Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, The Bay, Anne, The Halcyon, The Long Call, Home Fires) is the composer of the new ITV drama Maryland. The show is created by Suranne Jones & Anne-Marie O’Connor and stars Jones herself, Eve Best, Stockard Channing, George Costigan, Dean Lennox Kelly, Hugh Quarshie and Andrew Knott. The 3-part series revolves around two sisters who have grown apart over the years, but through tragic events learn to love and respect one another all over again.
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Samuel Sim Scoring BBC’s ‘Better’
Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, The Long Call, Anne, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the original music for the new BBC series Better. The show is created by Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent (Humans, MI-5) and stars Leila Farzad, Andrew Buchan, Samuel Edward-Cook, Zak Ford-Williams, Olivia Nakintu, Anton Lesser, Lucy Black and Ceallach Spellmam. The 5-part thriller followss a corrupt police detective who undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right 20 years of wrongdoing.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 21, 2022)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series House of the Dragon created by George R.R. Martin & Ryan Condal and starring Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best and Rhys Ifans. The show’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld, Eternals, Pacific Rim, Uncharted). WaterTower Music has released a first track from the composer’s score this past Thursday. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the fantasy drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, August 22, is the British miniseries Anne written by Kevin Sampson and starring Maxine Peake, Stephen Walters, Lily Shepherd, Steve Williams, Bobby Schofield and Clare Calbraith. Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Domina, The Spanish Princess, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 4-part drama, which premiered in the UK earlier this on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 17, 2022)
Premiering on Thursday, July 21, is the HBO Max original series Rap Sh!t created by Issa Rae and starring Aida Osman, Jonica Booth, KaMillion, Devon Terrell and RJ Cyler. The show’s original music is composed by Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) (Queen & Slim, Passing, We Are Who We Are, Mainstream, Palo Alto, In Treatment). Check out our previous news article for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Thursday is the British mini-series Showtrial created by Ben Richards and starring Tracy Ifeachor, Celine Buckens, Sharon D. Clarke, Sinead Keenan, Lolita Chakrabarti and Kerr Logan. Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, Domina, The Halcyon) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the drama premiered in the UK on BBC One. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. The 5-parter is making its U.S. debut on Sundance Now.
Samuel Sim Scoring ITV’s ‘Anne’
Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, Domina, The Long Call, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the original score for the new ITV series Anne. The show is written by Kevin Sampson and stars Maxine Peake, Stephen Walters, Steve Williams, Lily Shepherd, Bobby Schofield and Clare Calbraith. The 4-part drama directed by Bruce Goodison tells the true story of Anne Williams who dedicated her life to campaigning for justice following the death of her son who was tragically killed at the FA Cup semi-final in 1989 between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Showtrial’ Released
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama Showtrial. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, The Halcyon, Domina, Home Fires, The Long Call). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out audio samples. Showtrial is created by Ben Richards and stars Tracy Ifeachor, Celine Buckens, Sinead Keenan, Sharon D. Clarke, Lolita Chakrabarti and Kerr Logan. The 5-part series centers on the case of an arrogant daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur who is arrested following the disappearance of a fellow student, the hard-working daughter of a single mother.
Samuel Sim Scoring ITV’s ‘The Long Call’
Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, Domina, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the original music of the new ITV series The Long Call. The show is written and adapted by Kelly Jones inspired by the best-selling novel of the same title by Ann Cleeves (Vera, Shetland) and stars Ben Aldridge, Juliet Stevenson, Martin Shaw, Anita Dobson, Neil Morrissey, Dylan Edwards, Pearl Mackie, Sarah Gordy, Amit Shah and Alan Williams. The 4-part crime drama revolves around Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, who has returned to live in a small community in North Devon with his husband, a place he walked away from 20 years ago, after being rejected by his family.
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.
Soundtrack Album for Sky Atlantic/EPIX Series ‘Domina’ Released
Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the Sky Atlantic original series Domina. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, The Halcyon, Home Fires). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music outlets. Domina is created by Simon Burke and stars Kasia Smutniak, Liam Cunningham, Colette Tchantcho, Claire Forlani, Nadia Parkes, Christine Bottomley, Ben Batt, Matthew McNulty and Isabella Rossellini. The historical drama follows the life and rise of Livia Drusilla from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress.
Samuel Sim Scoring Sky Atlantic’s ‘Domina’
Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess The Halcyon, Home Fires) is the composer of the new Sky Atlantic original series Domina. The show is created by Simon Burke (The Exception) and stars Kasia Smutniak, Liam Cunningham, Colette Tchantcho, Nadia Parkes, Claire Forlani, Christine Bottomley, Matthew McNulty, Ben Batt and Isabella Rossellini. The 8-part historical drama follows the life and rise of Livia Drusilla from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress.