Hammer Films & Silva Screen Records have announced a new soundtrack for the 1957 British cult horror classic The Curse of Frankenstein directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart. The release marks the first title in a new series of Hammer soundtracks remastered and presented in deluxe packaging and features restored cues from the film composed James Bernard (Dracula, Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Gorgon, Windom’s Way) that have been curated into four suites. The soundtrack is being released on green vinyl across two 45rpm 7″ EPs and will be released this Friday, March 27 (visit Amazon to pre-order). The limited edition was created during Hammer’s 2025 4K restoration of the film, which was released last fall on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Curse of Frankenstein’ Soundtrack Collector’s Edition Double EP Announced
Posted: March 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Bernard, score, Soundtrack, Terence Fisher, The Curse of Frankenstein
‘A Woman of Substance’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Woman of Substance, BritBox, Channel 4, Jack Halama, score, Soundtrack
Banijay Music has released a soundtrack album for the Channel 4 drama A Woman of Substance. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jack Halama (Rivals, Who Is Erin Carter?, The Beast Within, Kindred, Traces, Rogue). 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. A Woman of Substance is created by Katherine Jakeways based on the bestselling novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford and stars Brenda Blethyn, Jessica Reynolds, Emmett J.Scanlan, Lydia Leonard, Harry Cadby, Leanne Best, Ewan Horrocks, Will Mellor and Lenny Rush. The 8-parter spans six decades and charts the rise of Emma Harte from penniless Yorkshire maid in the early 1900s to powerful 1970s business mogul. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck Scoring Kyle Balda’s ‘The Sheep Detectives’
Posted: March 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Kyle Balda, The Sheep Detectives
Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Free Guy, The Hangover, The Muppets, The Pink Panther) has composed the original score for the upcoming family adventure The Sheep Detectives. The film is directed by Kyle Balda (Minions, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax) and stars Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau and Emma Thompson. The project’s voice cast includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall, Chris O’Dowd, Patrick Stewart, Brett Goldstein, Bella Ramsey and Rhys Darby. The movie based on Leonie Swann’s novel Three Bags Full tells the story of a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand, but when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lead Children’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, Lead Children, Mary Komasa, Netflix, Olowiane dzieci, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Polish Netflix limited series Lead Children (Ołowiane dzieci). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (Copying Beethoven, Quo Vadis, Aida?, In Darkness, Rosemary’s Baby, In the Rearview) & Mary Komasa (Treasure, Franz, Charlatan, Cracow Monsters). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen tp the composers’ title track after the jump. Lead Children is directed by Maciej Pieprzyca, written by Jakub Korolczuk and stars Joanna Kulig, Kinga Preis, Michał Żurawski, Kinga Preis, Agata Kulesza, Marian Dziędziel and Sebastian Pawlak. The 6-part drama inspired by true events tells the story of a young doctor who discovers that children living near a smelting plant suffer from lead poisoning and risks her career and safety to save them. Read the rest of this entry »
2026 BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards
The 2026 BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music categories after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 26 at The Brewery in London and will be hosted by Maisie Adam. Visit the official BAFTA website for the full list of nominations. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hildur’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hildur, score, Soundtrack, Sveinn Geirsson
Tiger Studios has released a soundtrack album for the Finnish/Icelandic TV series Hildur. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Sveinn Geirsson (Descendants). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to an extended version of the composer’s opening theme after the jump. Hildur is developed by Matti Laine based on the bestselling novel series by Satu Rämö and stars Ebba Katrín Finnsdóttir, Lauri Tilkanen, Rick Okon, Nína Dögg Filipusardóttir, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Oddur Julíusson and Oona Airola. The 6-part crime drama directed by Tinna Hrafnsdóttir follows a police officer traumatized by the unsolved disappearance of her two sisters 25 years ago who returns to her her hometown in Iceland, where she gets drawn into a baffling murder investigation. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring AMC’s ‘The Audacity’
Posted: March 23, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, The Audacity
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, Speak No Evil, The Gift, Black Rabbit, Enemy, The Staircase, Boy Erased, Smoke, The White Tiger) are the composers of the upcoming AMC original series The Audacity. The show is created by Jonathan Glatzer (What Goes Up, Bliss) and stars Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, Rob Corddry, Simon Helberg, Meaghan Rath and Paul Adelstein. The comedy drama is set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley and revolves around a would-be tech titan and his therapist who play dangerous games with privacy while trying to find happiness. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Solace’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 23, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Afonso Poyart, BT, score, Solace, Soundtrack
Binary Acoustics has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2015 mystery thriller Solace directed by Afonso Poyart and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish and Colin Farrell. The album features the film’s original score composed by BT (The Fast and the Furious, Monster, Go!, Driven, Catch and Release, Under Suspicion). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first and final track after the jump. Solace follows a psychic and a federal agent who team up to hunt a serial killer. Read the rest of this entry »
Natalie Holt Scoring Aardman’s ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’
Posted: March 23, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aardman Animations, Matthew Walker, Natalie Holt, Shaun the Sheep, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Steve Cox
Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chad Powers, Talamsca: The Secret Order, The Princess, Journey’s End, Beecham House, Knightfall, Rivals, Herself, Press) is making her animated feature scoring debut on Aardman’s upcoming animated comedy Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom. The film is directed by Steve Cox (Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas) & Matthew Walker and features the voices of Justin Fletcher in the title role, alongside John Sparkes and Kate Harbour. The movie sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween, until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s treasured pumpkin patch and Shaun turns to MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mexicali’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 23, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lex Casciato, Luke LaFontaine, Mexicali, score, Soundtrack
Visitor Records has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Mexicali. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lex Casciato. Visit Amazon and any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track (Just an Avocado Farmer) below. Mexicali is directed by Luke LaFontaine, written by Jesse V. Johnson and stars Bren Foster, Tania Raymonde, Plutarco Haza and Kris Van Damme. The movie follows a retired ex-special forces contractor living a peaceful life as an avocado farmer in Mexico who must fight again when the local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm. Read the rest of this entry »
