Jongnic Bontemps (United Skates, Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel) has released a soundtrack album for the PBS docu-series College Behind Bars. The album features the composer’s score from the 4-parter, which recently received two News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations. The soundtrack is now available to download/stream on Amazon, Apple Music and other digital music services. College Behind Bars is directed by Lynn Novick (The Vietnam War), executive produced by Ken Burns, produced by Sarah Botstein and tells the story of a small group of incarcerated men and women struggling to earn college degrees and turn their lives around in one of the most rigorous and effective prison education programs in the United States – the Bard Prison Initiative.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 14, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series Beecham House created by Gurinder Chadha & Shahrukh Husain and starring Tom Bateman, Lesley Nicol, Gregory Fitoussi, Adil Ray, Marc Warren, Pallavi Sharda, Dakota Blue Richards, Leo Suter and Bessie Carter. . The show’s original music is composed by Natalie Holt (Journey’s End, The Honourable Woman, Knightfall, Three Girls) and Craig Pruess (Bend It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which premiered last summer in the UK on ITV and is making its domestic debut as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Also visit the official show website for more details.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 17, is the Hulu original series Love, Victor created by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger based on the 2018 feature Love, Simon and starring Michael Cimino, Ana Ortiz, James Martinez, Isabella Ferreira, Rachel Naomi Hilson, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Anthony Turpel and Mason Gooding. Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Runaways, Looking for Alaska) and Lauren Culjak are composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Soundtrack Album for PBS’ ‘Asian Americans’ Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the PBS docu-series Asian Americans. The album features the show’s original music composed by Vivek Maddala (The Tom & Jerry Show, Kaboom, White Sun, Awake: The Life of Yogananda). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Asian Americans is produced by Renee Tajima-Peña (Who Killed Vincent Chin?, No Más Bebés), executive produced by Jeff Bieber, Dalton Delan, Stephen Gong, Donald Young, Sally Jo Fifer & Jean Tsien and examines what the 2010 U.S. Census identifies as the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States. The 5-parter is told through individual lives and personal histories and explores the impact of this group on the country’s past, present, and future.
‘Van Der Valk’ Soundtrack Album Released
All3Media has released a soundtrack album for the reboot of the classic detective series Van Der Valk. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season (consisting of three feature-length episodes) composed and conducted by Matthijs Kieboom (Wild, Bloody Marie). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Van Der Valk is written by Chris Murray and stars Marc Warren in the title role, alongside Maimie McCoy, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Darrell D’Silva and Emma Fielding. The drama revolves around a street-smart and unapologetic detective Piet Van Der Valk as he is investigating high profile cases and gritty murders that immerse him and his team in contemporary Amsterdam’s fast-paced worlds of art, politics, addiction, mysticism, and fashion.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 12, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British drama Belgravia created by Julian Fellowes and starring Tamsin Greig, Philip Glenister, Harriet Walter, Alice Eve, Tara Fitzgerald, Ella Purnell, Richard Goulding, James Fleet, Adam James, Paul Ritter and Saskia Reeves. The show’s original music is composed by John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, Grantchester, Shetland, Jamestown). Check out our previous news article and visit the official show website to learn more about the series, which premiered earlier this year in the UK on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is The Missing spin-off Baptiste created by Harry & Jack Williams and starring Tchéky Karyo, Tom Hollander, Jessica Raine, Clare Calbraith, Trystan Gravelle,, Anastasia Hille, Alec Secăreanu and Nicholas Woodeson. Dominik Scherrer (Ripper Street, Requiem, The City and the City, The Widow, Primeval) who also scored all episodes of The Missing is composing the show’s original music. Visit the official show website for more information about the drama, which premiered last fall in the UK on BBC and is making its domestic debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
‘The Trial of Ratko Mladić’ Soundtrack Released
Node Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Trial of Ratko Mladić. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Pale Horse, Mrs. Wilson, Lost Girls, This Beautiful Fantastic, The Imposter). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Trial of Ratko Mladić is directed by and chronicles the trial of Ratko Mladić accused of genocide and war crimes. The movie provided insights into Mladić’s motives, and the genocide he commanded his troops to carry out, as well as a look at the victims left behind, who remain haunted by what their families endured.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 5, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. is the World War II drama World on Fire written by Peter Bowker and starring Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Blake Harrison, Zofia Wichłacz, Brian J. Smith, Parker Sawyers, Tomasz Kot, Bruno Alexander, Patrick Kennedy, Johannes Zeiler and Eugénie Derouand. Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Empire, Any Human Heart, Lady Macbeth, The Miniaturist) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the selections of the drama’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information, which is premiering stateside on PBS.
Also premiering tonight is the British drama The Windermere Children directed by Michael Samuels and starring Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Tim McInnerny, Iain Glen, Tomasz Studzinski, Anna Maciejewska, Kuba Sprenger, Marek Wrobelewski and Kacper Swietek. Alex Baranowski (Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on BBC Two and is making its U.S. debut on PBS.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s & PBS Masterpiece’s ‘World on Fire’ Released
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama World on Fire . The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Empire, Any Human Heart, Lady Macbeth, The Miniaturist). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. World on Fire is written by Peter Bowker and stars Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Blake Harrison, Zofia Wichłacz, Brian J. Smith, Parker Sawyers, Tomasz Kot, Bruno Alexander, Patrick Kennedy, Johannes Zeiler and Eugénie Derouand. The World War II drama follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in five countries as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 12, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series The Outsider developed by Richard Price based on Stephen King’s novel and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, Jason Bateman, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson and Yul Vázquez. The show’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, The Gift, Enemy, Ozark). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.
Also premiering tonight in the U.S. is the ITV/PBS Masterpiece series Sanditon developed by Andrew Davies based on Jane Austen’s novel and starring Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer, Lily Sacofsky and Adrian Scarborough. Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Victoria, Collateral, Harry Brown) has composed the show’s original music. NW1 Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s & PBS’ ‘Sanditon’ to Be Released
NW1 Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV/PBS Masterpiece series Sanditon. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, Victoria, Collateral, Harry Brown). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 20 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Sanditon is developed by Andrew Davies based on Jane Austen’s novel of the same title and stars Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer, Lily Sacofsky and Adrian Scarborough. The period drama tells the story of the joyously impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood and her spiky relationship with the humorous, charming Sidney Parker.