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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 22, 2018)

Premiering on Wednesday, July 25, is the Hulu original series Castle Rock developed by Sam Shaw & Dustin Thomason and starring André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy and Scott Glenn. Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty Finding Nemo) has composed the show’s main titles theme, as well as the first two episodes and Chris Westlake (Before We Go, Small Town Crime) has scored the other eight episodes of the first season. WaterTower Music has released Newman’s main theme and end titles music this past Friday. Check out our previous article for more information.

Also premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday is the Canadian legal drama Burden of Truth created by Brad Simpson and starring Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Star Slade, Nicola Correia-Damude and David Lawrence Brown. The show’s original music is composed by Ian LeFeuvre (The Detail, Carter) and Benjamin Pinkerton (Lost Girl, Dark Matter). Jody Colero serves as the project’s score producer and Shawn Pierce (The Bridge, Motive) has provided additional score to a few episodes. The series, which follows a big city lawyer who returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness, aired earlier this year in Canada on CBC and is premiering stateside on The CW.

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Jeff Cardoni to Score Netflix’s ‘Huge in France’

Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series Huge in France. The show is created by French comedy star Gad Elmaleh, Jarrad Paul & Andy Mogel (The D-Train, Yes Man, Allen Gregory) and follows Elmaleh as he moves to LA to reconnect with his son and must learn to live without the celebrity perks he’s accustomed to in France. Elmaleh, Paul & Mogel are also producing the project. Cardoni has previously scored the Paul- & Mogel-created Fox comedy The Grinder. 

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Frederik Wiedmann Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Dragon Prince’

Frederik Wiedmann is scoring the upcoming Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince. The show is created by Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and follows two human princes who forge an unlikely bond with the elfin assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands. Ehasz is also executive producing the project with director Justin Richmond (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception), Gigi Pritzker (Drive, Ender’s Game, Genius) and Giancarlo Volpe who previously served as a producer on the Wiedmann-scored Green Lantern: The Animated Series.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 15, 2018)

Premiering tomorrow, July 16, is the HBO documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind directed by Marina Zenovich about the extraordinary life and career of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians. The film’s original music is composed by Adam Dorn (Kickboxer: Vengeance & Retaliation, Nobodies). The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is premiering on HBO following a limited theatrical release this past weekend. Visit the official movie website for more information.

Premiering on Thursday, July 19, is the horror comedy Office Uprising directed by Lin Oeding and starring Brenton Thwaites, Jane Levy, Karan Soni, Zachary Levi and Alan Ritchson. Tim Jones (Chuck, Human Target, Cult) has composed the film’s original music. The movie tells the the story of an underachiever working at a major weapons manufacturing firm who finds that his co-workers have been “weaponized” by a new energy drink designed for the military. The comedy is premiering in the U.S. exclusively on Crackle. 

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‘I Am Not an Easy Man’ Soundtrack Relased

Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original movie I Am Not an Easy Man. The album features the film’s original score composed by Fred Avril (The Lifeguard, Sound of Noise, Sparrow). Also included are songs by Isaac Delusion, Lo-Fang, Ruppert Pupkin, Shaka Ponk & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. I Am Not an Easy Man is directed by Eleonore Pourriat and stars Vincent Elbaz, Marie-Sophie Ferdane and Pierre Benezit. The romantic comedy follows a shameless chauvinist who gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women and locks horns with a powerful female author.

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Jeff Russo to Score Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’

Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy. The show is developed by Steve Blackman (Legion, Altered Carbon) based on the comics and graphic novels of the same name created by Gerard Way and stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Colm Feore, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, Adam Godley, Ashley Madekwe and Kate Walsh. The drama revolves around a dysfunctional family of superheroes who come together to solve the mystery of their father’s death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 8, 2018)

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Sharp Objects developed by Marti Noxon based on the novel of the same title by Gillian Flynn, directed by Jean-Marc Valle and starring Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Elizabeth Perkins, and Matt Craven. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Susan Jacobs who previously collaborated with Vallee on HBO’s Big Little Lies serves as the project’s music supervisor. The series follows a reporter who confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder. To learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO, visit the official show website.

Premiering on Friday, July 13, is the Netflix original movie How It Ends directed by David M. Rosenthal and starring Theo James, Forest Whitaker and Kat Graham. The film’s original music is composed by Atli Orvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Chicago Fire, Babylon A.D.). The movie centers on a young lawyer as he heads west to find his pregnant fiancée when a mysterious disaster turns the country into a war zone. Check out our previous article for more information. The thriller will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Will Bates to Score Syfy’s & Netflix’s ‘Nightflyers’

Will Bates is composing the music for the upcoming Syfy original series Nightflyers. The show is developed by Jeff Buhler (Pet Sematary, Jacob’s Ladder) based on George R.R. Martin’s novella and the 1987 film of the same name and stars Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Sam Strike, Maya Eshet, Angus Sampson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian F. O’Byrne and Gretchen Mol. The drama is set in the year 2093 and follows a team of scientists aboard the Nightflyer, the most advanced ship ever built, as they embark on a journey to find other life forms.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 1, 2018)

Premiering on Friday, July 6, is the Netflix original movie The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter directed by Jody Hill and starring Josh Brolin, Danny McBride, Montana Jordan and Scoot McNairy. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Flower, Eastbound and Down, Vice Principals). The movie revolves around the star of hunting videos who strives to bond with his 12-year-old son on a wilderness trip but learns familial connections can’t be forced. The comedy premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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‘Calibre’ Soundtrack Released

MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Calibre. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Imposter, This Beautiful Fantastic). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Calibre is written and directed by Matt Palmer and stars Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran,Ian Pirie, Kate Bracken, Kitty Lovett, Cal MacAninch, Cameron Jack and Olivia Morgan. The movie revolves around two lifelong friends on a hunting trip in Scotland who find their nerves – and their morals – ruthlessly tested after a harrowing turn of events.

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