Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Peacock original series Those About to Die. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Andrea Farri (Io Capitano, Security, The First King, The Hanging Sun, Italian Race, Latin Lover). Also included is the historical drama’s opening title theme (in two different versions) composed by French singer/songwriter Woodkid. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 19 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Woodkid’s theme and Farri’s first score track below. Those About to Die is created by Robert Rodat inspired by Daniel P. Mannix’s nonfiction book of the same name and stars Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon, Jojo Macari, Sara Martins, Tom Hughes, Gabriella Pession, Rupert Penry-Jones, Dimitri Leonidas, Moe Hashim, Emilio Sakraya, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Pepe Barroso, David Wurawa, Gonçalo Almeida, Eneko Sagardoy and Romana Maggiora Vergano.
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‘Those About to Die’ to Feature Main Title Theme by Woodkid
French singer/songwriter Woodkid has contributed the main title theme to the new Peacock original series Those About to Die. The show is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix and stars Iwan Rheon, Anthony Hopkins, Sara Martins, Gabriella Pession, Jojo Macari, Dimitri Leonidas, Moe Hashim, Tom Hughes,Rupert Penry-Jones, Emilio Sakraya, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, David Wurawa, Eneko Sagardoy, Pepe Barroso, Gonçalo Almeida and Romana Maggiora Vergano. The 10-part historical drama directed by Roland Emmerich & Marco Kreuzpaintner is scored by Andrea Farri and follows a group of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2024)
Premiering today is the MGM+ original series Emperor of Ocean Park developed by Sherman Payne based on the novel by Stephen L. Carter and starring Forest Whitaker, Keith Powers, Keith Kupferer, Kelli Simpkins and Deanna Reed-Foster. The show’s original music is composed by Amanda Jones (Moving On, Naomi, Mea Culpa, The Perfect Find, Super/Natural, Young Love, Good Trouble). The drama, which is set in Martha’s Vineyard and follows an esteemed law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father dies of an apparent heart attack, but his sister, a former journalist and conspiracy theorist, believes that the judge met with foul play, will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.
Premiering on Thursday, July 18, is the action comedy sequel My Spy: The Eternal City directed by Pete Segal and starring Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Flula Borg, Kristen Schaal, Billy Barratt, Taeho K, Craig Robinson, Anna Faris and Ken Jeong. Sean Segal has composed the film’s original music in his feature scoring debut. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Andrea Farri Scoring Peacock’s ‘Those About to Die’
Andrea Farri (Io Capitano, The Hanging Sun, Security, The First King, Latin Lover, Italian Race) has been tapped to score the upcoming Peacock original series Those About to Die. The show based on Daniel P. Mannix’s nonfiction book of the same title is directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Stargate) & Marco Kreuzpaintner (The Collini Case, Bodies) and stars Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins, Jojo Macari, Tom Hughes, Moe Hashim, Rupert Penry-Jones, Gabriella Pession, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Emilio Sakraya, David Wurawa, Dimitri Leonidas, Pepe Barroso, Eneko Sagardoy, Gonçalo Almeida and Romana Maggiora Vergano. The 10-part historical drama set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition and follows a group of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties.