Tag: National Geographic

Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 30, 2023)

Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Fatal Attraction developed by Alexandra Cunningham and starring Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan, Amanda Peet, Toby Huss, Brian Goodman, Alyssa Jirrels and Reno Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Velma, End of the Road, Music, The Last Survivors). The thriller, which is based on Adrian Lyne’s 80s hit movie of the same title, will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

Also premiering today is the British limited series Tom Jones written by Gwyneth Hughes based on Henry Fielding’s novel The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling and starring Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, Hannah Waddingham, Shirley Henderson, James Fleet, Felicity Montagu, Alun Armstrong, James Wilbraham, Pearl Mackie and Tamzin Merchant. Matthew Slater (Grace, Endeavour) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 4-part drama, which is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.

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‘A Small Light’ Soundtrack Albums Announced

Hollywood Records has announced two soundtrack albums for National Geographic’s limited series A Small Light. To be released on May 19, 2023 is a first album featuring the show’s original score composed by Ariel Marx (Candy, Shiva Baby, A Friend of the Family, Sanctuary). Listen to an excerpt from a score track below and check back on this page for the full details. A separate soundtrack (to be released on May 23) features the drama’ songs co-produced by the project’s executive music producer Este Haim (Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth), including covers performed by Kamasi Washington, Sharon Van Etten feat. Michael Imperioli, Weyes Blood, Angel Olsen, Remi Wolf, King Princess, Orville Peck and Moses Sumney (click here to stream/download).

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‘Secrets of the Elephants’ Soundtrack Album Released

Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the National Geographic natural history series Secrets of the Elephants. The album features the show’s original music composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man, Shrinking, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones and the Six, Polite Society) . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Secrets of the Elephants is executive produced by James Cameron, narrated by Natalie Portman and features National Geographic Explorer and elephant expert Dr. Paula Kahumbu. The 4-parter deploys the latest science and brand-new camera technology to reveal the secret world of different families of elephants (including desert, forest, Asian & African savannah elephants) and highlights how similar they are to humans.

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Ariel Marx Scoring National Geographic’s & Disney+’s ‘A Small Light’

Ariel Marx (Shiva Baby, A Friend of the Family, Candy, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, The Tale, Rebel Hearts) has been tapped to score the upcoming National Geographic limited series A Small Light. The show is developed by Joan Rater & Tony Phelan (Grey’s Anatomy, Fire Country) and stars Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Liev Schreiber, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet, Ashley Brooke, Eleanor Tomlinson, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Sally Messham, Noah Taylor, Ian McElhinney, Nicholas Burns, Laurie Kynaston, Liza Sadovy and Sebastian Armesto. The 8-part drama tells the story of a 20-something secretary who didn’t hesitate when her boss, Otto Frank (father of Anne Frank), asked her to hide him and his family from the Nazis during World War II.

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‘Fire of Love’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Fire of Love. The album features music from and inspired by the film composed by Nicolas Godin (A Very Secret Service, Taj Mahal). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 20 and will be available to stream/download here. Fire of Love is directed by Sara Dosa and centers on Katia and Maurice Krafft, the French volcanologist couple who roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and documenting their discoveries for two decades.

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Soundtrack Album for National Geographic’s Disney+ Series ‘Super/Natural’ to Be Released

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for National Geographic’s Disney+ docuseries Super/Natural. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Amanda Jones (Naomi, Twenties, Good Trouble, Somebody Somewhere, Adventure Time: Distant Lands). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 16 and will be available to stream/download here. Super/Natural is executive produced by James Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Martha Holmes & Tom Hugh-Jones, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch and utilizes the latest scientific innovations and filmmaking technology to reveal the secret powers and super-senses of the world’s most extraordinary animals, inviting viewers to see and hear beyond normal human perception to experience the natural world as a specific species does.

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‘America the Beautiful’ Soundtrack Album Details

Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the National Geographic natural history series America the Beautiful. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, The Witcher, Lady and the Tramp, Straight Outta Compton, Spiderhead) and features performances from Ojibwe powwow singer Joe Rainey Sr., violinist Lucia Micarelli, Native drum maker and singer Dylan Jennings (Bizhikiins-Young Buffalo), bluesman Leonard “Lowdown” Brown, multiethnic vocal ensemble Tonality led by conductor Alexander Blake. Also included is the main title theme (Quilt of Life) written by Trapanese and S. Carey (drummer and supporting vocalist from Bon Iver) who also produced the track. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 1. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album.

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Joseph Trapanese Scoring Disney+’s National Geographic Series ‘America the Beautiful’

Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp, Insurgent, The Raid: Redemption) has recently scored the upcoming National Geographic natural history series America the Beautiful. He also co-wrote the project’s theme music with drummer and supporting vocalist from Bon Iver, S. Carey. The 6-parter is directed by Tom Stephens, narrated by Michael B. Jordan and takes viewers on a journey across North America’s most spectacular regions to witness the landscapes of the most diverse land on Earth while showcasing its many unique creatures.

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‘Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Caitlin Yeo (Danger Close, The Rocket, The Butterfly Tree) will release a soundtrack album will be released for the documentary Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, January 20 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Playing with Sharks is directed by Sally Aitken and centers on Valerie Taylor, a living legend and icon in the underwater world whose life’s work has become the basis for much of what we know about sharks today. The Wildbear Entertainment production presented by National Geographic Films follows the ocean explorer’s trajectory from champion spearfisher to passionate shark protector and features underwater archival footage, along with interviews with Valerie herself.

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Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘Welcome to Earth’ Announced

Hollywood Records has announced a soundtrack album for National Geographic’s Disney+ documentary series Welcome to Earth. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Birds of Prey, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,  Being the Ricardos, Enola Holmes). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 10. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Welcome to Earth is hosted by Will Smith aandd follows the actor/filmmaker on an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime adventure, as he is getting up close and personal with some of the most thrilling spectacles on the planet – from volcanoes that roar in silence to deserts that move beyond our perception to animal swarms with minds of their own.

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