Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Elle. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Dog Man, Reminders of Him, Every Year After, Early Man, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Knuckles, Daisy Jones & the Six). Also included is the cover version of Nirvana’s Love Buzz (produced by Anna Waronker) and the song High School written and performed by Corin Tucker & Carrie Brownstein performed by Gabrielle Policano (who stars as Liz), as well as the original track All Ages Show written by Waronker and performed by Piss. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Howe’s title track and all three songs after the jump. Elle is developed by Laura Kittrell based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and also stars Lexi Minetree, June Diane Raphael, Jacob Moskovitz, Chandler Kinney, Tom Everett Scott, Zac Looker and Amy Pietz Read the rest of this entry »
‘Elle’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Elle, score, Soundtrack, Tom Howe
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 17, 2026)
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dan Romer, Horsegirls, Ludwig Göransson, Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Odyssey, Yonatan Riklis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action epic The Odyssey written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong’o, John Leguizamo and Charlize Theron. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Sinners, Oppenheimer, Creed, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Turning Red, Tenet, Venom, Community). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s today and Mutant will release a CD and vinyl in the coming weeks. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters this weekend is the comedy drama Horsegirls written and directed by Lauren Meyering and starring Gretchen Mol, Lillian Carrier, Jerod Haynes, Tony Hale, Iqbal Theba and Matthew Schwab. Dan Romer (Luca, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Lilo & Stitch, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Little House on the Prairie, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Good Doctor)/has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being distributed by Sumerian Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph LoDuca Scoring HBO Max’s ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO Max, Joseph LoDuca, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Joseph LoDuca (The Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Chucky, The Librarians, Leverage) is the score composer of the new HBO Max original series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. The Big Bang Theory spinoff is created by Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Kominsky Method), Zak Penn (Free Guy, Ready Player One) & Bill Prady (Young Sheldon & Dharma & Greg) and stars Kevin Sussman who reprises his role of comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, as well as Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie. As previously reported, Danny Elfman has contributed main title theme music for the comedy, which follows the title character who must locate a quantum-interference device to restore reality after accidentally creating a new multiverse. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The East Palace’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jung Se Rin, Kim Jun-seok, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The East Palace
YG PLUS & Netflix Music have released a soundtrack album for the South Korean limited series The East Palace. The album features the show’s original music written by Kim Jun-seok, Jung Se-rin, Byun Sang-hoo, Juin-ro, among other composers. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the first two tracks after the jump. The East Palace is created by Choi Jung-kyu, Kwon So-ra & Seo Jea-won and stars Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo, Cho Seung-woo, Kwak Dong-yeon, Tae In-ho, Jang Young-nam, Hwang Young-hee, Hong Seo-jun, Hong Su-zu and Lee Hong-nae. The fantasy/horror drama tells the story of Gu-cheon, a man who can traverse the world of ghosts, and Saeng-gang, a court lady with a secret, as they are summoned by the King to unearth the cursed palace’s secrets. Read the rest of this entry »
Christian Henson Scoring BBC’s ‘Ann Droid’
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ann Droid, BBC, Christian Henson
Christian Henson (The Devil’s Double, Black Death, Tommy’s Honour, Bank of Dave, Triangle, My Brother the Minotaur, Chasing Liberty, Wild Bill) is scoring the new BBC comedy Ann Droid. The show is created by Diane Morgan & Sarah Kendall (Frayed) and stars Morgan herself, alongside Sue Johnston, Paul Ready, Leila Hoffman, Michelle Greenidge, Richard Syms, Margot Leicester, Kendall and Kathryn Hunter. The series revolves around a grieving widow and her outdated care robot who gets things very wrong and causes chaos while also teaching her owner how to love life again. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eugene Jarecki, Niklas Paschburg, score, Soundtrack, The Six Billion Dollar Man
Bosworth Recorded Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man. The album features the film’s original score composed by Niklas Paschburg (Beautiful Minds, Silent Trees, WeRiseUP). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. The Six Billion Dollar Man is directed by Eugene Jarecki and reveals the real story behind WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange through a high-stakes investigation into truth, power, and press freedom. The movie features never-before-seen footage and appearances by Assange, Stella Assange, Edward Snowden, Naomi Klein, Pamela Anderson,Chris Hedges, Jeremy Scahill, Lady Gaga, among others. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stranger Things’ Complete Score Vinyl Box Set Announced
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Stranger Things
Lakeshore Records has announced a new vinyl box set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Netflix original series Stranger Things created by the Duffer Brothers and starring Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Joe Keery, Charlie Heaton, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke and Linda Hamilton. The 17 LP set features the “complete score” to all five seasons of the hit show featuring music by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein who won the Emmy Award for their main title theme in 2017. The box set featuring all the score albums, which are pressed on “Vecna’s Gate Vinyl” (Red and Orange colored vinyl), with gatefold jackets and full color inner sleeves, will be released on October 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Evolution’ Announced
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Evolution, Paul Saunderson, PBS, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC nature documentary series Evolution. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (Love at First Sight, Trying, Fight or Flight, Three Identical Strangers, Human, Earth, The More You Ignore Me, Picture This,The Grand Duke of Corsica).. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, July 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Evolution Suite) has already been released as a digital single last Friday and can also be checked out after the jump. Evolution is hosted by Chris Packham and tells the extraordinary story of how life on Earth has changed over more than four billion years. The 5-parter follows the naturalist as he explores the pivotal evolutionary breakthroughs that shaped every living thing alive today, using cutting‑edge science and immersive visual effects. Read the rest of this entry »
’23 000 Lives’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 23 000 Leben, Markus Goller, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original film 23 000 Lives (23 000 Leben). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Adrift, Pressure, Dune: Prophecy, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur, A House of Dynamite, One Life). 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 track after the jump. 23 000 Lives is directed by Markus Goller and stars Louis Hofmann, Mala Emde, Katharina Stark, Maria Dragus, Frederick Lau, Kathy Etoa, Trevor Magaya, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Saibon Wang and Eleonora Romandini. The drama tells the true story of a group of young people who set sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test. Read the rest of this entry »
The Octopus Project Scoring David & Nathan Zellner’s ‘Alpha Gang’
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alpha Gang, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, The Octopus Project
The experimental band The Octopus Project is reteaming with directors David & Nathan Zellner on the upcoming sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang. The film is written by David Zellner and stars Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Léa Seydoux, Adria Arjona, Riley Keough, Doona Bae and Kelvin Harrison Jr. The movie follows the titular group of humanoid aliens who disguise themselves as 1950s bikers to invade Earth, but their conquest plan derails when they experience human emotions, complicating their mission. Read the rest of this entry »
