Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1996 NBC miniseries Pandora’s Clock directed by Eric Laneuville, written by Dean Israelite based on the book of the same name by John J. Nance and starring Richard Dean Anderson, Stephen Root, Jane Leeves, Robert Loggia, Daphne Zuniga and Edward Herrmann. The album features the show’s original music composed by Don Davis (The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Bound, Behind Enemy Lines, Valentine). The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more information about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Don Davis’ ‘Pandora’s Clock’ Score Announced
Posted: July 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Don Davis, Eric Laneuville, NBC, Pandora's Clock, score, Soundtrack
Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Leviathan’ to Be Released
Posted: July 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joe Hisaishi, Kazuma Jinnouchi, Nobuko Toda, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original anime series Leviathan. The album feature selections of the show’s original score composed by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Ultraman, Metal Gear Solid 4, Star Wars: Visions – The Ninth Jedi). Also included are the series’ original songs written by Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, The Boy and the Heron, Princess Mononoke). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 10. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link Leviathan is based on Scott Westerfeld’s novels of the same title and directed by Christophe Ferreira. The Qubic Pictures & Studio Orange production is set in an alternate steampunk past and follows an Austrian fugitive prince and a Scottish airman in disguise as they embark on an unexpected quest to prevent a world war. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Korven Scoring MGM+’s ‘The Institute’
Posted: July 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Korven, MGM+, The Institute
Mark Korven (The Witch, The Black Phone, The Lighthouse, The First Omen, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Cube, The Peripheral) is the composer of the new MGM+ original series The Institute. The show is developed by Benjamin Cavell (SEAL Team, The Stand) based on Stephen King’s novel of the same title and stars Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Joe Freeman, Fionn Laird, Simone Miller, Hannah Galway, Robert Joy, Julian Richings and Martin Roach. The mystery thriller tells the story of a teen genius who is abducted by The Institute, a secret organization that takes kids with psychic powers for use in a mysterious project run by a sadistic true believer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Passage’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: J. Lee Thompson, Michael J. Lewis, score, Soundtrack, The Passage
Dragon’s Domain Records has released the first-ever soundtrack for the 1979 British war action drama The Passage directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell and Patricia Neal. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Michael J. Lewis (Sphinx, Theatre of Blood, The Medusa Touch, The Naked Face). The soundtrack was released digitally on the label’s official website this past May and is now also available on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Into Action) below. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring Prime Video’s ‘Ballard’
Posted: July 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Ballard, Bosch: Legacy, Jeff Russo
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of, For All Mankind, Zero Day, Legion) is returning to score the new Prime Video original series Ballard. The spinoff of the streamer’s Bosch: Legacy (which Russo scored during its entire run between 2022 and early 2025) is based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels and stars Maggie Q, Titus Welliver, John Carroll Lynch, Courtney Taylor, Michael Mosley, Victoria Moroles, Rebecca Field, Amy Hill, Ricardo Chavira, Alain Uy, Noah Bean and Hector Hugo. The drama follows Detective Renée Ballard as she leads the LAPD’s new and underfunded cold case division, tackling the city’s most challenging long-forgotten crimes with empathy and relentless determination. Read the rest of this entry »
James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Fleming, James Gunn, John Murphy, score, Soundtrack, Superman
WaterTower Music has released the official soundtrack album for James Gunn’s superhero movie Superman. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Murphy (28 Days Later, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Sunshine, The Suicide Squad) & David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Damsel, Jim Henson: Idea Man) and incorporating the classic Superman theme by John Williams. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Superman is written and directed by Gunn and stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Anthony Carrigan, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi,Nathan Fillion, María Gabriela de Faría and Skyler Gisondo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Death & Taxes’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bobby Johnston, Death & Taxes, Justin Schein, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media’s Reality Bytes has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Death & Taxes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bobby Johnston (Edmond, Wristcutters: A Love Story, City of Gold, Stuck, Mother’s Day, She’s Just a Shadow, Marfa Girl)). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. Death & Taxes is directed by Justin Schein and centers on the filmmaker’s father, Harvey Schein, a renowned and successful record company CEO who became obsessed with how to pass on his wealth to his heirs while avoiding taxes. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicholas Britell Scoring Noah Baumbach’s ‘Jay Kelly’
Posted: July 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jay Kelly, Netflix, Nicholas Britell, Noah Baumbach
Nicholas Britell (Succession, Moonlight, Cruella, If Beale Street Could Talk, Don’t Look Up, The Big Short, Vice) has provided the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Jay Kelly. The comedy drama directed by Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story, The Squid and the Whale) and stars George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Stacy Keach, Grace Edwards, Riley Keough, Emily Mortimer, Nicôle Lecky, Patrick Wilson, Jim Broadbent, Eve Hewson, Thaddea Graham, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh Hamilton, Lenny Henry and Greta Gerwig. No plot details have been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Danna Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Hunting Wives’
Posted: July 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Danna, Netflix, The Hunting Wives
Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, Onward, Tyrant, Alias Grace, The Boondock Saints, The Addams Family, Camelot, Silent Hill, Storks) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Hunting Wives. The show is created by Rebecca Cutter (Hightown) and stars Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Jaime Ray Newman, George Ferrier, Evan Jonigkeit, Chrissy Metz, Katie Lowes, Dermot Mulroney, Chosen Jacobs and Branton Box. The dramatic thriller is based on May Cobb’s bestselling novel of the same title and follows a woman who trades city life for East Texas and falls into a wealthy socialite’s magnetic orbit, where a clique of housewives hide deadly secrets. Read the rest of this entry »