Hollywood Records has released Marvel Strings, a new album featuring eight themes from the Marvel Universe arranged for string quartet and performed by The Orchid Quartet. Among the titles included are Michael Giacchino’s main theme from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Son Lux’s Thunderbolts* title track, Laura Karpman’s Conspiracy Theme from Captain America: Brave New World, Leo Birenberg’s & Zach Robinson’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man title track, John Paesano’s & Braden Kimball’s main title theme from Daredevil, Christophe Beck’s Agatha’s Theme from Agatha All Along, Dara Taylor’s main theme from Ironheart, as well as Masahiro Aoki’s Login Theme from the video game MARVEL Rivals. The album is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all eight tracks after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Marvel Strings’ Album Released
Posted: August 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marvel Studios, The Orchid Quartet
Songs from John Suits’ ‘The Isolate Thief’ Released
Posted: August 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Suits, Soundtrack, The Isolate Thief
Average Joes Entertainment has released a second soundtrack album for the western The Isolate Thief. The album features the songs from the film by artists such as Caitlynne Curtis, Bryan Martin, Tracy Lawrence, Lloyd Carter, Aaron Tippin, Jordan Rainer, Kevin Thomas, Sam Donald & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the first two tracks below. A separate album featuring Jordan Lehning’s original score from the movie was released last month. The Isolate Thief is directed by John Suits and stars Mackenzie Foy, Odeya Rush, Ty Simpkins, Jack Kesy, Martin Sensmeier, Joe Pantoliano and Sean Bean. The movie follows a lone Union outpost caretaker who must outrun a vicious gang of outlaws after a stash of stolen Civil War gold lands in her lap. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Drive’ 15th Anniversary Vinyl Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: August 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a new version of the soundtrack album for the 2011 action drama Drive directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman and Oscar Isaacs. The 15th Anniversary Edition featuring the film’s original score composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, The Neon Demon, The Lincoln Lawyer, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Only God Forgives) and the songs from the movie by Kavinsky & Lovefoxx, Desire, The Chromatics, College feat. Electric Youth and Riz Ortolani & Rina Ranieri, is being released on “Driver’s Jacket Gold Splatter/Clear Vinyl.” The double LP will be released on September 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has also announced a reissue of the 5th Anniversary and 10th Anniversary vinyl editions, which are both also available for pre-order. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Summer of 1985’ (‘Svärtan’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jonas Wikstrand, score, Soundtrack, Summer of 1985, Svärtan
Music Super Circus has released a soundtrack album for the Swedish limited series Summer of 1985 (Svärtan). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jonas Wikstrand (The Evil Next Door, Super Charlie, Take the Night, Whiskey on the Rocks, Håkan Bråkan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Summer of 1985 is written by Amy Deasismont & Melina Maraki based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel of the same title and stars Linus Rogsgård, Ture Nerman, Nelly Anderbro, Noel Du Puy, Stina Kristiansen, Sanna Sundqvist, Josefin Neldén and Rolf Lassgård. The 6-part coming-of age thriller follows a group of friends who seeking adventure who uncover an ancient and inexplicable creature they were never meant to find when a teenage boy is found drowned near the mythical island of Svärtan. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Egypt Mortimer’s ‘Pathetic Fallacy’ to Feature Original Score by Johnny Jewel and Songs by Kid Cudi
Posted: August 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Egypt Mortimer, Johnny Jewel, Kid Cudi, Pathetic Fallacy
Johnny Jewel (Bronson, Lost River, Don’t Come Back from the Moon, Holly, Those Who Kill) has been hired to score the upcoming indie supernatural thriller Pathetic Fallacy. The film is directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real, Archenemy) and stars Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Jessica Rothe, Travis Fimmel and Natasha Lyonne. Cudi is also contributing original songs to the movie, which follows a young widower who travels to a new-age mountain town in search of cosmic answers, but instead finds an outlandish murderer and a forest of demonic spirits who offer a horrific bargain: the power to cheat death at a nightmarish cost. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Abandoned’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Abandonados, Abandoned, Disney Plus, Hulu, Joan Vilà, score, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Disney+/Hulu original documentary series Abandoned (Abandonados). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Joan Vilà (Everyone Will Burn, Red Summer, Silence, You’re Not Me, Quién eres). . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first and final track after the jump. Abandoned is directed by Carlos Alonso Ojea and explores the case of three children found at a Barcelona train station in 1984 who – unable to figure out their identities or why they were left behind – search for their biological parents 40 years later Read the rest of this entry »
