Tyler Strickland has received his first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score) category for his score for Colin Hanks’ Prime Video original documentary John Candy: I Like Me at today’s first night of the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall.
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‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Soundtrack Album Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary John Candy: I Like Me. The album features the film’s original score composed by Tyler Strickland (Sly, Descendent, The American Meme, Audrie & Daisy, Faye, Trial by Media, Navajo Police: Class 57, Changing the Game). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track below. Verve & Republic Records have previously released Cynthia Erivo’s Everytime You Go Away cover from the movie as a digital single earlier this month. John Candy: I Like Me is directed by Colin Hanks and centers on the life, career, and loss of one of the most beloved actors of all time. The movie produced by Ryan Reynolds features never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews with those who knew John best.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 5, 2025)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British miniseries Brian and Maggie written by James Graham, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Steve Coogan, Harriet Walter, Paul Clayton, Tom Mothersdale and Ivan Kaye. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, A Very English Scandal, Moonflower Murders, It’s a Sin, Quiz). The 2-parter, which follows politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as they sit for one of the most famous political exchanges of all time in 1989, premiered in the UK this past January on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of Masterpiece.
Also premiering tonight is the PBS Masterpiece series Maigret developed by Patrick Harbinson based on Georges Simenon’s bestselling novels and starring Benjamin Wainwright, Stefanie Martini, Blake Harrison, Kerrie Hayes, Reda Elazouar, Shaniqua Okwok, Rob Kazinsky and Nathalie Armin. Uele Lamore (The Balconettes, The Apology, Above Water) has composed the show’s original music. The crime drama, which follows the Chief Inspecto and his team of maverick but loyal detectives as they solve a series of complex crimes in Paris, will air in the U.S. every Sunday night on PBS.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 8, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Weapons written and directed by Zach Cregger and starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Austin Abrams, Alden Ehrenreich, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan. The film’s original music is composed by Ryan Holladay & Hays Holladay and Cregger himself. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the artists’ score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Also opening wide is the comedy sequel Freakier Friday directed by Nisha Ganatra and starring Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Rosalind Chao, Vanessa Bayer, Chad Michael Murray and Mark Harmon. Amie Doherty (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Spirit Untamed, Happiest Season, Blue Eye Samurai, Undone, Please Don’t Destroy, The High Note) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring four tracks from the composer’s score, as well as songs by Lohan, Pink Slip, The Beaches and Chantry Johnson last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
‘Descendent’ Soundtrack Released
Tiny Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Descendent. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tyler Strickland (Sly, Audrie & Daisy, The American Meme, Faye, Trial by Media, Changing the Game, Navajo Police: Class 57). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Descendent is written and directed by Peter Cilella and stars Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger, Susan Wilder, Charlene Amoia, Brandon Scott, Dan O’Brien and Alexandra Barreto. The movie produced by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead is set in present-day Los Angeles and follows a troubled school security guard preparing for the birth of his first child who experiences strange visions after a mysterious light appears in the sky and races to face his demons before his growing obsession consumes him.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2024)
Premiering on Wednesday, July 10, is the Apple TV+ original series Sunny developed by Katie Robbins based on Colin O’Sullivan’s book The Dark Manual an starring Rashida Jones, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, YOU, annie the clumsy and Jun Kunimura. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (The Green Knight, Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man and the Gun, Interview with the Vampire, A Ghost Story, Peter Pan & Wendy, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints). Check out our previous news article for more information about the mystery comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO original documentary Quad Gods directed by Jess Jacklin, produced by Johnny Fego & Jacklin and executive produced by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Gary Gunn (A Thousand and One) has composed the film’s original music. The movie, which follows the lives of three New Yorkers with quadriplegia that meet in a neuro-rehabilitation lab where they create the world’s first fully quadriplegic e-sports team, premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.
Tyler Strickland Scoring Laurent Bouzereau’s HBO Documentary ‘Faye’
Tyler Strickland (Sly, The American Meme, Audrie & Daisy, Trial by Media, Navajo Police: Class 57, Changing the Game) is scoring the upcoming HBO original documentary Faye. The film is directed by Laurent Bouzereau (Five Came Back, Untitled upcoming John Williams documentary) and centers on Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway (Network, Bonnue & Clyde, Chinatown) who candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career. The movie also features interviews with her son Liam Dunaway O’Neill, as well as her colleagues and friends including Sharon Stone, James Gray & Mickey Rourke.
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Sly’ Documentary Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original documentary Sly. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tyler Strickland (The American Meme, Audrie & Daisy, Navajo Police: Class 57, Trial by Media, Changing the Game). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Listen to the first track (It Comes At a Price) below. Sly is directed by Thom Zimny and focuses on the Academy Award-nominated actor/writer/director/producer, paralleling his inspirational underdog-story with the characters he has brought to life. The movie features interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino, Henry Winkler, Talia Shire, Frank Stallone Jr., among others.
‘Navajo Police: Class 57’ Soundtrack Album Released
Tiny Records has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary series Navajo Police: Class 57. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Tyler Strickland (The American Meme, Audrie & Daisy, Trial by Media, Sly, Changing the Game). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Check out the composer’s main title track after the jump. Navajo Police: Class 57 is directed by Kahlil Hudson, Alex Jablonski & David Nordstrom and follows a group of recruits as they fight their way through the Navajo Police Training Academy and out into the field, where they must contend with rising crime and centuries of neglect to hold their community together.
Original Song ‘Chasing Dreams’ from Hulu’s ‘Changing the Game’ Released
The alias of Sebastian Fritze producing project Gozé has released the original song Chasing Dreams from the Hulu original documentary Changing the Game. The track written by Fritze, Old Man Saxon & the film’s composer Tyler Strickland (Trial by Media, Stone Locals, Wildland) and performed by Gozé feat. Old Man Saxon and singer/songwriter & transgender activist Shea Diamond is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Changing the Game is directed by Michael Barnett and centers on the lives of three high school athletes- all at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives, and unique paths as transgender teens.