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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 18, 2025)

Premiering on Tuesday, May 20, is the Prime Video original series Motorheads created by John A. Norris and starring Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Nicolas Cantu, Uriah Shelton, Mia Healey, Josh Macqueen, Drake Rodger, Matt Lanter, Johnna Dias-Watson and Audrey Gerthoffer. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (aka WAZ-JACKSON) (Cougar Town, Bad Monkey, Undateable, Bluff City Law, Life Sentence, Rush Hour, Surviving Jack, Egg). Check out our previous article to learn more about the coming-of-age drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

Premiering on Thursday, May 22, is the Netflix limited series Sirens created by Molly Smith Metzler and starring Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton and Milly Alcock. Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Nope, Star Wars: The Acolyte, The Burial, Landscape with Invisible Hand, See You Yesterday, Breaking) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Waz & Jamie Jackson Scoring Prime Video’s ‘Motorheads’

Jamie Jackson & Waz (aka WAZ-JACKSON) (Cougar Town, Bad Monkey, Bluff City Law, Undateable, Life Sentence, Surviving Jack, Rush Hour, Egg) are scoring the upcoming Prime Video original series Motorheads. The show is created by John A. Norris (All American) and stars Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Uriah Shelton, Nicolas Cantu, Mia Healey, Drake Rodger, Josh Macqueen, Matt Lanter, Audrey Gerthoffer and Johnna Dias-Watson. The young-adult action-drama tells the story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing, while navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 11, 2024)

Premiering today is the MGM+ original documentary series Hollywood Black directed by Justin Simien and inspired by the book from historian Donald Bogle. Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple, Haunted Mansion, Space Jam: A New Legacy) has contributed the main titles theme and Camilo Forero (Beckham, Earthstorm) has composed the show’s original score for Bleeding Fingers Music. The  4-parter, which chronicles a century of the Black experience in Hollywood by unearthing personal stories from actors, writers, producers and directors who fought for their place on the page, will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.

Premiering on Wednesday, August 14, is the Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey developed by Bill Lawrence and starring Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Meredith Hagner, Rob Delaney, Michelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Scott Glenn and Jodie Turner-Smith. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (Cougar Town, Life Sentence, Bluff City Law, Surviving Jack, Rush Hour). WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as the Tom Petty covers created by the project by artists such as Eddie Vedder, Larkin Poe, Weezer, The War on Drugs & others on October 4. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will debut exclusively on Apple TV+.

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‘Bad Monkey’ Soundtrack Album Announced

WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey. The album features the Tom Petty covers from the show performed by artists such as Weezer, The War on Drugs, Nathaniel Rateliff, Sharon Van Etten, Fitz and the Tantrums & others. Also includes are selections of the drama’s original score composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (Cougar Town, Undateable, Bluff City Law, Life Sentence, Egg, Surviving Jack, Rush Hour). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 4 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Two first songs (Room at the Top by Eddie Vedder & Runnin’ Down a Dream by Larkin Poe) are already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. Bad Monkey is developed by Bill Lawrence  based on Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling novel and stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner,  Natalie Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Ronald Peet, Scott Glenn and Jodie Turner-Smith.

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WAZ-JACKSON Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Bad Monkey’

The composer duo of WAZ-JACKSON (aka Jamie Jackson & Waz) is reuniting with writer/producer/director Bill Lawrence on the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey. The show is developed by Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) based on the bestselling novel by Carl Hiaasen and stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Jodie Turner-Smith and Scott Glenn. The 10-part drama follows a former Miami PD officer turned health inspector in the Keys who stumbles upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists and sees an opportunity to prove that he can solve murder.

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WAZ-Jackson Scoring CBS’ ‘Rush Hour’ TV Series

rush-hourThe composer duo of WAZ-Jackson is composing the music for the upcoming CBS drama Rush Hour. The show is based on Brett Ratner’s film franchise starring Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker and stars Justin Hires, John Foo, Wendie Malick, Aimee Garcia, Page Kennedy and Jessika Van. The series follows a Hong Kong police officer who is assigned to a case in Los Angeles, where he’s forced to work with a cocky African-American LAPD officer who has no interest in a partner. 

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 24, 2013)

surviving-jackPremiering on Thursday, March 27 is the new Fox comedy Surviving Jack created by Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker and starring Christopher Meloni, Connor Buckley, Rachael Harris, Claudia Lee, Kevin Hernandez and Tyler Foden. WAZ (Cougar Town) is composing the show’s original score. To learn more about the show, check out our scoring assignment announcement. The comedy will air every Thursday night on Fox.

WAZ to Score Fox’s ‘Surviving Jack’

surviving-jackWAZ is scoring the upcoming Fox comedy Surviving Jack. The show is created by Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker ($#*! My Dad Says) and stars Christopher Meloni, Connor Buckley, Rachael Harris, Claudia Lee, Kevin Hernandez and Tyler Foden. The series based on Justin Halpern’s autobiographical book I Suck at Girls is set in 1990s Southern California and follows an ex-military man and no-nonsense guy who becomes a full-time parent when his wife decides to go to law school. Halpern and Schumacker are also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television and Doozer production with Bill Lawrence (Spin City, Scrubs) and Jeff Ingold WAZ is best known as a singer/songwriter and for his solo records. He has previously composed the theme and co-scored ABC’s Lawrence-produced comedy Cougar Town.

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