Kris Bowers Scoring Alyce Tzue’s & John Ripa’s ‘Steps’
Posted: August 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alyce Tzue, John Ripa, Kris Bowers, Netflix, Steps
This past week, Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot, Bridgerton, GOAT, Green Book, Spider-Noir, Haunted Mansion, The Color Purple, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dear White People) has been recording his score for the upcoming Netflix original animated film Steps. The movie is directed by Alyce Tzue & John Ripa (Raya and the Last Dragon) and stars Ali Wong, Amanda Seyfried, Stephanie Hsu, Daniel Radcliffe, Nikki Glaser, Young Mazino, Peter Dinklage and Bette Midler. The animated comedy tells the story of a misunderstood young woman who is blamed for hijacking the Royal Ball with a stolen magic wand and – after accidentally turning her sister into a frog – must team up with Cinderella (and a surprisingly dreamy troll) to save the kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 2, 2026)
Posted: August 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alley Cats, Andy Burrows, Anna Pigeon, David Klotz, FX, Jaco Caraco, Jonathan Goldsmith, Morgan Kibby, Netflix, Sterling Point, The Last House, The Shards, Tyler Hilton, USA, Yair Elazar Glotman
Premiering on Wednesday, August 5, is the FX original series The Shards developed by Ryan Murphy & Bret Easton Ellis based on Ellis’ bestselling novel of the same name and starring Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Graham Campbell, Homer Gere, Hayes Warner, Wes Bentley, Jordan Roth and Evan Rachel Wood. The show’s original score is composed by Morgan Kibby (Grotesquerie, Mothering Sunday, Finding Emily, Queens, Wilderness, The Power) & David Klotz (The Watcher, All’s Fair, American Sports Story, The Prom). Troye Sivan & Leland and Hayes Warner have provided original songs to the project. Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air on FX and will also be available to stream on Hulu (in the U.S.) and on Disney+ internationally.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Prime Video original series Sterling Point created by Megan Park and starring Ella Rubin, Keen Ruffalo, Amélie Elisabeth Hoeferle, Jay Duplass, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Bo Bragason, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mabel Strachan, Nikko Angelo Hinayo, Elle-Maija Talifeathers and Missi Pyle. Tyler Hilton & Jaco Caraco (My Old Ass) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the coming-of-age drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Elijah Peel’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 1, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elijah Peel, Kevin D. Sepe, Nathan Ross Murphy, Soundtrack
Harris Sepe Films has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama Elijah Peel. The album features the songs from the film written by Kevin D. Sepe and performed by lead actor Robert Malcolm Cumming who stars in the title role and by Sepe himself. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the theme song Life Too Short, Story Too Old and check out the track’s official music video after the jump. Elijah Peel is directed by Nathan Ross Murphy & Sepe and also stars Evelyn Grace Kite, April Billingsley, Princess Elmore and Kevin Sorbo. The movie tells the story of a stadium-filling rock star whose life of fame and addiction comes to a sudden halt after a heart attack nearly costs him everything as he begins a journey of redemption, influenced by a terminally ill nine-year old girl. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 31, 2026)
Posted: July 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: I Want Your Sex, James Clements, Michael Giacchino, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Gentleman Thief, The Samurai and the Prisoner, Yagmur Kaplan, Yoshihiro Hanno
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo. The film’s original music is composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Lost, Up, The Batman, Jurassic World, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the comedy thriller I Want Your Sex written and directed by Gregg Araki and starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Daveed Diggs, Chase Sui Wonders and Charli xcx. James Clements (Now Apocalypse, Bottom of the World, The Blackout Experiments). has composed the film’s original music. No word on soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a fresh-faced young man who lands a job with an artist and provocateur who taps him to become her sexual muse and takes him on a journey into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal, and murder, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
