Bryce Dessner (of The National) (Train Dreams, The Two Popes, Sing Sing, We Live in Time, Cyrano, The Accountant 2, Bardo, She Came to Me, Manhunt, A Good Person, Widow Cliquot) has recently composed the original music for the new Netflix limited series Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. The show is created by Ian Brennan (Glee, Hollywood) and stars Ella Beatty, Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall, Joey Pollari, Jessica Barden, Billie Lourd and Sarah Paulson. The fourth installment of the Monster anthology series (following 2022’s The Jeffrey Dahmer Story scored by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, 2024’s The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story scored by Thomas & Julia Newman and last year’s The Ed Gein Story scored by Mac Quayle) explores the case of Lizzie Borden who – trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household – kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.
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Morgan Kibby & David Klotz Scoring FX’s ‘The Shards’
Morgan Kibby (Grotesquerie, Mothering Sunday, Queens, Finding Emily, Wilderness, The Power) & David Klotz (American Sports Story, The Prom) are scoring the upcoming the upcoming FX original series The Shards. The show is developed by Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story) & Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction) based on Ellis’ bestselling novel of the same name and stars Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Homer Gere, Graham Campbell, Hayes Warner, Evan Rachel Wood, Wes Bentley and Jordan Roth. The drama is set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles and follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate identity, sex, obsession, jealousy, and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence.
‘All’s Fair’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series All’s Fair. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Morgan Kibby (Grotesquerie, Mothering Sunday, Queens, Wilderness, The Power, Girls of the Sun, Tales of the Walking Dead, Grand Army) & David Klotz (The Watcher, American Sports Story, The Prom). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track below. All’s Fair is created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz & Joe Baken and stars Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson, Matthew Noszka and Glenn Close. The legal drama follows a team of female divorce attorneys who leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice.
Mac Quayle Scoring FX’s ‘The Beauty’
Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Leave the World Behind, Gaslit, The Great Lillian Hall) is scoring the upcoming FX original series The Beauty. The show is created and written by Ryan Murphy (Glee, Nip/Tuck) & Matthew Hodgson and stars Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Ashton Kutcher and Rebecca Hall. The drama is based on the comic book series written by Jeremy Haun & Jason A. Hurley and follows two FBI agents who are sent to Paris to uncover the truth behind the mysterious deaths of a group of international supermodels.
Morgan Kibby & David Klotz Scoring Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’
Morgan Kibby (Grotesquerie, Mothering Sunday, The Power, Girls of the Sun, Queens, Wilderness, Tales of the Walking Dead, Grand Army ) & David Klotz (American Sports Story, The Prom) have teamed up to score the upcoming Hulu original series All’s Fair. The show is created by Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story), Jon Robin Baitz (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Stonewall) & Joe Baken (Doctor Odyssey) and stars Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sarah Paulson, Teyana Taylor, Matthew Noszka and Glenn Close. The drama follows a team of female divorce attorneys who leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice.
Morgan Kibby & David Klotz Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Watcher’
Morgan Kibby (aka White Sea) (Mothering Sunday, Girls of the Sun, Tales of the Walking Dead, Grand Army) & David Klotz (The Prom) have teamed up to score the new Netflix limited series The Watcher. The show is created by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, American Crime Story) & Ian Brennan (Glee, The Politician) and stars Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Coolidge, Mia Farrow, Noma Dumezweni, Margo Martindale, Joe Mantello, Richard Kind, and Terry Kinney. The 7-part drama is based on the true story of the infamous “Watcher” house in New Jersey and follows a family who moves into their suburban dream home, only to discover they’ve inherited a nightmare.
‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ Soundtrack Album Details
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix limited series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The album features selections of the show original music composed and performed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water, The Road, The Proposal). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 21 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is created by Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan and stars Evan Peters, Niecy Nash, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald and Michael Learned.
Nathan Barr Scoring Netflix’s ‘Halston’
Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, Cabin Fever) is the composer of the new Netflix limited series Halston. The show is created by Sharr White (Generation) and stars Ewan McGregor, Bill Pullman, Rebecca Dayan, David Pittu, Krysta Rodriguez, Rory Culkin, Vera Farmiga, Sullivan Jones, Gian Franco Rodriguez, Kelly Bishop, Dilone, James Waterston, Jason Kravits and Mary Beth Peil. The 5-part drama follows the titular legendary fashion designer as he leverages his single, invented name into a worldwide fashion empire that’s synonymous with luxury, sex, status and fame, defining the era he lives in, 1970’s and ‘80’s New York, before his life starts to spin out of control.
‘The Prom’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original film The Prom have been revealed. The album features all the songs from the movie written by Matthew Sklar (with lyrics by Chad Beguelin) and performed by cast members including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Kerry Washington, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Chamberlin, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley and Sofia Deler. A first track (Tonight Belongs to You) was released last month and the original song Wear Your Crown written by Sklar, Beguelin, Adam Anders & Peer Astrom and performed by Streep, DeBose, Pellman, Washington & Kidman will be coming out tomorrow. The full soundtrack will be released digitally on December 4 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order here. A CD version is set to come out on December 18 (visit Amazon to order) and vinyl edition will be released in early 2021 (click here to order).
First Song (‘Tonight Belongs to You’) from Netflix’s ‘The Prom’ Soundtrack Released
Sony Masterworks has released the first track from the soundtrack for the Netflix original film The Prom. Tonight Belongs to You (originally written for the stage musical by Matthew Sklar with lyrics by Chad Beguelin) is performed by James Corden, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kerry Washington, Logan Riley & Sofia Deler & other cast members, produced by Adam Anders & Peer Astrom and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be announced soon. The Prom is directed by Ryan Murphy and also stars Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana Debose, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Chamberlin, Tracey Ullman, Nico Greetham and Nathaniel J. Potvin.