Paul Doucette (1 Mile to You, For All Mankind, The Archer) and Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, Legion, The Night Of, Love & Death) have teamed up to score the upcoming documentary Canary. The film is directed by Danny O’Malley & Alex Rivest and chronicles the life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world who found himself on the frontlines of climate change – his life’s work evolving into a salvage mission to recover these historical records before they disappear forever.
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Jeff Russo & Tracie Turnbull Scoring Nicholas Tomnay’s ‘What You Wish For’
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, The Night Of, Love & Death, The Umbrella Academy) and Tracie Turnbull (A Brief History of Time Travel) have teamed up to score the upcoming noir thriller What You Wish For. The film is written and directed by Nicholas Tomnay (The Perfect Host) and stars Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Penelope Mitchell, Juan Carlos Messier and Randy Vasquez. The movie revolves around a talented chef with crushing gambling problems who flees to a Latin American villa where he assumes another man’s identity.
Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘Love & Death’ Released
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the (HBO) Max limited series Love & Death. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, The Umbrella Academy, Legion, The Man Who Fell to Earth). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Love & Death is written by David E. Kelley and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Patrick Fugit, Lily Rabe, Elizabeth Marvel, Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey and Keir Gilchrist. The 7-part drama directed by Lesli Linka Glatter tells the true story of Candy & Pat Montgomery and Betty & Allan Gore, two churchgoing couples in Texas enjoying their smalltown life…until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 14, 2023)
Premiering on Tuesday, May 16, is the HBO original documentary series Angel City directed by Arlene Nelson about the LA-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC). The show’s original music is composed by Ezinma (Stranger at the Gate, The Times of Bill Cunningham). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-parter, which will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on (HBO) Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 17, is the Apple TV+ original series High Desert created by Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford & Jennifer Hoppe and starring Patricia Arquette, Matt Dillon, Brad Garrett, Christine Taylor, Weruche Opia, Keir O’Donnell, Bernadette Peters and Rupert Friend. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Legion, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 23, 2023)
Premiering on Wednesday, April 26, is the Hulu original series Saint X developed by Leila Gerstein based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin and starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Michael Park, Bre Francis, Kenlee, Anaya Townsend and Betsy Brandt. Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Station Eleven) & Osei Essed (Katrina Babies, How to Survive a Pandemic) have composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Thursday, April 27, is the HBO Max limited series Love & Death developed by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Keir Gilchrist, Tom Pelphrey and Elizabeth Marvel. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery, Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of, Legion). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Nami Melumad (Thor: Love and Thunder, Star Trek: Prodigy, An American Pickle,The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, Absentia). Also included are the main title and end credit themes written by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Fargo, Legion). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, April 28 by Lakeshore Records (click here to stream/download). Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is created by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet and stars Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, Jess Bush, Celia Rose Gooding, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, Bruce Horak and Babs Olusanmokun.
Jeff Russo Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘High Desert’
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) has composed the original music for the upcoming Apple TV+ original series High Desert. The show is created by Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford & Jennifer Hoppe and stars Patricia Arquette, Matt Dillon, Christine Taylor, Brad Garrett, Weruche Opia, Bernadette Peters, Keir O’Donnell and Rupert Friend. The comedy directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Bombshell) follows an on-again-off-again addict who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother and makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 16, 2023)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series Waco: The Aftermath created by Drew Dowdle & John Erick Dowdle and starring Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo, J. Smith Cameron, Giovanni Ribisi, Keean Johnson, David Costabile, John Hoogenakker and Abbey Lee. The show’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House, The First Purge, Midnight Mass, Oculus, The Midnight Mass). Click here to learn more about the 5-part drama, which will air Sundays on Showtime and will be be available for Showtime subscribers every Friday.
Premiering on Thursday, April 20, is the comedy Quasi directed Kevin Heffernan and starring Heffernan himself, Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske, Paul Soter and Adrianne Palicki. Jason Akana (Tacoma FD) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more about the Searchlight Pictures production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Jeff Russo Scoring Peacock’s ‘Mrs. Davis’
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) is the composer of the new Peacock original series Mrs. Davis. The show is created by Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, Lost) and stars Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman, Andy McQueen, Ben Chaplin, David Arquette, Margo Martindale, Elizabeth Marvel, Chris Diamantopoulos, Katja Herbers, Ashley Romans, Mathilde Ollivier and Tom Wlaschiha. The sci-fi drama revolves around a a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful Artificial Intelligence known as “Mrs. Davis.”
Soundtrack Album for FX’s ‘Snowfall’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the FX original series Snowfall. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy, The Man Who Fell to Earth). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 17 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Snowfall is created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio & Dave Andron and stars Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Amin Joseph, Michael Hyatt, Emily Rios, Angela Lewis, Isaiah John, Devyn A. Tyler, Gail Bean, Alejandro Edda, Filipe Valle Costa, Alon Aboutboul, Malcolm Mays, Marcus Henderson and Kevin Carroll.