Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Mulan, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) have teamed up to score the upcoming HBO original series The Gilded Age. The show is created by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) and stars Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Taissa Farmiga, Louisa Jacobson, Blake Ritson, Harry Richardson, Simon Jones, Thomas Cocquerel, Jack Gilpin, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. The 9-part drama is set in the late 19th Century and revolves around a young woman moving from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her thoroughly old money aunts and inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her rich neighbors.
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Rupert Gregson-Williams to Return for James Wan’s ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown, Over the Hedge, The Legend of Tarzan, Smallfoot) has confirmed on the latest episode of Score: The Podcast that he will be returning to score the upcoming superhero sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The film is directed by James Wan (The Conjuring, Furious 7, Insidious) and will star Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Dolph Lundgren and Temuera Morrison. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2, Orphan, Wrath of the Titans) wrote the screenplay.
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring HBO Max’s ‘The Prince’
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown, The Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge, Smallfoot) is the composer of the new HBO Max original series The Prince. The show is created by Gary Janetti (Will & Grace) who also stars as the fictionalized Prince George, alongside Orlando Bloom as Prince Harry, Alan Cumming as George’s butler Owen, Lucy Punch as Kate Middleton, Frances de la Tour as Queen Elizabeth, Condola Rashad at Meghan Markle, Dan Stevens as Prince Charles, Iwan Rheon as Prince William and Sophie Turner as Princess Charlotte. The animated comedy centers on the imagined inner workings of the royal family through the eyes of the youngest heir to the throne.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 13, 2021)
Premiering today is the Starz original series Blindspotting created by Rafael Casal & Daveed Digg based on the 2018 movie of the same title and starring Jasmine Cephas Jones, Casal himself, Benjamin Turner, Jaylen Barron, Candace Nicholas-Lippman, Atticus Woodward and Helen Hunt. The show’s original score is composed by Michael Yezerski (The Tax Collector, Mr. Inbetween, The Devil’s Candy, Deputy, Feel the Beat, The Vigil) and jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Check out our previous news article to learn more about, which will air every Sunday on Starz.
Premiering on Friday, June 18, is the Apple TV+ original series Physical created byAnnie Weisman and starring Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel, Della Saba, Dierdre Friel, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks and Ashley Liao. Isabella Summers (of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, Panic) is composing the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released by Lakeshore Records. The full details will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+
‘Fatherhood’ Soundtrack Album Details
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama Fatherhood. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan, The Crown, Over the Hedge, Smallfoot). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, June 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Stitches) is already being released today and can be checked out after the jump. Fatherhood is co-written and directed by Paul Weitz and stars Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise, Frankie Faison, Paul Reiser, Anthony Carrigan and Melody Hurd. The Columbia Pictures production is inspired by a true story and revolves around a widowed new dad who copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own.
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Netflix’s ‘Behind Her Eyes’
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Behind Her Eyes. The show is developed by Steve Lightfoot (The Punisher, Hannibal) based on the best-selling novel by Sarah Pinboroug and stars Simona Brown, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman and Robert Aramayo. The psychological thriller follows a single mother as she enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score Netflix’s ‘Back to the Outback’
Netflix has announced today that Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Legend of Tarzan, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown) will compose the original score for the upcoming animated film Back to the Outback. The movie marks the directorial debuts of editor Clare Knight (Kung Fu Panda trilogy, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part) & writer Harry Cripps (Penguin Bloom, The Magic Pudding) and features the voice talent of Isla Fisher, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, Rachel House, Celeste Barber, Aislinn Derbez, Diesel Cash La Torraca, Wayne Knight, Lachlan Ross Power and Jacki Weaver, as well as Tim Minchin who is also contributing original songs. The animated feature follows a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures as they plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 4, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series The Walking Dead: World Beyond created by Scott M. Gimple & Matt Negrete and starring Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Annet Mahendru, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Nico Tortorella and Julia Ormond. The show’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (Doctor Sleep, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Detachment, Life of Crime, Oculus). Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about The Walking Dead spin-off, which will air every Sunday night on AMC.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Cobra created by Ben Richards and stars Robert Carlyle, Victoria Hamilton, Richard Dormer, David Haig, Marsha Thomason and Lucy Cohu. Rob Lane (Merlin, A Discovery of Witches, John Adams, The Damned United, Atlantis) is composing the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the drama’s first season. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on Sky One, is making its U.S. debut on PBS and has already been renewed for a second season.
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Steven Brill’s ‘Hubie Halloween’
Rupert Gregson-Williams has composed the original score for the new Netflix original movie Hubie Halloween. The film is directed by Steven Brill (Mr. Deeds, Drillbit Taylor) and stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph, Rob Schneider, June Squibb, Kenan Thompson, Tim Meadows, Michael Chiklis, Karan Brar, George Wallace, Paris Berelc and Noah Schnapp. The comedy follows a good-natured but eccentric community volunteer devoted to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts who – when people start disappearing – has to convince the police and townsfolk thatmonsters are real and only he can stop them.
Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Paul Weitz’s ‘Fatherhood’
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Crown, The Legend of Tarzan) has recently been scoring the upcoming comedy drama Fatherhood. The film is directed by Paul Weitz (American Pie, About a Boy) and stars Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Lil Rel Howery, Anthony Carrigan, Deborah Ayorinde, Melody Hurd, Paul Reiser and DeWanda Wise. The movie is based on Matthew Logelin’s memoir Two Kisses for Maddy and centers on a dad who is forced to raise a child on his own and finds himself wholly unprepared for the challenge. Weitz also co-wrote the screenplay with Dana Stevens (City of Angels, For Love of the Game).