Lionsgate Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime anthology series The First Lady. The album features the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disturbia, The Pacific, Into the West, Christopher Robin). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Sunday, May 15 and will be available to stream/download here. The First Lady is created by Aaron Cooley and stars Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, Regina Taylor, Dakota Fanning, Lily Rabe and Jayme Lawson.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 1, 2022)
Premiering today is the Showtime original series I Love That for You created by Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler and starring Bayer herself, Molly Shannon, Jenifer Lewis, Paul James, Matt Rogers, Ayden Mayeri and Punam Patel. The show’s original music is composed by Anna Waronker (Yellowjackets, Shrill, Call Me Kat, Santa, Inc., The Republic of Sarah, Harriet the Spy). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which will air every Sunday on Showtime.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Ridley Road written by Sarah Solemani based on Jo Bloom’s novel of the same title and starring Agnes O’Casey, Tom Varey, Rory Kinnear, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Tamzin Outhwaite, Eddie Marsan, Samantha Spiro and Rita Tushingham. Ben Onono (Half of a Yellow Sun, Spell, Safe, Paranoid, Trust Me) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which premiered in the UK last fall on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Anna Waronker Scoring Showtime’s ‘I Love That for You’
Anna Waronker (Yellowjackets, Shrill, Santa, Inc., Harriet the Spy, The Republic of Sarah) is scoring the new Showtime original series I Love That for You. The show is created by Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler and stars Bayer herself, Molly Shannon, Jenifer Lewis, Paul James, Ayden Mayeri, Matt Rogers and Punam Patel. The comedy is inspired by Bayer’s own story of overcoming childhood leukemia and centers on a woman who dreams of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel.
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.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 17, 2022)
Premiering today is the Showtime original series The First Lady created by Aaron Cooley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, Dakota Fanning, Regina Taylor, Lily Rabe and Jayme Lawson. The show’s original music is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Into the West, Disturbia, The Intruder, Christopher Robin). The drama, which will air every Sunday on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday is the Apple TV+ docuseries They Call Me Magic directed by Rick Famuyiwa about the life and career of NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Perry Mason, 25th Hour, Red Tails, Harriet, Da 5 Bloods, Swagger, One Night in Miami…) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-part event series , which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Details for ‘Yellowjackets’ Soundtrack Album Revealed
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Yellowjackets have been revealed. The album, entitled Blood Hive, features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Craig Wedren (The School of Rock, We Hot American Summer, Role Models, GLOW, Fresh Off the Boat) & Anna Waronker (Shrill, Call Me Kat, Santa Inc.). Also included is an extended version of the show’s main title theme song No Return. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 15 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.
Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’ to Be Released
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Brendan Angelides (aka ESKMO) (Billions, 13 Reasons Why, The Cleanse, Naked Singularity) The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 8 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber is created by Brian Koppelman & David Levien based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book of the same name and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Uma Thurman, Elisabeth Shue, Jon Bass, Kerry Bishé, Bridget Gao Hollitt and Babak Tafti. The drama depicts the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.
Soundtrack Album for Showtime Documentary ‘Sheryl’ Announced
UMe/Big Machine Records have announced a soundtrack album for the Showtime original documentary Sheryl. The album features Sheryl Crow’s biggest hits, including If It Makes You Happy, All I Wanna Do, Soak Up the Sun, My Favorite Mistake, as well as deep tracks and three newly recorded songs. Sheryl: Music from the Feature Documentary will be released digitally and physically on May 6, 2022. Click here to order the digital version and visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD version. Sheryl is directed by Amy Scott and follows the musically gifted superstar as she navigates an iconic yet arduous musical career battling sexism, ageism, depression, cancer, and the price of fame, before harnessing the power of her gift.
‘After Yang’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi drama After Yang. The album features the film’s original score composed by Aska Matsumiya (Bruised, Skate Kitchen, Betty, I’m Your Woman, Selah and the Spades, 37 Seconds), as well as an original theme written by Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Little Buddha). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 4 and will be available to stream/download here. After Yang is written and directed by Kogonada and stars Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Sarita Choudhury, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Clifton Collins Jr. and Haley Lu Richardson. The movie is based on Alexander Weinstein’s short story Saying Goodbye to Yang and tells the story of a father and daughter as they try to save the life of their robotic family member.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 27, 2022)
Premiering today is the first installment of the Showtime anthology series Super Pumped, entitled The Battle for Uber, based on the book of the same title by Mike Isaac and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Uma Thurman, Elisabeth Shue, Jon Bass, Kerry Bishé, Bridget Gao Hollitt and Babak Tafti. The show’s original music is composed by Brendan Angelides (aka ESKMO) (13 Reasons Why, Billions, Naked Singularity, The Master Cleanse). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Showtime.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 2, is the Netflix original film Against the Ice directed by Peter Flinth and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed, Charles Dance, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Sam Redford, Diarmaid Murtagh, Edward Speleers, Frankie Wilson and Nick Jameson. Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Art of Racing in the Rain) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.