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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 6, 2026)

Premiering today is the MGM+ limited series A Tale of Two Cities created by Daniel West based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens and starring Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Bay, The Spanish Princess,  Domina, Anne, The Halcyon, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Home Fires). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-part drama, which will be available to stream on MGM+ before making its debut in the UK in the coming months on BBC One.

Also premiering today is the PBS Masterpiece limited series Marble Hall Murders created  by Anthony Horowitz and starring Lesley Manville, Timothy McMullan, Jamie Blackley, Mark Bonnar, Patricia Hodge, Daniel Cerqueira, Rupert Penry-Jones, Danny Sapani, Harry Lloyd, Anneika Rose and Zubin Varla. Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Dead Ringers, Torchwood,A Very English Scandal, It’s a Sin, Quiz) who previously scored the first two installments in the Susan Ryeland Mysteries trilogy (Magpie Murders & Moonflower Murders) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the 4-parter, which is making its domestic debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series before premiering later this year in the UK on BBC One.

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Murray Gold Scoring PBS Masterpiece’s & BBC’s ‘Marble Hall Murders’

Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, A Very English Scandal, It’s a Sin, Quiz) is returning to score the new PBS Masterpiece/BBC drama Marble Hall Murders. The sequel to 2022’s Magpie Murders & 2024’s Moonflower Murders (scored by Gold) is written by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider, New Blood) based on his own bestselling novel of the same title and stars Lesley Manville & Timothy McMullan who reprise their roles of Susan Ryeland & Atticus Pünd from the original series, as well as Jamie Blackley, Mark Bonnar, Daniel Cerqueira, Patricia Hodge, Rupert Penry-Jones, Harry Lloyd, Anneika Rose, Danny Sapani and Zubin Varla.

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 10 Soundtrack Album Announced

Silva Screen Records will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC drama Doctor Who. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s tenth season, as well as the 2016/2017 Christmas Specials The Return of Doctor Mysterio & Twice Upon a Time, composed by Murray Gold (Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Death at a Funeral, Quiz,  Shameless, It’s a Sin, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, A Very English Scandal). The soundtrack will be released digitally and as a 2-CD set on December 12. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The label has previously released multiple soundtracks featuring Gold’s music from the previous nine seasons.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 5, 2025)

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British miniseries Brian and Maggie written by James Graham, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Steve Coogan, Harriet Walter, Paul Clayton, Tom Mothersdale and Ivan Kaye. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, A Very English Scandal, Moonflower Murders, It’s a Sin, Quiz). The 2-parter, which follows politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as they sit for one of the most famous political exchanges of all time in 1989, premiered in the UK this past January on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of Masterpiece.

Also premiering tonight is the PBS Masterpiece series Maigret developed by Patrick Harbinson based on Georges Simenon’s bestselling novels and starring Benjamin Wainwright, Stefanie Martini, Blake Harrison, Kerrie Hayes, Reda Elazouar, Shaniqua Okwok, Rob Kazinsky and Nathalie Armin. Uele Lamore (The Balconettes, The Apology, Above Water) has composed the show’s original music. The crime drama, which follows the Chief Inspecto and his team of maverick but loyal detectives as they solve a series of complex crimes in Paris, will air in the U.S. every Sunday night on PBS.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 15, 2024)

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Moonflower Murders created by Anthony Horowitz and starring Lesley Manville, Timothy McMullan, Mark Gatiss, Daniel Mays, Rosalie Craig, Claire Rushbrook, Conleth Hill, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Matthew Beard, Adrian Rawlins and Sanjeev Kohli. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, It’s a Sin, A Very English Scandal, Quiz) who previously scored 2022’s original Magpie Murders series. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air in the U.S. on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.

Premiering on Tuesday, September 17, is the ABC comedy High Potential created by Drew Goddard and starring Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Amirah J, Deniz Akdeniz, Matthew Lamb and Judy Reyes. Josh Kramon (Veronica Mars, iZombie, Forever, Party Down, October Road) and Jake Staley (Valor, 7 Below) are composing the show’s original score. The series, which follows single mom whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective, will air Tuesdays on ABC and will also be available to stream on Hulu.

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Murray Gold Scoring BBC’s & PBS’ ‘Moonflower Murders’

Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Gentleman Jack, Dead Ringers, A Very English Scandal, It’s a Sin, Quiz) is returning to score the new PBS Masterpiece/BBC drama Moonflower Murders. The sequel to 2022’s Magpie Murders (scored by Gold) is written by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider, New Blood) based on his own bestselling novel of the same title and stars Lesley Manville & Timothy McMullan who reprise their roles of Susan Ryeland & Atticus Pünd from the original series, as well as Mark Gatiss, Rosalie Craig, Daniel Mays, Claire Rushbrook, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Conleth Hill, Matthew Beard, Adrian Rawlins and Sanjeev Kohli.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 5, 2024)

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British limited series MaryLand created by Suranne Jones & Anne-Marie O’Connor and starring Jones herself, Eve Best, Stockard Channing, Dean Lennox Kelly, George Costigan, Hugh Quarshie and Andrew Knott. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (The Spanish Princess, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Bay, The Halcyon, Anne, The Long Call, Home Fires). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 3-part drama, which premiered in the UK last year on ITV (and ITVX) and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.

Premiering on Wednesday, May 8, is the Apple TV+ original series Dark Matter created by Blake Crouch and starring Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley. Jason Hill (Mindhunter, City on Fire,  Them: The Scare, The Confession Killer, Extrapolations, Love, Death & Robots, Voir) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article for more information about the sci-fi thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.

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‘The Goblin Song’ from ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special Episode ‘The Church on Ruby Road’ Released

Silva Screen Records has released the original song The Goblin Song from the Doctor Who Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road. The track written by series composer Murray Gold (Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, It’s a Sin, A Very English Scandal, Quiz) and featuring lyrics by writer/producer Russell T Davies and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. The Church on Ruby Road is written by Davies, directed by Mark Tonderai and stars Ncuti Gatwa as the fifteenth Doctor, as well as Davina McCall, Michelle Greenidge, Anita Dobson and Angela Wynter.

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Murray Gold to Return as Composer for BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’

BBC announced today that Murray Gold (Torchwood, Gentleman Jack, It’s a Sin, Quiz, A Very English Scandal) is returning to score the BBC series Doctor Who. The composer who previously scored all episodes between 2005 and 2017 will be collaborating with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales  to compose the music for three special episodes celebrating the shows 60th anniversary with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor (to premiere this November), before Ncuti Gatwa takes control of the TARDIS as the Fifteenth Doctor with his first episode airing over the 2023/2024 holiday season.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 5, 2023)

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 6 is the British crime comedy drama Holding based on Graham Norton’s novel and starring Conleth Hill, Siobhán McSweeney, Helen Behan, Charlene McKenna and Amy Conroy. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Gentleman Jack, Quiz, A Very English Scandal, It’s a Sin). The 4-part series, which follows a police offer who is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career, made its UK debut early last year on ITV and is premiering in the U.S on Acorn TV.

Also premiering tomorrow is the HBO/BBC original series Rain Dogs created by Cash Carraway and starring Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Edmondson and Fleur Tashjian. Alex Baranowski (True Things, The Windmere Children, Burial, A Perfect Enemy, A Christmas Carol) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which is making its U.S. debut on HBO (and HBO Max) and will premiere in the UK on BBC One later this year.

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