor, Cornelius Brandreth and Tom Page-Turner.
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Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘The Hack’ to Be Released
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the new ITV drama The Hack. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life, The Wheel of Time, Top Gun: Maverick, His Dark Materials, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Black Adam) & Joshua Pacey. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 24 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon, Also listen to the composers’ first and final track below. The Hack is created by Jack Thorne and stars David Tennant, Robert Carlyle, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Dougray Scott, Eve Myles, Adrian Lester, Katherine Kelly, Neil Maskell, Pip Torrens, Kevin Doyle, Lara Pulver, Lee Ingleby and Steve Pemberton. The 7-parter tells the real life stories of investigative journalist Nick Davies who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News of the World, and – running parallel – the investigation into private investigator Daniel Morgan’s unsolved murder
‘Toxic Town’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the British Netflix limited series Toxic Town. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Sion Trefor (Say Nothing). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. Toxic Town is written by Jack Thorne, directed by Minkie Spiro and stars Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Brendan Coyle, Stephen McMillan, Joe Dempsie, Lauren Lyle, Michael Socha and Karla Crome. The 4-part drama tells the story of the people at the heart of the Corby poisonings, one of UK’s biggest environmental scandal, focusing on a group of mothers who took on a David and Goliath battle for justice.
Sion Trefor Scoring Netflix’s ‘Toxic Town’
Sion Trefor (Say Nothing) is the composer of the upcoming British Netflix limited series Toxic Town. The show is written by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Enola Holmes) and stars Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Brendan Coyle, Stephen McMillan, Joe Dempsie, Lauren Lyle, Michael Socha and Karla Crome. The 4-part drama directed by Minkie Spiro (Pieces of Her) is based one of the UK’s biggest environmental scandals and tells the story of the people at the heart of the Corby poisonings, focusing on the mothers who took on a David and Goliath battle for justice.
Hans Zimmer & Kara Talve to Compose Music for BBC’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ TV Series
BBC announced today that Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Dune, Inception, The Lion King) and Kara Talve (Prehistoric Planet, Faraway Downs, The Simpsons) for Bleeding Fingers Music are set to compose the music for the upcoming BBC/Stan original drama Lord of the Flies. The show is developed by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Enola Holmes) based on William Golding’s classic novel of the same title and stars David McKenna, Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, Isaac Talbut, Thomas Connor, Noah & Cassius Flemyn, Cornelius Brandreth and Tom Page-Turner. The series directed by Marc Munden (Utopia, The Third Day) tells the story of a group of young schoolchildren who find themselves stranded on a tropical island with no adults, following a deadly plane crash.
Stephen Rennicks Scoring BBC’s ‘Best Interests’
Stephen Rennicks (Room, Normal People, Frank, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Conversations with Friends) is scoring the upcoming BBC drama Best Interests. The show is created by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, Wonder, Enola Holmes) and stars Sharon Horgan, Michael Sheen, Alison Oliver, Niamh Moriarty, Noma Dumezweni, Des McAleer, Chizzy Akudolu, Mat Fraser, Jack Morris, Gary Beadle, Pippa Haywood, Shane Zaza, Lucian Msamati and Lisa McGrillis. The 4-part series directed by Michael Keillor (Roadkill) follows a married couple whose daughter develops a life-threatening condition and chronicles their fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process.
‘The Eddy’ Soundtrack Album Details
Arista Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series The Eddy. The album features the original songs from the show written by Academy Award nominees Glen Ballard (The Polar Express) and Randy Kerber (The Color Purple) and performed by the drama’s cast. The soundtrack will be released on May 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (digital version) and here (CD version). The Eddy is created by Jack Thorne and stars André Holland, Joanna Kulig, Amandla Stenberg, Leila Bekhti and Tahar Rahim. The musical drama executive produced by Damien Chazelle (who also directed the first two episodes) centers on the owner of a Paris jazz club as he gets tangled up with dangerous criminals as he fights to protect his business, his band and his teenage daughter.
Lorne Balfe to Score BBC’s & HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home, Terminator Genisys, Genius) has been tapped to score the upcoming fantasy series His Dark Materials. The show is developed by Jack Thorne (The Last Panthers, Wonder) based Philip Pullman’s trilogy of books and stars Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters, Will Keen, Ian Gelder, Georgina Campbell and James Cosmo. The drama follows a brave young woman from another world whose quest to find her kidnapped friend leads her to uncover a sinister plot of a secret organization, encounter extraordinary beings and protect dangerous secrets.
Soundtrack Album for Channel 4’s ‘The Virtues’ to Be Released
Invada Records will release soundtrack album for the Channel 4 series The Virtues. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by PJ Harvey. Also included are tracks by Toydrum, Mono, Lisa Hannigan, Aphex Twin, Ted Barnes, Micah P. Hinson & others. The soundtrack will be available digitally tomorrow, June 14 and can be purchased by clicking here. The Virtues is written by Shane Meadows & Jack Thorne and stars Stephen Graham, Helen Behan, Niamh Algar and Frank Laverty. The 4-part drama centers on a moral yet troubled man who finds himself compelled to travel to Ireland to confront demons from a childhood spent in the care system, resulting in savage and brutal consequences.
Damien Chazelle’s Netflix Series ‘The Eddy’ to Feature Music by Glen Ballard
Netflix announced today that Glen Ballard is composing original music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Eddy. The musical drama is creaed by Jack Thorne (National Treasure, This is England) and revolves around a club in contemporary multicultural Paris, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them. The show will be shot in France and feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic. Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) is directing the first two episodes and will serve as an executive producer on the IMG production alongside Ballard,Thorne, Alan Poul (Six Feet Under, The Newsroom), Patrick Spence (Guerrilla, Fortitude) and Katie Swinden (Luther, Peaky Blinders).