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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 11, 2024)

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Premiering tonight is the CBS drama Tracker developed by Ben Winters based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestselling novel The Never Game and starring Justin Hartley, Fiona Rene, Abby McEnany, Robin Weigert and Eric Graise. The show’s original music is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, Watchmen, John Wick, 300, X, Primal, Killer Joe, The Punisher). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which is premiering after the Superbowl today and will air every Sunday night on CBS.

Premiering tomorrow, February 12, is the National Geographic documentary The Space Race directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza & Lisa Cortés about the experiences of the first Black astronauts. Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within) & Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, My Name Is Pauli Murray, 4400, Redfall) have composed the film’s original music. Click here for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is making its debut on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 28, 2024)

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Premiering on Wednesday, January 31, is the FX limited series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans developed by Jon Robin Baitz and starring Tom Hollander, Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Calista Flockhart, Chloë Sevigny, Demi Moore, Treat Williams, Molly Ringwald, Joe Mantello and Russell Tovey. The show’s original score is composed by Julia Newman (At the Gates) and Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, American Beauty, 1917) has contributed the main title theme. Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music this coming week. Check back on this page for the full album details and click here to learn more about the drama, which will air on FX and will also be available to stream on Hulu.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the Netflix original documentary series Alexander: The Making of a God executive produced by Lucy van Beek & Nick Catliff and starring Buck Braithwaite, Mido Hamada, Will Stevens and Agni Scott. The show’s original music is composed by Taran Mitchell (The Resurrection of Charles Manson) and produced by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, His Dark Materials, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Mitchell’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the 6-parter.

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‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Expanded Vinyl Edition Soundtrack Album Announed

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Music On Vinyl will release a new “expanded” soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The limited double vinyl edition features the film’s original score composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, Redfall, World’s Best, My Name Is Pauli Murray, Wedding Season, United Skates), including five previously unreleased track. The soundtrack will be released on December 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The original soundtrack album was released this past June by Milan Records. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is directed by Steven Caple Jr. and stars Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Colman Domingo and Pete Davidson.

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‘World’s Best’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie World’s Best. The album features the original songs from the film written by lead actor/co-writer Utkarsh Ambudkar and Charlie Wilder. Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Raashi Kulkarni (Wedding Season) & Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 4400, Redfall, The Land). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 23 (click here to stream/download). World’s Best is directed by Roshan Sethi and also stars Manny Magnus, Punam Patel, Jake Choi, Max Malas, Dorian Giordano, Kayla Njeri, Piper Wallace, Christopher Jackson, Kathryn Greenwood and Doug E. Fresh.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 18, 2023)

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Premiering today is the AMC original series The Walking Dead: Dead City developed by Eli Jorné and starring Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karina Ortiz, Gaius Charles, Zeljko Ivanek, Mahina Napoleon and Jonathan Higginbotham. The show’s original music is composed by Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, Dickinson, Rosaline, Night Teeth, I Know What You Did Last Summer, One of Us Is Lying). Check out our previous article to learn more about the, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British TV series Ridley created by Paul Matthew Thompson & Jonathan Fisher and starring Adrian Dunbar, George Bukhari, Bronagh Waugh, Terence Maynard, Georgie Glen, Julie Graham and Bhavna Limbachia. Ben Foster (Torchwood, Thunderbirds Are Go!, Hidden Kingdoms, Happy Valley) is composing the show’s original music. The crime drama, which revolves around the title character who has retired from the police force after a 20-year career and resumes his partnership with former protégée when she turns to him for help on a murder investigation, premiered in the UK last year on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on PBS.

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Anna Drubich & Jongnic Bontemps Scoring Diego Hurtado de Mendoza’s & Lisa Cortés’ ‘The Space Race’

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Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Fear Street Part 3: 1666) & Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 4400, My Name Is Pauli Murray, Redfall) have teamed up to score the upcoming documentary The Space Race. The film is directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (The Redeem Team) & Lisa Cortés (Little Richard: I Am Everything, All In: The Fight for Democracy) and explores the experiences of the first Black astronauts. The movie features interviews with Ed Dwight, Charles Bolden, Guion Bluford & Victor Glover and spotlights the oft-omitted racial injustice narratives and present-day realities of these pioneers.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 11, 2023)

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Premiering on Wednesday, June 14, is the FX original series The Full Monty written by Simon Beaufoy & Alice Nutter based on the 1997 feature of the same name and starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Lesley Sharp, Paul Barber, Talitha Wing, Miles Jupp, Steve Huison, Paul Clayton, Wim Snape and Tom Wilkinson. The show’s original music is composed by Oli Julian (Sex Education, Breeders, Catastrophe, How to Build a Girl, Code 404, Episodes). Check out our previous news article for more information about the, which will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the Netflix nature documentary series Our Planet II narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Jasha Klebe (Planet Earth II, Animal, The Black Godfather, Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Malika: The Lion Queen) & Thomas Farnon (One Man and His Shoes) have composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album will be announced soon. The follow-up to 2019’s Our Planet (scored by Steven Price) centers on the migratory patterns of numerous animal species as they embark on often life-threatening journeys to feed, breed/find new homes and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 9, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Peter Cullen, Tobe Nwigwe, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, Colman Domingo and Pete Davidson. The film’s original score is composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, United Skates, Wedding Season) and produced by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Bontemps’ score today (click here for the full album details). Available separately as a digital single is the original song On My Soul by Nwigwe & Nas feat. Jacob Banks (click here to listen to the track).

Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the biographical drama Dalíland directed by Mary Harron and starring Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic, Alexander Beyer and Suki Waterhouse. Edmund Butt (Bancroft, Life on Mars, Finding Alice, Ashes to Ashes, Origin, Mistress) has composed the film’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Magnolia Pictures release.

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‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, My Name Is Pauli Murray, World’s Best, United Skates, Wedding Season), as well as three tracks by Steve Jablonsky (who scored all five Michael Bay-directed Transformers movies). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, June 9 and is now available for pre-order here. A first track (The Maximals) is already available to stream now and can also be checked out below. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is directed by Steven Caple Jr. and stars Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Peter Dinklage, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe (who also provided a song to the movie),  Peter Cullen, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, John DiMaggio, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Liza Koshy, David Sobolov, Colman Domingo and Pete Davidson.

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Jongnic Bontemps & Raashi Kulkarni Scoring Roshan Sethi’s Disney+ Movie ‘World’s Best’

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Jongnic Bontemps & Raashi Kulkarni have teamed up to compose the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie World’s Best. The film is directed by Roshan Sethi (The Resident, 7 Days) and stars Utkarsh Ambudkar, Manny Magnus, Punam Patel, Max Malas, Jake Choi, Dorian Giordano, Piper Wallace, Kayla Njeri, Christopher Jackson, Kathryn Greenwood, and Doug E. Fresh. The comedy tells the story of a 12-year-old mathematics genius who discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to pursue a career for himself as a rap superstar.

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