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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 13, 2022)

Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series Tulsa King created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Savage, Max Casella, Jay Will, Vincent Piazza, A.C. Peterson, Domenick Lombardozzi, Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, The Staircase, The Gift, Fear the Walking Dead, Enemy, Boy Erased). Click here to learn more about the crime drama, which will be available to stream on Paramount+.

Also premiering today is the Epix limited series Rogue Heroes developed by Steven Knight and starring Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Sofia Boutella, Alfie Allen and Dominic West. Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake, The Young Victoria, A Perfect Planet, Still Alice, Kick-Ass) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the 6-part drama, which premiered in the UK last month on BBC One (under the title SAS Rogue Heroes) and is making its U.S. debut on Epix.

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Tom Howe Scoring Claire Scanlon’s ‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’

Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy The People We Hate at the Wedding. The film is directed by Claire Scanlon (Set It Up) and stars Allison Janney, Kristen Bell, Ben Platt, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Dustin Milligan, Karan Soni, Isaach De Bankolé, Tony Goldwyn, Jorma Taccone, Julian Ovenden and John McMillan. The movie follows two dysfunctional American siblings and their their ever-optimistic mom who are invited to the British wedding of their estranged half-sister as a chance for them to reconnect as adults.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 14, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the slasher movie Scream directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Mikey Madison, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sonia Ammar, as well as Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening wide this week is the Japanese animated feature Belle directed by Mamoru Hosoda and starring Paul Castro Jr.,  Jessica DiCicco, Chace Crawford, Brandon Engman, Manny Jacinto, Hunter Schafer and Cristina Vee Valenzuela. Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding) and Yuta Bandoh (It Comes), among others, have composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released two soundtrack album featuring the songs (in Japanese and English) and score from the movie. Click here for the details of the original Japanese edition and click here for the details of the English edition and for more information about the GKIDS release.

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‘Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas’ Soundtrack Released

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated special Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. The album features the original music from the 30 minute-special composed by Tom Howe (Early Man, Ted Lasso, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, The Mating Game, Charming) who previously scored 2019’s A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas is directed by Steve Cox and features the voice talent of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Laura Aikman, Marcus Brigstocke, Kate Harbour and Anna Leong-Brophy. The Aardman Animations production follows Shaun as his seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing.

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Soundtrack Albums for BBC Earth’s ‘The Mating Game’ Announced

Silva Screen Records has announced five soundtrack albums for the BBC Earth natural history series The Mating Game. The albums feature the original music from the show composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man,Great British Bake Off, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women) . The first two albums for the first two episodes (Grasslands: In Plain Sight & Oceans: Out of the Blue) have been released digitally last Friday and are now available to stream. Two more albums for the episodes Jungles: In the Thick of It & Freshwater: Timing Is Everything will be coming out this Friday, December 3 and a final soundtrack featuring the score from the episode Against All Odds will be released on December 10. The Mating Game is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and tells the story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy.

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Tom Howe Scoring Luis Prieto’s ‘Shattered’

Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, Charming) has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Shattered. The film is directed by Luis Prieto (Kidnap, Pusher) and stars Cameron Monaghan, Lilly Krug, Frank Grillo, Sasha Luss, Ash Santos, Ridley Bateman and John Malkovich. The movie follows a wealthy divorcee living in a high-tech house in Montana whose life changes when he meets a mysterious young woman and becomes a prisoner in his own home at the mercy of a killer. David Loughery (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Passenger 57, Obsessed) wrote the screenplay.

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Tom Howe Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Head of the Class’

Tom Howe (Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Charming, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women) is the composer of the new HBO Max original series Head of the Class. The show is based on the 1980s sitcom of the same title created by Rich Eustis & Michael Elias (scored by Ed Alton) and stars Isabella Gomez, Jorge Diaz, Jolie Hoang Rappaport, Gavin Lewis, Brandon Severs, Dior Goodjohn, Adrian Matthew Escalona and Katie Beth Hall. The comedy revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet a teacher who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.

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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released

WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Ted Lasso. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Marcus Mumford (of Mumford & Sons) & Tom Howe (Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women). Also included is a new version of the Ted Lasso Theme performed by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download exclusively on Apple Music/iTunes before debuting on Amazon and other digital music stores in a couple of weeks. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year. Ted Lasso is created by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly & Brendan Hunt based on the NBC Sports format and stars Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Hunt, Juno Temple, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein and Nick Mohammed.

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Tom Howe to Score ‘The Amazing Maurice’ Animated Movie

Tom Howe (A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, Charming) has been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature The Amazing Maurice. The film is directed by Toby Genkel (All Creatures Big And Small, Two by Two: Overboard!), co-directed by Florian Westermann and features the voices of Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel, David Thewlis, Gemma Arterton and Hugh Bonneville. The movie is based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents and a centers on streetwise cat who leads a band of educated ratty friends (and a dumb-looking kid) on a nice little earner. Terry Rossio (Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Mask of Zorro) wrote the screenplay.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 3, 2021)

Premiering tonight is the BBC America original series The Watch developed by Simon Allen based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels and starring Richard Dormer, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi and Sam Adewunmi. The show’s original songs and score are composed by Russ Davies (The War of the Worlds). Check out our previous news article and visit the official show website for more information about the fantasy comedy drama, which will air every Sunday on BBC America.

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British television movie Elizabeth Is Missing directed by Aisling Walsh, written by Andrea Gibb based on Emma Healey’s novel and starring Glenda Jackson, Helen Behan, Sophie Rundle, Liv Hill, Nell Williams, Mark Stanley, Maggie Steed and Sam Hazeldine. Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, Requiem, Marple, Ripper Street, Primeval) has composed the film’s original music. The drama, which revolves aroun a woman affected by dementia who struggles to solve the disappearance of her friend, premiered in the UK in late 2019 on BBC One and is making its domestic debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.

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