2 Lane Records has released a soundtrack album for the German limited series Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood (Oktoberfest 1900). The album features the show’s original score composed by Michael Klaukien (Vares: The Sheriff, Tatort), as well as other music from the drama. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list. Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood is created by Christian Limmer, Ronny Schalk & Alexis von Wittgenstein, directed by Hannu Salonen and stars Misel Maticevic, Martina Gedeck, Klaus Steinbacher, Mercedes Muller, Maximilian Brückner, Brigitte Hobmeier, Markus Krojer and Martin Feifel. The 6-parter is set in 1900 Munich and follows an ambitious brewer who uses brutal tactics on his quest to build a beer hall that will dominate the city’s lucrative Oktoberfest.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 13, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the reboot of the classic detective series Van der Valk written by Chris Murray and starring Marc Warren, Maimie McCoy, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Darrell D’Silva and Emma Fielding. The show’s original music is composed and conducted by Matthijs Kieboom (Wild, Bloody Marie). All3Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the drama premiered in the UK. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is premiering stateside on PBS.
Premiering tomorrow, September 14, is the HBO limited series The Third Day created by Felix Barrett & Dennis Kelly, directed by Marc Munden and Philippa Lowthorpe and starring Jude Law, Naomie Harris, Katherine Waterston, Paddy Considine, Emily Watson, Nico Parker and Charlotte Gairdner-Mihell. Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) and Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Locke, Out of the Furnace) have composed the show’s original music. To learn more about the drama, which centers on a small island town and its denizens’ uncanny rituals, visit the official show website.
Leo Birenberg Scoring Netflix’s ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’
Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Son of Zorn) has recently been scoring DreamWorks Animation’s new Netflix original series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. The show starring Paul-Mikél Williams, Jenna Ortega, Sean Giambrone, Raini Rodriguez, Ryan Potter and Kausar Mohamme follows a group of six teenagers who are invited to attend a state-of-the-art adventure camp on Isla Nublar and must band together to survive when the dinosaurs break out of captivity. Scott Kreamer (Pinky Malinky, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness) and Lane Lueras serve as the project’s showrunners and are also executive producing the DreamWorks Animation, Amblin Entertainment and Legendary Television production with Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall and Colin Trevorrow.
Oli Julian Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Duchess’
Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, How to Build a Girl, Episodes, Plebs) is the composer of the new Netflix original series The Duchess. The show is created by Katherine Ryan and stars Ryan herself, Rory Keenan, Katy Byrne, Steen Raskopolous, Michelle de Swarte and Sophie Fletcher. The comedy follows a disruptive single mom living in London as she is trying to juggle her career, her tween daughter, her relationship with her boyfriend – and pondering getting pregnant with her ex.
Bear McCreary Scoring McG’s ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’
Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film The Babysitter: Killer Queen. The horror comedy is directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) and stars Judah Lewis, Jenna Ortega, Emily Alyn Lind, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee, Andrew Bachelor, Ken Marino, Leslie Bibb, Carl McDowell and Chris Wylde. The movie is the sequel to 2017’s The Babysitter (scored by Douglas Pipes) and follows Cole two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter as he is trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 6, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the Starz original series Power Book II: Ghost created by Courtney A. Kemp and starring Michael Rainey Jr., Naturi Naughton, Mary J. Blige, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Daniel Bellomy, Paige Hurd,” Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Shane Johnson, Gianni Paolo and Melanie Liburd. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) who previously scored all episodes of the original Power series. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Starz.
Premiering tomorrow, September 7 is DreamWorks Animation’s new TV series Madagascar: A Little Wild executive produced by Johanna Stein & Dana Starfield and starring Tucker Chandler, Amir O’Neil, Shaylin Becton, Luke Lowe, Jasmine Gatewood and Eric Petersen. Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, The Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Hangman) who has previously scored DreamWorks Animation TV’s All Hail King Julien is composing the show’s original music. The series, which follows young versions of Alex, Marty, Gloria & Melman from the Madagascar franchise, as they grow up in New York City, will be available to stream on Hulu and Peacock.
‘Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hasbro will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original anime series Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Alexander Bornstein (First to the Moon, Paradox, The Last Heist, Black Site Delta). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 4 and will be available to stream/download here. Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege based on Hasbro’s toy franchise is produced by Rooster Teeth, Allspark Animation & Polygon Pictures and takes place during the final hours of the devastating civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons as Optimus Prime and Megatron lead their iconic comrades to fight for their future.
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Theodore Melfi’s ‘The Starling’
Composer Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, The Invisible Woman, Annabelle Creation) is reteaming with director Theodore Melfi on the upcoming comedy drama The Starling. The film starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Kevin Kline, Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs, Skyler Gisondo, Loretta Devine, Laura Harrier, Rosalind Chao and Kimberly Quinn revolves around a married couple suffers a tragedy that strains their relationship. Matt Harris wrote the Black List-honored screenplay.
‘Freaks – You’re One of Us’ Soundtrack Details
A soundtrack album has been released for the German Netflix original film Freaks – You’re One of Us. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Dasmo & Mania (aka Daniel Großmann & Matthias Mania.). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Freaks – You’re One of Us is directed by Felix Binder and stars Cornelia Gröschel, Tim Oliver Schultz, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Nina Kunzendorf, Frederic Linkemann and Finnlay Berger. The superhero movie follows a young working class mom who discovers she has superpowers — and kindred spirits — and uncovers an unsavory, widespread conspiracy.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 30, 2020)
Premiering on Thursday, September 3 is the HBO Max original series Raised by Wolves created by Aaron Guzikowski and starring Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Matias Varela, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Felix Jamieson, Aasiya Shah, Ethan Hazzard, Ivy Wong and Travis Fimmel. The show’s original music is composed by Ben Frost (Dark, Sleeping Beauty, Super Dark Times, Fortitude) & Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American Gangster, Robin Hood, Body of Lies). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original film Love, Guaranteed directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Heather Graham and Damon Wayans Jr. Ryan Shore (Prime, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, The Shrine, Harvard Man, Numb, Headspace, Julie’s Greenroom) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.