Accidental Editions will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary series The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience, The Wonder, The Responder, Gloria Bell, The Beast Must Die, The Cave, Hot Milk, Rosebush Pruning, Temple). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 18. The streaming/download link will be added to this page within the next day. The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story is directed by Philip Cairney and follows a New Orleans detective who attempts to solve the mysterious killing of a pet cemetery owner and discovers an eerie and violent past that still haunts the community. The 3-parter features new insights from the victim’s neighbors, local journalists, law enforcement, and experts hat unearth a labyrinthine tale involving disturbing family secrets, multiple dead bodies and centuries-old massacres. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Matthew Herbert, Philip Cairney, score, Soundtrack, The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story
‘La Bola Negra’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, La Bola Negra, Netflix, Raül Refree, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Spanish/French epic drama La Bola Negra. The 7-track EP features selections of the film’s original score composed by Raül Refree (Bad Beast, Between Two Waters, One Year, One Night). Also included is the original song La Nieve co-written (with Refree) and performed by Guitarricadelafuente, as well as additional original songs performed by Penélope Cruz and Maria Terremoto. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. The label has previously released an EP featuring the song and six score tracks earlier this month. La Bola Negra is co-written and directed by Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi and stars Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Milo Quifes, Cruz, Lola Dueñas and Glenn Close. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 16, 2026)
Posted: October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ari Balouzian, Clean Hands, Daniel Stockdale, Edwin Wendler, Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, Joseph Trapanese, La Bola Negra, Leo Birenberg, Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Raül Refree, Roger Goula, Sense and Sensibility, Street Fighter, Tamar-Kali, Those Who Ride With Giants, Trust Me I'm a Doctor, Whalefall, You Can See Everything, You Can't Leave, Zach Robinson, Zack Leffew
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the martial arts action comedy Street Fighter directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, David Dastmalchian, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoai, Cody Rhodes, Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, Orville Peck, Hirooki Goto, Olivier Richters, Rayna Vallandingham, Alexander Volkanovski and Jason Momoa. The film’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Super Troopers 3, Obliterated, The Breadwinner, Florida Man, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as two original songs by HEALTH today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Legendary Pictures production, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.
Also opening wide is the survival thriller Whalefall co-written and directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz and Emily Rudd. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Witcher, Shadow and Bone, Only the Brave, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, David, No One Will Save You, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood 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 20th Century Studios release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alessandro Barros, Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, score, Soundtrack, Zack Leffew
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul. The album features the film’s original music composed by Zack Leffew (The Forge, Halloween Be Thy Name, A Murder of Innocence, Palau the Movie). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s Faith Theme and Flywheel Theme after the jump. Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul is directed by Alessandro Barros and stars Mario Bregieira, Pérola Faria, Gui Tavares, Elizeu Rodrigues, Felipe Folgosi, Adriano Canindé, as well as Alex Kendrick who also wrote the screenplay (based on the Kendrick Brothers’ 2003 feature of the same title) and serves as an executive producer. The movie is set in Rio de Janeiro and follows a smooth-talking, used-car salesman whose “do-whatever-it-takes” approach to business and life begins to unravel at home and at work and – after a series of wake-up calls – is forced to confront the cost of his choices. Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers Scoring Disney’s ‘Hexed’
Posted: October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney, Fawn Veerasunthorn, Jason Hand, Kris Bowers
Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot, GOAT, Bridgerton, Green Book, Secret Invasion, King Richard, Haunted Mansion, The Color Purple, Spider-Noir, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy) has recently been scoring Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Hexed. The film is directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn (Wish) & Jason Hand (Moana 2), co-directed by Josie Trinidad and features the voices of Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Tracie Ullman, Jodie Foster, Walton Goggins and Stephen Fry. The movie follows tells the story a teenage oddball and her Type A mom, who discovers her weirdness is actually hidden magic, transporting them to a world where magic can run free. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Clean Hands’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clean Hands, Jake Allyn, score, Soundtrack, Those Who Ride With Giants
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the crime drama Clean Hands. The album features the film’s original music composed by Those Who Ride With Giants (aka MJ Callaghan) (Ride). 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. Clean Hands is written and directed by Jake Allyn and stars Zach Braff, Esther McGregor, Abigail Spencer, Lucas Till and Holt McCallany. The movie tells the true story of a Sergeant who leads a taskforce waging war on drugs while at home, he’s a desperate father grappling with his 19-year-old daughter’s escalating addiction from pain meds to heroin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Masterplan’ Score Album Released
Posted: October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Masterplan, Polérik Rouvière, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Vincent
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the French/Italian heist thriller Masterplan. The album features the film’s original score composed by Polérik Rouvière (Silver Star, Twice Upon a Time, NOLA Circus, You’ll Never Walk Alone). The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title tracks after the jump. Masterplan is co-written and directed by Thomas Vincent and stars Stanley Tucci, Simona Tabasco and Victor Belmondo. The movie follows a legendary thief who sets his sights on the Mona Lisa, and recruits two young strangers, a sharp Italian cybercrime expert and a swaggering French explosives specialist, to help him before revealing they are long-lost siblings and he is both their father. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Egan Scoring Laurent Zeitoun’s ‘Wings of Freedom’
Posted: October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Egan, Laurent Zeitoun, Wings of Freedom
Chris Egan (The Spanish Princess, Pole to Pole with Will Smith, Tiny World, Man Down) has composed the original music for the upcoming animated feature Wings of Freedom. The film is directed by Laurent Zeitoun (The Intouchables, Leap!) and features the voices of Eva Longoria and Nicholas Galitzine. The movie tells the story of a home-loving eagle who lives in the safety of her hidden bird colony until a twist of fate propels her out of her comfort zone when she meets and teams up with a fearless swift to confront Eternity, a malevolent AI determined to seize control of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Storm’ (‘Stormen’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andreas Tengblad, Josephine Bornebusch, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Stormen, The Storm
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish Netflix original fflm The Storm (Stormen). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Andreas Tengblad (The Conference, Knutby, The Final Race, Stenbeck, Second Act, Sune vs. Sune). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. The Storm is written and directed by Josephine Bornebusch and stars Gustaf Skarsgård, Aliette Opheim, Filip Berg, Josephine Bornebusch, Jonas Karlsson, Johan Rheborg, Christopher Wagelin, Sara Shirpey, Gizem Erdogan, Henrik Dorsin, Nils Wetterholm, and Nicole Levin. The comedy follows a group of old university pals who find their civilized birthday getaway at a luxury lodge completely upended when a severe storm traps them inside, igniting a cyclone of betrayals, grudges and unfiltered chaos. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gary Lionelli, Noah Segan, score, Soundtrack, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gary Lionelli (O.J.: Made in America, Luck,Chasing the Moon, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, The Newspaperman, Nuclear Family). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track after the jump. The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is written and directed by Noah Segan and stars John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Will Price and Steve Buscemi. The movies follows an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York and finds himself in a race against time to return a valuable USB stick or face the rage of a vengeful crime family. Read the rest of this entry »
