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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 25, 2018)

Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Barry created by Bill Hader & Alec Berg and starring Hader himself, alongside Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan and Glenn Fleshler. The show’s original music is composed by David Wingo (Loving, Mud, Midnight Special, Take Shelter). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.

Also premiering tonight is the FX limited series Trust created by Simon Beaufoy and starring Donald Sutherland, Michael Esper, Hilary Swank, Harris Dickinson, Brendan Fraser, Anna Chancellor, Norbert Leo Butz, Charlotte Riley and Luca Marinelli. James Lavelle & Jack Leonard of the British music collective UNKLE have composed the show’s original music. For more information about the drama, which is executive produced by Danny Boyle who also directed the first episodes, check out our previous article.

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Nick Urata Scoring ‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’

Nick Urata is scoring the upcoming coming-of-age drama The True Adventures of Wolfboy. The movie marks the feature directorial debut of Martin Krejci and stars Jaeden Lieberher, John Turturro, Chris Messina, Eve Hewson, Chloe Sevigny, Sophie Giannamore and Michelle Wilson. The movie revolves around a teenage boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother. Olivia Dufault wrote the screenplay. Kimberly Steward, Josh Godfrey & Lauren Beck (Manchester by the Sea) are producing the project for K Period Media, alongside Declan Baldwin (The Last of Robin Hood) for Big Indie Pictures and Benjamin Blake for Heroes and Villains Entertainment.

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Nick Urata Scoring Amazon’s ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys’

Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Little Miss Sunshine, Focus) is composing the music for the upcoming Amazon original series The Dangerous Book for Boys. The show  is developed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland, Paul) & Bryan Cranston and stars Gabriel Bateman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erinn Hayes, Drew Logan Powell and Kyan Zielinski. The comedy is based on Conn & Hal Iggulden’s book of the same name and follows boy named Wyatt and his brothers as they deal with the death of their father who leaves his sons a copy of The Dangerous Book for Boys, which inspires a whimsical fantasy world that allows Wyatt to feel connected to his father while gaining skills that apply to his real life.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 6, 2017)

Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Blade Runner 2049 directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight) and Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Hidden Figures). Epic and ASG Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as songs by Lauren Daigle, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. Click here for the full album details and visit Facebook for a video interview with both composers about their work on the project.

Also opening wide is the drama The Mountain Between Us directed by Hany Abu-Assad and starring Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges and Dermot Mulroney. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Fox release.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 15, 2017)

young-popePremiering tonight is the mini-series The Young Pope created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Javier Cámara, Scott Shepherd, Cécile de France, Ludivine Sagnier, Toni Bertorelli and James Cromwell. The show’s original music is composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Great Beauty). Warner Music has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the composer’s score, as well as tracks by Jeff Buckley, Max Richter, John Adams, Jefferson Airplane & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which airs in the U.S. on HBO.

victoriaAlso premiering stateside tonight is the ITV original series Victoria created by Daisy Goodwin and starring Jenna Coleman, Rufus Sewell, Alex Jennings, Paul Rhys, Tom Hughes and Peter Firth. Martin Phipps (Woman in Gold, War and Peace, Peaky Blinders) and Ruth Barrett (Harry Brown, City of Tiny Lights, Hunted) have composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the show, which premieres in the U.S. on PBS.

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Netflix Premieres ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Theme Song

unfortunate-eventsNetflix has published the main titles sequence for its new original series A Series of Unfortunate Events. The title song is performed by Neil Patrick Harris, written by Nick Urata and features lyrics by Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket. Check out the full titles sequence after the jump. James Newton Howard has composed the music for the show’s first episodes and Chris Bacon is credited as the composer on several subsequent episodes. Urata was originally set to score the full season as reported last year. A Series of Unfortunate Events is based on the book series by Snicket and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, Aasif Mandvi, K. Todd Freeman and Patrick Warbutton as Snicket himself.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 9, 2016)

divorcePremiering tonight is the new HBO original series Divorce created by Sharon Horgan and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon, Talia Balsam and Tracy Letts. The show’s original music composed by Keegan DeWitt (I’ll Follow You un My Dreams, Morris from America, Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.

insecureAlso premiering tonight is the HBO original series Insecure created by Issa Rae & Larry Wilmore and starring Rae herself, alongside Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Lisa Joyce. Raphael Saadiq (Underground, Black Nativity) is composing the show’s original music. The comedy centers on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman. The series will air every Sunday night on HBO. Visit the official show website for updates.

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Nick Urata Scoring USA’s ‘Falling Water’

falling-waterNick Urata is composing the music for the new USA original series Falling Water. The show is created by Blake Masters (2 Guns, Brotherhood) and stars Lizzie Brochere, David Ajala, Will Yun Lee, Zak Orth, Anna Wood and Kai Lennox. The drama tells the story of three unrelated people, who slowly realize that they are dreaming separate parts of a single common dream. Masters is also executive producing the project with Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead, Aliens, The Terminator, Armageddon). 

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Nick Urata to Score Netflix’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’

nick-urataNick Urata is set to compose the music for the upcoming Netflix original series A Series of Unfortunate Events. The show is based on the book series by Lemony Snicket and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, Aasif Mandvi, K. Todd Freeman and Patrick Warbutton as Snicket himself. The 8-parter tells the tale of three orphaned children at the hands of the villainous Count Olaf, as they face trials and tribulations, misfortunes and an evil uncle in search of their fortune, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents’ deaths. Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty, The Addams Family) is executive producing the Paramount Television production with Mark Hudis (True Blood) and Daniel Handler.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 4, 2016)

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

zootopiaExpected to top the weekend box office is Disney’s animated feature Zootopia directed by Byron Howard & Rich Moore and featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate and Tommy Chong. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Lost, Inside Out, Star Trek, Up, Jurassic World, The Incredibles). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also click here for a video from the recording sessions of the score.

london-has-fallenAlso opening wide is the action thriller London Has Fallen directed by Babak Najafi and starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Jackie Earle Haley, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Charlotte Riley and Waleed Zuaiter. Trevor Morris (The Borgias, Vikings, Immortals, Olympus Has Fallen) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

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