Tag: PBS

Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 2, 2022)

Premiering in the U.S. today is the new television adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days developed by Ashley Pharoah & Caleb Ranson and starring David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma and Leonie Benesch. The show’s original score is composed by Christian Lundberg (Snatch, Earth at Night in Color, Eleven Eleven). Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King) has contributed the main title theme. The adventure drama, which follows Phileas Fogg as he sets out on a quest to travel around the world, premiered in the UK last week on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.

Premiering tomorrow, January 3, is the Fox drama The Cleaning Lady developed by Miranda Kwok based on the Argentine series La Chica Que Limpia and starring Élodie Yung, Adan Canto, Oliver Hudson, Martha Millan, Faith Bryant, Sebastien & Valentino LaSalle and Sean Le. Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, The Accountant, Judas and the Black Messiah) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on Fox and will also be available to stream on Hulu.

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‘Miss Scarlet & The Duke’ Soundtrack Album Released

Avant Music Portal has released a soundtrack album for the British/Irish series Miss Scarlet & The Duke. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Tómas Daniels. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Miss Scarlet & The Duke is created by Rachael New and stars Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin, Andrew Gower, Ansu Kabia and Kevin Doyle. The period crime drama directed by Declan O’Dwyer centers on the first-ever female detective in Victorian London who joins forces with a Scotland Yard Inspector to solve crime mysteries.

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‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released

Silva Screen Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Channel 5/PBS Masterpiece series All Creatures Great and Small. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Alexandra Harwood (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Escape, Growing Up Wild). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A CD version is set to come out on February 4, 2022 and is available for pre-order here. All3Media & Playground Television have previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year.

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Ben Onono Scoring BBC’s ‘Ridley Road’

Ben Onono (Half of a Yellow Sun, Spell, Safe, Paranoid, Trust Me) has composed the original score for the new BBC series Ridley Road. The show is written by Sarah Solemani based on the novel of the same title by Jo Bloom and stars Agnes O’Casey, Tom Varey, Rory Kinnear, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Eddie Marsan, Samantha Spiro and Rita Tushingham. The 4-part thriller is set against the backdrop of a swinging sixties London and tells the story of a young Jewish woman who –  after falling in love with a member of the ‘62 Group – infiltrates the NSM, a neo-Nazi movement which is becoming increasingly prominent in the city.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 19, 2021)

Premiering tonight is the PBS documentary Muhammad Ali directed and executive produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon about the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere. The film’s original music is composed by songwriter and hip hop record producer Jahlil Beats. A soundtrack album featuring the artist’s music has been released today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air over the next four days on PBS.

Premiering tomorrow, September 20 is the Fox comedy drama The Big Leap created by Liz Heldens and starring Scott Foley, Simone Recasner, Piper Perabo, Jon Rudnitsky, Ser’Darius Blain, Raymond Cham, Jr., Kevin Daniels, Mallory Jansen, Anna Grace Barlow and Teri Polo. Joe Wong (The Midnight Gospel, Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Russian Doll) is composing the show’s original score. A first song from the series (Just Like Heaven produced by Wong and performed by Eryn Allen Kane) was released this past week. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the dramedy, which will air Monday nights on Fox.

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Soundtrack Album for PBS’ ‘Muhammad Ali’ Documentary Released

Jahlil Beats has released a soundtrack album for the PBS documentary Muhammad Ali. The album features the hip hop record producer/songwriter’s original music from the film. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Muhammad Ali is directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon and follows the life of one of the most consequential men of the 20th century, a 3-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated billions of fans with his combination of speed, agility and power in the ring, and his charm, wit and outspokenness outside of it. The 4-part documentary features interviews with Ali’s daughters Hana Ali and Rasheda Ali, his second and third wifes Khalilah Ali & Veronica Porche, his brother and confidant Rahaman Ali, among others.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 5, 2021)

Premiering in the U.S. today is the British series Guilt created by Neil Forsyth and starring Mark Bonnar, Jamie Sives, Ruth Bradley, Emun Elliott, Sian Brooke, Moyo Akandé, Ellie Haddington and Bill Paterson. The show’s original music is composed by Arthur Sharpe (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts). The thriller, which follows two brothers who are hiding their guilt after running into an elderly pedestrian during an inebriated drive home from a wedding, premiered in the UK in 2019 on BBC Two and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.

Premiering on Tuesday, September 7, is the FX limited series American Crime Story: Impeachment developed by Sarah Burgess and starring Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Margo Martindale, Annaleigh Ashford, Clive Owen, Judith Light, Billy Eichner and Edie Falco. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Politician, Scream Queens) who previously scored the first two American Crime Story installments (The People v. O.J. Simpson & The Assassination of Gianni Versace) is composing the show’s original music. The new season, which examines the national crisis that led to the first impeachment of a U.S. President in over a century, will premiere on FX and will also be available to stream on FX on Hulu.

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Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Baptiste’ Released

Dubois Records has released the first soundtrack album for the BBC series Baptiste. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Serpent, Primeval, The Widow, Ripper Street, Requiem). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Baptiste is created by Harry & Jack Williams and stars Tchéky Karyo, Anastasia Hille, Tom Hollander, Jessica Raine, Fiona Shaw, Miklós Béres, Stuart Campbell, Conrad Khan, Dorka Gryllus, Adrian Rawlins, Clare Calbraith and Trystan Gravelle. The Two Brothers Pictures production revolves around retired detective Julien Baptiste who keeps getting pulled back into criminal investigations.

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Soundtrack Album for BritBox’s & ITV’s ‘Professor T’ to Be Released

Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BritBox/ITV drama Professor T. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Hannes De Maeyer (Gangsta, The Racer, Torpedo, Rafaël, Black). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 20, 2021 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Professor T is developed by Matt Baker & Malin-Sarah Gozin based on the Belgian series of the same title created by Paul Piedfort and stars Ben Miller, Emma Naomi, Barney White, Andy Gathergood, Sarah Woodward, Juliet Aubrey and Frances de la Tour. The 6-part drama follows a genius Cambridge University criminologist who is obsessed with cleanliness, structure and order as he advises the police.

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Soundtrack Album for National Theatre’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ to Be Released

National Theatre will release a soundtrack album for the organization’s film production of Romeo & Juliet. The album features the drama’s original music composed by Michael Bruce. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 6 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Romeo & Juliet is directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Simon Godwin, adapted for television by Emily Burns and stars Jessie Buckley, Josh O’Connor, Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati and Deborah Findlay. The filmed version of William Shakespeare’s classic play about two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate was shot last year over the course of three weeks at National’s Lyttelton theater.

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