Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 4, 2026)

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime thriller By Any Means directed by Elegance Bratton and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, David Strathairn, Nicole Beharie, LisaGay Hamilton,Ethan Embry, Josh Lucas, LaChanze and Giancarlo Esposito. The film’s original score is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman,  Inside Man, The Woman King, 25th Hour, Perry Mason, Da 5 Bloods, Love & Basketball). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music is expected to be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. AB Records has released the original title song written by Diane Warren and performed by David Kushner & The Isley Brothers last Friday and will release a separate album featuring more songs on September 18. Click here to listen to the track and check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.

Also opening wide is the action/horror movie Onslaught directed by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett and starring Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Drew Starkey, Reginald VelJohnson, Eric Wareheim, Rebecca Hall, Michael Biehn and Alex Pereira. Matthew Pusti (aka Makeup and Vanity Set) (A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, The Girlfriend Experience) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release. Read the rest of this entry »

Samuel Sim Scoring MGM+’s & BBC’s ‘A Tale of Two Cities’

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Samuel Sim (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, The Bay, Anne, Domina, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, The Halcyon, Home Fires) is the composer of the new MGM+/BBC limited series A Tale of Two Cities. The show is created by Daniel West (Gunpowder) based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel of the same title and stars Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack. The 4-part drama directed by Richard Clark (The Chemistry of Death) tells the story of three young people who collide on the streets of Georgian London, triggering a journey into the heart of Revolutionary France. Read the rest of this entry »

Logan Pringle’s Original Song ‘Until I See You’ from ‘Runner’ Released

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Vere Music has released the original song Until I See You from the action thriller Runner. The track written by Jason Kuhn & Seth Mosley and performed by Logan Pringle is now available to stream/download (in two different versions) as a digital single on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Charlie Nguyen Kim’s original score will be released next week. Runner is directed by Scott Waugh and stars Alan Ritchson, Owen Wilson, Rodrigo Santoro, Leila George, Adriana Barraza, Peta Sergeant, Sullivan Stapleton and Geraldine Hakewill. Read the rest of this entry »

‘LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney+ animated special LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The album features the original music from the Lucasfilm production composed by Michael Kramer (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Ghost and Molly McGee, LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales & Summer Vacation), Adam Dib (LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising) and Roberto Prado (LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past) . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composers’ first two tracks after the jump. LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian is directed by Chris Buckley, written by Michael Price and features the voices of Gavin Hammon, David Acord, Amy Sedari, Bill Burr, David Pasquesi, Katee Sackhoff, Emily Swallow, Giancarlo Esposito, Ming-Na Wen, Matthew Wood,Nick Nolte, Rosario Dawson, Temeura Morrison, Taika Waititi, Timothy Olyphant, Andre Sogliuzzo, Carl Lumbly, Flula Borg, Eric Bauza, Marti Matulis, Shelby Young, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Steve Blum and Trevor Devall. Read the rest of this entry »

Alberto Iglesias Scoring Nanni Moretti’s ‘It Will Happen Tonight’

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner, Volver, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Parallel Mothers,  The Room Next Door, The Skin I Live In) has recently scored the upcoming Italian/French/Spanish romantic comedy drama It Will Happen Tonight (Succederà Questa Notte). The film is written and directed by Nanni Moretti (The Son’s Room, Sweet Dreams) and stars Louis Garrel, Jasmine Trinca, Hippolyte Girardot, Angela Finocchiaro, Elena Lietti, Melina Åkerman, Andrea Lattanzi and Antonio De Matteo. The movie is loosely based on the short story collection Hungry Heart (Lev Raev) by Eshkol Nevo and explores the missed connections of a man and a womana man whose lives repeatedly intersect over several years after a fleeting initial encounter. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Girl in the River’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Scott Point Productions has released a soundtrack album for the crime thriller The Girl in the River. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Aruj (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Man on Fire,  Crawl, The Ice Road,Mech Cadets, iBoy, Lansky) &  W. F. Smith Leithart (Dinner to Die For). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track after the jump. The Girl in the River is written and directed by Brando Benetton and stars Devon Sawa, Maggie Grace, Tiffany Haddish and Ralph Macchio. The movie follows a seasoned criminologist and a forensic psychologist who are drawn to a remote town to investigate a child’s murder and her twin’s disappearance, only for the case to spiral into obsession as they race against time to catch a killer before it’s too late. Read the rest of this entry »

Paul Haslinger Scoring Andrew Haigh’s ‘A Long Winter’

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Crank, The Three Musketeers, Shoot ‘Em Up, Death Race, Prom Night, Blue Crush) has composed the original score for the upcoming Canadian/British drama A Long Winter. The film is written and directed by Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers, Lean on Pete) and stars Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai. The movie follows a young man who refuses to give up hope after his mother disappears during the first blizzard of the season as one long Colorado winter reshapes his relationship with his father and his understanding of the man he is becoming. Read the rest of this entry »

‘April X’ Soundtrack Album Details

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi noir thriller April X.. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Atticus Berger (A Party to Die For, Patrick and the Whale, Bending the Arc, Dead in the Water, Christmas Harmony). Amanda Achen is the featured vocalist on all tracks. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (He Won’t Get Far ) is already available to stream/download now and can also be checked out after the jump. April X is co-written and directed by Michel K. Parandi and stars Connor Storrie and Lilly Krug. The movie folllows a black-market body-parts hustler who searches every corner of their futuristic, post-Soviet cityscape to find  his missing twin sister and is forced to confront the cost of identity, love and survival as he is descending into a violet criminal underworld and madness. Read the rest of this entry »

Gary Yershon Scoring Mike Leigh’s ‘Tender Loving Care’

Posted: September 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Gary Yershon (Brighton, Trial and Retribution, 23 Walks) has composed the original music for the upcoming British comedy drama Tender Loving Care. The film is written and directed by Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake, Naked) and stars Kate O’Flynn, Alice Bailey Johnson, Marion Bailey and Paul Jesson. The movie follows a devoted social worker as she navigates her father’s declining health and the challenges of approaching middle age alongside her lifelong friend, finding comfort and laughter in their shared bond. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Dark Matter’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details

Posted: September 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Apple TV original series Dark Matter. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winner Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Leave the World Behind, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, His & Hers, American Crime Story, The Beauty, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Gaslit). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 4 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring Jason Hill’s score from Season 1 back in 2024. Dark Matter is created by Blake Crouch based on his bestselling novel of the same title and stars Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Oakes Fegley, Jimmi Simpson, Amanda Brugel and Dayo Okeniyi. Read the rest of this entry »

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