BMG will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix docu-series The Innocent Man. The album features the show’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Gleason, The Good Doctor). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 11 and will be available to download here. The Innocent Man is directed by Clay Tweel and focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s – and the controversial chain of events that followed. The series based on the best-selling non-fiction book of the same title by John Grisham features interviews with victims’ friends and families, Ada residents, attorneys, journalists, and others involved in the case.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 6, 2018)
Premiering on Tuesday, January 8, is the History original series Project Blue Book created by David O’Leary, executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Aidan Gillen, Laura Mennell, Michael Harney, Ksenia Solo and Michael Malarkey. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Wohl (Search Party, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead). The drama is based on the true, top-secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1969. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on History.
Another show premiering on Tuesday is the Freeform original series Good Trouble created by Joanna Johnson, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige and starring Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola and Roger Bart. Michael Brook (Brooklyn, The Fighter, Into the Wild, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about The Fosters spinoff, which will air Tuesday nights on Freeform.
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Season 1 Soundtrack EP Released
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack EP for the Netflix original series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The EP features four songs from the show’s first season performed by cast members Kiernan Shipka, Tati Gabrielle, Adeline Rudolph, Abigail Cowen, Miranda Otto, Jai Sinclair and Gavin Leatherwood. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa based on his comic book series and also stars Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo, Michelle Gomez, Richard Coyle and Bronson Pinchot.
Jeff Grace Scoring Jim Mickle’s ‘In the Shadow of the Moon’
Jeff Grace is reuniting with director Jim Mickle on the upcoming Netflix original movie In the Shadow of the Moon. The film starring Boyd Holbrook, Michael C. Hall, Cleopatra Coleman and Bokeem Woodbine follows a Chicago detective who leads the hunt for an elusive serial killer whose crimes are timed to the lunar cycle. Gregory Weidman & Geoff Tock wrote the screenplay. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) & Rian Cahill are producing the sci-fi thriller for Automatik, alongside Ben Pugh (Welcome to the Punch, The Autopsy of Jane Doe) for 42, and Linda Moran (Transamerica) & Mickle for Nightshade.
‘Bird Box’ Soundtrack Released
The Null Corporation has released a soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic thriller Bird Box. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mid90s, Patriots Day). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A physical release featuring an hour of additional music will be released this spring. Bird Box is directed by Susanne Bier and stars Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, Colson Baker, BD Wong, Sarah Paulson and John Malkovich.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 30, 2018)
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the Black Mirror special interactive episode Bandersnatch directed by David Slade, written by Charlie Brooker and starring Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter and Asim Chaudhry. The episode’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, American Godz, Friday Night Lights, 30 Days of Night, Stranger Than Fiction, Boss). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the episode, which premiered this past Friday and is now available to stream on Netflix.
Henry Jackman to Score Netflix’s ‘Dhaka’
Henry Jackman has confirmed in a recent interview with Film.Music.Media that he is set to score the upcoming Netflix original movie Dhaka. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Sam Hargrave and stars Chris Hemsworth, David Harbour, Golshifteh Farahani, Randeep Hooda and Rudhraksh Jaiswal. The action adventure follows a mercenary who has to liberate a kidnapped Indian boy who is being hidden in Dhaka and has to come to terms with his identity and sense of self.
‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Bandersnatch’ to Feature Original Score by Brian Reitzell
Brian Reitzell has composed the original music for the new Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch. The episode directed by David Slade (Hard Candy, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and starring Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter and Asim Chaudhry is set in 1984 and follows a young programmer who begins to question reality as he adapts a sprawling fantasy novel into a video game and soon faces a mind-mangling challenge. Series creator Charlie Brooker has written the script and is also executive producing the special interactive episode with Annabel Jones.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 23, 2018)
Premiering today is the animated mini-series Watership Down directed by Noam Murro and featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Tom Wilkinson, Olivia Colman and Anne-Marie Duff. The show’s original score is composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, Kidnap, Life Itself). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by Emeli Sandé (click here for the full album details) and Capitol Records has released an original song written for the project by Sam Smith (click here for more information). The series is premiering in the U.S. on Netflix.
Julian Wass Scoring Alex Lehmann’s ‘Paddleton’
Composer Julian Wass (Hit and Run, The Miseducation of Cameron Post) is reuniting with director Alex Lehmann on the upcoming Netflix original movie Paddleton. The film starring Mark Duplass, Ray Romano, Ravi Patel and Christine Woods centers on the bromance between two misfit neighbors, which becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Lehmann also co-wrote the screenplay with Duplass (who also serves as an executive producer alongside his brother Jay).