La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1976 sports comedy The Bad News Bears directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Jackie Earle Haley, Ben Piazza and Alfred W. Lutter. The album features the newly remastered and expanded score from the film adapted and conducted by Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Escape from Alcatraz, Scorpio, The Gambler), as well as alternate tracks and source cues. The CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details, listen to audio clips and pre-order the soundtrack. Quartet Records has previously released Fielding’s music as part of a 3-CD box set coupled with the scores for the movie’s sequels back in 2016. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bad News Bears’ 50th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Fielding, Michael Ritchie, score, Soundtrack, The Bad News Bears
‘Versa’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: March 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Haim Mazar, Malcon Pierce, score, Soundtrack, Versa
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ short Versa. The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Haim Mazar (Scary Movie, The Iceman, Sneakerheads, Woke, Desperation Road, The Taking of Deborah Logan, Self Help, I Am Wrath) who recorded his score with a 65-piece orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s “overture” track after the jump. Versa is written and directed by Malcon Pierce and follows a young couple who experience a gamut of emotions from grief and loss to ultimate joy as they embark on an ethereal “cosmic dance of life.” Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Horvath, Brian Tyler, Illumination Entertainment, Michael Jelenic, score, Soundtrack, The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians,Yellowstone, Thor: The Dark World, Nuremberg, Now You See Me) who previously scored 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 1. A vinyl release is also expected. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The Super Mario Bros. Movie Galaxy Movie is directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Benny Safdie, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, Luis Guzmán, Issa Rae, Kevin Michael Richardson and Brie Larson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Becoming’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Becoming, Emil Sana, score, Soundtrack, Zhannat Alshanova
Emil Sana (Huutamisen taito, Rajalla) has released a soundtrack album for the Kazakh coming-of-age drama Becoming. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Sana’s final track below. Becoming is written and directed by Zhannat Alshanova and stars Tamiris Zhangazinova, Valentin Novopolskij, Medina Sagindykova and Assel Kaliyeva. The movie follows a 17-year-old teenager who escapes her chaotic home by joining an open-water swimming team, but when her place is threatened, she risks everything to keep the fragile balance she’s found. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Diamonds Are Forever’ 55th Anniversary Expanded Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: March 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diamonds Are Forever, Guy Hamilton, James Bond, John Barry, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean and Bruce Cabot. The 55th Anniversary Edition album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed, arranged and conducted by Academy Award winner John Barry (Dances with Wolves, Goldfinger, Out of Africa, Somewhere in Time, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Body Heat), including previously unreleased music, as well as alternate tracks and additional source cues. Also included is Shirley Bassey’s title song written by Barry and lyricist Don Black. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 5,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Pino Donaggio Scoring Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’
Posted: March 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Her Private Hell, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pino Donaggio
Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Body Double, Dressed to Kill, The Howling, Blow Out, Seed of Chucky) has recently scored the upcoming thriller Her Private Hell. The film is directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and stars Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Diego Calva, Kristine Froseth, Shioli Kutsuna, Aoi Yamada and Hidetoshi Nishijima. No plot details have been announced yet for the movie, which was shot and takes place in Tokyo. Refn also co-wrote the screenplay with Esti Giordani and is also producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘If It’s Tuesday, It’s Murder’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: March 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Federico Jusid, Hulu, If It's Tuesday It's Murder, score, Si es martes es asesinato, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Spanish Disney+/Hulu original series If It’s Tuesday, It’s Murder (Si es martes, es asesinato). The 4-track EP features selections of the show’s original music composed by Federico Jusid (The English, The Night Manager, A Thousand Blows, The Secret in Their Eyes, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Penguin Lessons, Misconduct, The Head). 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 to the composer’s title tracks below. If It’s Tuesday, It’s Murdre is created by Carlos Vila and stars Álex García, Inma Cuesta, Pedro Casablanc, Ana Wagener and Biel Montoro. The murder mystery follows an eclectic group of Spanish tourists on a planned trip, a once-grand hotel crumbling into ruins, when a handful of dark secrets converge during a week-long holiday in Lisbon. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tamerlane: Rise of the Last Conqueror’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jacob Schwarz, Jonathan Keith, score, Soundtrack, Tamerlane: Rise of the Last Conqueror
Plaza Mayor Company will release a soundtrack album for the historical action epic Tamerlane: Rise of the Last Conqueror. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jonathan Keith (Jane and Emma, Green Lake). The soundtrack will be released on April 10 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Also listen to a preview of the score after the jump. Tamerlane: Rise of the Last Conqueror is directed by Jacob Schwarz and stars Christian Mortensen, Mahesh Jadu and Yulduz Rajabova. The movie takes place after the Mongol Empire plunged Central Asia into chaos in the 14th century and tells the story of Timur Barlas, a battle-scarred ruler who brought order to a fractured land. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spilt Milk’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Durnin, score, Scott Twynholm, Soundtrack, Spilt Milk
Carrel Records has released a soundtrack album for the Irish coming-of-age drama Spilt Milk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott Twynholm (The Secret of Me, Ride the Wave, Bill Douglas – My Best Friend, Make It to Munich). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s main theme after the jump. Spilt Milk is directed by Brian Durnin and stars Cillian Sullivan, Naoise Kelly, Danielle Galligan, Laurence O’Fuarain, Pom Boyd and Lewis Brophy. The movie tells the story of an 11-year old boy who dreams of becoming a great detective like his TV hero Kojak and sets up his own private-investigation enterprise with his best friend to embark on a quest to find his friend’s older brother. Read the rest of this entry »
Cal Brunker’s ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ to Feature Score by Pinar Toprak and Song by Backstreet Boys
Posted: March 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Backstreet Boys, Cal Brunker, PAW Patrol, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, Pinar Toprak
Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City, Stargirl, Shotgun Wedding, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Loney Planet, Family Switch, Slumberland) is returning to score the upcoming animated sequel Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie. The Backstreet Boys have contributed a new song (entitled Bottle Up) to the film, which is directed by Cal Brunker (Escape from Planet Earth) and features the voices of Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Hudson, Ron Pardo, Hayden Chemberlen, Jameela Jamil, Fortune Feimster, Rain Janjua, Paris Hilton, Bill Nye, Henry Bolan, Lucien Duncan-Reid, Nylan Parthipan, William Desrosiers and Snoop Dogg. The movie follows the title characters as they crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs, where they meet a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and has become an expert in all things dino-related. Read the rest of this entry »
