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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 21, 2021)

Premiering on Wednesday, November 24, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Hawkeye developed by Jonathan Igla, directed by Rhys Thomas & Bert and Bertie and starringJeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, Tony Dalton, Fra Fee, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and Alaqua Cox. The show’s original score is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, Free Guy, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO Max original movie 8-Bit Christmas directed by Michael Dowse and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, David Cross, June Diane Raphael and Steve Zahn. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone,  Straight Outta Compton, The Witcher, Stuber, The Raid: Redemption,  The Greatest Showman, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the family comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.

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‘8-Bit Christmas’ Soundtrack Album Details

WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max original movie 8-Bit Christmas. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Witcher, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp,  The Greatest Showman, Stuber, Arctic). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. 8-Bit Christmas is directed by Michael Dowse and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, June Diane Raphael, David Cross and Steve Zahn. The comedy is set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s and centers on a ten-year-old’s herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

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Joseph Trapanese Tapped as Composer of Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Season 2

Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption) is the new composer of the Netflix original series The Witcher. He has recently been scoring the second season of the show created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich based on the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski and starring Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, MyAnna Buring, Mimî M Khayisa, Anna Shaffer, Mahesh Jadu, Eamon Farren, Joey Batey and Royce Pierreson. Season 2 continues the story of Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, as he journeys toward his destiny.

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Joseph Trapanese Scoring Michael Dowse’s ‘8-Bit Christmas’ & Chris Woods’ ‘To What Remains’

Composer Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, The Raid: Redemption) is reuniting with director Michael Dowse (Goon, What If) on the upcoming HBO Max original film 8-Bit Christmas. The movie starring Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, June Diane Raphael and Steve Zahn is set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s and centers on ten-year-old’s herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 17, 2021)

Opening in theaters nationwide today is the drama Cry Macho directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood himself, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven, Fernanda Urrejola, Dwight Yoakam and Horacio Garcia-Rojas. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mancina (Moana, Tarzan, Bad Boys, Speed,  Twister, August Rush, Training Day). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Will Banister last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is also premiering on HBO Max today.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Copshop directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Alexis Louder and Toby Huss. Clinton Shorter (District 9, The Expanse,  2 Guns, Contraband, Pompeii, Boss Level) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the STXfilms production and Open Road Films release.

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‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Soundtrack Album Details

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Prisoners of the Ghostland. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Only the Brave, The Raid: Redemption, Shadow and Bone, Project Power, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp, The Greatest Showman). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 17. and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Prisoners of the Ghostland is directed by Sion Sono and stars Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Bill Moseley, Nick Cassavetes and Tak Sakaguchi. The movie is set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town and follows a bank robber who is strapped into a bomb-laden leather suit that will self-destruct in five days if he doesn’t find a warlord’s missing granddaughter.

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‘Shadow and Bone’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Shadow and Bone have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, Project Power, The Raid: Redemption) and performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 23 by Maisie Music Publishing and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Two tracks (Ravka & Her Name Is Alina Starkov) are already available to stream/download now. Shadow and Bone is developed by Eric Heisserer based on Leigh Bardugo’s novels and stars Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Kit Young,  Amita Suman, Danielle Galligan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Calahan Skogman, Simon Sears, Zoë Wanamaker, Daisy Head, Luke Pasqualino and Julian Kostov.

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Joseph Trapanese to Score Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Escape from Spiderhead’

Composer Joseph Trapanese (Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Lady and the Tramp, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) is reteaming with director Joseph Kosinski on the upcoming Netflix original film Escape from Spiderhead. The sci-fi movie starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett is set in the near future and revolves around two convicts who confront their pasts in a facility run by a visionary who gives them emotion-altering drugs. Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) wrote the screenplay based on a short story by George Saunders.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 18, 2021)

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown created by Brad Ingelsby, directed by Craig Zobel and starring Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Evan Peters, Angourie Rice, Guy Pearce, Joe Tippett, Cailee Spaeny, David Denman, John Douglas Thompson, James McArdle, Sosie Bacon, Patrick Murney and Neal Huff. The show’s original music is composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Young Pope, The Great Beauty, Loro). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 7-part drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Tuesday, April 20, is the Freeform original series Cruel Summer created by Bert V. Royal and starring Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Harley Quinn Smith, Froy Gutierrez, Michael Landes, Blake Lee, Allius Barnes and Brooklyn Sudano. Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Nurse Jackie, Dangerous Minds, Crossing Jordan) are composing the show’s original score. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will air Tuesdays on Freeform and will also be available on Hulu the following day.

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First Track from Joseph Trapanese’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ Score Released

Maisie Music Publishing has released the first track from the soundtrack for the Netflix original series Shadow and Bone. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Ravka written by the show’s composer Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp, The Raid: Redemption, Project Power, The Greatest Showman). Also listen to the full track after the jump. Shadow and Bone is developed by Eric Heisserer based on Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling Grishaverse novels and stars Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Ben Barnes, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young, Danielle Galligan, Calahan Skogman, Sujaya Dasgupta, Simon Sears, Daisy Head, Zoë Wanamaker, Luke Pasqualino and Julian Kostov.

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