Category: Film Music News

Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 12, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller The Long Walk directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Judy Greer, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Roman Griffin Davis, Tut Nyuot, Josh Hamilton, Joshua Odjick and Mark Hamill. The film’s original music is composed by Jeremiah Fraites (of the folk band The Lumineers). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the musician’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Took a Walk by Shaboozey & Stephen Wilson Jr. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.

Also opening wide is the period drama Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale directed by Simon Curtis and starring Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton, Paul Giamatti, Laura Carmichael, Dominic West, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Joanne Froggatt and Joely Richardson. John Lunn (The Last Kingdom, Belgravia, The White Queen, Jamestown, The White Princess) who has previously the Downton Abbey TV series, as as well as 2019’s first feature and the 2022 sequel. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.

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Marius de Vries to Compose Music for Rania Attieh’s & Daniel Garcia’s ‘Queen of the Falls’

Marius de Vries (Coda, Strange Magic, Kick-Ass, Sucker Punch, Navalny) is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama Queen of the Falls. The film is written and directed by Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia (H., Initials S.G.) and is set to star Pamela Anderson and Guy Pearce. The movie is being described as a “music-infused tale about two lovers on the run’. Mollye Asher (Nomadland, The Rider) and Shruti Ganguly are producing the project.

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Duncan Thum & David Bertok Win Emmy Award for ‘Chef’s Table: Legends’ Episode ‘José Andrés’

emmysDuncan Thum & David Bertok have received their first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) category for their score for Netflix’s Chef’s Table: Legends episode José Andrés at today’s second night of the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last month.

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Theodore Shapiro & Mick Giacchino Win Emmy Awards for ‘Severance’ Season 2 & ‘The Penguin’ Scores

Theodore Shapiro has won his second Emmy Award for his score for the episode Cold Harbor from the second season of the Apple TV+ original series Severance in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category at tonight’s first night of the 77th Creative Prime Emmy Awards. He previously won his first Emmy for his music from Season 1 back in 2022 and was also nominated for his main title theme. Mick Giacchino received his first Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special category for his score from the episode After Hours of the HBO series The Penguin. Cristobal Tapia de Veer has won his fourth Emmy Award for his theme for the third season of HBO”s The White Lotus in the Outstanding Main Title Theme Music category.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 5, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites directed by Michael Chaves and starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation, Mortal Kombat, Shazam!). WaterTower Music 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 New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters this weekend is the comedy drama Twinless written and directed by James Sweeney and starring Dylan O’Brien, Sweeney himself, Lauren Graham, Chris Perfetti, Aisling Franciosi, and Tasha Smith. Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Squid Game, Mickey 17, Okja, Broker) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Roadside Attractions.

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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross to Serve as Executive Producers on Joachim Rønning’s ‘TRON: Ares’

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Watchmen, Challengers, Gone Girl,  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) have joined Russell Allen as executive producers on the sci-fi sequel TRON: Ares. The composers also scored the film (as Nine Inch Nails) directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan and Jeff Bridges. Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, F1) who helmed 2010’s Tron: Legacy is also being credited as an executive producer. As previously reported, the official soundtrack album will be released in various formats on September 19 by Interscope Records & The Null Corporation. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album.

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Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ to Feature Original Songs by Charli XCX and Score by Anthony Willis

Composer Anthony Willis (M3GAN, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, One Last Night) is reteaming with director Emerald Fennell on the upcoming film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. The movie is written and directed by Fennell and stars Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell. Charli XCX is contributing original songs to the drama. No plot details have been announced yet. Fennell and Robbie are also producing the project with Josey McNamara (Barbie, My Old Ass) for LuckyChap Entertainment Production.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 29, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime thriller Caught Stealing directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber, Matt Smith, Vincent D’Onofrio, Carol Kane, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Griffin Dunne. The album features the film’s original score is composed by Rob Simonsen (Deadpool & Wolverine, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, It Ends with Us, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, The Age of Adaline, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) and performed the post-punk band Idles who also contributed several original songs to the project. has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the comedy The Roses directed by Jay Roach and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Belinda Bromilow, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon. Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters,  A Simple Favor, Bombshell, Spy) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as two covers performed by Susanna Hoffs, Rufus Wainwright & Eric D. Johnson last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 22, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy Honey Don’t! co-written and directed by Ethan Coen and starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day and Billy Eichner. The film’s original score is composed by Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, The Banshees of Inisherin, True Grit, The Blind Side,  Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Twilight, Anomalisa). Shadow of the City has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, original songs written by Jack Antonoff & Coen and other songs from the movie today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.

Also opening wide is the thriller Relay directed by David Mackenzie and starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James, Sam Worthington and Willa Fitzgerald. Tony Doogan (Starred Up, Outlaw Kings) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Bush Tetras & Karen Marks, Kenneth James Gibson & Alison Cotton today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Bleecker Street.

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‘The Map That Leads to You’ Soundtrack Playlist Released

Amazon Music has published an official playlist featuring most of the songs from the Prime Video original movie The Map That Leads to You. Among the artists featured are Toti Soler, Cass McCombs, Teo Planell, Anna Andreu, Chacho, El Grajo , CRRDR feat. Aleroj , Riccardo Del Turco, Víctor Herrero, Miquel Serra, Manel & others. Click here to stream all songs. No word on a soundtrack release for the film, which also features the original song Find U (co-written and performed by Tora Hallström & Skyler Adams), which has been released as a digital single earlier this summer. The Map That Leads to You is directed by Lasse Hallström and stars Madelyn Cline, KJ Apa, Josh Lucas, Madison Thompson and Sofia Wylie.

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