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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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Mark Mothersbaugh & Nick Lee Scoring Hulu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’

Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age) and Nick Lee (The Brothers Sun, Grand Crew) are the composers of the new Hulu limited series Interior Chinatown. The show is created by Charles Yu based on his own novel of the same title and stars Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Sullivan Jones, Lisa Gilroy, Archie Kao and Diana Lin. The drama follows a young Chinese-American actor who stumbles into a murder mystery leading to the discovery of a secret history of Chinatown, the buried legacy of his family and what it means for him in today’s America.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 15, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide is the action fantasy comedy Red One directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll and Wesley Kimmel. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Captain Phillips). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today, as well as an original song by Laufey today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios production.

Opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD next Friday, November 22, is the documentary The World According to Allee Willis directed by Alexis Spraic about the songwriter/artist and her struggle with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures.

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Mark Mothersbaugh to Score Jared Hess’ ‘A Minecraft Movie’

Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age) has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy adventure A Minecraft Movie. The film is directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. The movie based on the hit video game follows four misfits who find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

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Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+’s ‘Time Bandits’ TV Series to Be Released

Paramount Music will release a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Time Bandits. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. Time Bandits is created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris & Taika Waititi based on the 1981 feature of the same title directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Rachel House, Francesca Mills, Imaan Hadchiti and Felicity Ward.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 21, 2024)

Premiering on Wednesday, July 24, is the Apple TV+ original series Time Bandits created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris & Taika Waititi based on the 1981 movie of the same title and starring Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Kiera Thompson, Rachel House, Charlyne Yi, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills and Imaan Hadchiti. The show’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, , The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO original documentary series Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose directed and executive produced by Mark Monroe about the life and career of Major League Baseball (MLB) legend Pete Rose and his bid to be reinstated . David Schwartz (Arrested Development, The Good Place, Lucy and Desi, Northern Exposure, Veep, Lady Dynamite) has composed the show. The 4-parter, which focuses on the events when Rose was handed a lifetime ban from the sport of baseball after an investigation revealed that he had bet on games during his tenure as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Time Bandits’ TV Series

Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums, 21/22 Jump Street) The Croods: A New Age) is the composer of the new Apple TV+ original series Time Bandits. The show is created by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners, Next Goal Wins) & Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Love and Thunder) based on Terry Gilliam’s 1981 feature of the same title and stars Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Rune Temte, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Charlyne Yi, Kiera Thompson, Rachel House, James Dryden, Francesca Mills, Felicity Ward and Imaan Hadchiti. The 10-part comedic adventure follows a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit, an 11-year-old history buff, who set out on a quest to save the boy’s parents – and the world.

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Netflix’s ‘Plankton: The Movie’ to Feature Score by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper and Songs by Bret McKenzie, Linda Perry, Mark & Bob Mothersbaugh

Netflix announced today that Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (Shadow in the Cloud, The Legend of Baron To’a, Housebound) has been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature Plankton: The Movie. The film is directed by Dave Needham (The Loud House Movie) and features the voices of Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown and Rodger Bumpass. Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords, The Muppets), Linda Perry (of 4 Non Blondes) and Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie) & Bob Mothersbaugh (Rugrats, 200 Cigarettes) are writing original songs for the movie, which is based on the series SpongeBob SquarePants characters created by Stephen Hillenburg and follows Plankton whose world is flipped upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Alexis Spraic’s ‘The World According to Allee Willis’

Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary The World According to Allee Willis. The film is directed by Alexis Spraic (Shadow Billionaire) and centers songwriter/artist Allee Willis (known for co-writing such hits as Earth, Wind & Fire’s September, Pet Shop Boys’ & Dusty Springfield’s What Have I Done to Deserve This?, the Friends theme song I’ll Be There for You and the stage musical adaptation of The Color Purple) and focuses on her struggle with not fitting established gender and sexual norms.

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Soundtrack Album for National Geographic’s ‘A Real Bug’s Life’ to Be Released

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for National Geographic’s Disney+ original series A Real Bug’s Life. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 26 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. A Real Bug’s Life narrated by Awkwafina is inspired by Pixar’s 1998 animated feature A Bug’s Life and centers on nine different micro bug worlds around the world, where the forces of nature play out on a miniature scale and where tiny creatures rely on amazing powers and extraordinary alliances to make it through each day.

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