Rael Jones (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Suite Francaise, Harlots, My Cousin Rachel, Kids in Love, The Salisbury Poisonings) has composed the original music for the new action comedy Role Play. The film is directed by Thomas Vincent (Reacher) and stars Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Connie Nielsen and Bill Nighy. The movie revolves around a mother of two kids living the suburbs of New Jersey who leads has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 1, 2023)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the French-Canadian limited series The Night Logan Woke Up written and directed by Xavier Nolan and starring Julie Le Breton, Anne Dorval, Jasmine Lemée, Patrick Hivon and Pier-Gabriel Lajoie. The show’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Dune, Gladiator) and David Fleming (The Last of Us, Hillbilly Elegy). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 5-part thriller, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also making its U.S. debut today is the Italian/French TV series Django created by Leonardo Fasoli & Maddalena Ravagli and starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Nicholas Pinnock, Lisa Vicari and Noomi Rapace. Mokadelic (Gomorrah, Romulus, The Immortal) have composed the show’s original music. Radiocattleya has released a soundtrack featuring the psychedelic post-rock collective’s score earlier this year when the series premiered overseas on Sky. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the 10-part western, which will also be available to stream on Netflix.
‘The Sixth Commandment’ Soundtrack Album Released
Banijay Music has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama The Sixth Commandment. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Rael Jones (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Harlots, Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, The Salisbury Poisonings, Kids in Love). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Apple Music/iTunes and most other major digital music services. The Sixth Commandment is written by Sarah Phelps and stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Annabel Scholey, Éanna Hardwicke, Ben Bailey Smith, Conor MacNeill, Sheila Hancock, Adrian Rawlins and Amanda Root. The 4-part true crime series directed by Saul Dibb explores the deaths of Peter Farquhar & Ann Moore-Martin in the village of Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire.
Rael Jones Scoring BBC’s ‘The Sixth Commandment’
Rael Jones (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Harlots, My Cousin Rachel, Kids in Love) is the composer of the new BBC drama The Sixth Commandment. The show is written by Sarah Phelps (A Very British Scandal, Dublin Murders) and stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Éanna Hardwicke, Annabel Scholey, Ben Bailey Smith, Sheila Hancock, Conor MacNeill, Adrian Rawlins and Amanda Root. The true crime drama explores the deaths of Peter Farquhar & Ann Moore-Martin in the village of Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, and the events that unfolded over the following years.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the mystery drama Where the Crawdads Sing directed by Olivia Newman and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson and David Strathairn. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Capote, Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine, The Good Dinosaur, Onward). Mercury Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Carolina written and performed by Taylor Swift today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated comedy Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier & Chris Bailey and starring Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Mel Brooks, Michelle Yeoh and Samuel L. Jackson. Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, The Walking Dead) has composed the film’s original score. Sparks and Shadows has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs written by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the period comedy drama Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rael Jones (Harlots, Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, Ten Percent, The Salisbury Poisonings, Kids in Love). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is co-written and directed by Anthony Fabian and stars Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Lambert Wilson, Anna Chancellor, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo and Rose Williams. The movie tells the story of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris.
‘Ten Percent’ Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy series Ten Percent. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Rael Jones (Harlots, Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, The Salisbury Poisonings, Kids in Love). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Ten Percent is developed by John Morton based on the French hit series Call My Agent! and stars Prasanna Puwanarajah, Maggie Steed, Jack Davenport and Lydia Leonard. The comedy follows a group of agents at Britain’s top a talent agency who will do anything to keep their famous clients happy – all while juggling their own personal and love lives.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 24, 2022)
Premiering today is the Starz limited series Gaslit created by Robbie Pickering based on the first season of the Slow Burn podcast and starring Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Shea Whigham, Betty Gilpin and Darby Camp. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, The Politician, Ratched). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Starz.
Also premiering today is the Showtime original series The Man Who Fell to Earth developed by Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet based on the Walter Tevis novel and the 1976 film of the same name and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Jimmy Simpson, Rob Delaney, Sonya Cassidy, Joana Ribeiro, Clarke Peters, Annelle Olaleye, Kate Mulgrew and Bill Nighy. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, The Night Of, Lucy in the Sky, The Umbrella Academy) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the sci-fi drama, which will air Sundays on Showtime.
Rael Jones Scoring ‘Call My Agent!’ UK Remake
Rael Jones (Harlots, Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, The Salisbury Poisonings, Kids in Love) is scoring the upcoming British adaptation of the French hit series Call My Agent. John Morton (Twenty Twelve) has written and directed the first two episodes of the show, which stars Jack Davenport, Chelsey Crisp, Lydia Leonard, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Steed, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Hiftu Quasem, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Harry Trevaldwyn, Rebecca Humphries, Tim McInnerny, Natasha Little, Edward Bluemel and Eleonore Arnaud. The comedy, which is set at a London talent agency where agents scramble to keep their business afloat after the sudden death of their founder, will also feature guest appearances by Kelly Macdonald, Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Dominic West, Phoebe Dynevor, Jessica Oyelowo, David Oyelowo, among others.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 6, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the historical drama series Domina created by Simon Burke and starring Kasia Smutniak, Liam Cunningham, Colette Tchantcho, Claire Forlani, Christine Bottomley, Nadia Parkes, Ben Batt, Matthew McNulty and Isabella Rossellini. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Halcyon, The Spanish Princess, Home Fires). Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The series is making its U.S. debut on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series Little Birds created by Sophia Al-Maria based on short stories by Anais Nin and starring Juno Temple, Yumna Marwan, Hugh Skinner, Raphael Acloque, Nina Sosanya, Jean-Marc Barr, Amy Landecker and Matt Lauri. Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Pale Horse, Lost Girls, Calibre, Untouchable, This Beautiful Fantastic) has composed the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz.