Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Dog Man, Shrinking, Knuckles, Early Man, Parenthood, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones & the Six, Book Club: The New Chapter) is set to score the upcoming fifth installment of the hit Disney Channel/Disney+ original movie Zombies franchise. The currently untitled movie is directed by Paul Hoen (who previously helmed the first four films) and will star Malachi Barton and Freya Skye who will return to their roles as Victor and Nova, as well as Trevor Tordjman as Bucky. The sequel follows Nova and Victor as they must unite their groups once more to discover what a band of fierce mermaids who arrive in Rayburn are really after in order to protect the fragile harmony between the between the Daywalkers and Vampires they worked so hard to build. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe to Return for Disney Channel’s ‘Zombies 5’
Posted: March 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Channel, Paul Hoen, Tom Howe, Zombies, Zombies 5
Dan Romer Scoring Prime Video’s ‘Kevin’
Posted: March 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Dan Romer, Kevin
Dan Romer (Lilo & Stitch, Luca, Station Eleven, Superman & Lois, Beasts of No Nation, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maniac, The Good Doctor) has been tapped to score the upcoming Prime Video original animated series Kevin. He also co-wrote the project’s theme song, I’m Coming Home, with Jason Schwartzman who stars in the title role and is performing the track. Check out the title sequence featuring the song after the jump. Kevin is created by Joe Wengert (Big Mouth) & Aubrey Plaza and also stars Plaza herself, Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, Aparna Nancherla, Gil Ozeri and Amy Sedaris. The adult animated comedy follows the the titular house cat as he leaves his human owners and moves into a local pet rescue in Astoria, Queens, where a band of misfit animals helps him discover what he truly wants out of life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bad Boys II’ World Premiere Score Album Announced
Posted: March 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Michael Bay, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, Trevor Rabin
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere score album for the 2003 action comedy Bad Boys II directed by Michael Bay and starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Gabrielle Union, Jordi Mollà, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle and Joe Pantoliano. The album features the film’s original score composed by Trevor Rabin (Remember the Titans, Armageddon, National Treasure, Gone in 60 Seconds, Con Air, Snakes on a Place, I Am Number Four), as well as additional music by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Desperate Housewives). Also included are numerous bonus tracks, including Mark Mancina’s unused demo for the sequel and a rearrangement of his original theme. The 2-CD set is limited to 2,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the soundtrack. Bad Boy & Universal Records have previously released the original 2003 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Banksters’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Banksters, HBO Max, Schallbauer, score, Soundtrack, Stefan Will
recordJet has released a soundtrack album for the German HBO Max original series Banksters. The album features selections of the show’s original songs and score composed by Stefan Will (Freud, Phoenix,4 Blocks, Transit, The State I Am In, Burning Days) & Schallbauer (Crooks, The Net – Promised Land). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first song from each composer after the jump. Banksters is created by Bernd Lange and stars Vren M. Güvercin, Merlin Goller Von Garnier, Maria Dragus, Michelangelo Fortuzzi, Zoe Fürmann, Momo Ramadan, Anna Bardavelidze and Numan Acar. The thriller takes place after a 20-something is arrested for for a series of bank heists and follows his sister as she attempts to return the money and identify who betrayed him. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bad Boys’ 30th Anniversary Edition Score Album Announced
Posted: March 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Boys, Mark Mancina, Michael Bay, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 action comedy Bad Boys directed by Michael Bay and starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Tchéky Karyo, Joe Pantoliano and Theresa Randle. The album features the film’s newly remastered original score composed by Mark Mancina (Twister, Moana, Speed, Tarzan, Bad Boys, August Rush, The Sea Beast, Con Air, Brother Bear), as well as numerous previously unreleased demo tracks and alternate versions . The 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition is limited to 3,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the 2-CD set. La-La Land has previously released the premiere score album back in 2007, while Work Records has released the original 1995 soundtrack album featuring songs from the movie and Mancina’s theme. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Place for Her’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Place for Her, Audrey Ismaël, La maison des femmes, Melisa Godet, score, Soundtrack
Pathé Films has released a soundtrack album for the French drama A Place for Her (La maison des femmes). The album features the film’s original music composed by Audrey Ismaël (The Path of Excellence, Consent, The Kingdom, Germinal, BAHD, Gloria, Chacun pour tous). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. A Place for Her is co-written and directed by Melisa Godet and stars Karin Viard, Laetitia Dosch, Oulaya Amamra, Eye Haïdara, Juliette Armanet, Pierre Deladonchamps, Jean-Charles Clichet, Alexandra Roth, Laurent Stocker and Aure Atika. The movie tells the story of a dedicated doctor and her team as they are striving to keep their women’s shelter open and to help women heal from abuse. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 1, 2026)
Posted: March 1, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Wurman, Amazon, AMC, Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, CBS, Chris Benstead, Dmitri Golovko, DTF St. Louis, HBO, Lorne Balfe, Marshals, MGM+, Rael Jones, The Dinosaurs, This City is Ours, Tom Howe, War Machine, Young Sherlock
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series is the HBO limited series DTF St. Louis created by Steven Conrad and starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins, Peter Sarsgaard, Arlan Ruf, Joy Sunday and Chris Perfetti. The show’s original music is composed by Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Something Borrowed, Four Christmases, The Switch) . Check out out our previous article to learn more about the comedy drama, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering tonight is the CBS drama Marshals created by Spencer Hudnut and starring Luke Grimes, Logan Marshall-Green, Gil Birmingham, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos, Mo Brings Plenty and Tatanka Means. Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Iron Man 3, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World) and Breton Vivian (1883, Five Feet Apart, 1923, Redeeming Love, Black Dog) are composing the show’s original music. A soundtrack album will be announced soon. Click here for more information about the series, which will air Sundays on CBS and will also be available to stream on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Power Ballad’ to Feature Original Songs by Gary Clark & John Carney
Posted: March 1, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gary Clark, John Carney, Power Ballad
Songwriter/record producer Gary Clark and director John Carney (Once, Begin Again) have written the original songs for the upcoming musical comedy drama Power Ballad. They also composed the original score for the film directed by Carney and starring Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Havana Rose Liu, Marcella Plunkett and Jack Reynor. The movie follows a past-his-prime wedding singer who crosses paths with a fading boyband star during a gig, but when his new friend turns one of his songs into the hit that reignites his career, he sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sinners’, ‘Marty Supreme’ & ‘One of Them Days’ Honored at 16th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: February 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The 16th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out tonight at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. Niki Sherrod received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films category for her work on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. Gabe Hilfer received the award in the Mid-Level Budget Films category for his music supervision on Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme and Sarah Bromberg & Stephanie Diaz-Matos were honored in the Low Budget Films category for their music supervision on Lawrence Lamont’s One of Them Days. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe Scoring MGM+’s ‘American Classic’
Posted: February 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Classic, MGM+, Michael Hoffman, Tom Howe
Tom Howe (Dog Man, Ted Lasso, Knuckles, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones & the Six, Early Man, Book Club: The New Chapter) has provided the original score for the new MGM+ original series American Classic. The show is created by Michael Hoffman (One Fine Day, Promised Land) & Bob Martin (The Prom, Sensitive Skin) and stars Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Jon Tenney, Len Cariou, Jessica Hecht, Nell Verlaque, Tony Shalhoub, Billy Carter, Ajay Friese, Stephen Spinella, Aaron Tveit, Jane Alexander, Elise Kibler and Mark Linn-Baker. The comedy follows a Broadway star who returns home after a public meltdown to find his family’s theater in severe decline and decides only he can save it. Read the rest of this entry »
