Sky Music will release a soundtrack album for the Sky original series Possession. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Vince Pope (True Detective: Night Country, Resistance, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe) & Ayanna Witter-Johnson (Hostile). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Pope’s end credits track and Witter-Johnson’s first track below. Possession is created by Karla Crome based on an original story by Jefferson Bannis and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller, Bel Powley, Sheldon Shepherd, Sean Gilder, Nadean Rawlins, Olunike Adeliyi, Richard Dillane, Jack Bandeira, Diveen Henry, Shantol Jackson, Jeff Crossley and Safina Simpson. The 5-part thriller directed by Storm Saulter follows follows an ambitious bi-racial lawyer who travels to Jamaica to challenge a local man’s inheritance claim against a wealthy white aristocrat, only for the case to take an unsettling turn when she discovers the disputed estate is the exact place from her nightmares.
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Vince Pope & Ayanna Witter-Johnson Scoring Sky’s ‘Possession’
Vince Pope (True Detective: Night Country, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Resistance, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, No Offence, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe) & Ayanna Witter-Johnson (Hostile) are the composers of the new Sky original limited series Possession. The show is created by Karla Crome based on an original story by Jefferson Bannis and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller, Sheldon Shepherd, Bel Powley, Nadean Rawlins, Sean Gilder, Olunike Adeliyi, Richard Dillane, Diveen Henry, Jack Bandeira, Shantol Jackson, Jeff Crossley and Safina Simpson. The 5-part thriller directed by Storm Saulter (Better Mus’ Come, Sprinter) follows an ambitious young bi‑racial lawyer who travels to Jamaica to challenge an inheritance claim made by a local man against a wealthy white aristocrat, but the case takes an unsettling turn when she discovers that the disputed estate is the very place that has haunted her nightmares.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 7, 2024)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British limited series Mr Bates vs the Post Office written by Gwyneth Hughes, directed by James Strong and starring Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Alex Jennings, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Ian Hart, Will Mellor, Lia Williams, Shaun Dooley, Clare Calbraith, Lesley Nicol, Amit Shah, Adam James and Katherine Kelly. The show’s original music is composed by Vince Pope (True Detective: Night Country, No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Resistance, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe). The 4-parter, which tells the story of the real-life British Post Office scandal that has set off a firestorm of public outrage forcing the Prime Minister to act, premiered in the UK earlier this year on ITV and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Thursday, April 11 is the Prime Video original series Fallout developed by Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner based on the video game series and starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Michael Emerson, Kyle MacLachlan, Frances Turner, Leslie Uggams, Johnny Pemberton and Sarita Choudhury. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Westworld, Uncharted, House of the Dragon, Eternals) has composed the show’s original music. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score tomorrow, April 8. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
‘True Detective: Night Country’ Soundtrack Album Released
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original series True Detective: Night Country. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Vince Pope (Black Mirror: Be Right Back, No Offence, Resistance, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe). Tanya Tagaq is the featured vocalist on the score and also contributed music to the drama. Also included are songs performed by Monica Martin and John Hawkes. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to two tracks from the score below. True Detective: Night Country is created by Issa López and stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Hawkes, Isabella Star Lablanc, Christopher Eccleston, Aka Niviâna, Anna Lambe and Joel D. Montgrand.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 14, 2024)
Premiering today is the HBO original series True Detective: Night Country written and directed by Issa López and starring Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Isabella Star Lablanc, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Christopher Eccleston, Aka Niviâna, Joel D. Montgrand, Anna Lambe and John Hawkes. The show’s original music composed by Vince Pope (No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Misfits, Resistance,You & Me, Wolfe). Check out our previous article to learn more about the fourth installment of the True Detective anthology series, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.
Also premiering today is the AMC limited series Monsieur Spade created by Scott Frank & Tom Fontana and starring Clive Owen, Cara Bossom, Chiara Mastroianni, Denis Ménochet, Louise Bourgoin, Jonathan Zaccaï, Stanley Weber, Rebecca Root and Matthew Beard. Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless, Lessons in Chemistry, A Walk Among the Tombstone, Hacks, Chupa) has composed the show’s original music. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in the coming weeks. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the crime drama, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Vince Pope Scoring HBO’s ‘True Detective: Night Country’
Vince Pope (No Offence, Resistance, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe) has recently scored the upcoming HBO original series True Detective: Night Country. The fourth installment of the anthology series is written and directed by Issa López and stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Isabella Star Lablanc, Finn Bennett, Aka Niviâna, Christopher Eccleston, Anna Lambe, Joel D. Montgrand and John Hawkes. The crime drama follows two detectives investigating the disappearance of the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station.
Soundtrack Album for ITV’s ‘You & Me’ Announced
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the ITV romantic comedy drama You & Me. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Vince Pope (No Offence, Resistance, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Misfits, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Wolfe). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. You & Me is written and created by Jamie Davis, directed by Tom Vaughan and stars Harry Lawtey, Jessica Barden and Sophia Brown.
Vince Pope Scoring ITVX’s ‘You & Me’
Vince Pope (No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Resistance, Misfits, Wolfe, Tigers Are Not Afraid) has recently scored the new ITVX original series You & Me. The show is written and created by Jamie Davis and stars Harry Lawtey, Jessica Barden, Sophia Brown and Julie Hesmondhalgh. The 3-part comedy drama directed by Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas, Starter for 10) follows a young northerner in London who finds his life changed forever when catastrophe strike, a young woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she’s running for a bus and a rising theater star who hides tragedy behind her success.
Soundtrack Album for Sky’s ‘Wolfe’ Released
SATV has released a soundtrack album for the Sky original drama Wolfe. The album features selections of the original music from the show composed by Vince Pope (No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Resistance, Misfits). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and to check out audio samples. Wolfe is created by Paul Abbott and stars Babou Ceesay, Amanda Abbington, Natalia Tena, Adam Long, Naomi Yang, Talitha Wing, Shaniqua Okwok and and Christine Tremarco. The series revolves around a forensic powerhouse and North England’s finest crime scene expert whose brilliance comes with an appetite for bending any rule he encounters.
Soundtrack Album for RTÉ’s ‘Resistance’ Released
Zodiak Music has released soundtrack album for the Irish mini-series Resistance. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Vince Pope (No Offence, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, Misfits). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Resistance is created by Colin Teevan and stars Brian Gleeson, Aoife Duffin, Simone Kirby, Natasha O’Keeffe and Gavin Drea. The 5-parrt drama is the sequel to 2016’s Rebellion (scored by Stephen Rennicks) and centers on the events surrounding the Irish War of Independence during the time of Bloody Sunday in 1920.