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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 7, 2018)

October 7, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: All American, BBC America, Blake Neely, Clint Mansell, DC Universe, Disney Channel, Doctor Who, Hulu, Kevin Kiner, Light as a Feather, Michael Tavera, Netflix, Pieter Schlosser, Segun Akinola, Star Wars Resistance, The CW, The Haunting of Hill House, The Newton Brothers, Titans

Premiering tonight is the 11th season of BBC’s Doctor Who executive produced by Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Sam Hoyle and starring Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh. The show’s new composer is Segun Akinola who is taking over from Murray Gold who has scored the previous seasons. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information. The new season of Doctor Who will air in the U.S. on BBC America and in the UK on BBC One.

Also premiering tonight is the new animated series Star Wars Resistance created by Dave Filoni and featuring the voices of Christopher Sean, Bobby Moynihan, Suzie McGrath, Scott Lawrence, Myrna Velasco, Josh Brener, Donald Faison, Jim Rash and Lex Lang. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Tavera (Drowning Mona, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Guardians of the Galaxy TV series). The Lucasfilm Animation production will air every Sunday night on the Disney Channel. Visit the official show website to learn more about the series.

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Milan Records to Release ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Soundtrack

October 1, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Carter Burwell, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Netflix, Soundtrack, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Coen Brothers’ western anthology movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The directors’ regular composer Carter Burwell (Fargo, True Grit, Twilight, Carol, Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri) has composed the film’s original score. The album, which is expected to feature both the score and songs from the movie, will be released digitally and physically on November 16, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 30, 2018)

September 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering tonight is the new CBS comedy drama God Friended Me created by Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt and starring Brandon Micheal Hall, Joe Morton, Suraj Sharma, Violett Beane and Javicia Leslie. The show’s original music is composed by Mike Suby (The Butterfly Effect, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Kyle XY). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which follows an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from God. The dramedy will air every Sunday night on CBS.

Also premiering tonight following a special premiere earlier this month is the new Fox comedy Rel created by Lil Rel Howery, Kevin Barnett & Josh Rabinowitz and starring Howery, Jordan L. Jones, Jessica ‘Jess Hilarious’ Moore and Sinbad. Derryck ‘Big Tank’ Thornton (My Wife and Kids) is composing the show’s original music. The series, which centers on a newly single father who attempts to make a new start in life on the West Side of Chicago with the assistance of his best friend, younger brother and father, will air Sunday nights on Fox. Visit the official show website for updates.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Hold the Dark’ to Be Released

September 27, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Brooke Blair, Hold the Dark, Jeremy Saulnier, Netflix, Will Blair

BMG will release a soundtrack album for Jeremy Saulnier’s Netflix original movie Hold the Dark. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brooke Blair & Will Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Wheelman, Sweet Virginia) who previously collaborated with the director on Blue Ruin and Green Room. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 28 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Hold the Dark is directed by Saulnier, written by Macon Blair and stars Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough and Julian Black Antelope. The psychological thriller is set in the grim Alaskan winter and follows a naturalist who hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.

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Soundtrack Album for Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl’ to Be Released

September 26, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Girl, Lukas Dhont, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Valentin Hadjadj

Deutsche Grammophon will release a soundtrack album for Lukas Dhont’s drama Girl. The album features the film’s original music composed by Valentin Hadjadj (April and the Extraordinary World) who recently received a World Soundtrack Awards nomination in the Discovery of the Year category. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 5, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Girl is co-written and directed by Dhont and stars Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Katelijne Damen, Valentijn Dhaenens, Magali Elali and Alice de Broqueville. The movie centers on a determined 15-year-old girl, who was born in a boy’s body, committed to becoming a professional ballerina.

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‘The Staircase’ Soundtrack Released

September 24, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Jocelyn Took, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Staircase

A soundtrack album has been released for the docu-series The Staircase. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jocelyn Pook (Eyes Wide Shut, The Wife, The Merchant of Venice, Brick Lane). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Staircase is directed and executive produced by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and centers on the trial of author Michael Peterson who, after the mysterious death of his wife, watches his life go under the microscope. The series premiered in 2004 in France on Canal + and the following year on BBC Four in the UK and on the Sundance Channel in the U.S.. An updated version featuring three new episodes premiered earlier this year and is now available exclusively on Netflix.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Maniac’ Released

September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Cary Fukunaga, Dan Romer, Maniac, Netflix, score, Soundtrack

Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original limited series Maniac. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, The Good Doctor, Atypical, Easy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Maniac is directed by Cary Fukunaga and stars Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Sonoya Mizuno, Justin Theroux, Julia Garner and Sally Field. The comedy developed by Patrick Somervile based on the Norwegian television series of the same title follows two strangers who find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry.

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Netflix’s ‘Hilda’ to Feature Theme Song by Grimes & Score by Dan Mangan & Ryan Carlson

September 21, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Dan Mangan, Grimes, Hilda, Netflix, Ryan Carlson

Grimes has written the theme song for the new Netflix animated series Hilda. The track, which also features vocals by the singer/songwriter, opens every episode of the show’s first season. Dan Mangan (Hector and the Search for Happiness) has composed the underscore for several episodes, as well as the end titles theme of the show. The other episodes are scored by Ryan Carlson for Vapor RMW. Hilda is created by Luke Pearson based on his comic book series and features the voices of Bella Ramsey as the title character, as well as Ameerah Falzon-Ojo, Oliver Nelson, Daisy Haggard and Rasmus Hardiker.

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‘Quincy: A Life Beyond Measure’ Soundtrack Details

September 20, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alan Hicks, Mark Ronson, Netflix, Quincy, Quincy Jones, Rashida Jones, Soundtrack

Universal Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary Quincy. The album features the original song Keep Reachin’ by Quincy Jones & Mark Ronson feat. Chaka Khan. Also included are several classic tracks by Jones, as well as songs by Ray Charles, The Brothers Johnson and Lesley Gore. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 21 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Quincy is directed by Rashida Jones & Alan Hicks and profiles the trumpeter, producer, conductor, composer and arranger, offering unprecedented access to his private life and stories from his unparalleled career.

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Jeremy Zuckerman to Score Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Live-Action Series

September 19, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jeremy Zuckerman, Netflix

Jeremy Zuckerman has announced that he is set to compose the music for Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The show is based on the animated Nickelodeon series, which aired between 2005 and 2008 and follows the adventures of Aang and his friends who live in world, which is divided into four nations — the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads — each represented by a natural element for which the nation is named. Original series’ creators Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko are developing the live-action adaptation.

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