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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 6, 2018)

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Premiering tonight is the new Starz original series Vida created by Tanya Saracho and starring Melissa Barrera, Mishel Prada, Karen Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon, Carlos Miranda and Maria Elena Laas. The show’s original music is composed by Germaine Franco (Dope, Tag). To learn more about the drama, which follows two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who are forced to return to their old neighborhood, visit the official show website.

Also premiering tonight is the Starz original series Sweetbitter created by Stephanie Danler and starring Ella Purnell, Tom Sturridge, Caitlin FitzGerald, Paul Sparks and Evan Jonigkeit. Will Bates (The Looming Tower, I Origins, The Path, The Magicians, Rise) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Starz.

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‘Dear White People’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Details

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Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Dear White People. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Kris Bowers (For the People, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, Monsters and Men). Also included are songs by DeJ Loaf, Tyler, The Creator, Zebra Katz, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Marc E. Bassy, BROCKHAMPTON, Namesake & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 4 and will be available to download on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the music from the series’ first season.

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Jeff Morrow Scoring Netflix’s ‘Ibiza’

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Jeff Morrow has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original movie Ibiza. The film is directed by Alex Richanbach and stars Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson and Richard Madden. The comedy follows a young woman who takes her two best friends on a business trip to Barcelona and ends up on a wild adventure in Ibiza after she falls for a hot DJ. Lauryn Kahn has written the screenplay.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 29, 2018)

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Premiering on Wednesday, May 2, is the YouTube Red original series Cobra Kai developed by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg and starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. The show’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg (Son of Zorn, Big Time in Hollywood, FL) and Zach Robinson (F*&% the Prom). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Karate Kid sequel series, which will be available to stream exclusively on YouTube Red.

Premiering on Friday, May 4 is the sci-fi thriller Anon written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore and Sony Walger. Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow, The Muppets) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which will receive a limited theatrical release in the UK and is premiering stateside exclusively on Netflix.

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Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Week Of’

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Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) has composed the music for the Netflix original movie The Week Of. The film is directed by Robert Smigel and stars Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Buscemi, Rachel Dratch and Allison Strong. The comedy revolves around two fathers with clashing views about their children’s upcoming wedding struggle who try to keep it together during the chaotic week before the big day. Sandler has also co-written the screenplay and is producing the Happy Madison production with Allen Covert.

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Ben Onono Scoring Netflix’s ‘Safe’

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Ben Onono (Paranoid, Half a Yellow Sun, Trust Me) is scoring the new Netflix original series Safe. The show is created by Harlan Coben and written by Danny Brocklehurst (Ordinary Lies, The Driver, Shameless) and stars Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington, Marc Warren, Hannah Arterton, Audrey Fleurot and Nigel Lindsay. The thriller follows a widower who begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him after his daughter goes missing.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 22, 2018)

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Premiering tonight is the National Geographic television special Symphony for Our World. Bleeding Fingers Music’s Austin Fray & Andrew Christie have composed the project’s original music and have also collaborated with the rock band X Ambassadors on several tracks. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the music from the television event. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the project.

Premiering on Thursday, April 26, is the third season of the ABC drama Quantico created by Joshua Safran and starring Priyanka Chopra, Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Russell Tovey, Alan Powell, Marlee Matlin and Blair Underwood. Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband, 2 Guns, The Expanse, Pompeii, Colony) is composing the original music of the third season and follows Joel J. Richard and Joseph Trapanese who previously scored the first two seasons. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information.

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‘Easy’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released

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BMG has released a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Easy. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Good Doctor, Digging for Fire, Beasts of No Nation, Atypical). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first season last week. Easy is created by Joe Swanberg and follows a group of diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture.

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Paris Berelc’s ‘Alexa & Katie’ Main Title Song Released

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BMG has released the main title song of the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie. The song is performed by lead actress Paris Berelc and is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Alexa & Katie is created by Heather Wordham and also stars Isabel May, Tiffani Thiessen, Eddie Shin, Emery Kelly, Finn Carr, Jolie Jenkins and Jack Griffo. The show follows two best friends through their freshman year of high school. The comedy premiered last month and has already been renewed for a second season.

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Carly Paradis to Score Netflix’s ‘The Innocents’

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Carly Paradis is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series The Innocents. The show is created by Hania Elkington & Simon Duri and stars Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott and Guy Pearce. The supernatural drama follows two teenagers who run away from their repressive family lives to be together and are thrown into a journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream.

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