Michael Yezerski (Dangerous Animals, The Tax Collector, The Devil’s Candy, Blindspotting, Feel the Beat, The Vigil, Corporate Animals) has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller The Mongoose. The film marks the feature directorial debut of stunt coordinator/stuntman/action designer Mark Vanselow and stars Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames, Michael Chiklis, Marcus Thomas and Maurice Marvel Meredith. The movie tells the story of a war hero who is accused of a crime he didn’t commit and leads law enforcement on a cross-country car chase with the help of his brothers in arms and a sympathetic public rooting for his getaway. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Yezerski Scoring Mark Vanselow’s ‘The Mongoose’
Posted: July 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Vanselow, Michael Yezerski, The Mongoose
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‘Ride or Die’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Isabella Summers, Ride or Die, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Ride or Die. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, Lisa Frankenstein, Lucky, Dust Bunny, Physical, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Call Jane, KAOS, My Oxford Year). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 16. The streaming/download link will be added to this article within the next day. Ride or Die is is created by Tessa Coates and stars Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Calam Lynch, Ed Skrein, Sylvia Hoeks, Jamie Parker, Jacky Ido, Savannah Steyn and Bill Nighy. The action comedy follows two best friends who are forced on a road trip through Europe when one discovers the other is actually an international assassin, sparking a race against time to outrun a mysterious figure and uncover the truth. Read the rest of this entry »
J.J. Abrams to Make Feature Scoring Debut on ‘The Great Beyond’
Posted: July 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: J.J. Abrams, The Great Beyond
Variety is reporting that director J.J. Abrams will compose the score for the upcoming sci-fi adventure The Great Beyond. The film is written and directed by Abrams and stars Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, Emma Mackey, Merritt Wever, Sophie Okonedo and Samuel L. Jackson. No plot details have been announced yet. Abrams is also producing the project with Tommy Gormley. The director has previously composed the main titles themes for the TV shows Alias, Lost, Fringe and Duster. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hawk’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Hawk, The Octopus Project
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series The Hawk. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by The Octopus Project (Sasquatch Sunset, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, Damsel, Butterfly in the Sky). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 16. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The Hawk is created by Will Ferrell, Harper Steele & Chris Henchy and stars Ferrell himself, alongside Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro, Fortune Feimster, Luke Wilson, David Hornsby, Katelyn Tarver and Chris Parnell. The comedy follows a golf legend on the back nine of his career as he chases one final major — and drags everyone he loves into the chaos. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blue Velvet’ 40th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angelo Badalamenti, Blue Velvet, David Lynch, score, Soundtrack
Varèse Sarabande has announced a reissue of the soundtrack album for the 1986 thriller Blue Velvet written and directed by David Lynch and starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern. The album, which is being released to celebrate the movie’s 40th Anniversary, features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, The Straight Story, The Beach, Wild at Heart, The City of Lost Children), as well as songs performed by Bobby Vinton, Roy Orbison, Bill Doggett, Ketty Lester & Julee Cruise. The soundtrack will be released on vinyl in a rainbow foil jacket and on CD on September 4 and is now available for pre-order in both formats on Amazon. A variety of limited-edition pressings: Yellow vinyl (exclusively at Amoeba Records), Blue (Barnes & Noble), Blue Sky Blend (Urban Outfitters), Sandy Pink (Books-A-Million), Silver & Blue Velvet (Brooklyn Vegan) and Silver will also be available at participating indie retailers. The label will also release a digital version of the 48-track deluxe edition, which was first released on CD and vinyl back in 2021. Read the rest of this entry »
Volker Bertelmann Scoring Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Uprising’
Posted: July 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paul Greengrass, The Uprising, Volker Bertelmann
Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Pressure, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur, A House of Dynamite, One Life) has composed the original score for the upcoming period drama The Uprising. The film is written and directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, Captain Phillips) and stars Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Cosmo Jarvis, Tom Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, Woody Norman, Jonny Lee Miller, Katherine Waterston and Sky Yang. The movie follows the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II as he forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice and survival. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tiger 24’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kreng, Mel Elias, score, Soundtrack, Tiger 24, Warren Pereira
Kreng (aka Pepijn Caudron) (Cooties, Camino, Lowlife, The Party’s Just Beginning) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Tiger 24. The album features the composer’s original score from the film, as well as the main theme composed by Mel Elias (Robert the Bruce, Blush). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first two tracks after the jump. Tiger 24 is directed by Warren Pereira and centers on T-24, a wild tiger who is accused and imprisoned for killing men who enter his territory, triggering a massive social uproar and legal battle all the way to India’s Supreme Court. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, score, Soundtrack, Wynne Bennett
Platoon will release a soundtrack album for the Apple TV original series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. The album features selections of the show’s original music written by composer and record producer Wynne Bennett who is known as a featured producer on Janelle Monáe’s Grammy Award-nominatd album and co-writer of the hit PYNK featuring Grimes and a member of the Brooklyn-based band Twin Shadow The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 15 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to a track (FLEE!) from the artist’s score after the jump. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is created by David J. Rosen and stars Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, Brandon Flynn, Murray Bartlett, Jessy Hodges, Jon Michael Hill, Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg, Charlie Hall, Nola Wallace and Dolly De Leon. The comedic thriller follows a newly divorced mother who is convinced she witnessed a crime and begins her own investigation while simultaneously struggling through a custody battle and an identity crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Colin Stetson Scoring James Ashcroft’s ‘The Whisper Man’
Posted: July 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Colun Stetson, James Ashcroft, Netflix, The Whisper Man
Colin Stetson (The Menu, Hereditary, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, The First, Uzumaki, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Color Out of Space, Hold Your Breath) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film The Whisper Man. The film is directed by James Ashcroft (The Rule of Jenny Pen) and stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, Owen Teague, Hamish Linklater, Acston Porto and Will Brill. The thriller based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Alex North follows a widower whose young son vanishes and enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lucky’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Fiona Apple, Isabella Summers, Lucky, score, Soundtrack
Epic Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Apple TV limited series Lucky. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Lisa Frankenstein, KAOS, Little Fires Everywhere, Dust Bunny, The Magic Faraway Tree, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, My Oxford Year, Call Jane, Physical). Also included is the opening titles song Horns of a Bull written and performed by Fiona Apple. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the song and first score track below. Lucky is created by Jonathan Tropper based on the novel of the same name by Marissa Stapley and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr. and William Fichtner. The 7-part crime thriller revolves around a con artist who is forced to go on the run when a multimillion-dollar heist goes sideways and must fight for her life and a way out as she is being pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss. Read the rest of this entry »
