Republic Records will release the original song The Empty Chair from the documentary Jim: The James Foley Story. The track is written by Academy Award nominee J. Ralph (Lucky Number Slevin, The Cove, Chasing Ice) and Sting who also performs the song, which will be released tomorrow as a digital single and is now available to download on Amazon. Jim: The James Foley Story is directed by Brian Oakes and centers on the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014. To learn more about the documentary, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and aired earlier this year on HBO, visit the official movie website.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 31, 2016)
Airing tonight is the Fox television event Grease: LIVE! starring Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens, Carlos PenaVega, Keke Palmer, Andrew Call, David Del Rio, Kether Donohue, Jordan Fisher and Boyz II Men. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the special by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey, as well as two original tracks written by Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey and performed by Carly Rae Jepsen and DNCE and an original track written and performed by DNCE. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the project.
Premiering on Tuesday, February 2, is the FX original series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, executive produced by Ryan Murphy and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Courtney B. Vance, Robert Kardashian, Sarah Paulson and Bruce Greenwood. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Scream Queens). Check out our scoring assignment for more information about the drama, which will air every Tuesday night on FX.