James Lavelle of the British music collective UNKLE is the composer of the new Netflix original series Turn Up Charlie. The show is created by Gary Reich and Idris Elba who also stars in the show alongside Piper Perabo, JJ Feild and Frankie Hervey. The dramedy centers on a down-and-out DJ who plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend’s wild 11-year-old daughter.
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Anne Nikitin to Score Liz Garbus’ Netflix Movie ‘Lost Girls’
Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Imposter, Calibre, This Beautiful Fantastic) has signed on to score the upcoming Netflix original movie Lost Girls. The film marks the narrative feature directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated documentarian Liz Garbus (What Happened Miss Simone?) and stars Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke, Oona Laurence, Reed Birney, Dean Winters, Miriam Shor, Kevin Corrigan and Rosal Colon. The movie is based on Robert Kolker’s book of the same name and follows Mari Gilbert as she relentlessly drives law enforcement agents to search for her missing daughter and in the process sheds light on a wave of unsolved murders of young female sex workers on the South Shore barrier islands of Long Island.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 3, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original documentary Leaving Neverland directed by Dan Reed about Michael Jackson’s long-running relationships with two boys, aged 7 and 10, and their families. The 2-parter’s original music is composed by Chad Hobson (Adulthood, Sket, Offender, Path of Blood). The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is premiering in two parts tonight and tomorrow on HBO. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Premiering on Friday, March 8, is the Netflix original movie Juanita directed by Clark Johnson and starring Alfre Woodard, Adam Beach, Blair Underwood and LaTanya Richardson Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Kevin Lax (The First Purge, Burning Sands). The movie, which follows a mother of three grown children as she searches for hope and healing on an impromptu trip to Paper Moon, Montana, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Also check out our previous article for more information.
‘The Wandering Earth’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese sci-fi adventure The Wandering Earth. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Roc Chen (Guardians of the Tomb, Switch). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Wandering Earth is written and directed by Frant Gwo and stars Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat and Zhao Jinmai and Wu Jing. The movie is based on the novella of the same title by Liu Cixin and tells the story of a close future in which the sun is about to expand into a red giant and devour the Earth, prompting mankind to make an audacious attempt to save planet.
Daniel Hart to Score Netflix’s ‘The Society’
Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, The Old Man and the Gun, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Society. The show is created by Chris Keyser (The Last Tycoon, Tyrant, Party of Five) and stars Kathryn Newton, Rachel Keller, Gideon Adlon, Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge, Alex Fitzalan, Kristine Froseth, Jose Julian, Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Alex MacNicoll.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 24, 2019)
Premiering tomorrow, February 25 is the NBC drama The Enemy Within created by Ken Woodruff and starring Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey, Kelli Garner, Cassandra Freeman and Noah Mills. The show’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Seven Seconds, Triple 9, Shooter). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC.
Premiering on Wednesday, February 27 is the new ABC comedy drama Whiskey Cavalier created by Dave Hemingson and starring Scott Foley, Lauren Cohan, Ana Ortiz, Tyler James Williams, Josh Hopkins and Vir Das. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek) & Tom Howe (Early Man, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) are composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on ABC following a preview tonight after the Oscars.
Walter Mair Scoring Netflix’s ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’
Walter Mair (The Same Sky, Cuffs, Glue, Blood Orange) has recently scored the new Netflix original docu-series Formula 1: Drive to Survive. The show is executive produced by James Gay Rees (Amy, Senna), Paul Martin (Make Us Dream), & showrunner Sophie Todd and follows a group of drivers, managers and team owners during one cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing. The 10-parter shows each stage of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, beginning in Melbourne and culminating at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s Mötley Crüe Movie ‘The Dirt’ Announced
Mötley Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie The Dirt. The album features a number of Mötley Crüe classics, as well as four new songs, including the single The Dirt (Est. 1981) (feat. Machine Gun Kelly, which is already available to download here. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on March 22 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Dirt is directed by Jeff Tremaine and stars Douglas Booth, Daniel Webber, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker, Tony Cavalero, Pete Davidson, Machine Gun Kelly, Rebekah Graf, Leven Rambin and David Costabile.
Keegan DeWitt to Reteam with Brett Haley on Netflix Movie ‘All the Bright Places’
Keegan DeWitt is reteaming with director Brett Haley on the upcoming Netflix original movie All the Bright Places. The film is based on Jennifer Niven’s bestselling YA novel and stars Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Alexandra Shipp, Keegan-Michael Key, Luke Wilson, Kelli O’Hara, Felix Mallard, Virginia Gardner, Lamar Johnson and Sofia Hasmik. The movie tells the story of Violet Markey and Theodore Finch, who meet and change each other’s lives forever.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 17, 2019)
Premiering on Friday, February 22 is the Netflix original movie Paddleton co-written and directed by Alex Lehmann and starring Mark Duplass, Ray Romano, Ravi Patel and Christine Woods. The film’s original music is composed by Julian Wass (Hit and Run, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Room 104, Insatiable, The Overnight). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the film, which premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday in the U.S. is the Spanish drama The Photographer of Mauthausen (El fotografo de Mauthausen) directed by Mar Targarona and starring Mario Casas, Richard van Weyden and Alain Hernández. Diego Navarro (Capture the Flag, Mimesis) has composed the film’s original music. Rosetta Records has released a soundtrack album last fall when the movie opened overseas. Visit Amazon to download the album. The movie, which follows a Catalán prisoner at a Nazi concentration camp who uses his office job to steal photo negatives of the atrocities committed there, will be available to stream stateside exclusively on Netflix.