Tag: Kris Bowers

Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 24, 2022)

April 24, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering today is the Starz limited series Gaslit created by Robbie Pickering based on the first season of the Slow Burn podcast and starring Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Shea Whigham, Betty Gilpin and Darby Camp. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, The Politician, Ratched). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz.

Also premiering today is the Showtime original series The Man Who Fell to Earth developed by Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet based on the Walter Tevis novel and the 1976 film of the same name and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Jimmy Simpson, Rob Delaney, Sonya Cassidy, Joana Ribeiro, Clarke Peters, Annelle Olaleye, Kate Mulgrew and Bill Nighy. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, Lucy in the Sky, The Umbrella Academy) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the sci-fi drama, which will air Sundays on Showtime.

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Kris Bowers Scoring HBO’s ‘We Own This City’

April 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: David Simon, George Pelecanos, HBO, Kris Bowers, Reinaldo Marcus Green, We Own This City

Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America, Inventing Anna, Dear White People, When They See Us) has recently scored the new HBO limited series We Own This City. The show is developed by George Pelecanos & David Simon (The Wire, Treme, The Deuce) and stars Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, Josh Charles, McKinley Belcher III, Dagmara Domińczyk, Don Harvey, Rob Brown, David Corenswet, Ian Duff, Larry Mitchell and Lucas Van Enge. The 6-part drama is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

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‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 Soundtrack Albums Announced

March 22, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Bridgerton, Kris Bowers, Netflix, score, Soundtrack

Capitol Records has announced two new soundtrack albums for the Netflix original series Bridgerton. The Bridgerton Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Kris Bowers (King Richard, Green Book, Mrs. America, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Inventing Anna, Dear White People, When They See Us). The Bridgerton Season Two (Covers from the Netflix Series) album features orchestral versions of songs from iconic artists of the past three decades: Vitamin String Quartet return with their interpretations of Nirvana’s Stay Away and Robyn’s Dancing on My Own, Bowers reimagines Madonna’s Material Girl and the Latin-Lalit/Lata Mangeshkar song Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Duomo offers fresh takes of Alanis Morissette’s You Oughta Know and P!nk’s What About Us. Both soundtracks will be released digitally this Friday, March 25 (click here to stream/download the score album and click here for the covers album).

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Soundtrack Album for HBO Max’s ‘DMZ’ to Be Released

March 17, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: DMZ, HBO Max, Kris Bowers, score, Soundtrack

WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the HBO Max limited series DMZ. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Emmy and Grammy Award nominee Kris Bowers (King Richard, Green Book, Bridgerton, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America, Dear White People, When They See Us, Inventing Anna). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 18. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. DMZ is developed by Roberto Patino based on DC’s graphic novel series of the same title and stars Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Freddy Miyares, Hoon Lee and Jordan Preston Carter. The 4-part drama executive produced by Ava DuVernay is set in the near future when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war and chronicles as the journey of one woman as she navigates a demilitarized zone in a harrowing quest to find her lost son. The full is premiering today and is now available to stream on HBO Max

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 13, 2022)

March 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering on Tuesday, March 15, is the HBO documentary Phoenix Rising directed by Amy Berg about actress Evan Rachel Wood’s recent efforts as an activist pushing for an extension of the statute of limitations for domestic violence cases and the coalition she builds at The Phoenix Act. The film’s original music is composed by Aska Matsumiya (Bruised, Betty, I’m Your Woman, Skate Kitchen, Selah and the Spades). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the documentary, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival will debut in two parts on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Thursday, March 17, is the Netflix original film Rescued by Ruby directed by Katt Shea and starring Grant Gustin, Scott Wolf, Kaylah Zander, Camille Sullivan, Tom McBeath, Sharon Taylor and Eileen Pedde. Joy Ngiaw (Blush, June & Kopi, Short Circuit: Jing Hua) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Kris Bowers Scoring HBO Max’s ‘DMZ’

February 28, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Ava DuVernay, DMZ, HBO Max, Kris Bowers

Kris Bowers (Green Book, King Richard, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dear White People, Mrs. America, Inventing Anna, Respect) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO Max limited series DMZ. The show is developed by Roberto Patino (Westworld) based on the comic series of the same title published by DC and stars Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares and Jordan Preston Carter. The drama is set in the near future when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war and chronicles the journey of a fearless and fierce medic who sets out to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict.

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‘Inventing Anna’ Soundtrack Album Details

February 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 11 comments

Tags: Inventing Anna, Kris Bowers, Netflix, Pierre Charles, score, Shonda Rhimes, Soundtrack

Maisie Music Publishing will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series Inventing Anna. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America, When They See Us) and Pierre Charles (White Coat Rebels). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Inventing Anna is created by Shonda Rhimes and stars Anna Chlumsky, Julia Garner, Anders Holm, Arian Moayed, Alexis Floyd, Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney, Katie Lowes, Anna Deavere Smith and Laverne Cox.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 6, 2022)

February 6, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering today is the Starz original series Power Book IV: Force executive produced by Courtney A. Kemp & Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and starring Joseph Sikora, Isaac Keys, Gabrielle Ryan, Lili Simmons, Shane Harper, Anthony Fleming III, Kris D. Lofton, Lucien Cambric and Tommy Flanagan. The show’s original score is composed by Mark Batson (Dude, Sisters on Track). G-Unit Records has released the drama’s opening titles song Power Powder Respect by 50 Cent feat. Jeremih and Lil Durk last month. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and to learn more about the series.

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, February 7, is the British series Angela Black created by Harry & Jack Williams and starring Joanne Froggatt, Michiel Huisman and Samuel Adewunmi. Stuart Earl (And Then There Were None, Ordeal by Innocence, My Brother the Devil, Rillington Place, The Accident) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part psychological thriller, which revolves around a woman trapped in a relationship she cannot escape who is approached a private investigator and starts spilling the her husband’s darkest secrets, premiered last year in the UK on ITV and is making its U.S. premiere on Spectrum.

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Kris Bowers & Pierre Charles Scoring Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’

December 20, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Inventing Anna, Kris Bowers, Netflix, Pierre Charles, Shonda Rhimes

Kris Bowers (Green Book, King Richard, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America, When They See Us) & Pierre Charles have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix limited series Inventing Anna. The show is created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal) inspired by the New York Magazine article How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People by Jessica Pressler and stars Anna Chlumsky, Julia Garner, Arian Moayed, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm, Terry Kinney, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry, Anna Deavere Smith and Laverne Cox. The 9-part drama tells the true story of a journalist who chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York’s elite she was a German heiress.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 19, 2021)

November 19, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Aaron Dessner, Aska Matsumiya, Bruised, Bryce Dessner, C'mon C'mon, Ceiri Torjussen, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, H. Scott Salinas, Hide and Seek, India Sweets and Spices, Jon Batiste, Jonny Greenwood, King Richard, Kris Bowers, matthew he, Rob Simonsen, The First Wave, The Power of the Dog, Tim Jones

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural comedy Ghostbusters: Afterlife directed by Jason Reitman and starring Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Annie Potts and Paul Rudd. The film’s original music is composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, The Way Back, Nerve, Tully, (500) Days of Summer, The Age of Adeline, The Front Runner). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details, to listen to two tracks and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening nationwide is the drama King Richard directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and starring Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Jon Bernthal, Kevin Dunn, Tony Goldwyn and Andy Bean. Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Dear White People, Green Book, When They See Us, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the compoer’s score, as well as the original song Be Alive performed by Beyoncé. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release, which is also available to stream on HBO Max.

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