Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC America original series The Watch. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Russ Davies (The War of the Worlds). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Watch is developed by Simon Allen based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels and stars Sam Adewunmi, Richard Dormer, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Marama Corlett and Lara Rossi. The fantasy comedy thriller centers on a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 3, 2021)
Premiering tonight is the BBC America original series The Watch developed by Simon Allen based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels and starring Richard Dormer, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi and Sam Adewunmi. The show’s original songs and score are composed by Russ Davies (The War of the Worlds). Check out our previous news article and visit the official show website for more information about the fantasy comedy drama, which will air every Sunday on BBC America.
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British television movie Elizabeth Is Missing directed by Aisling Walsh, written by Andrea Gibb based on Emma Healey’s novel and starring Glenda Jackson, Helen Behan, Sophie Rundle, Liv Hill, Nell Williams, Mark Stanley, Maggie Steed and Sam Hazeldine. Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, Requiem, Marple, Ripper Street, Primeval) has composed the film’s original music. The drama, which revolves aroun a woman affected by dementia who struggles to solve the disappearance of her friend, premiered in the UK in late 2019 on BBC One and is making its domestic debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Russ Davies to Score BBC America’s ‘The Watch’
Russ Davies is set to score the upcoming BBC America original series The Watch. The show is developed by Simon Allen (The Musketeers) based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels and stars Richard Dormer, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi and Sam Adewunmi. The drama revolves around a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The War of the Worlds’ Released
Modus Recordings/RD Arts and Mammoth Screen have released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The War of the Worlds. The album features selections of the original music from the 3-parter composed by Russ Davies. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The War of the Worlds is directed by Craig Viveiros, written by Peter Harness and stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Rupert Graves, Nicholas Le Prevost, Harry Melling, Jonathan Aris and Robert Carlyle. The sci-fi drama is based on H.G. Wells’ novel of the same title and follows a couple as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion.