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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2024)

July 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering today is the MGM+ original series Emperor of Ocean Park developed by Sherman Payne based on the novel by Stephen L. Carter and starring Forest Whitaker, Keith Powers, Keith Kupferer, Kelli Simpkins and Deanna Reed-Foster. The show’s original music is composed by Amanda Jones (Moving On, Naomi, Mea Culpa, The Perfect Find, Super/Natural, Young Love, Good Trouble). The drama, which is set in Martha’s Vineyard and follows an esteemed law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father dies of an apparent heart attack, but his sister, a former journalist and conspiracy theorist, believes that the judge met with foul play, will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.

Premiering on Thursday, July 18, is the action comedy sequel My Spy: The Eternal City directed by Pete Segal and starring Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Flula Borg, Kristen Schaal, Billy Barratt, Taeho K, Craig Robinson, Anna Faris and Ken Jeong. Sean Segal has composed the film’s original music in his feature scoring debut. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 16, 2024)

June 16, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Enis Rotthoff, Hotel Cocaine, Mark Isham, MGM+, Netflix, Trigger Warning, Zach Robinson

Premiering today is the MGM+ original series Hotel Cocaine created by Chris Brancato and starring Danny Pino, Don Mike, Pedro Giunti, Matthew Del Negro, Lola Claire, Victor Oliveira, Sam Robards, Robert Beck and Candy Santana. The show’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, Miracle, 42, The Accountant, Judas and the Black Messiah). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the crime thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.

Premiering on Thursday, June 20, is the Netflix documentary series America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders directed by Greg Whiteley and executive produced by Whiteley, Adam Leibowitz, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Ross M. Dinerstein and Rebecca Evan. Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Wrestlers, Obliterated, Good Sam, Fright Krewe, Twisted Metal, Florida Man) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 7-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Mark Isham Scoring MGM+’s ‘Hotel Cocaine’

April 5, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Chris Brancato, Danny Pino, Mark Isham, MGM+

Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, A River Runs Through It, 42, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Accountant) is scoring the upcoming MGM+ original series Hotel Cocaine. The show is created by Chris Brancato (Narcos, Hannibal) and stars Danny Pino, Don Mike, Pedro Giunti, Lola Claire, Matthew Del Negro, Victor Oliveira, Robert Beck, Sam Robards and Candy Santana. The 8-part crime thriller tells the story of Roman Compte, Cuban exile and general manager of the Mutiny Hotel, the glamorous epicenter of the Miami cocaine scene of the late ’70s and early ’80s.

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‘Belgravia: The Next Chapter’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released

April 3, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Belgravia, Belgravia: The Next Chapter, John Lunn, MGM+, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the MGM+ original series Belgravia: The Next Chapter. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, The White Queen, Shetland, The White Princess). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to the composer’s title track below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from the original 2020 original series. Belgravia: The Next Chapter is developed by Helen Edmundson and stars Harriet Slater, Benjamin Wainwright, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, Alice Eve,Claude Perron, A Sophie Winkleman, Richard Goulding and Elaine Cassidy. The drama takes place three decades after the events depicted in the original series and tells the love story of Frederick Trenchard, the third Lord Trenchard, and his new love interest, Clara Dunn, who is a newcomer to London society.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 14, 2024)

January 14, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering today is the HBO original series True Detective: Night Country written and directed by Issa López and starring Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Isabella Star Lablanc, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Christopher Eccleston, Aka Niviâna, Joel D. Montgrand, Anna Lambe and John Hawkes. The show’s original music composed by Vince Pope (No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Misfits, Resistance,You & Me, Wolfe). Check out our previous article to learn more about the fourth installment of the True Detective anthology series, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

Also premiering today is the AMC limited series Monsieur Spade created by Scott Frank & Tom Fontana and starring Clive Owen, Cara Bossom, Chiara Mastroianni, Denis Ménochet, Louise Bourgoin, Jonathan Zaccaï, Stanley Weber, Rebecca Root and Matthew Beard. Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, Lessons in Chemistry, A Walk Among the Tombstone, Hacks, Chupa) has composed the show’s original music. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in the coming weeks. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the crime drama, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

