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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 18, 2025)

May 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering on Tuesday, May 20, is the Prime Video original series Motorheads created by John A. Norris and starring Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Nicolas Cantu, Uriah Shelton, Mia Healey, Josh Macqueen, Drake Rodger, Matt Lanter, Johnna Dias-Watson and Audrey Gerthoffer. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (aka WAZ-JACKSON) (Cougar Town, Bad Monkey, Undateable, Bluff City Law, Life Sentence, Rush Hour, Surviving Jack, Egg). Check out our previous article to learn more about the coming-of-age drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

Premiering on Thursday, May 22, is the Netflix limited series Sirens created by Molly Smith Metzler and starring Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton and Milly Alcock. Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Nope, Star Wars: The Acolyte, The Burial, Landscape with Invisible Hand, See You Yesterday, Breaking) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Waz & Jamie Jackson Scoring Prime Video’s ‘Motorheads’

May 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, Jamie Jackson, Motorheads, WAZ, WAZ-Jackson

Jamie Jackson & Waz (aka WAZ-JACKSON) (Cougar Town, Bad Monkey, Bluff City Law, Undateable, Life Sentence, Surviving Jack, Rush Hour, Egg) are scoring the upcoming Prime Video original series Motorheads. The show is created by John A. Norris (All American) and stars Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Uriah Shelton, Nicolas Cantu, Mia Healey, Drake Rodger, Josh Macqueen, Matt Lanter, Audrey Gerthoffer and Johnna Dias-Watson. The young-adult action-drama tells the story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing, while navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 11, 2024)

August 11, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, Apple TV +, Bad Monkey, Camilo Forero, Hollywood Black, Jackpot, Jamie Jackson, Kris Bowers, MGM+, Theodore Shapiro, WAZ

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+.

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WAZ-JACKSON Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Bad Monkey’

May 20, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Apple TV +, Bad Monkey, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Jackson, WAZ, WAZ-Jackson

The composer duo of WAZ-JACKSON (aka Jamie Jackson & Waz) is reuniting with writer/producer/director Bill Lawrence on the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey. The show is developed by Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) based on the bestselling novel by Carl Hiaasen and stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Jodie Turner-Smith and Scott Glenn. The 10-part drama follows a former Miami PD officer turned health inspector in the Keys who stumbles upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists and sees an opportunity to prove that he can solve murder.

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