The details of the final soundtrack album for the USA original series Mr. Robot have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the last seven episodes of the show’s fourth and final season composed by Emmy Award winner Mac Quayle (Feud: Bette and Joan, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Gaslit, Pose). The Volume 8 soundtrack will be released digitally on May 9, 2023 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released seven soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from all four seasons of the show.
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Soundtrack Album for Starz’s ‘Gaslit’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Starz limited series Gaslit. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Crime Story, Scream Queens, The Politician, Ratched). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Gaslit is created by Robbie Pickering based on the first season of the Slow Burn podcast and stars Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Darby Camp and Shea Whigham . The 8-part thriller executive produced by Sam Esmail centers on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the Watergate scandal – from Nixon’s subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding their crimes to the whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole enterprise crashing down.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 24, 2022)
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.
Mac Quayle Scoring Starz’s ‘Gaslit’
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Crime Story, Ratched, The Politician) is scoring the upcoming Starz limited series Gaslit. The show is created by Robbie Pickering (Natural Selection, Freaks of Nature) based on the first season of the Slow Burn podcast and stars Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham and Darby Camp. Thet drama focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the Watergate scandal – from Nixon’s subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole enterprise crashing down.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 5, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the British series Guilt created by Neil Forsyth and starring Mark Bonnar, Jamie Sives, Ruth Bradley, Emun Elliott, Sian Brooke, Moyo Akandé, Ellie Haddington and Bill Paterson. The show’s original music is composed by Arthur Sharpe (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts). The thriller, which follows two brothers who are hiding their guilt after running into an elderly pedestrian during an inebriated drive home from a wedding, premiered in the UK in 2019 on BBC Two and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 7, is the FX limited series American Crime Story: Impeachment developed by Sarah Burgess and starring Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Margo Martindale, Annaleigh Ashford, Clive Owen, Judith Light, Billy Eichner and Edie Falco. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Politician, Scream Queens) who previously scored the first two American Crime Story installments (The People v. O.J. Simpson & The Assassination of Gianni Versace) is composing the show’s original music. The new season, which examines the national crisis that led to the first impeachment of a U.S. President in over a century, will premiere on FX and will also be available to stream on FX on Hulu.
Mac Quayle Scoring BBC’s ‘The Pact’
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Crime Story, Ratched, The Politician) has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC Wales drama The Pact. The show is written and created by Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches,Wentworth) and stars Laura Fraser, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Eddie Marsan, Aneurin Barnard, Eiry Thomas, Heledd Gwynn, Abbie Hern, Aled ap Steffan, Jason Hughes, Mark Lewis Jones, Rakie Ayola and Gabrielle Creevy. The 6-part crime thriller is directed by Eric Styles (That Good Night, Legendary) & Rebecca Johnson (Honeytrap) and follows the story of five friends, a sudden death and a web of lies.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 13, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the reboot of the classic detective series Van der Valk written by Chris Murray and starring Marc Warren, Maimie McCoy, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Darrell D’Silva and Emma Fielding. The show’s original music is composed and conducted by Matthijs Kieboom (Wild, Bloody Marie). All3Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the drama premiered in the UK. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is premiering stateside on PBS.
Premiering tomorrow, September 14, is the HBO limited series The Third Day created by Felix Barrett & Dennis Kelly, directed by Marc Munden and Philippa Lowthorpe and starring Jude Law, Naomie Harris, Katherine Waterston, Paddy Considine, Emily Watson, Nico Parker and Charlotte Gairdner-Mihell. Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) and Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Locke, Out of the Furnace) have composed the show’s original music. To learn more about the drama, which centers on a small island town and its denizens’ uncanny rituals, visit the official show website.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 23, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Vow directed and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim & Karim Amer about the self-improvement group NXIVM, whose leaders have been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, Pose, Scream Queens, The Politician). Check out our previous news article for more information about the 9-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 26 is the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix directed by Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui about the Paralympic Games and its evolution from the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). 1812 Recordings will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday (click here for the full album details) and the original title song by Pemberton, Georgetragic, Toni Hickman & Keith Jones is already available as a digital single now (click here to listen to the track).
Mac Quayle Scoring HBO’s ‘The Vow’
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Politician) has composed the original music for the new HBO docu-series The Vow. The show is directed by Jehane Noujaim & Karim Amer (The Square, The Great Hack) and examines the self-improvement group NXIVM, whose leaders have been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The 9-parter takes a look at the organization faced with various charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, against its highest members – most notably founder Keith Raniere, who was convicted in June 2019 and is currently awaiting sentencing.
Mac Quayle Scoring Netflix’s ‘Ratched’
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Crime Story, Feud: Bette and Joan) has recently been scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Ratched. The show is created by Evan Romansky based on Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and stars Sarah Paulson in the title role of Nurse Ratched, alongside Finn Wittrock, Jon Jon Briones, Judy Davis, Harriet Harris, Cynthia Nixon, Charlie Carver, Corey Stoll, Hunter Parrish, Amanda Plummer and Sharon Stone. The drama tracks Ratched’s journey and evolution from an average nurse to full-fledged monster.