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John Lunn Scoring MGM+’s ‘Belgravia: The Next Chapter’

January 13, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Belgravia, Belgravia: The Next Chapter, John Lunn, MGM+

John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, Shetland, The White Queen, The White Princess) is returning to score the new MGM+ original series Belgravia: The Next Chapter. The show is developed by Helen Edmundson (Dalgliesh, Mary Magdalene) based on the original 2020 series created by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) and stars Harriet Slater, Benjamin Wainwright, Toby Regbo, Sophie Thompson, Hannah Onslow, Claude Perron, Alice Eve, Sophie Winkleman, Elaine Cassidy and Richard Goulding. The drama picks up in 1871, three decades after the events depicted in the original series (scored by Lunn) and tells the love story of Frederick Trenchard, the third Lord Trenchard, and his new love interest, Clara Dunn, who is a newcomer to London society.

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‘The Winter King’ Soundtrack Album Released

December 22, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: ITVX, MGM+, Rob Lane, score, Soundtrack, The Winter King

Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the MGM+/ITVX original series The Winter King. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Rob Lane (John Adams, A Discovery of Witches, Merlin, The Damned United, Atlantis, Beowulf) and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the composer’s first track (Battlefield Defeat (Arthur’s Theme) after the jump. The Winter King is developed by Kate Brooke & Ed Whitmore based on the Warlord Chronicles trilogy of novels by Bernard Cornwell and stars Iain De Caestecker, Eddie Marsan, Stuart Campbell, Ellie James, Nathaniel Martello-White, Jordan Alexandra, Daniel Ings, Valene Kane and Simon Merrells.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 12, 2023)

November 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Making its linear debut tonight is the Showtime original series The Curse created by Benny Safdie & Nathan Fielder and starring Emma Stone, Fielder and Safdie. The show’s original music is composed John Medeski and executive produced by Daniel Lopatin (Uncut Gems, Good Time). Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the score this coming Friday, November 17. Check out our soundtrack announcment for the full album details, to listen to a first track and to learn more about the project. The comedy premiered this past Friday on Paramount+ with Showtime and will air every Sunday night on Showtime.

Also premiering today is the MGM+ original series Beacon 23 created by Zak Penn based on Hugh Howey’s best-selling book and starring Lean Headey and Stephan James. William Marriott has composed the show’s original score. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Iron Man, House of the Dragon, Eternals) has contributed the theme and also serves as the project’s music producer. Check out our previous news article for more information about the sci-fi thriller, which will be available to stream on MGM+.

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MGM+’s ‘Beacon 23’ to Feature Theme by Ramin Djawadi and Score by William Marriott

November 10, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Beacon 23, MGM+, Ramin Djawadi, William Marriott

William Marriott has provided the original score for the new MGM+ original series Beacon 23. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Eternals, House of the Dragon, Clash of the Titans) has contributed the theme and also served as the music producer on the show created by Zak Penn (Ready Player One, Free Guy) based on the best-selling book by Hugh Howey and starring Lean Headey and Stephan James. The sci-fi thriller follows a government agent and a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 20, 2023)

August 20, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Ahsoka, Apple TV +, Disney Plus, Hulu, Jack Halama, Kevin Kiner, Mark Mothersbaugh, MGM+, Mogwai, Netflix, Rob Lane, The Winter King, Vacation Friends 2, Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn, Who Is Erin Carter?

Premiering today is the MGM+ original series The Winter King developed by Kate Brooke& Ed Whitmore based on Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell and starring Iain De Caestecker, Eddie Marsan, Ellie James, Nathaniel Martello-White, Stuart Campbell, Daniel Ings, Valene Kane, Jordan Alexandra and Simon Merrells. The show’s original music is composed by Rob Lane (John Adams, A Discovery of Witches, The Damned United, Merlin, Atlantis, Beowulf). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.

Premiering on Tuesday, August 22, is the Disney+ limited series Ahsoka developed by Dave Filoni and starring Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ivanna Sakhno, Ray Stevenson, Diana Lee Inosanto, Lars Mikkelsen, Eman Esfandi and David Tennant. Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars & The Bad Batch, Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami, Peacemaker, Making a Murderer). Click here for more information about the Lucasfilm production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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