Tag: Michael J. McEvoy

Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 25, 2020)

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Undoing created by David E. Kelley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Edgar Ramirez, Noah Jupe, Noma Dumezweni, Lily Rabe, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Donald Sutherland. The show’s original music is composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Family, Radioactive, Loveless, The Wizard of Lies, Nine Lives). Check our our previous news article to learn more about the 6-parter, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Wednesday, October 28, is the Netflix original film Holidate directed by John Whitesell and starring Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Andrew Bachelor, Jessica Capshaw, Jake Manley, Manish Dayal, Frances Fisher and Kristin Chenoweth. Dan the Automator (Booksmart, Control) has composed the film’s original score. Click here for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Paul Oakenfold & Michael J. McEvoy Scoring Showtime’s ‘Citizen Bio’

DJ, record producer & composer Paul Oakenfold and Michael J. McEvoy (Me and Orson Welles, Finding Your Feet, Forget Me Not) have teamed up to score the new Showtime documentary Citizen Bio. The film is directed by Trish Dolman (Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, Hector and the Search for Happiness) and centers on the nascent biohacking movement and the unconventional scientists and researchers developing alternative medicines to prolong human life and eradicate incurable viruses and diseases. The movie follows the stories of four American biohackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, a self-proclaimed biohacker whose life took a tragic turn when he was mysteriously found dead at a meditation spa at the age of 28.

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‘Fresh Air… Breathe In’ & ‘Breathe Out’ Compilation Albums Announced

Air-Edel has announced a duo of compilation albums entitled Fresh Air… Breathe In and Fresh Air… Breathe Out through their label Besant Hall Records.  The album features music from Air-Edel’s worldwide roster of composers and artists, including Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Cinderella), Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Cliff Eidelman (Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery), Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator, Whale Rider), Drum & Lace (Dickinson, Good Girls), Michael J. McEvoy (Finding Your Feet, Me and Orson Welles), James T. Sale (Saint Judy, Return to Zero), Ben Bartlett (Walking with Dinosaurs) among others, and consist of both pre-existing, unreleased tracks and new works composed specifically for the albums, which were created in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The albums are now available across all digital platforms, with proceeds from the album sales, downloads and streams benefiting the arts and health not-for-profit organization Breathe Arts Health Research.Visit Amazon to stream/download the Fresh Air… Breathe In album and click here for the Fresh Air… Breathe Out album.

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‘Finding Your Feet’ Score Album Announced

Air-Edel Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the British romantic comedy Finding Your Feet. The album features the film’s original score composed by Michael J. McEvoy (Me and Orson Welles, Forget Me Not, Dark Angel). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 25, 2019. Check back on this page for the download link. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie was released last year when the movie opened in theaters. Finding Your Feet is directed by Richard Loncraine and stars Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Joanna Lumley and David Hayman.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 21, 2017)

twin-peaksPremiering tonight is the revival of the classic TV series Twin Peaks created by David Lynch & Mark Frost and starring Kyle MacLachlan, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Sherilyn Fenn, Sheryl Lee, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Everett McGill and Wendy Robie. The show’s original music is composed by Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive) who previously scored the original series, as well as the movie version. The new season will air every Sunday night on Showtime. Visit the official show website for more information.

dark-angelMaking its U.S. debut tonight is the British mini-series Dark Angel developed by Gwyneth Hughes based on David Wilson’s book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain’s First Female Serial Killer and starring Joanne Froggatt, Alun Armstrong, Penny Layden, Laura Morgan, Jonas Armstrong, Sam Hoare, Emma Fielding and John Hollingworth. Michael J McEvoy (Me and Orson Welles, Forget Me Not) has composed the film’s original music. The 2-parter premiered in the UK last fall and will air in the U.S. on PBS. Visit the official series website to learn more about the project.

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Michael J. McEvoy Scoring Richard Loncraine’s ‘Finding Your Feet’

 

finding-your-feetMichael J. McEvoy is currently recording his score for the upcoming British romantic comedy Finding Your Feet. The film is directed by Richard Loncraine (Firewall, Wimbledon, Richard III) and stars Joanna Lumley, Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and David Hayman. The movie centers on a woman who discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and finds her aspirational world turned upside down as she approaches the ‘third age’ of her life. Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft wrote the screenplay. They are also producing the project with Andrew Berg and John Sachs are producing the project.

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