Jeff Cardoni is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Girlboss. The show is created by Kay Cannon (Pitch Perfect) and stars Britt Robertson, Johnny Simmons, Ellie Reed, Dean Norris and Alphonso McAuley. The comedy is inspired by Sophia Amoruso’s autobiography of the same title and follows a rebellious, broke anarchist who stumbles upon her passion of selling vintage clothes online and becomes an unlikely businesswoman. Cannon is also execute producing the project with Amoruso, Charlize Theron & Laverne McKinnon and Christian Ditter (How to Be Single) who is also directing several episodes.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 8, 2017)
(Premiering on Tuesday, January 10, is the FX mini-series Taboo created by Steven Knight and starring Tom Hardy, Oona Chaplin, David Hayman, Michael Kelly, Franka Potente and Jonathan Pryce. Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Miss Sloane, Disconnect, Testament of Youth) has composed the original music for the 8-parter. Check out our previous news article and the official show website to learn more about the series, which follows an adventurer who returns to Britain from Africa along with 14 stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father and will air Tuesday nights on FX.
Premiering on Thursday, January 12, is the Crackle original movie Mad Families directed by Fred Wolf and starring Charlie Sheen, Leah Remini, Finesse Mitchell, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Charlotte McKinney, Naya Rivera, Chris Mulkey, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Clint Howard, Chanel Iman, Barry Shabaka Henley, Efren Ramirez and Danny Mora. The film’s original music is composed by J. Peter Robinson (Cocktail, Wayne’s World, The World’s Fastest Indian, The Bank Job). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy.
Gloria Estefan’s ‘One Day at a Time’ Theme Song to Be Released
Madison Gate Records will release the theme song for the new Netflix remake of the classic 70s comedy One Day at a Time. The new version of the theme is performed by Gloria Estefan and produced by her husband, Emilio Estefan. The song will be released as a digital single on January 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to the song and watch the main titles sequence of the series after the jump. One Day at a Time stars Justina Machado, Todd Grinnell, Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rita Moreno. The comedy follows a newly single Latina mother who raises her teen daughter and tween son with the “help” of her old-school mom.
‘Clinical’ Soundtrack Announced
Little Twig Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Clinical. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Hultquist (Animals, The First Monday in May, The Diabolical, My Blind Brother). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 13, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Clinical is co-written and directed by Alistair Legrand and stars Vinessa Shaw, Kevin Rahm and William Atherton. The movie follows a psychiatrist who is plagued by flashbacks to a terrifying attack as she treats a new patient who was horribly disfigured in an accident.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 18, 2016)
Premiering on Friday, December 23, is DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix original series Trollhunters created by Guillermo del Toro and featuring the voices of Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer, Ron Perlman, Charlie Saxton, Steven Yeun, Jonathan Hyde, Lexi Medrano, Amy Landecker and Fred Tatasciore. Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech) has composed the show’s main titles music, as well as the main character theme and Tim Davies has composed the series’ score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the project.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 11, 2016)
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the new season of the BBC series The Hollow Crown, which adapts Shakespeare’s history plays set during the time of the Wars of the Roses: Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part II and Richard III. Dan Jones (Shadow of the Vampire, Lady Macbeth, Max) has composed the season’s original music. He follows composers Stephen Warbeck, Adam Cork and Adrian Johnston who scored the previous Hollow Crown installments. The 3-parter starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Sturridge, Sophie Okonedo, Keeley Hawes, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench & Michael Gambon will premiere in the U.S. on PBS as part of the Great Performances series. Click here to learn more about the project.
Premiering on Wednesday, December 14, is the new Fox drama Star created by Lee Daniels & Tom Donaghy and starring Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt, Jude Demorest, Brittany O’Grady and Ryan Destiny. The show’s original score is composed by James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, Damages, American Horror Story, Bloodline). Republic Records has released an EP featuring the songs from the premiere episode this past Friday. Check out soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to learn more about the series.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 4, 2016)
Premiering on Wednesday, December 7, is the NBC television event Hairspray LIVE! based on the Broadway musical and starring Maddie Baillio, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Ariana Grande, Garrett Clayton, Derek Hough, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, Ephraim Sykes and Shahadi Wright Joseph. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the special’s song written by Marc Shaiman (A Few Good Men, The Bucket List) and Scott Wittman (Smash, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and performed by the cast. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the project.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the new Hulu original series Shut Eye created by Les Bohem and starring Jeffrey Donovan, KaDee Strickland, Isabella Rosselini, David Zayas, Susan Misner and Emmanuelle Chriqui. The show’s original music is composed by Ben Decter (CSI: Cyber, Lethal Weapon, Lucifer, Hostages). For more information about the drama, which is set in the world of storefront psychics in Los Angeles, check out our scoring assignment announcement. All episodes of the series’ first season will be available to stream on Wednesday on Hulu.
Netflix’s ‘Trollhunters’ to Feature Music by Alexandre Desplat & Tim Davies
Alexandre Desplat has written the main titles music, as well as the main character’s theme for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming Netflix original series Trollhunters. The show’s score is composed by Tim Davies. Both composers received an Annie Award nomination for their work yesterday. The series is created by Guillermo del Toro and features the voices of Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer, Ron Perlman, Charlie Saxton, Steven Yeun, Jonathan Hyde, Lexi Medrano, Amy Landecker and Fred Tatasciore. The show follows a 15-year old teenager who stumbles upon a Magical Amulet that gives him the title of Trollhunter, defender of the trolls that live below the human town of Arcadia. Del Toro is also executive producing the project with Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow) and Rodrigo Blaas.
Clint Mansell’s Music from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘San Junipero’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack for the Black Mirror episode San Junipero. The album features the episode’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Noah). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. San Junipero is directed by Owen Harris, written by Charlie Brooker and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Davis and Denise Burse. The episode takes place in a seaside town in 1987 and follows a shy young woman and an outgoing party girl who strike up a powerful bond that seems to defy the laws of space and time. The third season of Black Mirror is now available to stream on Netflix.
Martin Phipps’ Score from ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Hated in the Nation’ Released
Dubois Records has released the original score of the Black Mirror episode Hated in the Nation. The music is written by Emmy Award nominee Martin Phipps (Woman in Gold, War & Peace, The Honorable Woman, Brighton Rock, Harry Brown) and marks the composer’s second score for the show following the 2011 episode The National Anthem. Also included is the song Fall Into Me by Alev Lenz. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Hated in the Nation episode is directed by James Hawes and stars Kelly Macdonald, Faye Marsay and Benedict Wong. The episode is written by series creator Charlie Brooker and follows a London police detective and his tech-savvy sidekick as they investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.