Wave Theory Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series Man in an Orange Shirt. The album features the show’s original music composed by Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Empire, Lady Macbeth, Any Human Heart, World on Fire) and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music services. Man in an Orange Shirt is written by Patrick Gale, directed by Michael Samuels and stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Julian Morris, James McArdle, Joanna Vanderham, David Gyasi and Vanessa Redgrave. The 2-parter tells the story of two challenging love stories from very different generations of a family, in the 1940s and in 2017.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 17, 2018)
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa’s first original series Deep State created by Matthew Parkhill & Simon Maxwell and starring Mark Strong, Karima McAdams, Joe Dempsie, Lyne Renée, Alistair Petrie, Anastasia Griffith, Amelia Bullmore, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Pip Torrens and Fares Fares. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch). Check out our previous article and the official show website to learn more about the series, which is premiering stateside on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Man in an Orange Shirt directed by Michael Samuels and starring James McArdle, Joanna Vanderham, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Julian Morris and Vanessa Redgrave. Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Vampire, Lady Macbeth, Max) has composed the project’s original music. The 2-parter premiered last year in the UK on BBC Two and is premiering stateside as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Visit PBS’ official website for more information.
Dan Jones Scoring Dominic Cooke’s ‘On Chesil Beach’
Dan Jones has been hired to score the upcoming drama On Chesil Beach. The film is directed by Dominic Cooke (The Hollow Crown) and stars Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Emily Watson, Samuel West, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough and Bebe Cave. The movie based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan (Atonement) is set in the 1960s and how a blissful honeymoon is ruined by a misunderstanding between nervous virgin newlyweds. McEwan also wrote the screenplay. Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol, Made in Dagenham) and Stephen Woolley (Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game) are producing the project.