Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 12, 2026)

Posted: July 12, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Premiering today is the MGM+ original series The Westies created by Chris Brancato & Michael Panes and starring J.K. Simmons, Titus Welliver. Tom Brittney, Sarah Bolger, Jessica Frances Dukes, Stanley Morgan, Allen Leech, Hamish Allan-Headly and Hilary Mccormack. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Miracle, 42, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, October Sky, Judas and the Black Messiah, Dolphin Tale, Nell, Fly Away Home, The Accountant). Check out our previous article to learn more about the crime drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.

Premiering on Wednesday, July 15, is the Apple TV original series Lucky created by Jonathan Tropper based on Marissa Stapley’s novel of the same name and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening,Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Timothy Olyphant, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr. and William Fichtner. Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, KAOS, Dust Bunny, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Lisa Frankenstein, Dust Bunny, My Oxford Year, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Offer, Physical, Hitpig!) has composed the show’s original score. Fiona Apple contributed the main title song. Click here for more information about the 7-part crime thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Rafa’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: July 11, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Skydance Sports has released a soundtrack album for the Netflix original documentary series Rafa. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Martin Crane (The Escape of Prisoner 614, Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence, Picture a Scientist, Black Gold). 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 after the jump. Rafa is directed by Zachary Heinzerling and follows tennis player Rafael Nadal’s journey from childhood to his final ATP Tour season in 2024. The 4-parter eplores the human side of his career, with contributions from figures such as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic & John McEnroe, as well as from his family and team. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 10, 2026)

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action adaptation of the animated feature Moana directed by Thomas Kail and starring Catherine Lagaʻai, Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui and Frankie Adams. The film’s original songs are composed by  Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto, Hamilton, In the Heights), Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina (Twister, Brother Bear, Tarzan, Speed, Bad Boys, August Rush, Planes, Con Air) and the film’s original score is composed by Mancina. Walt Disney Records has released three different soundtrack albums: the regular album featuring the songs (also available on vinyl), the deluxe edition featuring both the songs and score, as well as instrumental versions of the songs, and the score album. Check out our previous article for the details of each version and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.

Also opening wide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Evil Dead Burn directed by Sébastien Vaniček and starring Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Luciane Buchanan, Hunter Doohan, Errol Shand, George Pullar, Maude Davey and Greta Van Den Brink. Double Danger (aka Douglas Cavanna & Xavier Caux) (Infested) have composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last Friday. Waxwork Records will release a vinyl edition. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the New Line Cinema prodcuction, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Isolate Thief’ Soundtrack Album Details

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Average Joes Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the western The Isolate Thief. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jordan Lehning (Old Henry, Easy Does It, Greedy People, The Dead Center, Make-Out with Violence). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Isolate Thief is directed by John Suits and stars Mackenzie Foy, Odeya Rush, Jack Kesy, Ty Simpkins, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Sensmeier and Sean Bean. The movie is set during the Civil War and follows a young woman who becomes the lone caretaker of a remote Union Army outpost and – when a stash of stolen gold falls into her lab – must stay one step ahead of a gang of vicious outlaws who come looking for it. Read the rest of this entry »

‘American Friends’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Music Box Records has released a digital version of the premiere soundtrack album for the 1991 British drama American Friends co-written and directed by Tristram Powell and starring Michael Palin (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado and Alfred Molina. The album features the movie’s original music composed and conducted by Georges Delerue (Platoon, Steel Magnolias, Twins, The Day of the Jackal, Beaches, A Little Romance, Joe Versus the Volcano). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track below. The label has previously released a (now sold out) CD version back in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Moana’ Score Album Released

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Walt Disney Records has released the official score album for the live-action adaptation of the animated movie Moana. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mancina (Twister, Speed, Tarzan, Bad Boys, Brother Bear, August Rush, Planes, Con Air, The Sea Beast) who previously scored the 2016 animated feature, as well as 2024’s sequel. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. The label has previously released the original soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi & Mancina last month, as well as a separate deluxe edition featuring the songs and score this past Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Silo’ Soundtrack Premiere Vinyl Release Announced

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Coda has announced the premiere vinyl soundtrack release for the Apple TV original series Silo created by Graham Yost based on the bestselling trilogy of dystopian novels by Hugh Howey and starring Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Common, Steve Zahn, Avi Nash, Harriet Walter and Chinaza Uche,The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Defending Jacob, The Edge of Seventeen,  Rams, The Eagle). The soundtrack will be released as a 2LP edition, pressed at 45RPM on Blue-in-Green Color-in-Color vinyl and limited to 700 copies, featuring a lenticular cover and liner notes from both the composer and Yost, in late August/early September and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Sweetness’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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604 Records has released a soundtrack album for the Canadian thriller Sweetness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Blitz//Berlin (Silent Night, Deadly Night, Day of the Dead, Queens of the Dead, Still/Born, PG: Psycho Goreman, Deathstalker, Frankie Freako). The soundtrack is now available to stream on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ Payton’s Theme after the jump. Sweetness is written and directed by Emma Higgins and stars Kate Hallett, Herman Tømmeraas, Aya Furukawa, Justin Chatwin, Steven Ogg, Amanda Brugel and Julius Cho. The movie follows a 16-year girl who discovers that her rockstar crush is a dysfunctional drug addict and takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality. Read the rest of this entry »

World Premiere Release of Gerald Fried’s ‘Twenty Plus Two’ & ‘A Cold Wind in August’ Scores Announced

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere release of two scores composed by Emmy Award winner Gerald Fried (Star Trek: The Original Series, Roots, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, Gilligan’s Island, Too Late the Hero). The titles include the 1961 mystery drama Twenty Plus Two directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring David Janssen, Jeanne Crain, Dina Merrill and William Demarest, as well as the 1961 movie A Cold Wind in August directed by Alexander Singer and starring Lola Albright, Scott Marlowe and Joe De Santis. Gerald Fried: Melodramas is now available to order as a limited edition CD on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Erupcja’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Invada Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Erupcja. The album features the film’s original music composed by singer/songwriter Charles Watson (of the indie pop/rock duo Slow Club) (Love and Work, Youngstown) and Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Lisa Frankenstein, Little Fires Everywhere, KAOS, The Offer, My Oxford Year, Physical, Lady Chatterley’s Lover). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first track from each artist after the jump. Erupcja is co-written and directed by Pete Ohs and stars Lena Góra, Charli xcx, Will Madden, Agata Trzebuchowska and Jeremy O. Harris. The movie takes place during a romantic vacation that goes awry when a volcanic eruption strands a woman and her soon-to-be fiancé, Rob, in Warsaw  where becomes entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self. Read the rest of this entry »

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