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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 25, 2018)

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Premiering tonight is the Bravo original series Dirty John created by Alexandra Cunningham and starring Connie Britton, Eric Bana, Julia Garner, Juno Temple, Jean Smart, Kevin Zegers, Keiko Agena, John Karna, Sprague Grayden and Cliff Chamberlain. The show’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums). Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Bravo.

Premiering tomorrow, November 26, is the Epix original documentary The Panama Papers directed by Alex Winter and produced by Bungalow Media + Entertainment, Trouper Productions and Zipper Bros. Films. Pedro Bromfman (Narcos, RoboCop, Elite Squad) has composed the film’s original music. The documentary details the unprecedented coordination of journalists from around the world working in secret, at great personal risk, to expose the largest data leak in history. The movie received an awards-qualifying theatrical release earlier this month and will air exclusively on Epix.

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Trevor Morris to Score Netflix’s ‘Another Life’

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Trevor Morris has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series Another Life. The show is created by Aaron Martin (Slasher, Saving Hope) and stars Katee Sackhoff, Selma Blair, Justin Chatwin, Tyler Hoechlin, Samuel Anderson, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Blu Hunt, A. J. Rivera, Alexander Eling, Alex Ozerov, Jake Abel, JayR Tinaco, Jessica Camacho, Barbara Williams and Lina Renna. The sci-fi drama revolves around an astronaut and her young crew who face unimaginable danger as they go on a high-risk mission to explore the genesis of an alien artifact.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 18, 2018)

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Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora directed by Ben Stiller, written by Brett Johnson & Michael Tolkin and starring Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt, Eric Lange and David Morse. The show’s original music is composed by Edward Shearmur (Charlie’s Angels, Cruel Intentions, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Johnny English). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 8-parter, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.

Also premiering tonight is the HBO/RAI original series My Brilliant Friend co-written and directed by Saverio Costanzo and starring Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace. Max Richter (The Leftovers, Mary Queen of Scots, Taboo, Miss Sloane, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air in the U.S. every Sunday night on HBO.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Motown Magic’ Released

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Motown Records has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series Motown Magic. The album features the Motown hits from the show covered by artists including Ne-Yo, Becky G, BJ the Chicago Kid, Calum Scott, Skylar Grey, Trombone Shorty, as well as Smokey Robinson who serves as the project’s executive music producer. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is available to order here. Motown Magic created by Joshua Wakely & Smokey Robinson is inspired by the music of Motown and follows a wide-eyed eight-year-old who uses his magic paintbrush to bring the street-art decorating his city, Motown, to life.

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Daniel Pemberton & Samuel Sim to Score Netflix’s ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’

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Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ocean’s 8, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and Samuel Sim (Awake, The Halcyon, Home Fires) have been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix fantasy adventure series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The show directed by Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me, The Incredible Hulk) is a prequel to the classic 1982 feature (scored by Trevor Jones), and follows three young Gelflings as they inspire a rebellion against the cruel emperor when they discover a horrifying secret.

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Extended Theme from Netflix ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Released

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Gaumont Television has released a new extended version of Tuyo, the theme from the Netflix original series Narcos written and performed by Rodrigo Amarante as featured in the show’s new season Narcos: Mexico. The track is now available as a digital single on Amazon. Narcos: Mexico is created by Carlo Bernard & Doug Miro and stars Michael Peña, Diego Luna, Tenoch Huerta, Joaquin Cosio, Jose Maria Yazpik, Teresa Ruiz and Alyssa Diaz. The fourth season of the crime drama centers on the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s and chronicles the true story of the Guadalajara cartel’s ascent. 

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Marco Beltrami Scoring Dan Gilroy’s ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’

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Marco Beltrami is composing the original score for the upcoming horror thriller Velvet Buzzsaw. The film is written and directed by Dan Gilroy and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Natalia Dyer, Tom Sturridge, Daveed Diggs, Toni Collette, John Malkovich and Billy Magnussen. The movie follows a group of big-money artists and mega-collectors who pay a high price when art collides with commerce. Jennifer Fox (Michael Clayton, The Informant!, We Need to Talk About Kevin) is producing the project.

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‘Outlaw King’ Soundtrack Single Released

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Milan Records has released a soundtrack single for the Netflix original movie Outlaw King. The 3-track single features selections of the film’s music composed by Grey Dogs, including the end credits song Land O The Leal written in the late 1700s by Lady Caroline Nairne and arranged & performed by Grey Dogs feat. Kathryn Joseph. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Outlaw King is directed by David Mackenzie and stars Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh and Billy Howle. The movie tells the true story of Robert The Bruce who transformed from defeated nobleman, to reluctant King, to outlaw hero over the course of an extraordinary year.

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‘Cam’ Soundtrack Announced

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Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Cam. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gavin Brivik (My Nephew Emmett). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 16, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Cam is co-written and directed by Daniel Goldhaber and stars Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, Devin Druid, Imani Hakim and Michael Dempsey. The Blumhouse production follows a cam girl with a growing fan base who sets out to identify the mysterious culprit and reclaim her own identity when a look-alike takes over her account.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 11, 2018)

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Premiering tomorrow, November 12, is the second season of the National Geographic original series Mars created by Ben Young Mason & Justin Wilkes and starring JiHAE, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Esai Morales and Jeff Hephner. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights, Hannibal, American Gods, Boss) who is taking over scoring duties from Nick Cave & Warren Ellis who scored the drama’s first season. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Reitzell’s music from Season 2 (click here for the full album details).

Premiering on Tuesday, November 13 is DreamWorks Animation Television’s new series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power developed by Noelle Stevenson based on the classic 1980s show and starring Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara, AJ Michalka, Marcus Scribner, Reshma Shetty and Lorraine Toussaint. Sunna Wehrmeijer (Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz) is the show’s composer. The show, which revolves around soldier Adora as she finds a magic sword – and her identity as legendary hero She-Ra, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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