SyncPhonic Waves has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Invisible Nation. The album features the film’s original music composed by Wei-San Hsu (Beneath the Banyan Tree, Another Woman) who received a nomination for the David Raskin Award for Emerging Talent at this year’s SCL Award for her score. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s final track (Island of Freedom) after the jump. Invisible Nation is directed by Vanessa Hope and centers on Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, and her fight for the survival of the nation’s democracy at a time when freedom around the world is under threat from authoritarianism. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Invisible Nation’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 20, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Invisible Nation, score, Soundtrack, Vanessa Hope, Wei-San Hsu
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 19, 2025)
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Avatar: Fire and Ash, David, Gary Rugala, Is This Thing On?, James Newberry, John Debney, Joseph Trapanese, Rycky Ruke, Sheepdog, Simon Franglen, The Housemaid, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Theodore Shapiro
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Avatar: Fire and Ash co-written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Giovanni Ribisi, Jack Champion, Joel David Moore, David Thewlis, Jemaine Clement and CCH Pounder. The film’s original music is composed by Simon Franglen (Avatar: The Way of Water, The Magnificent Seven, Peppermint, Avatar: World of Pandora,Notre Dame on Fire). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the third installment in the Avatar series, which is being released by 20th Century Studios.
Also opening wide is the psychological thriller The Housemaid directed by Paul Feig and starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins and Michele Morrone. Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Bombshell, A Simple Favor, Marley & Me, Ghostbusters, Spy, Tropic Thunder, Spies in Disguise) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a two volume soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (with vocals by Caroline Shaw) today. Check out soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘How to Ruin Love: The Lobola’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: How to Ruin Love: The Lobola, Netflix, Samukelo Mahlalela, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the South African Netflix original series How to Ruin Love: The Lobola. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Samukelo Mahlalela. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to several tracks below. How to Ruin Love: The Lobola is created by Rethabile Ramaphakela & Katleho Ramaphakela and stars Sivenathi Mabuya, Bohang Moeko, John Morapama, Mapaseka Koetle, Marjorie Langa, Nefisa Mkhabela and Sello Ramalahloane. The second installment of the comedy follows Zoleka & Kagiso as they are facing feuding families and more complicated lobola negotiations. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Kat Coiro’s ‘You, Me & Tuscany’
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Kat Coiro, You Me & Tuscany
John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2,The Jungle Book, Horizon: An American Saga, The Emperor’s New Groove, Hocus Pocus) is currently recording his score for the upcoming romantic comedy You, Me & Tuscany. The film is directed by Kat Coiro (A Case of You, Life Happens) and stars Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo de Moor, Aziza Scott, Marco Calvani, Lorenzo de Moor and Nia Vardalos. The movie follows a young woman who has abandoned her dreams of becoming a chef, when she meets a handsome Italian who happens to have a villa sitting empty in Tuscany and decides to jet off for Italy and crash at the place by pretending to be the owner’s son’s fiancée. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wicked: For Good’ Sing-Along Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon M. Chu, Soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked, Wicked: For Good
Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released a third soundtrack album for the movie musical Wicked: For Good. The “Sing-Along” album features instrumental versions of all songs from the film written by Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pippin, Pocahontas), including the original tracks The Girl in the Bubble & No Place Like Home (recently shortlisted for next year’s Academy Awards). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the “sing-along” versions of both original songs and No Good Deed after the jump. The label has previously released the original soundtrack album last month and a separate album featuring John Powell’s & Schwartz’s original score earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘David’ Score Album Released
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brent Dawes, David, Joseph Trapanese, Phil Cunningham, score, Soundtrack
Angel has released a second soundtrack album for the animated feature David. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption, Shadow and Bone, Project Power, Arctic, G20). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme (Flock and Faith) after the jump. The studio has previously released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie last month. David is directed by Phil Cunningham & Brent Dawes and features the voices of Phil Wickham, Brandon Engman, Brian Stivale and Miri Mesika. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Is This Thing On?’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bradley Cooper, Is This Thing On?, James Newberry, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Is This Thing On?. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newberry (Barron’s Cove, Natchez, Wolfgang, The Lady and the Dale, Enigma). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Alex and Tess) after the jump. Is This Thing On? is co-written and directed by Bradley Cooper and stars Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, Cooper himself, Amy Sedaris, Christine Ebersole, Sean Hayes, Ciarán Hinds and Scott Icenogle. The movie follows a man who faces middle age and an impending divorce as he is seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while his wife confronts the sacrifices she made for their family.. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Apple TV’s ‘Born to Be Wild’ Released
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Born to be Wild, David Schweitzer, score, Soundtrack
Platoon has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV original documentary series Born to Be Wild. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by David Schweitzer (Emma, The Afterparty, Our Great National Parks, Victoria Beckham, The Reluctant Traveler, Sherlock & Daughter, Sanditon, World War II: From the Frontline, Tsunami: Race Against Time) . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Born to Be Wild is narrated by Hugh Bonneville, executive produced by Tailfeather Productions’s Lucy van Beek and Offspring Films’ Alex Williamson & Isla Robertson follows six endangered young animals as they grow up in our world but are destined to return to theirs. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Goodbye June’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Harlan, Goodbye June, Gregory Porter, Kate Winslet, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Goodbye June. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Ben Harlan who is best known for his work as a clarinetist. Also included is the original song Good Goodbye written and performed by Gregory Porter. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first score track and the song after the jump. Goodbye June marks actress Kate Winslet’s feature directorial debut and stars Helen Mirren, Winslet herself, Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Stephen Merchant and Fisayo Akinade. The drama takes place just before Christmas and follows four adult siblings as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss, but their quick-witted mother orchestrates her decline on her own terms. Read the rest of this entry »
First Tracks from Johan Lenox’s ‘The Plague’ Score Released
Posted: December 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Charlie Polinger, Johan Lenox, The Plague
Waxwork Records has released two first tracks from the soundtrack for the psychological drama/thriller The Plague. Available to stream/download now as digital singles are Drill & Memories written by the film’s composer Johan Lenox who has made his feature scoring debut on the project. Also listen to both tracks after the jump. The Plague is written and directed by Charlie Polinger and stars Joel Edgerton, Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin and Kenny Rasmussen. Read the rest of this entry »
