Composer Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Redfall, Boots, My Name Is Pauli Murray, The Gates, 4400, Madea’s Destination Wedding, Wedding Season, United Skates, World’s Best) is reuniting with director Lynn Novick (The Vietnam War, Hemingway) on the upcoming PBS documentary Crime and Punishment in America. The show is directed by Novick, narrated by Keith David and explores […]
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Jongnic Bontemps Scoring PBS’ ‘Crime and Punishment in America’
Posted: April 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crime and Punishment in America, Jongnic Bontemps, Lynn Novick, PBS
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 29, 2026)
Posted: March 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Cieri, David Mitcham, Henry David Thoreau, Hulu, Leo Birenberg, Marco Beltrami, National Geographic, Netflix, PBS, Pizza Movie, Secrets of the Bees, The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson, Zach Robinson
Premiering tomorrow, March 30 is the PBS documentary Henry David Thoreau directed by Erik Ewers & Christopher Loren Ewers, executive produced by Ken Burns & Don Henley, narrated by George Clooney and featuring the voices of Jeff Goldblum, Meryl Streep, Ted Danson and Tate Donovan. The 2-part film’s original music is composed by David Cieri (The […]
‘Henry David Thoreau’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Cieri, Henry David Thoreau, Ken Burns, PBS, score, Soundtrack
Ropeadope will release a soundtrack album for the PBS documentary Henry David Thoreau. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Cieri (The Vietnam War, Oklahoma City, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, Hemingway). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Monday, March 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Henry David Thoreau is […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 22, 2026)
Posted: March 22, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Anne Dudley, Bait, Benjamin Wallfisch, Colin Stetson, Fox, Hulu, Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole, Joseph Trapanese, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, Netflix, Nick Cave, Paul Leonard Morgan, PBS, Pretty Lethal, Shruti Kumar, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Faithful, The Forsytes, Volker Bertelmann, Warren Ellis
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series The Forsytes developed by Debbie Horsfield inspired by John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga novels and starring Francesca Annis, Stephen Moyer, Tuppence Middleton, Danny Griffin, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Davenport, Tom Durant-Pritchard, Millie Gibson, Joshua Orpin, Josette Simon OBE, Owen Igiehon, Jamie Flatters and Susan Hampshire. The show’s […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 11, 2025)
Posted: January 11, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Amazon, Anne Nikitin, Ben Foster, Benjamin Wallfisch, Bookish, BritBox, Chris Egan, Clinton Shorter, Federico Jusid, Jeff Russo, Jung Jaeil, National Geographic, Netflix, Paramount+, PBS, Peacock, Pole to Pole, Ponies, Riot Women, Sarah Warne, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, The Night Manager, The Rip
Premiering today is the second season of the British TV series The Night Manager created by David Farr based on the characters created by John le Carré and starring Tom Hiddleston, Diego Calva, Camila Morrone, Olivia Colman, Alistair Petrie, Michael Nardone, Douglas Hodge, Hayley Squires, Indira Varma, Paul Chahid and Noah Jupe. The new season’s […]
New Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Call the Midwife’ Released
Posted: December 22, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Call the Midwife, Maurizio Malagnini, PBS, score, Soundtrack
Dubois Records has released a new soundtrack album for the BBC drama Call the Midwife. The album features selections of the show’s season composed by Maurizio Malagnini (The Paradise, Coppelia, Peter & Wendy, The C Word). The Volume 2 album is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 23, 2025)
Posted: November 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Willis, Craig Armstrong, Disney Channel, Jingle Bell Heist, Netflix, PBS, Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol, Steve Hackman, The Great Escaper
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/French drama The Great Escaper directed by Oliver Parker and starring Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson and John Standing. The film’s original music is composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, Love Actually, Romeo + Juliet, The Incredible Hulk, The Great Gatsby, The Bone Collector, Far from the Madding Crowd, Ray, World Trade […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 16, 2025)
Posted: November 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, AMC, Apple TV +, Champagne Problems, Dominik Scherrer, Kevin Matley, Neal Acree, Netflix, PBS, Ryan Shore, The American Revolution, The Assassin, The Family Plan 2, The Might Nein
Premiering tonight is the PBS documentary series The American Revolution directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt about the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. In a Circle Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the music from the show, including period and newly composed pieces for the project featuring performances […]
‘The American Revolution’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: November 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Schmidt, Ken Burns, PBS, Sarah Botstein, Soundtrack, The American Revolution
In a Circle Records will release a soundtrack album for the PBS documentary series The American Revolution. The album features the music from the show, including period and newly composed pieces for the project featuring performances by Rhiannon Giddens, Jake Blount, Brooklyn Rider, Nora Brown & Steph Coleman, Hanneke Cassel, Jennifer Kreisberg and Yo-Yo Ma. […]
Anne Dudley Scoring Channel 5’s & PBS Masterpiece’s ‘The Forsytes’
Posted: October 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Channel 5, Debbie Horsfield, PBS, The Forsytes
Anne Dudley (The Crying Game, American History X, The Full Monty, The Hustle, Benedetta, Pushing Tin) is the composer of the new Channel 5/PBS Masterpiece original series The Forsytes. The show is developed by Debbie Horsfield (Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale, Age Before Beauty) inspired by John Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize-winning Forsyte Saga novels and stars Francesca Annis, Stephen Moyer, Danny […]
