Electronic music producer Hainbach has released a soundtrack album for the German historical coming-of-age- drama Amrum. The album features the artist’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Bandcamp, where you can also check out the track list. The title track has also just been released on all major digital music services (including Amazon) and can also be checked out after the jump. Amrum is co-written and directed by Fatih Akin and stars Jasper Billerbeck, Laura Tonke, Lisa Hagmeister, Kian Köppke and Diane Kruger. The movie follows a 12-year-old boy as he unravels a family secret in the final weeks of World War II on the titular secluded island, where the inhabitants feel the effects of the conflict but are far from the frontline, with little idea of what is going on. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Amrum’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 24, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amrum, Fatih Akin, Hainbach, score, Soundtrack
Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring BBC’s ‘Prisoner 951’
Posted: November 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Dickon Hinchliffe, Philippa Lowthorpe, Prisoner 951
Dickon Hinchliffe (The Lost Daughter, Winter’s Bone, Leave No Trace, Out of the Furnace, Locke,Last Chance Harvey, Daddio) is the composer of the new BBC drama Prisoner 951. The show is created by Stephen Butchard (This City Is Ours, The Last Kingdom) based on the book A Yard of Sky written by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe & Richard Ratcliffe and stars Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes. The 4-part drama directed by Philippa Lowthorpe (H Is for Hawk, Swallows and Amazons tells the true story of Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian citizen who was imprisoned and held hostage by the Iranian state for six years, and her husband Richard who campaigned for justice and her return. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 23, 2025)
Posted: November 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Willis, Craig Armstrong, Disney Channel, Jingle Bell Heist, Netflix, PBS, Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol, Steve Hackman, The Great Escaper
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/French drama The Great Escaper directed by Oliver Parker and starring Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson and John Standing. The film’s original music is composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, Love Actually, Romeo + Juliet, The Incredible Hulk, The Great Gatsby, The Bone Collector, Far from the Madding Crowd, Ray, World Trade Center). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score back in 2023 when the movie opened in UK theaters. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Wednesday, November 26, is the Netflix original film Jingle Bell Heist directed by Michael Fimognari and starring Olivia Holt, Connor Swindells, Peter Serafinowicz, Lucy Punch, Natasha Joseph, Poppy Drayton and Michael Salami. Composer, producer, arranger, DJ, singer/songwriter and pianist Steve Hackman (Radiohead x Brahms, Beethoven x Beyonce) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Where Would We Be Without Magee?’ from ‘Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol’ Released
Posted: November 22, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Willis, Disney Channel, Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol, Sarah Chalke
Walt Disney Records has released the original song Where Would We Be Without Magee? from the Disney Channel animated holiday special Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol. The track written by the Disney Television Animation production’s composer Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Schmigadoon!, The Personal History of David Copperfield) and Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Central Park) and performed by Sarah Chalke (who stars as Magee) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol is directed by Shane Zalvin and also features the voices of Dave Foley, Derek Richardson, Manny Jacinto, Danny Pudi, Dulcé Sloan and Christopher Swindle. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 21, 2025)
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Somers, Blair Mowat, John Powell, Jónsi, Juri Seppa, Rental Family, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Stephen Schwartz, The Age of Disclosure, Tuomas Wäinölä, Wicked: For Good
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the movie musical Wicked: For Good directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slate and Bowen Yang. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Happy Feet, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Don’t Worry Darling, X-Men: The Last Stand) and Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, Pippin). Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released a soundtrack album featuring the Schwartz-penned songs (including two new original tracks) from the movie today (click here for the full album details) and will release a separate album featuring Powell’s & Schwartz’s score on December 5 (click here for the album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release).
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Rental Family co-written and directed by Hikari and starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Akira Emoto, Mari Yamamoto and Shannon Mahina Gorman. Sigur Rós lead singer Jónsi (We Bought a Zoo, Aloha, Without Remorse) and Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Nickel Boys, Honey Boy, Causeway, Holland, Together, Together, Dawson City: Frozen Time) have composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Searchlight Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dashing Through the Snow’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dashing Through the Snow, Navid Hejazi, Prince Bagdasarian, score, Soundtrack
Navid Hejazi (100 Days to Live, The Takedown, The Girl in the Backseat, The Breakdown) has released a soundtrack album for the holiday action comedy Dashing Through the Snow. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream on Spotify and will also be available on other major digital music platforms in the coming days. Also listen to Hejazi’s opening titles track after the jump. Dashing Through the Snow is directed by Prince Bagdasarian and stars Scottie Thompson, David Koechner, Gillian White, Isaiah Washington, James DiGiacomo and Hunter Ives. The movie follows a US Marshal who gets stuck on Christmas Eve protecting a pregnant fugitive from a bounty hunter and a hitman Santa with his henchmen of elves. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Songs ‘No Place Like Home’ & ‘The Girl in the Bubble’ from ‘Wicked: For Good’ Released
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, Wicked, Wicked: For Good
Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released the soundtrack album for Jon M. Chu’s movie musical Wicked: For Good. The album features the songs from the movie written by Stephen Schwartz, including the original tracks No Place Like Home performed by Cynthia Erivo and The Girl in the Bubble performed by Ariana Grande. Check out our previous article for the details of the soundtrack and visit Amazon to order the album in all formats. Also listen to both original songs after the jump. A limited edition “Transparent Glitter” 7-inch single vinyl featuring both new songs is available to order here. A separate soundtrack featuring John Powell’s & Schwartz’s original score will be coming out on December 5. Read the rest of this entry »
Leslie Powell’s The Americanos Theme’ from ‘The Running Man’ Released
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edgar Wright, Leslie Powell, The Running Man
Milan Records has released the cover version of the song Americanos from Edgar Wright’s sci-fi action thriller The Running Man. The track (originally written by Holly Johnson) is produced (with Jason Mater & Stefan Litrownik) and performed by Leslie Powell and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to The Americanos Theme after the jump. The label has previously released a full soundtrack album featuring Steven Price’s original score from the film last Friday. The Running Man is co-written and directed by Wright and stars Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones,Colman Domingo,William H. Macy, Michael Cera, Jayme Lawson and Daniel Ezra. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice, Darin McGowan, Jonathan Hylander, Nickelodeon, score, Soundtrack
Republic Records Kids & Family has released a soundtrack album for the Nickelodeon original animated movie A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonathan Hylander (The Casagrandes) who previously scored the last couple of seasons of The Loud House animated series and last year’s No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice is directed by Darin McGowan and follows Lincoln Loud as he accidentally reverses the entire world’s Naughty/Nice lists when he hacks into the North Pole computer in an effort to get off Santa’s Naughty List and now must venture to the North Pole on a mission to save Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from ‘Pluribus’ Episode 4 Released
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, John Lemke, Loris, Pluribus, Vince Gilligan
Milan Records has released two songs from the fourth episode (entitled Please, Carol) of the Apple TV original series Pluribus. Available to stream/download now are the tracks Sumac written, produced and performed by Mexican producer and DJ Loris, as well as Vessel (Pluribus Edit) by UK composer John Lemke. Also listen to both songs after the jump. The label has previously released two songs from the first three episodes earlier this month and also released the first score album featuring music composed by Dave Porter today. Pluribus is created by Vince Gilligan and stars Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, Miriam Shor Samba Schutte, and Carlos Manuel Vesga. Read the rest of this entry »
