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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 19, 2026)

Premiering on Wednesday, July 22, is the National Geographic event series Pompeii: Out of Time hosted by Tom Hiddleston, directed by Tom Barbor-Might (who also serves as the project’s showrunner and director), Grant Mansfield, Kevin R. Wright, Helen Flint, Alan Eyres and Carolyn Payne. The show’s original music is composed by Aisling Brouwer (The Buccaneers, White Riot, Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story). Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on July 24. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-part docudrama, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.

Premiering on Thursday, July 23, is the HBO Max original series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe created by Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn & Bill Prady and starring Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie. Joseph LoDuca ( Xena: Warrior Princess, The Evil Dead, Spartacus, Chucky, The Librarians, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Leverage) is composing the show’s original score and Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Beetlejuice) has provided the main title theme music. Click here for more information about the The Big Bang Theory spinoff, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.

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Joseph LoDuca Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’

Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Chucky, The Librarians, Leverage) is the score composer of the new HBO Max original series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. The Big Bang Theory spinoff is created by Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Kominsky Method), Zak Penn (Free Guy, Ready Player One) & Bill Prady (Young Sheldon & Dharma & Greg) and stars Kevin Sussman who reprises his role of comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, as well as Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie. As previously reported, Danny Elfman has contributed main title theme music for the comedy, which follows the title character who must locate a quantum-interference device to restore reality after accidentally creating a new multiverse.

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‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Spartacus: House of Ashur. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Chucky, The Librarians, Leverage) who previously scored the original three Spartacus seasons, Blood and Sand, Vengeance & War of the Damned, as well as the prequel series Gods of the Arena . The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 6 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Hail, Caesar) below. Spartacus: House of Ashur is developed by Steven S. DeKnight and stars Nick E. Tarabay, Graham McTavish, Jordi Webber, Tenika Davis, Jamaica Vaughan, Claudia Black, Ivana Baquero, Jackson Gallagher, India Shaw-Smith, Jaime Slater and Leigh Gill. The gladiator drama follows Ashur as he has clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him, and flips tradition on its head by unleashing Achillia, a fierce gladiatrix eager to prove herself worthy in a man’s world.

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Joseph LoDuca Scoring Starz’s ‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’

Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Chucky, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The Librarians, Leverage) is returning to score the new Starz original series Spartacus: House of Ashur. The show is developed by Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil, Jupiter’s Legacy) and stars Nick E. Tarabay who reprises his role as Ashur, alongside Graham McTavish, Tenika Davis, Jordi Webber, Jamaica Vaughan, Ivana Baquero, Claudia Black, Jackson Gallagher, Jaime Slater, India Shaw-Smith and Leigh Gill. The gladiator drama follows Ashur as he has clawed his way to power and flips tradition on its head by unleashing Achillia, a fierce and powerful gladiatrix eager to prove herself worthy in a man’s world.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 25, 2025)

Premiering tonight is the TNT original series The Librarians: The Next Chapter developed by Dean Devlin & John Rogers and starring Callum McGowan, Jessica Green, Bluey Robinson and Olivia Morris. The show’s original music is composed byJoseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Chucky, Leverage) who previously scored the original The Librarians television movies and TV series. Check out our previous article to learn more about the fantasy adventure drama, which will air every Sunday night on TNT.

Premiering on Thursday, May 29, is the Prime Video limited series The Better Sister created by Olivia Milch & Regina Corrado based on Alafair Burke’s book and starring Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Matthew Modine, Kim Dickens, Gloria Reuben, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Gabriel Sloyer, Bobby Naderi and Lorraine Toussaint. Will Bates (Immaculate, Dumb Money, The Magicians, The Life List, Unbelievable, Away, I Origins, The Path, The Looming Tower) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 8-part crime thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

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Joseph LoDuca Scoring TNT’s ‘The Librarians: The Next Chapter’

Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Chucky, Spartacus: Blood and Sand) is returning to score the new TNT original series The Librarians: The Next Chapter. The spinoff of the Librarians television and film franchise created by David Titcher stars Callum McGowan, Jessica Green, Olivia Morris and Bluey Robinson. Christian Kane is reprising his role as Jacob Stone in a guest starring role. The show centers on a “Librarian” from the past who returns to his castle in Belgrade, Serbia as he finds himself stuck in the present and inadvertently releases magic across the continent when he discovers that his former residence is now a museum.

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‘Leverage: Redemption’ Soundtrack Album Released

Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the IMDb TV original series Leverage: Redemption. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Chucky, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,The Librarians, Spartacus: Blood and Sand) who previously scored TNT’s original Leverage series. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music platforms. Leverage: Redemption is created by John Rogers & Chris Downey and stars Noah Wyle, Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane and Aleyse Shannon.

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Joseph LoDuca Scoring USA’s & Syfy’s ‘Chucky’ TV Series

Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead,  Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess) is returning as the composer of the new USA and Syfy original series Chucky. The show is created by Don Mancini (Child’s Play) and stars Zackary Arthur, Teo Briones, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Björgvin Arnarson, Devon Sawa, as well as Brad Dourif as the voice of Chuky. The horror series is set in an idyllic American town that is thrown into chaos after a vintage ‘Good Guy’ doll turns up at a suburban yard sale and a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s deep hypocrisies and hidden secrets.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 23, 2021)

Opening in theaters nationwide is the thriller Old written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, Eliza Scanlen, Alex Wolff, Emun Elliott and Thomasin McKenzie. The film’s original music is composed by Trevor Gureckis (Servant, The Goldfinch, Voyagers, Bloodline). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by Shyamalan’s daughter Saleka. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the action adventure Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Samara Weaving, Úrsula Corberó, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira and Iko Uwais. Martin Todsharow (The Captain, Tattoo, Friend Request, Desert Flower, Head Full of Honey) has composed the film’s original music. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today and a CD version will be announced by La-La Land Records soon. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie.

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Joseph LoDuca Scoring IMDb TV’s ‘Leverage: Redemption’

Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Librarians, Spartacus: Blood and Sand) is returning as the composer of the new IMDb TV original series Leverage: Redemption. The show is based on TNT’s hit series Leverage and stars Noah Wyle, Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Aldis Hodge and Aleyse Shannon. The show follows the Hitter, the Hacker, the Grifter and the Thief who – with the help of a new tech genius and corporate fixer – take on a new kind of villain. Kate Rorick is the project’s showrunner and is also executive producing the Electric Entertainment production with Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Stargate), Marc Roskin & Rachel Olschan-Wilson (The Outpost, Bad Samaritan).

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