Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy Jackpot!. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Bombshell, Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me, Destroyer, Ghostbusters). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 16 and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Listen to the composer’s first two tracks below and also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Jackpot! is directed by Paul Feig and stars Awkwafina, John Cena, Ayden Mayeri, Murray Hill, Donald Elise Watkins, Sam Asghari and Simu Liu. The movie follows a woman who mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket of the “Grand Lottery” (a competition with the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot) and reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 11, 2024)
Premiering today is the MGM+ original documentary series Hollywood Black directed by Justin Simien and inspired by the book from historian Donald Bogle. Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple, Haunted Mansion, Space Jam: A New Legacy) has contributed the main titles theme and Camilo Forero (Beckham, Earthstorm) has composed the show’s original score for Bleeding Fingers Music. The 4-parter, which chronicles a century of the Black experience in Hollywood by unearthing personal stories from actors, writers, producers and directors who fought for their place on the page, will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 14, is the Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey developed by Bill Lawrence and starring Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Meredith Hagner, Rob Delaney, Michelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Scott Glenn and Jodie Turner-Smith. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (Cougar Town, Life Sentence, Bluff City Law, Surviving Jack, Rush Hour). WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the Tom Petty covers created by the project by artists such as Eddie Vedder, Larkin Poe, Weezer, The War on Drugs & others on October 4. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will debut exclusively on Apple TV+.
Theodore Shapiro Scoring Paul Feig’s ‘Jackpot’
Composer Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Bombshell, Marley & Me) is reteaming with director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) on the upcoming action comedy Jackpot. The film starring Awkwafina, John Cena, Ayden Mayeri, Donald Elise Watkins, Murray Hill, Sam Asghari & Simu Liu is set in the near future, when a “Grand Lottery” has been newly established in California, with a catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. The movie follows a woman who mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket and reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent.