Tag: Sundance Now

Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 4, 2018)

Premiering in the U.S. this Thursday, November 8, is the British mini-series The Cry directed by Glendyn Ivin and starring Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Stella Gonet, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Asher Keddie and Alex Dimitriades. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Home, The Lego Batman Movie, The Crown, Genius) has composed the original music for the 4-part series. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details. The drama premiered a couple of weeks ago in the UK on BBC and will make its U.S. debut on Sundance Now.

Premiering on Friday, November 9, is the Netflix docu-series Medal of Honor executive produced by James Moll, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Jacqueline Levine and Brandon Birtell. The show’s original music is composed by Jasha Klebe (Planet Earth II, Diana: In Her Own Words). The series, which tells the true stories of eight recipients of the nation’s highest and most prestigious award: the Medal of Honor, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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‘The Bureau’ Season 4 Soundtrack Released

Hippocampus has released a new soundtrack album for the French TV series The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s fourth season composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Maniac, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Revenge, Planetarium). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list. The composer’s score from the first three seasons has previously been released on two digital albums and a CD version from Music Box Records. The Bureau is created by Eric Rochant and stars Mathieu Kassovitz, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lea Drucker, Sara Giraudeau and Florence Loiret Caille.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 16, 2018)

Premiering tonight is the Starz docu-series Warriors of Liberty City executive produced by LeBron James & Maverick Carter about Liberty City – a crime-ridden neighborhood in Miami that is arguably the NFL’s largest, most successful football factory. The show’s original music is composed by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, For the People, Monsters and Men). Visit the official show website for more information about the 6-part series, which will air Sunday nights on Starz.

Premiering on Tuesday, September 18, is the Facebook Watch original series Sorry for Your Loss created by Kit Steinkellner and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran, Janet McTeer, Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie. Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Queen of Earth) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Facebook Watch.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 17, 2018)

Premiering tonight in the U.S. is Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa’s first original series Deep State created by Matthew Parkhill & Simon Maxwell and starring Mark Strong, Karima McAdams, Joe Dempsie, Lyne Renée, Alistair Petrie, Anastasia Griffith, Amelia Bullmore, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Pip Torrens and Fares Fares. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch). Check out our previous article and the official show website to learn more about the series, which is premiering stateside on Epix.

Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Man in an Orange Shirt directed by Michael Samuels and starring James McArdle, Joanna Vanderham, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Julian Morris and Vanessa Redgrave. Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Vampire, Lady Macbeth, Max) has composed the project’s original music. The 2-parter premiered last year in the UK on BBC Two and is premiering stateside as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Visit PBS’ official website for more information.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 11, 2018)

Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series Here and Now created by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, True Blood) and starring Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Jerrika Hinton, Daniel Zovatto, Raymond Lee, Sosie Bacon, Andy Bean, Joe Williamson and Peter Macdissi. Michael Penn (Girls, Masters of Sex, Boogie Nights, Sunshine Cleaning) is composing the show’s original score. To learn more about the drama, which revolves around a progressive multi-ethnic family – a professor, his wife, and their children – and a contemporary Muslim family, headed by the psychiatrist treating one of their kids, and which will air every Sunday night on HBO, visit the official show website.

Also premiering tonight is the Showtime original series Our Cartoon President created by Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Matt Lapin, Tim Luecke & R.J. Fried and featuring the voices of Jeff Bergman, Cody Lindquist, William Sadler and Emily Lynne. The show’s original music is composed by Gabriel Gundacker who also voicing the characters of Donald Trump Jr. and Stephen Miller. To learn more about the series, which follows the Commander-in-Chief as he opens the White House doors for a look at a typical day in the life of the President of the United States, his advisors, and family members, visit the official show website.

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Will & Brooke Blair Scoring Sundance Now’s ‘This Close’

Will Blair and Brooke Blair have composed the music for the new Sundance Now original series This Close. The show is created by Josh Feldman & Shoshannah Stern who are also starring in the comedy drama with Cheryl Hines, Zach Gilford, Colt Prattes and Marlee Matlin. The 6-part series revolves around two best friends who are deaf and try to balance their personal and professional lives. Feldman and Stern are also executive producing the project with Christine Vachon (Carol, Far from Heaven), David Hinojosa (Beatriz at Dinner), Mary Pat Bentel (Animals, Goodbye World), Paul Young (Central Intelligence, Black-ish) and director Andrew Ahn (Spa Night).

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 1, 2017)

Premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Ten Days in the Valley created by Tassie Cameron and starring Kyra Sedgwick, Felix Solis, Erika Christensen, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Kick Gurry, Ella Thomas and Emily Kinney. The show’s original music is composed by W.G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, Nashville, Under the Dome). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on ABC.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2017)

Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy drama The Orville created by Seth MacFarlane and starring himself, alongside Adrianne Palicki, Mark Jackson, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, J Lee, Halston Sage and Penny Johnson. Bruce Broughton (Silverado) has composed the show’s theme and score for the first episode and John Debney (The Passion of the Christ) and Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West) are scoring the following episodes. Visit our previous news article and also check out a recent article in Variety to learn more about the composers’ work on the project.

Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Deuce created by David Simon & George Pelecanos and starring James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Carr, Margarita Levieva, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Dominique Fishback, Emily Meade, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer, Chris Coy, Natalie Paul and Michael Rispoli. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Blake Leyh serves as the project’s music supervisor. The Deuce tells the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early 70s through the mid 80s. The drama will air Sunday nights on HBO. Visit the official show website for updates.

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