Tag: Leonardo da Vinci

Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 17, 2024)

Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Dune: Prophecy developed by Diane Ademu-John & Alison Schapker inspired by Brian Herbert’s & Kevin J. Anderson’s novel Sisterhood of Dune and starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Jodhi May, Travis Fimmel, Mark Strong,  Josh Heuston, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Faoileann Cunningham, Jade Anouka, Edward Davis and Aoife Hinds. The show’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Conclave, Hotel Mumbai, The Old Guard, Adrift). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first episodes this past Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

Also premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Landman created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, Paulina Chávez and Demi Moore. Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Lioness, Rampage, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Major of Kingstown, Atlas) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

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Caroline Shaw Scoring Ken Burns’ ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Documentary

Pulitzer Prize- & Grammy Award winning composer Caroline Shaw (Fleishman Is in Trouble, The Sky Is Everywhere, Madeline Madeline) has recorded original music for the upcoming documentary Leonardo da Vinci. The 2-part, four hour film is directed by Ken Burns (Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, The Vietnam War), Sarah Burns (Muhammad Ali) & David McMahon (The Central Park Five) and explores the life and work of the titular 15th century polymath. Shaw’s score is performed by Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth. Italian actor Adriano Giannini is voicing Leonardo and Keith David serves as the narrator of the movie, which brings da Vinci’s achievements to life through his personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, engineers, artists, inventors, and admirers.

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