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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 24, 2024)

Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original documentary series Tsunami: Race Against Time directed by Daniel Bogado and executive produced by Tanya Winston & Danny Horan about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that took over 225,000 lives. The show’s original music is composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, The Reluctant Traveler, The Afterparty, Our Great National Parks, World War II: From the Frontline, Sanditon). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu tomorrow.

Premiering tomorrow, November 25, is the Paramount+ original movie Dear Santa directed by Bobby Farrelly and starring Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, Post Malone,  P.J. Byrne, Jaden Carson Baker and Kai Cech. Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Gilded Age, Smallfoot, The Perfect Couple, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the holiday comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

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Jonathan Sadoff Scoring Jordan Weiss’ ‘Sweethearts’

Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Ingrid Goes West, Angelyne, Chimp Crazy, Incoming, Under the Boardwalk) has recently scored the upcoming romantic comedy Sweethearts. The film marks the feature directorial debut of writer/producer Jordan Weiss and stars Kiernan Shipka, Nico Hiraga, Caleb Hearon, Ava Demary, Tramell Tillman, Charlie Hall, Joel Kim Booster and Christine Taylor. The movie revolves around two college freshmen who make a pact to break up with their high school sweethearts over Thanksgiving break, leading them on a chaotic night out in their hometown that puts their codependent friendship to the test.

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‘Chimp Crazy’ Soundtrack Album Released

WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO documentary series Chimp Crazy. The album features the show’s original music composed by Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Ingrid Goes West, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Angelyne, Dollface, Incoming, Under the Boardwalk). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s opening track (feat. Gabe Witcher) after the jump. Chimp Crazy is directed by Eric Goode and explores the secretive world of raising chimpanzees and the complicated and colorful cast of characters that inhabit it. The 4-parter follows a former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker whose limitless love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 18, 2024)

Premiering today is the National Geographic original documentary series OceanXplorers and narrated by James Cameron and executive produced by Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Roger Webb, Orla Doherty, Ray Dalio, Vincent Pieribone, Mark Dalio, Joe Ruffolo and Kevin Tao Mohs about OceanX’s state-of-the-art scientific research and exploration vessel. The show’s original music is composed by Nainita Desai (For Sama, The Deepest Breath, Nautilus, The Tower, The Reason I Jump, Crossfire, Funny Woman). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 6-parter, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

Also premiering today is the HBO documentary series Chimp Crazy directed by Eric Goode and executive produced by Jeremy McBride, Goode, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller & Tina Nguyen about the secretive world of raising chimpanzees and and the colorful and complicated cast of characters that inhabit it. Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon,  Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Ingrid Goes West, Dollface, Angelyne, Under the Boardwalk) has composed the show’s original music. Click here to check out the trailer for the 4-parter, which will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

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Jonathan Sadoff Scoring Dave & John Chernin’s Netflix Film ‘Incoming’

Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Ingrid Goes West, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Dollface, Under the Boardwalk, Angelyne) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Incoming. The movie is written and directed by Dave & John Chernin (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and stars Mason Thames, Ramon Reed, Raphael Alejandro, Isabella Ferreira, Loren Gray, Bardia Seiri, Ali Gallo, Scott MacArthur, Kaitlin Olson, Thomas Barbusca and Bobby Cannavale. The comedy follows four freshmen who are faced with the greatest challenge for their young lives: their first high school party.

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‘Under the Boardwalk’ Soundtrack EP Released

Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack EP for the animated feature Under the Boardwalk. The 6-track EP features the film’s original songs written by Jonathan Sadoff (Ingrid Goes West, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Peanut Butter Falcon) & Grammy Award-winning songwriter Sean Douglas, produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (The Santa Clauses, Gossip Girl) and performed by the movie’s voice cast, including Keke Palmer, Michael Cera and Bobby Cannavale. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all six songs after the jump. Under the Boardwalk is directed by David Soren and also stars Gideon Adlon, John Magaro, Cassandra Scerbo, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Steve Schirripa. The Nickelodeon Movies & A Big Kid Pictures follows a shy crab and his new friend trying to find a way home, when they discover a whole world beyond the boardwalk.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 27, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend while also premiering on Peacock today is the horror movie Five Nights at Freddy’s directed by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling and Piper Rubio. The film’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep, The Forever Purge, Midnight Mass). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening wide is the action comedy Freelance directed by Pierre Morel and starring John Cena, Alison Brie, Marton Csokas, Juan Pablo Raba, Alice Eve and Christian Slater. Elliot Leung (The Rescue, Operation Red Sea, Warriors of Future) has composed the film’s original score and Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disturbia) has contributed the themes. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Relativity Media.

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John Debney & Jonathan Sadoff Scoring David Soren’s ‘Under the Boardwalk’

John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, Elf, Hocus Pocus) & Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Ingrid Goes West, Dollface, The Mick) have composed the original score for the new animated feature Under the Boardwalk. The film is directed by David Soren (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie) and features the voices of Keke Palmer, Michael Cera, Bobby Cannavale, Gideon Adlon, John Magaro, Steve Schirripa, Cassandra Scerbo and Vanessa Bell Calloway. The movie follows a timid Jersey crab and a bold tourist sea crab who get swept away by a storm and embark on a journey to find home.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 15, 2022)

Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Time Traveler’s Wife developed by Steven Moffat based on Audrey Niffenegger’s novel of the same title and starring Rose Leslie, Theo James, Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, The Flight Attendant, Greyhound, You, The Pacific). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi romantic drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Also premiering today is the Hulu limited series Conversations with Friends based on Sally Rooney’s novel of the same title and starring Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke and Sasha Lane. Stephen Rennicks (Room, Normal People, The Little Stranger, Frank) has composed the show’s original music. Element Pictures has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which also features an original song by Phoebe Bridgers.

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Jonathan Sadoff Scoring Peacock’s ‘Angelyne’

Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon, The Meddler, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Mick) is scoring the new Peacock limited series Angelyne. The show is created by Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl) and stars Emmy Rossum, Martin Freeman, Hamish Linklater, Alex Karpovsky, Charlie Rowe, Lukas Gage, Michael Angarano, Philip Ettinger, Molly Ephraim, Antjuan Tobias, Tonatiuh and David Krumholtz. The 8-part drama tells the story of the titular D-list celebrity who garnered attention in the 1980s through a series of provocative billboards throughout Los Angeles.

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