Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 5, 2026)

Posted: April 5, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Premiering tomorrow, April 6, is the Disney+ original animated series Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord created by Dave Filoni, developed by Filoni & Matt Michnovetz and starring Sam Witwer, Gideon Adlon, Wagner Moura, Dennis Haysbert, Richard Ayoade, Chris Diamantopoulos, David C. Collins, Vanessa Marshall, Charlie Bushnell, A.J. LoCascio and Steve Blum. The show’s original music is composed by Kevin Kiner (Ahsoka: Narcos: Mexico, Star Wars: The Clone Wars/Rebels/The Bad Batch Doom Patrol,Peacemaker, Hell on Wheels, Making a Murderer, CSI: Miami), Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner (Dark Winds, Stars Wars: Tales of the Underworld, House of David, Trese). Check out our previous article to learn more about the Lucasfilm production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

Premiering on Wednesday, April 8, is the Hulu original series The Testaments created by Bruce Miller based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name title and starring Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Ann Dowd, Mabel Li, Brad Alexander, Amy Seimetz, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Birva Pandya, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Isolde Ardies and Kira Guloien. Adam Taylor (The Handmaid’s Tale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Before I Fall, Riff Raff, The Right Stuff, Meadowland, Black Cake) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Ligas’ Soundtrack Album Released

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Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the Italian Sky original series Ligas (Avvocato Ligas). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Francesco Cerasi (My Body Will Bury You, The Dinner, Fading Gigolo, Golden Men, The Bad Guy, Cosimo and Nicole) & Ominostanco. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track below. Ligas is based on the novel Un caso complicato per l’avvocato Ligas by Gianluca Ferraris and stars Luca Argentero, Marina Occhionero, Barbara Chichiarelli and Gaia Messerklinger. Read the rest of this entry »

Hans Zimmer’s & A.R. Rahman’s ‘Rama Theme’ from ‘Ramayana’ Released

Posted: April 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Sony Music Entertainment India has released the second track from the soundtrack for the upcoming Indian epic drama Ramayana. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the Rama Theme written by the film’s Academy Award-winning composers Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, Interstellar) & A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Lagaan, Viceroy’s House). Also listen to the track after the jump. The label has previously released the composers’ “introduction” theme last summer. Ramayana is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey and Sunny Deol. Read the rest of this entry »

Elmer Bernstein 100th Anniversary Live Concert Recording Album Announced

Posted: April 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Willow & Cavern has announced its inaugural release celebrating Academy Award-winning film composer Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Man with the Golden Arm, The Ten Commandments, The Great Escape). The album, entitled 100 Years of Elmer Bernstein, presents the Irish National Symphony Orchestra’s 2022 concert in Dublin, which was conducted by Bernstein’s son Peter and produced by Tim Burden. The release was supervised by orchestrator, arranger and composer Nikiforos Chrysoloras, mixed by George Milioris and mastered by George Deligiannis at Willow & Cavern. The album is being released in three different versions: a highlights edition containing a curated selection of the program and the complete concert edition as originally heard in December 2022, both presented digitally, alongside a limited 3=CD collector’s physical edition of 100 individually numbered copies featuring previously unreleased archival material. The digital editions are now available to stream on Bandcamp and the physical collector’s edition is now available for pre-order (click here for the highlights album and click here for the complete recording album). Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 3, 2026)

Posted: April 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, Benny Safdie, Luis Guzmán, Kevin Michael Richardson, Issa Rae and Brie Larson.The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians, Thor: The Dark World, Yellowstone, Now You See Me, Nuremberg). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s earlier this week and iam8bit will release physical versions later this year. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Illumination Entertainment production, which is being released by Universal Studios.

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy The Drama written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Hailey Benton Gates and Alana Haim. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Project Hail Mary, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, Materialists, The Bad Guys,  The Man from U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Sofia the First: Royal Magic’ Theme Song Released

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Walt Disney Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the upcoming Disney Jr. animated series Sofia the First: Royal Magic. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the show’s theme song written by John Kavanaugh & Craig Gerber based on their theme from the original 2013 Sofia the First series and performed by Ariel Winter who stars in the title role. Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released on April 29. Sofia the First: Royal Magic is created by Gerber and also stars Nate Torrence, Mela Pietropaolo, Kai Harris, Aaliyah Magcasi, Wayne Brady, Tim Gunn, Eric Stonestreet, Travis Willingham, Sara Ramirez, Darcy Rose Byrnes & Jess Harnell, as well as recurring/guest voice cast members Beanie Feldstein, Yvette Nicole Brown, James Monroe Iglehart, Jeremy Swift and Tony Hale. Read the rest of this entry »

‘A Great Awakening’ Soundtrack Album Released

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Sight & Sound Films has released a soundtrack album for the faith-based drama A Great Awakening. The album features the film’s original score composed by Chad Marriott (I Heard the Bells). Also included is the original hymn Awaken Us Today written for the movie. Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the score’s closing titles track, as well as Awaken Us Today below. A Great Awakening is co-written and directed by Joshua Enck and stars John Paul Sneed, Jonathan Blair, Josh Bates. The movie tells the true story of an unlikely friendship between the Reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin. Read the rest of this entry »

Saint Rene’s Original Song ‘By My Side’ from ‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Released

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Lakeshore Records has released the original song By My Side from the third season of the Netflix original series XO, Kitty. The track written by Lewis Martinee, Alejandro Manuel Fernandez, Peter McGinnis & Jordyn Elle Smith and performed by Saint Rene is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the song after the jump. The label has also released original song Euniq by dv/sn feat. Han Bi Ryu, as well as a full soundtrack album featuring Jina Hyojin An’s & Shirley Song’s original score from Season 3 today. XO, Kitty is created by Jenny Han and also stars Anna Cathcart, Minyeong Choi, Sang Heon Lee, Gia Kim, Regan Aliyah, Hojo Shin, Peter Thurnwald, Anthony Keyvan, Sule Thelwell, Joshua Lee, Philippe Lee, Jocelyn Shelfo, Michael K. Lee, Sasha Bhasin, Sunny Oh, Soy Kim and Christine Heesun Hwang. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Fuze’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: April 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released e a soundtrack album for the  British heist thriller Fuze. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tony Doogan (Relay, Starred Up, Outlaw Kings). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to a track from the composer’s score after the jump. Fuze is directed by David Mackenzie and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Saffron Hocking and Elham Ehsan. The movie is set in contemporary London and unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site and follows a team of military experts who are sent in to investigate and defuse it. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout – in Concert’ Announced

Posted: April 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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City Light Concerts has announced the world premiere performance of Mission: Impossible – Fallout – in Concert. Grammy Award-winning composer Lorne Balfe will conduct the City Light Symphony Orchestra for two performances of his original score from the sixth Mission: Impossible film directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan & Alec Baldwin performed live to projection. The concerts will be held on two consecutive nights on January 7 & 8, 2027 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. Read the rest of this entry »

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