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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 6, 2023)

Premiering tonight is the second season of the HBO original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty created by Max Borenstein & Jim Hecht and starring John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke, Adrien Brody, Gaby Hoffmann, Hadley Robinson, Jason Segel, Michael Chiklis and Rob Morgan. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Pollock) has joined Robert Glasper (who shared scoring credit on Season 1 with Nicholas Britell) to co-score the new season. The drama will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.

Premiering on Wednesday, August 9, is the Apple TV+ original animated series Strange Planet created by Dan Harmon & Nathan W. Pyle and starring Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Danny Pudi, Lori Tan Chinn and Hannah Einbinder. Isabella Summers (Little Fires Everywhere, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Offer, Physical, Sex/Life, Call Jane) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the animated comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’ Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Painkiller. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matt Morton (Apollo 11, Dinosaur 13, Why Did You Kill Me?). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Painkiller is created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster and stars Matthew Broderick, Uzo Aduba, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny, John Rothman, Clark Gregg, Jack Mulhern and Sam Anderson. The 6-part drama explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in the U.S., highlighting the stories of perpetrators, truth-seekers and victims whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin.

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Matt Morton Scoring Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’

Matt Morton (Apollo 11, Dinosaur 13, Why Did You Kill Me?) is the composer of the new Netflix limited series Painkiller. The show is created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day i the Neighborhood, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) and stars Matthew Broderick, Uzo Aduba, Taylor Kitsch, West Duchovny, Dina Shihabi, Clark Gregg, John Rothman, Jack Mulhern and Sam Anderson. The 6-part drama is based on the book Pain Killer by Barry Meier and the New Yorker Magazine article The Family That Built an Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe and explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America.

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