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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 10, 2022)

April 10, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: 61st Street, Amazon, AMC, Anatomy of a Scandal, Apple TV +, Danny Bensi, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Johan Söderqvist, Jonathan Sanford, Killing It, Laura Karpman, Netflix, Outer Range, Peacock, Raphael Saadiq, Roar, Saunder Jurriaans

Premiering today is the AMC original series 61st Street created by Peter Moffat and starring Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Mark O’Brien, Tosin Cole, Bentley Green, Mark O’Brien and Holt McCallany. The show’s original music is composed by Raphael Saadiq (Lovecraft Country, Insecure, Underground, Black Nativity, The After Party) & Laure Karpman (What If…?, Paris Can Wait, Set It Up, Why We Hate) Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on AMC.

Premiering on Thursday, April 14, is the Peacock original series Killing It created by Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici and starring Craig Robinson, Claudia O’Doherty, Scott MacArthur, Stephanie Nogueras, Rell Battle, Wyatt Walter and Jet Miller. Jonathan Sanford (National Champions, As We See It, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Dare Me, Good on Paper) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock.

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Raphael Saadiq & Laura Karpman Scoring AMC’s ’61st Street’

February 3, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: 61st Street, AMC, Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq (Insecure, The After Party) & Laure Karpman (What If…?, Set It Up, Paris Can Wait, Why We Hate) are teaming up to co-score the upcoming AMC original series 61st Street. The show is created by Peter Moffat (The Night Of, Your Honor) and stars Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, Mark O’Brien, Holt McCallany, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Tosin Cole and Bentley Green. The thriller examines the infamous Chicago criminal justice system as police and prosecutors investigate a deadly drug bust that threatens to unravel the police department’s code of silence.

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Laura Karpman to Score Nia DaCosta’s ‘The Marvels’

January 13, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: Laura Karpman, Marvel, Nia DaCosta, The Marvels

Variety is reporting that Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Set It Up, Step, Paris Can Wait, Why We Hate, Underground) has signed on to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming Captain Marvel sequel The Marvels. The film is directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman, Little Woods) and stars Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, as well as Zawe Ashton. No plot details have been announced yet. Megan McDonnell wrote the screenplay.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 12, 2021)

November 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Belfast, Clifford the Big Red Dog, John Debney, Jonathan Larson, Julia, Laura Karpman, Love is Love is Love, Rachel Portman, tick tick... BOOM!, Van Morrison

Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the family comedy Clifford the Big Red Dog directed by Walt Becker and starring Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong and John Cleese. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Epic Records has released the original song Room for You performed by Madison Beer last week (click here to listen to the track). The movie opened in theaters on Wednesday and is also available to stream on Paramount+.

Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the drama Belfast written and directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds and Jude Hill. Van Morrison has composed the film’s original music, including a few score cues and the original song Down to Joy. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. The movie, which tells the story of a boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s, premiered at this year’s Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals and is being released by Focus Features.

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Rita Wilson’s Original Song ‘Because Love’ from Eleanor Coppola’s ‘Love Is Love Is Love’ Released

November 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Eleanor Coppola, Laura Karpman, Love is Love is Love, Rita Wilson

Sing It Loud Records has released the original song Because Love from the romantic drama Love is Love is Love. The track is performed by Rita Wilson (who also stars in the movie) and co-written by herself and the film’s composer Laura Karpman (What If…?, Lovecraft Country, Paris Can Wait, Set It Up, Underground, Why We Hate, Step) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Love is Love is Love is co-written and directed by Eleanor Coppola and also stars Rosanna Arquette, Marshall Bell, Maya Kazan, Kathy Baker, Chris Messina, Cybill Shepherd, andJoanne Whalley.

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‘What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?’ Soundtrack Album Details

October 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If

The full details of the ninth soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated series What If…? have been revealed. The album features the original music from the Season 1 finale (What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?) of the show composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Paris Can Wait, Underground, Set It Up, Black Nativity, Step, Why We Hate). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 8 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music stores. Karpman’s music from the first eight episodes has been released over the last couple of weeks. Episode 9 of What If…? is written by A.C. Bradley, directed by Bryan Andrews and follows the Watcher as he recruits the greatest superheroes from across the Multiverse in order to defeat Ultron from ending each and every reality.

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‘What If… Ultron Won?’ Soundtrack Album Details

September 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If

The details of the eighth soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated series What If…? have been revealed. The album features the original music from the eighth episode (What If… Ultron Won?) of the show composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Set It Up, Paris Can Wait, Black Nativity, Step, Underground, Why We Hate). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 1 by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Karpman’s music from Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6 & Episode 7 is also available now and one more soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from the season finale will be coming out next week.

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‘What If… Thor Were an Only Child?’ Soundtrack Album Details

September 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If

The full details of the seventh soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated series What If…? have been revealed. The album features the original music from the seventh episode (What If… Thor Were an Only Child?) of the show composed by Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Set It Up, Underground, Paris Can Wait, Taken, Step, Why We Hate). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 24 by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download here. Karpman’s scores from Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5 & Episode 6 are also available now and two more soundtracks featuring the composer’s score from the final two Season 1 episodes will be coming out next month.

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‘What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?’ Soundtrack Album Details

September 16, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If

The full details of the soundtrack album for the sixth episode of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated series What If…? have been revealed. The album features the original music from the sixth episode (What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?) of the show composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Underground, Set It Up, Paris Can Wait, Step, Why We Hate, Step Sisters). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 17 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download here. Karpman’s scores from Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4 and Episode 5 have been released over the last couple of weeks and three more soundtracks featuring the composer’s music from Episodes 7, 8 & 9 will be coming out in the coming weeks.

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‘What If… Zombies!?’ Soundtrack Album Details

September 9, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Disney Plus, Laura Karpman, Marvel, score, Soundtrack, What If

The details of the soundtrack album for the fifth episode of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ animated series What If…? have been revealed. The album features the original music from the fifth episode (What If… Zombies!?) of the show composed by Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman (Lovecraft Country, Paris Can Wait, Underground, Set It Up, Step, Why We Hate, Black Nativity). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 10 by Marvel Music & Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download here. Karpman’s music from Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3 & Episode 4 has been released over the last couple of weeks. Episode 5 of What If…? is written by Matthew Chauncey, directed by Bryan Andrews and follows the Avengers as they are infected by a zombie plague and are searching for a cure.

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