Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the BBC natural history documentary The Hunt executive produced by Alastair Fothergill, produced by Huw Cordey and narrated Sir David Attenborough. The show’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Fury, Attack the Block, At World’s End) who received the BAFTA TV Craft Award for his work on the series earlier this year. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score overseas last year. The domestic album release is set for July 8. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the docu-series, which premieres stateside on BBC America.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 26, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series Roadies created by Cameron Crowe and starring Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Imogen Poots, Rafe Spall, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Colson Baker, Ron White, Luis Guzman, Jacqueline Byers and Rainn Wilson. Republic Records and Stardogs Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the drama by Bob Dylan, The Ramones, The Replacements, The Ting Tings & Jeff Buckley on August 26. Check back on this page for the full details. Roadies follows a road crew that helps with a rock band’s major multi-city tour. To learn more about the series, which airs Sunday nights on Showtime, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Tuesday, June 28 is the new Freeform original series Dead of Summer created by Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis & Ian Goldberg and starring Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Lail, Mark Indelicato, Alberto Frezza, Eli Goree, Ronen Rubinstein, Amber Coney and Paulina Singer. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Raid, Insurgent, Allegiant, Earth to Echo) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air Tuesday nights on Freeform.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 5, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Feed the Beast created by Clyde Phillips based on the Danish drama Bankerot and starring David Schwimmer, Jim Sturgess, Michael Gladis, Lorenza Izzo and Christine Adams. The show’s original music is composed by Pat Irwin (Nurse Jackie, Bored to Death, But I’m a Cheerleader). To learn more about the series, which centers on two best friends who take one last shot at their dream of opening a restaurant, visit our scoring assignment announcement. The drama will air Sunday nights on AMC.
Soundtrack for Netflix’s & Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Jessica Jones. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Sean Callery (Homeland, 24, Bones, Medium, Elementary), including the composer’s main titles theme. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Jessica Jones is developed and executive produced by Melissa Rosenberg and stars Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, David Tennant, Rachael Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty and Wil Traval. The show based on the Marvel Comics character follows the title character following a brief superhero career as she is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 29, 2016)
Premiering tomorrow, May 30, is the History event mini-series Roots directed by Phillip Noyce, Thomas Carter, Mario Van Peebles and Bruce Beresford and starring Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, Chad L. Coleman, Erica Tazel, Derek Luke, Malachi Kirby and Regé-Jean. The 4-parter’s original music is composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 11.22.63). Philip Miller (Catch a Fire) has co-scored the Noyce-directed first episode. Questlove (Top Five) serves as the executive music producer on the project. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series and also visit Film Music Magazine and Variety for interviews with Heffes about his work on the show.
‘Bloodline’ Season 2 to Feature Music by James Levine
James Levine has composed the music for the second season of the Netflix original series Bloodline. The show is created and executive produced by Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman & Glenn Kessler and stars Kyle Chandler, Linda Cardellini, Ben Mendelsohn, Sissy Spacek, Norbert Leo Butz, Jamie McShane and Jacinda Barrett. The second season of the drama continues the story centering around the Rayburn family, which owns and runs an oceanfront hotel in the Florida Keys. Levine has previously scored all seasons of the FX series Damages for the producers.
More Music from Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release two new soundtrack albums for the Netflix original series Narcos. The albums feature the songs from the show by artists including A Taste of Honey, Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros, Soffi Martinez, Los Pamperos, Son de Loma, Los Diplomaticos, Son Palenque, Los Golden Boys, Carlos Arturo & more. The soundtracks are set to be released physically on August 5, 2016. Check back on this page for the release date of the digital version. The Volume 1 soundtrack is now available for pre-order on Amazon and click here to order the Volume 2 soundtrack. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring composer Pedro Bromfman’s score from the first season of the series.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 22, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Preacher developed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen & Sam Catlin based on the comic book franchise of the same name and starring Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, Anatol Yusef, Tom Brooke, W. Earl Brown, Ian Colletti and Derek Wilson. The show’s original music is composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Flesh and Bone). To learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on AMC, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 15, 2016)
Premiering on Friday, May 20 is the Netflix original series Lady Dynamite created by Mitchell Hurwitz & Maria Bamford and stars Bramford, Fred Melamed Dean Cain and Ana Gasteyer, as well as guest stars including Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Mira Sorvino, Patton Oswalt, Jon Cryer, Brandon Routh,Tig Notaro & more. The show’s original music is composed by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Reaper, Northern Expose). The comedy’s full first season will be available to stream this Friday on Netflix.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Marseille’ Announced
Federation Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Marseille. The album features the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Godzilla, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech) and Jean-Pasccal Beintus (United Passions). Also included is the song Ya Sidi by Orange Blossom. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 6, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Marseille is created by Dan Franck and stars Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Nadia Farès, Gérard Meylan, Nassim Si Ahmed, Antoine Coesens, Nozha Khouadra and Maruschka Detmers. The political drama directed by Florentine-Emilio Siri & Thomas Gilou centers around the city election between the long-time mayor Robert Taro and a younger ambitious candidate.