A24 Music will release a soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Overcompensating. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Alex Somers (Nickel Boys, Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Holland, Together, Together, Causeway, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Aloha, Charm City Kings). Charli XCX serves as the series’ executive music producer and is credited on several tracks. George Daniel & The Japanese House have also contributed music. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two and final tracks below. Overcompensating is created by Benito Skinner and stars Skinner himself, alongside Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Rish Shah, Adam DiMarco, Corteon Moore, Owen Thiele, Nell Verlaque and Tomaso Sanelli. The comedy follows a closeted former football player and homecoming king as he becomes fast friends with an outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs.
Tag: Overcompensating
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 11, 2025)
Premiering on Wednesday, May 14, is the Netflix original documentary series American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden directed by Mor Loushy & Daniel Sivan. The show’s original music is composed by Jasha Klebe Our Planet II, Planet Earth II, The Black Godfather, Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, A Year on Planet Earth, Animal). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past March on the show’s original release date. It has since been removed, but is expected to be available again this coming week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 3-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Thursday, May 15, is the Max original series Duster created by J.J. Abrams & LaToya Morgan and starring Josh Holloway, Rachel Hilson, Keith David, Camille Guaty, Sydney Elisabeth, Greg Grunberg, Asivak Koostachin, Adriana Aluna Martinez and Benjamin Charles Watson. Laura Karpman (Captain America: Brave New World, American Fiction, The Marvels, Miss Marvel, Paris Can Wait, What If…?, Set It Up) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the crime thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Max.
Charli XCX to Produce Music for Prime Video’s ‘Overcompensating’
Prime Video announced today that Charli XCX will serve as the executive music producer on the streamer’s upcoming original comedy series Overcompensating. The show is created by Benito Skinner and will star himself in the lead role as a closeted former football player and homecoming king who becomes fast friends with a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs. Skinner is also executive producing the A24 and Amazon MGM Studios production with Jonah Hill (Mid 90s), Matt Dines (This Place Rules) and Ali Goodwin (Stutz) of Strong Baby.