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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 14, 2021)

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Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/New Zealand mini-series The Luminaries directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Eleanor Catton based on his novel of the same title and starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Eve Hewson, Ewen Leslie and Marton Csokas. The show’s original music is composed by David Long (6 Days, McLaren, Ice). Club Champion has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz.

Also premiering tonight following two preview episodes earlier this year is the Fox animated comedy The Great North created by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Minty Lewis and starring Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Megan Mullally, Will Forte, Paul Rust, Dulcé Sloan and Aparna Nancherla. John Kimbrough (Man with a Plan, Man Up!) & Scott Seiver are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Fox.

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Jake Monaco Scoring Lena Khan’s Disney+ Movie ‘Flora & Ulysses’

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Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Let’s Be Cops, Like a Boss, Out, Forky Asks a Question, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Flora & Ulysses. The film is directed by Lena Khan (The Tiger Hunter) and stars Matilda Lawler, Alyson Hannigan, Ben Schwartz, Evans Ainsworth and Danny Pudi. The family drama is based on the children’s book Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo and tells the story of a 10-year-old avid comic book fan and a self-avowed cynic, who saves a squirrel she names Ulysses only to have its unique superhero powers wreak havoc.

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Soundtrack for Pixar SparkShorts’ ‘Out’ Released

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Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for Pixar SparkShorts’ Out. The 3-track EP features the film’s original score composed by Jake Monaco (Dumplin’, Let’s Be Cops, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie) who has previously scored Pixar’s Lamp Life and Forky Asks a Question and served as the score arranger of the Pixar short Piper. Also included is the song Pink & Purple written and performed by Natasha Adorlee. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Out is written and directed by Steven Hunter and features the voices of Caleb Cabrera, Matthew Martin, Kyle McDaniel and Bernadette Sullivan.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 12, 2020)

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Opening on VOD today is the comedy The King of Staten Island co-written and directed by Judd Apatow and starring Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow and Steve Buscemi. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, Freaks & Geeks, Funny People, Neighbors, Bad Teacher). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.

Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the crime thriller Infamous written and directed by Joshua Caldwell and starring Bella Thorne, Jake Manley, Marisa Coughlan and Amber Riley. Bill Brown (CSI: NY, Dominion, The Devil’s Tomb, Wolfenstein, Rainbow Six, Desiree, Lineage II) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Vertical Entertainment release.

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‘Think Like a Dog’ Soundtrack Details

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Music.Film Recordings/Varèse Sarabande will release the official soundtrack album for the family comedy Think Like a Dog. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 12 and will be available to stream/download here. Think Like a Dog is directed by Gil Junger (10 Things I Hate About You) and stars Gabriel Bateman, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Janet Montgomery, Kunal Nayyar, Julia Jones and Bryan Callen. The movie revolves around a 12-year-old tech prodigy who forges a telepathic connection with his best friend and dog, Henry, when a science experiment goes awry.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2020)

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Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the movie musical Valley Girl directed by Rachel Goldenberg and starring Jessica Rothe, Chloe Bennet, Ashleigh Murray, Joshua Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Mario Revolori, Judy Greer, Alicia Silverstone and Camila Morrone. The film’s original score is composed by Roger Neill (King of the Hill, Beginners, 20th Century Women, Like Father). Harvey Mason Jr. serves as the project’s music producer. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Orion Pictures release.

Opening in select (drive-in and virtual) theaters and other pop-up venues is the documentary Spaceship Earth directed by Matt Wolf about a group of countercultural visionaries who built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2 in 1991. Owen Pallett (Her, The Box, Life) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Neon.

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Christophe Beck & Jake Monaco Scoring Tom Wright’s ‘Walkaway Joe’

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Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) & Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie) have composed the original score for the upcoming drama Walkaway Joe. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Tom Wright and stars David Strathairn, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Julie Ann Emery and Julian Feder. The movie tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a young boy searching for his father, and a wandering loner hiding from his past.

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‘Lamp Life’ Soundtrack Released

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Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Pixar Animation Studios short Lamp Life . The 4-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Forky Asks a Question, Like a Boss, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Keeping Up with the Joneses). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Lamp Life is directed by Valerie LaPointe and features the voice talent  of Christina Hendricks, Annie Potts and Jim Hanks. The short, which explores what exactly happened to Bo Peep between her separation from Woody to the events in Toy Story 4, premiered last month and is now available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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Soundtrack Album for Pixar’s Disney+ Series ‘Forky Asks a Question’ to Be Released

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Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated short series Forky Asks a Question. The album features the original music from all ten episodes the show composed by Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Lamp Life, Dumplin’, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Like a Boss) who previously worked on the Pixar short Piper. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Forky Asks a Question is created by Bob Peterson and features the voice talent of Tony Hale, Peterson himself, John Ratzenberger and Robin Atkin Downes.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 26, 2020)

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Premiering on Thursday, January 30, is the Netflix limited series The Stranger created by Harlan Coben and starring Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders, Hannah John-Kamen,  Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. The show’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Gifted). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama. The full series will be available to stream on Thursday exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Friday, January 31, is the new Pixar Animation Studios short Lamp Life directed by Valerie LaPointe and featuring the voices of Christina Hendricks, Annie Potts and Jim Hanks. Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Forky Asks a Question, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has composed the film’s original music. The short, which explores what exactly happened to Bo Peep between her separation from Woody to the events in Toy Story 4, will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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