Federico Jusid has recently scored the upcoming BBC/Netflix mini-series Watership Down. The 4-parter is directed by Noam Murro (300: Rise of the Empire) and features the voice talent of James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Tom Wilkinson, Miles Jupp, Freddie Fox, Olivia Colman and Anne-Marie Duff. The series based on Richard Adams’ classic novel is set in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England and follows a band of rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home.
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Deadmau5 to Score Jonas Akerlund’s ‘Polar’
Electronic music artist/DJ Deadmau5 announced on Twitter today that he is making his feature film scoring debut on the upcoming Netflix original movie Polar. The film is directed by Jonas Akerlund (Lords of Chaos) and stars Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick and Matt Lucas. The action thriller is based on the Dark Horse action noir graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold by Victor Santoson and revolves around the world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, who comes out of retirement to go head to head with an army of ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 16, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the Starz docu-series Warriors of Liberty City executive produced by LeBron James & Maverick Carter about Liberty City – a crime-ridden neighborhood in Miami that is arguably the NFL’s largest, most successful football factory. The show’s original music is composed by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, For the People, Monsters and Men). Visit the official show website for more information about the 6-part series, which will air Sunday nights on Starz.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 18, is the Facebook Watch original series Sorry for Your Loss created by Kit Steinkellner and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran, Janet McTeer, Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie. Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Queen of Earth) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Facebook Watch.
Dolly Parton’s & Sia’s ‘Here I Am’ from ‘Dumplin” Released
Dolly Records has released the first song from the soundtrack of the upcoming comedy Dumplin’. The track, entitled Here I Am, is performed by Dolly Parton and Sia and is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Parton originally wrote the track for her Coat of Many Colors album, which was released in October of 1971. Listen to the full track after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring six original songs written by Parton & Linda Perry, as well as more newly recorded songs of Parton classics will be released on November 30.
‘Next Gen’ Soundtrack Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Next Gen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexis Marsh & Samuel Jones (Animal Kingdom, Equity, We’ll Never Have Paris, Lila & Eve). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Next Gen is co-written & directed by Kevin R. Adams & Joe Ksander and features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Michael Peña, David Cross and Charlyne Yi. The movie follows a lonely girl who forms an unlikely bond with a top-secret robot and embarks on an adventure to foil the plot of a vicious villain.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 9, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series Kidding created by Dave Holstein, directed by Michel Gondry and starring Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Catherine Keener and Judy Greer. David Wingo (Take Shelter, Mud, Loving, Barry, Our Brand Is Crisis, The Sitter) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy drama, which will every Sunday night on Showtime.
Also premiering tonight is the Lifetime original series You created by Greg Berlanti & Sera Gamble and starring Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Shay Mitchell, Zach Cherry, Luca Padovan, John Stamos, Michael Maize and Ambyr Childers. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Life As We Know It, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on Lifetime.
‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Marvel Music and Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Iron Fist. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Robert Lydecker (xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Designated Survivor, Sleepy Hollow, Lethal Weapon). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 7 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The labels have previously released a soundtrack featuring Trevor Morris’ score from the series’ first season. Iron Fist is based on the Marvel Comics property and stars Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Jessica Stroup, Tom Pelphrey, Sacha Dhawan and Alice Eve.
Thomas Newman Scoring John Lee Hancock’s ‘The Highwaymen’
Thomas Newman is reteaming with director John Lee Hancock on the upcoming Netflix original movie The Highwaymen. The crime drama starring Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, John Carroll Lynch, Kim Dickens, Thomas Mann and William Sadler is based on the true events of Texas Ranger Frank Hamer and ex-partner Maney Gault, who are drawn out of retirement in a last-ditch effort to hunt down Bonnie and Clyde. John Fusco (Young Guns, Hidalgo, Marco Polo) wrote the screenplay with Hancock and Scott Frank (Godless, Out of Sight, Logan).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 2, 2018)
Premiering on Tuesday, September 4, is the FX original series Mayans MC created by Kurt Sutter & Elgin James and starring JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral and Danny Pino. The show’s original music is composed by Bob Thiele Jr. who previously composed FX’s Sons of Anarchy. 20th Century Fox TV Records has released the first track from the soundtrack, Nunca performed by David Hidalgo & Los Refugios Tiernos, earlier this week. Click here to download the track and visit our previous article to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the USA original series The Purge created by James DeMonaco based on the movie franchise and starring Gabriel Chavarria, Lili Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, Hannah Emily Anderson and William Baldwin. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, 300, John Wick, Watchmen) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights on USA.
‘Sierra Burgess Is a Loser’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Good Pop, in partnership with Sony/ATV and Black Label Media will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser. The album features the songs from the movie performed by lead actress Shannon Purser, Betty Who, Allie X, MNEK, Sabrina Carpenter, K.I.D, Carlie Hanson and Leland. Also included are two tracks from the movie’s original score written by Leland and Bram Inscore. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 7, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sierra Burgess Is a Loser is directed by Ian Samuels and stars Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler, Noah Centineo, Chrissy Metz, Alan Ruck and Lea Thompson.