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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2024)

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Premiering on Wednesday, July 10, is the Apple TV+ original series Sunny developed by Katie Robbins based on Colin O’Sullivan’s book The Dark Manual an starring Rashida Jones, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, YOU, annie the clumsy and Jun Kunimura. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (The Green Knight, Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man and the Gun, Interview with the Vampire, A Ghost Story, Peter Pan & Wendy, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints). Check out our previous news article for more information about the mystery comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO original documentary Quad Gods directed by Jess Jacklin, produced by Johnny Fego & Jacklin and executive produced by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Gary Gunn (A Thousand and One) has composed the film’s original music. The movie, which follows the lives of three New Yorkers with quadriplegia that meet in a neuro-rehabilitation lab where they create the world’s first fully quadriplegic e-sports team, premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

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‘Vanished Into the Night’ Soundtrack Album Released

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Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Netflix original film Vanished Into the Night (Svaniti nella notte). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, Legion, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Dove Sono) after the jump. Vanished Into the Night is directed by Renato De Maria and stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Annabelle Wallis, Gaia Coletti, Massimiliano Gallo and Lorenzo Ferrante. The thriller follows father who is immersed in a difficult divorce process and embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 31, 2024)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend (but advertised as a limited release) is the biographical sports drama Young Woman and the Sea directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Christopher Eccleston, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia and Glenn Fleshle. The film’s original music is composed by Amelia Warner (Mr. Malcolm’s List, Wild Mountain Thyme, Mary Shelley, Mum’s List). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the comedy drama Ezra directed by Tony Goldwyn and starring Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, William Fitzgerald, Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg. Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Lessons in Chemistry, Godless, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Griselda, Hacks) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song written by Adrienne Ackerman and performed by Rae Isla today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Bleecker Street.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Ripley’ to Be Released

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Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Ripley. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the composer’s first track (Sicily) below. Ripley is written and directed by Steven Zaillian and stars Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn, Eliot Sumner, Maurizio Lombardi, Margherita Buy, Louis Hofmann, Bokeem Woodbine and Vittorio Viviani. The 8-part psychological thriller is based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels and follows the titular grifter who is drawn into a world of wealth and privilege after taking a unique job in Italy.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2024)

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Premiering today is the AMC original series Parish based on the UK series The Driver created by Danny Brocklehurst & Jim Poyser and starring Giancarlo Esposito, Zackary Momoh, Paula Malcomson, Skeet Ulrich, Ivan Mbakop, Bonnie Mbuli, Arica Himmel, Dax Rey and Bradley Whitford. The show’s original music is composed by JimiJame$ & Wow Jones. The 6-part crime thriller, follows a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans who – after his son is violently murdered – reunites with an old friend from his days as a wheelman and sends him on a collision course with a violent criminal syndicate, will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

Premiering tomorrow, April 1, is the HBO original documentary series The Synanon Fix directed by Rory Kennedy, executive produced by Nancy Abrahams, Lisa Heller & Mark Bailey about the rise and fall of the Synanon organization. Nathan Larson (Dirty Pretty Things, Margin Call, Boys Don’t Cry, A Walk in the WoodsVinyl, Tigerland, Our Idiot Brother, Juliet, Naked) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the, which will air Mondays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 8, 2024)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 4 directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Jack Black, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Awkwafina, James Hong, Ian McShane, Bryan Cranston and Ke Huy Quan. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Inception, The Dark Knight, Dune, Gladiator) & Steve Mazzaro (The Boss Baby, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, The Rhythm Section). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well Tenacious D’s …Baby One More Time cover from the movie today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Imaginary directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Pyper Braun, Taegen Burns, Betty Buck and Veronica Falcon. Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead) has composed the theme(s) for the project and his Sparks & Shadows team has composed the original score. Sparks & Shadows Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Blumhouse production, which is being distributed by Lionsgate.

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Jeff Russo Scoring Netflix’s ‘Ripley’

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Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, Legion, For All Mankind, Love & Death) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix limited series Ripley. The show is written and directed by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, Searching for Bobby Fischer) and stars Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood and Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf. The 8-part psychological thriller based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels is set in 1960s New York and follows the titular grifter as he is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home.

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Jeff Russo Scoring Chiwetel Ejiofor’s ‘Rob Peace’

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Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, Legion, Lucy in the Sky, The Night Of, For All Mankind, Love & Death) has composed the original music for the upcoming biographical drama Rob Peace. The film marks actor Chiwetel Ejiofor’s second feature directorial effort (following 2019’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind) and stars Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Ejiofor himself, Camila Cabello, Mare Winningham and Michael Kelly. The movie is based on Jeff Hobbs’ bestselling biography and tells the story of a young man who grew up in an impoverished section of Newark, NJ and later graduated from Yale before leading a dual life in academia and research while also earning six figures selling marijuana.

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‘Fargo’ Season 5 Soundtrack Album Details

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Sony Masterworks will release a new soundtrack album for the FX original series Fargo. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fifth season composed by Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, For All Mankind, The Night Of, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Umbrella Academy, Lucy in the Sky) who has received his first Emmy Award for his score from Season 3. The Year 5 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 21 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released multiple albums featuring Russo’s music from Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 & Season 4. Season 5 of Fargo created by Noah Hawley stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lamorne Morris, Joe Keery, Sam Spruell and Dave Foley.

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‘For All Mankind’ Season 4 Soundtrack Album Details

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Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series For All Mankind. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Legion) and Paul Doucette (1 Mile to You, Canary, The Archer). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released three albums featuring Russo’s score from Season 1 & Season 2 and Russo’s & Doucette’s music from Season 3. For All Mankind is created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi and stars Joel Kinnaman, Wrenn Schmidt, Edi Gathegi, Krys Marshall, Coral Peña, Cynthy Wu, Toby Kebbell, Daniel Stern, Tyner Rushing and Svetlana Efremova.

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