Nainita Desai (For Sama, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Enslaved, Fierce Queens, Enemy Within, Telling Lies) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix docu-series Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. The 3-parter is directed by John Dower (My Scientology Movie, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper) and centers on the shocking murder of French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996 and that set off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders. Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man, Man on Wire), Jonathan Chinn (Whitney, Tina, Untouchable) and Suzanne Lavery are producing the Lighbox production.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 23, 2021)
Premiering tonight is the fourth season of the HBO original series In Treatment developed by Jennifer Schuur & Joshua Allen and starring Uzo Aduba, Anthony Ramos, Liza Colón-Zayas, Quintessa Swindell, John Benjamin Hickey and Joel Kinnaman. Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Queen & Slim, We Are Who We Are, Mainstream, Palo Alto) is composing the original music for the new season. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Thursday, May 27, is the Netflix anime series Eden created by Justin Leach and starring Ruby Rose Turner, David Tennant, Rosario Dawson, Neil Patrick Harris, JP Karliak, Cassandra Lee Morris and Julie Nathanson. Kevin Penkin (Tower of God, Made in Abyss, The Rising of the Shield Hero) is composing the show’s original music. Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday, May 28. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to a first track.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Eden’ to Be Released
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix anime series Eden. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kevin Penkin (Tower of God, Made in Abyss, The Rising of the Shield Hero). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Penrose Steps, A.I. Bloom) is already being released today and can be checked out after the jump. Eden is created by Justin Leach and features the voices of Ruby Rose Turner, David Tennant, Rosario Dawson, JP Karliak, Neil Patrick Harris, Cassandra Lee Morris and Julie Nathanson. The Qubic Pictures and CGCG Studio production directed by Yasuhiro Irie revolves around a human girl secretly raised by robots who starts to uncover the dark secrets behind her lush, utopian world where humanity has all but vanished.
Diodato’s Original Song ‘L’uomo dietro il campione’ from Netflix’s ‘Baggio: The Divine Ponytail’ (‘Il Divin Codino’) Released
Carosello Records has released the original song L’uomo dietro il campione from the Italian Netflix original film Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (Il Divin Codino). The track is written and performed by Diodato and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Baggio: The Divine Ponytail is directed by Letizia Lamartire and stars Andrea Arcangeli, Valentina Bellè, Andrea Pennacchi, Antonio Zavatteri, Anna Ferruzzo and Riccardo Goretti. The movie chronicles the 22-year career of soccer star Roberto Baggio, including his difficult debut as a player and his deep rifts with some of his coaches.
Gaute Storaas Scoring Netflix’s ‘Dancing Queens’
Gaute Storaas (A Man Called Ove, The Last King, Nina’s Children, Victoria) has recently scored the upcoming Swedish Netflix original film Dancing Queens. The movie is directed by Helena Bergström (Mending Hugo’s Heart, Holy Mess) and stars Molly Nutley, Marie Göranzon, Claes Malmberg, Rakel Wärmländer, Christopher Wollter, Ann Westin, Mattias Nordkvist, Max Ulveson, Razmus Nyström, Emil Almén, André Christenson, Fredrik Robertsson, Louie Indriana, Robert Fux, Dominika Peczynski and Fredrik Quiñones. The comedy drama revolves around a dancer who gets a job cleaning at a struggling drag club dreams of being in the show, when her talent catches an ambitious choreographer’s eye.
‘Ferry’ Soundtrack Released
T For Tunes has released a soundtrack album for the Dutch Netflix original film Ferry. The album features the original music from the movie composed by Audiotheque. Also included are tracks by Raveyeards, Hein Heinz, Reisac feat. Jiheavy & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music service to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Ferry is directed by Cecilia Verheyden and stars Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap who reprise their characters of Ferry and Danielle from the Undercover TV series. Huub Stapel, Monic Hendrickx, Raymond Thiry, Maarten Heijmans and Yannick van de Velde are co-starring in the movie, which takes place before Ferry built a drug empire and as he returns to his hometown on a revenge mission that finds his loyalty tested.
‘Dance of the 41’ (‘El baile de los 41’) Soundtrack Album Details
El Estudio will release a soundtrack album for the Mexican drama Dance of the 41 (El baile de los 41). The album features the film’s original music composed by Carlo Ayhllón (The Darkness, Feral, Dodo) & Andrea Balency-Béarn, as well as other music from the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 14 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list. Dance of the 41 is directed by David Pablos and stars Alfonso Herrera, Emiliano Zurita, Mabel Cadena, Fernando Becerril and Paulina Álvarez Muñoz. The movie based on a true story is set at the end of the 19th century and follows a gay congressman who marries the Mexican president’s daughter but cavorts with a young man at a secret club.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Halston’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series Halston. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, Hollywood, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, Cabin Fever, The Great). Also included are three songs performed by Krysta Rodriguez who stars in the drama as Liza Minnelli. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 14 and will be available to stream/download here. Halston is created by Sharr White and stars Ewan McGregor, Bill Pullman, Rebecca Dayan, Krysta Rodriguez, Rory Culkin, Vera Farmiga, Gian Franco Rodriguez, Sullivan Jones, Kelly Bishop, Dilone, Jason Kravits, James Waterston and Mary Beth Peil. The 5-parter executive produced by Ryan Murphy tells the untold story of the meteoric rise and fall of the first American celebrity fashion designer.
‘Oxygen’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original film Oxygen. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Revenge, Troy: Fall of a City, Cities of Last Things, Amityville: The Awakening, Planetarium). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 14 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other digital music stores). Oxygen is directed by Alexandre Aja and stars Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi. The survival thriller tells the story of a young woman who wakes up in a cryogenic pod and must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare before her oxygen runs out.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 9, 2021)
Premiering tomorrow, May 10, is the HBO documentary The Crime of the Century directed by Alex Gibney and executive produced by Richard Perello, Todd Hoffman & Aaron Fishman about the origins, extent, and fallout of the opioid crisis in the United States. The original music for the 2-parter is composed by Peter Nashel (I, Tonya, Marco Polo, The Night Listener, Totally Under Control, Bee Season, Book Club). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the documentary, which will air tomorrow on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 12, is the Netflix original film Oxygen directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric and Malik Zidi. Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Revenge, Troy: Fall of a City, Amityville: The Awakening, Planetarium) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.