Joshua Abrams – Film Music Reporter

Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 26, 2018)

Premiering tonight is the Starz docu-series America to Me directed by Steve James The show’s original music is composed by Joshua Abrams who previously scored James’ feature documentaries Life Itself and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail. The 10-parter examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education. To learn more about the series, visit Starz’s official show website.

Premiering on Thursday, August 30, is the CBS All Access original series One Dollar created by Jason Mosberg, directed by Craig Zobel and starring John Carroll Lynch, Nathaniel Martello-White, Chris Denham, Philip Ettinger, Kirrilee Berger, Gracie Lawrence and Joshua Bitton. Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 4, 2014)

Three new movies opened nationwide this past Wednesday:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy Tammy directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Toni Collette and Nat Faxon. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, The Heat). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs by Possum Creek earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.

Also opening wide is the family sci-fi adventure Earth to Echo directed by Dave Green and starring Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reese Hartwig and Ella Linnea Wahlested. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Raid, Tron: Uprising) has composed the film’s original music. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, as well as the song Worlds Away performed by Dia Frampton. Click here for more information and also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Trapanese about his work on the film. The label has also announced a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by artists including Mowgli’s, This Will Destroy You, Big Data and Chiddy Bang. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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