Mike Newport (Home Kills, Mega Time Squad, Andover, Shooting Heroin, Generational Sins) will release a soundtrack album for the Sky Zealand original comedy Small Town Scandal. The album features selections of the composer’s original music from the show and will be released digitally tomorrow, December 17. The streaming/download link will be added to this page within the next day. Small Town Scandal is created by Tom Sainsbury based on his hit iHeartRadio NZ true-crime parody podcast of the same name and stars Sainsbury himself, Felicity Kendal, Rose Matafeo, Morgana O’Reilly and Alexander England. The series follows a disgraced journalist turned podcast host who returns to his rural hometown to investigate the bizarre death of his millionaire uncle who was suspiciously killed by an automatic lawnmower. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Small Town Scandal’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mike Newport, score, Sky New Zealand, Small Town Scandal, Soundtrack
Donna Murphy’s ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Cover from NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’ Released
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brilliant Minds, Donna Murphy, Joseph Trapanese, NBC
WaterTower Music has released the cover version of the holiday song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from the Season 2 episode The Resident of the NBC drama Brilliant Minds. The track produced by the show’s composer Joseph Trapanese and performed by Donna Murphy (who stars as Muriel Landon) is now available to stream/download (in two different versions) on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Brilliant Minds is created by Michael Grassi and also stars Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears, Brian Altemus, John Clarence Stewart and Al Calderon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Under Fire’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Riepl, score, Soundtrack, Steven C. Miller, Under Fire
Notefornote Entertainment has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Under Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Riepl (Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth, Cabin Fever, The Night Crew, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Green Lantern: Beware My Power). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track (Buddy Theme) after the jump. Under Fire is directed by Steven C. Miller and stars Dylan Sprouse, Mason Gooding, Odette Annable, Emilio Rivera and Declan Michael Laird. The movie follows an FBI agent and a DEA agent who discover they’ve been working the same case on opposite sides and must unite when they get trapped by a sniper and surrounded by bodies. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Score & Song Shortlists for 98th Academy Awards Announced
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 98th Academy Awards, including Original Score and Original Song. The shortlisted scores and songs are listed in alphabetical order below. The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on January 22, 2026 and the awards show will be held on March 15. Read the rest of this entry »
New Recording of Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘The Chairman’ Score Announced
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: J. Lee Thompson, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, The Chairman
Intrada Records has announced the release of the label’s new Kickstarter-funded recording of the score for the 1969 spy thriller The Chairman directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Conrad Yama and Alan Dobie. The film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Chinatown, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, The Mummy, Patton, Planet of the Apes, Basic Instinct) was newly recorded with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the baton of William T. Stromberg for the project. Also included is a suite of previously unreleased Goldsmith compositions, including the end title track to Rambo II, Alex’s Death from Under Fire, the film version of The Flag from Not Without My Daughter, Homer Writes from Lilies of the Field, as well as the demo the composer wrote for David Anspaugh’s 2005 feature The Game of Their Lives. Visit the label’s official website to check out the track list, listen to audio samples and order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Brief Affair’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Breve storia d'amore, Fabio Massimo Capogrosso, Ludovica Rampoldi, score, Soundtrack
Fm Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian psychological romantic drama A Brief Affair (Breve storia d’amore). The album features the film’s original music composed by Fabio Massimo Capogrosso (Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, Primavera, The Flood, Exterior Night, The Time It Takes). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. A Brief Affair is written and directed by Ludovica Rampoldi and stars Pilar Fogliati, Adriano Giannini, Andrea Carpenzano and Valeria Golino. The movie follows a woman whose affair with a new lover, confined to a hotel room, takes a sinister turn when she begins to infiltrate her new partner’s life beyond their secret encounters. Read the rest of this entry »
Angela Little Scoring Jo-Anne Brechin’s ‘Killer Whale’
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angela Little, Jo-Anne Brechin, Killer Whale
Angela Little (Never Too Late, Take My Hand, The Clinic, Streamline, Swimming for Gold, Dive Club, Back of the Net) has provided the original score for the upcoming Australian horror thriller Killer Whale. The film is directed by Jo-Anne Brechin (Paper Champions) and stars Virginia Gardner, Mel Jarnson and Mitchell Hope. The movie follows a young woman who tries to comfort her best friend after a life-shattering tragedy by taking her on an adventure in a private lagoon halfway across the world, but their peaceful retreat soon becomes a terrifying fight to stay alive when the ocean’s most bloodthirsty predator seeks vengeance for a brutal life in captivity. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Open Season 2’ (‘Chasse Gardée 2’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonin Fourlon, Chasse Gardée 2, Erwann Chandon, Frédéric Forestier, Open Season 2, score, Soundtrack
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy sequel Open Season 2 (Chasse gardée 2). The album features the film’s original music composed by Erwann Chandon (Simon’s Got a Gift, Mr. Blake at Your Service, Nice Girls, A Polar Year) who previously scored last year’s original movie. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. Chandon’s score from the first installment was released last year by Plaza Mayor Company. Open Season is directed by Frédéric Forestier & Antonin Fourlon and stars Didier Bourdon, Hakim Jemili, Thierry Lhermitte, Camille Lou, Chantal Ladeso, Maxime Gasteuil and Diane Segard. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fallout’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Fallout, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Fallout. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, House of the Dragon, Eternals, Uncharted, 3 Body Problem, Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to two tracks from the composer’s score below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 last year. Fallout is developed by Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Graham Wagner based on the video game series of the same title and stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Moisés Arias, Kyle MacLachlan and Frances Turner. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Shell’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eldad Guetta, Max Minghella, score, Shell, Soundtrack
Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Shell. The album features the film’s original music composed by Eldad Guetta (Press Play, Always Jane, In the Know, Dirty Tricks). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track (Blood) after the jump. Shell is directed by Max Minghella and stars Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Kaia Gerber, Este Haim, Elizabeth Berkley, Arian Moayed, Peter MacNicol, Amy Landecker, Lionel Boyce and Ziwe. The movie revolves around a down on her luck actress who realizes the glamorous CEO of a wellness company may be protecting a monstrous secret. Read the rest of this entry »
