Tag: Showtime

Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 12, 2021)

September 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Scenes from a Marriage written and directed by Hagai Levi and starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac. The show’s original music is composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Undoing, Radioactive, The Family, Nine Lives, Loveless, Gagarine, Wizard of Lies) a. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 5-part drama, which is premiering today on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Also premiering today is the Showtime original series American Rust created by Dan Futterman based on the novel of the same title by Philipp Meyer and starring Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, Bill Camp, Alex Neustaedter, David Alvarez, Julia Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino and Rob Yang. Marty Beller (In Treatment, Korengal, Gracepoint, Another Gay Movie, Gypsy 83) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on Showtime.

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Marty Beller Scoring Showtime’s ‘American Rust’

September 7, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: American Rust, Dan Futterman, Marty Beller, Showtime

Marty Beller (Korengal, Another Gay Movie, Gypsy 83) is the composer of the new Showtime original series American Rust. The show is created by Dan Futterman (Foxcatcher, Capote) based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel of the same title and stars Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter, Julia Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino and Rob Yang. The drama tells the story of the chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town who must decide what lengths he is willing to take to protect the son of the woman he loves when news of a murder rips through the town.

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‘Back to Life’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details

August 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Back to Life, BBC, Joe Wilson, score, Showtime, Solomon Grey, Soundtrack

eOne Music UK & First Artist Recordings will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC drama Back to Life. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Joe Wilson of Solomon Grey (The Last Post, The Casual Vacancy). Also included are songs by Ben Cocks, Mary Margaret O’Hara Imogen Rose & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 17 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first soundtrack album featuring Solomon Grey’s music from Season 1 was released back in 2019. Back to Life is created by Laura Solon & Daisy Haggard and stars Haggard herself, Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Adeel Akhtar, Jamie Michie, Christine Bottomley and Jo Martin.

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Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ to Be Released

August 26, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Allyson Newman, Heather McIntosh, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, The L Word: Generation Q

Milan Records will release the first soundtrack album for the Showtime original series The L Word: Generation Q. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah, The Art of Self-Defense, The Quarry, 6 Balloons) & Allyson Newman (Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, Kusama: Infinity, This Thing with Sarah). Also included are tracks by Mr. Sister and Elegance String Quartet. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 27 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. The L Word: Generation Q is created by Ilene Chaiken, Kathy Greenberg & Michele Abbott, developed by showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan and stars Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig, Leisha Hailey, Arienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni, Rosanny Zayas, Jordan Hull and Sepideh Moafi.

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Ian Hultquist Scoring Showtime’s ‘UFO’

August 8, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Glen Zipper, Ian Hultquist, Showtime, UFO

Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, Good Girls, Animals, Die in a Gunfight, A-X-L, Yes, God, Yes) has composed the original score for the new Showtime docu-series UFO. The show is directed by Mark Monroe (The Dissident, Morning Light) & Paul Crowder (The Last Play at Shea) and explores our fascination with unidentified flying objects, and what clandestine influence the American government, lucrative private companies and the military may have in shielding the truth behind extraterrestrial phenomena to further their own agendas.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 18, 2021)

July 18, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering today is the new Starz original series Power Book III: Raising Kanan created by Sascha Penn and starring Patina Miller, London Brown, Malcolm M. Mays, Joey Bada$$, Shanley Caswell, Mekai Curtis, Toby Sandeman, Omar Epps, Lovie Simone and Hailey Kilgore. The show’s original score is composed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge (Luke Cage, The Equalizer, Run This Town, Boogie). G-Unit Records has released the project’s theme song Part of the Game performed by 50 Cent feat. NLE Choppa & Rileyy Lanez earlier this year. Check out our previous article to learn more about the show, which will air every Sunday on Starz.

Premiering in the U.S. today is the Australian comedy The End created by Samantha Strauss and starring Frances O’Connor, Harriet Walter, Noni Hazlehurst, Robyn Nevin, John Waters and Luke Arnold. Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom, The Rover, Mystery Road, 99 Homes, Fahrenheit 451, Jasper Jones) has composed the show’s original music. The series, which follows three generations of a family live with separate but intersecting obsessions, premiered last year in Australia on Showcase and is making its U.S. debut on Showtime. Visit the official show website for more information.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 6, 2021)

June 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Anne Nikitin, Dean Kiner, Disney Plus, Domina, Epix, Kevin Kiner, Little Birds, Loki, Natalie Holt, Netflix, Rael Jones, Samuel Sim, Sean Kiner, Showtime, Skater Girl, Starz, The Kings, Trese

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.

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Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘The Kings’ Released

June 6, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Rael Jones, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, The Kings

Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album for the Showtime docu-series The Kings. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Rael Jones (Harlots, My Cousin Rachel, Suite Francaise, Kids in Love, The Salisbury Poisonings). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Kings is directed by Mat Whitecross, executive produced by James Gay-Rees & Paul Martin and chronicles the the dramatic and divergent ascents to greatness of “Four Kings” – Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns & Sugar Ray Leonard – and the legendary matches they produced.

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Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Belushi’ Documentary to Be Released

May 24, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Belushi, R.J. Cutler, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, Tree Adams

Six Degrees Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime documentary Belushi. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tree Adams (The 100, Californication, NCIS: New Orleans, Perception, Swelter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music outlets. Belushi is directed by R.J. Cutler (The September Issue) and centers on the too-short life of John Belushi, the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny-bones of audiences worldwide. The movie features interviews with Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Penny Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Gilda Radner, Harold Ramis, among others.

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Soundtrack Album for Showtime’s ‘Your Honor’ to Be Released

February 11, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: Hauschka, score, Showtime, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann, Your Honor

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Your Honor. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, Ammonite, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, The Art of Racing in the Rain). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Your Honor is developed by Peter Moffat based on the Israeli series Kvodo and stars Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Hope Davis and Michael Stuhlbarg. The legal thriller is set in New Orleans and centers on a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choice.

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