Cinevox Records has announced the first-ever soundtrack release for the 1983 Italian cult comedy Il Ras del Quartiere co-written and directed by Carlo Vanzina and starring Diego Abatantuono, Lino Troisi, Isabella Ferrari, Lara Nakszyński and Mauro Di Francesco. The 4-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Goblin (Suspiria, Deep Red, Zombi, Contamination, The Heroin Busters). The soundtrack was released as vinyl edition last month (and now available from various speciality stores) and is now also available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to all four tracks, originally composed by Fabio Pignatelli & Marco Rinalduzzi, recorded at Trafalgar Recording Studios in Rome and newly remixed by Pignatelli himself, after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Il Ras del Quartiere’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: July 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carlo Vanzina, Goblin, Il Ras del Quartiere, score, Soundtrack
Thomas Newman Scoring John Madden’s ‘Onwards and Sideways’
Posted: July 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, John Madden, Onwards and Sideways, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Road to Perdition, 1917, Wall-E, The Horse Whisperer, Meet Joe Black, Elemental, Bridge of Spies) has provided the original score for the upcoming British drama Onwards and Sideways. The film is directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, Quills) and stars Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney, Monica Dolan and Rory Kinnear. The movie explores the relationship between the deputy head of a primary school and composer and single mother of two daughters who are confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Her Private Hell’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Her Private Hell, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pino Donaggio, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi/horror thriller Her Private Hell. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Body Double, The Howling, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Seed of Chucky). Also included are five tracks by Julian Winding. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 24. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. Her Private Hell is co-written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Kristine Froseth, Aoi Yamada, Diego Calva, Shioli Kutsuna, Dougray Scott and Hidetoshi Nishijima. The movie follows a troubled young woman who searches for her father after a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Anthony McCarten’s ‘The Price of Peace’
Posted: July 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony McCarten, Harry Gregson-Williams, The Price of Peace
Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Man on Fire, Mulan, Gladiator II, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven, Chicken Run) is attached to score the upcoming period political thriller The Price of Peace. The film is directed by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour) and stars Guy Pearce as Harry S. Truman, Jared Harris as Winston Churchill, Merab Ninidze as Joseph Stalin, Mia Threapleton as Mary Churchill and Danny Huston as General Groves. The movie explores the pivotal 1945 Potsdam Conference where the fate of post-war Germany, Europe and the world was decided. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grantchester’ Seasons 3-11 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Grantchester, ITV, John Lunn, PBS, score, Soundtrack
Dubois Records has released a new soundtrack album for the ITV drama Grantchester. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh (and final) season composed by Emmy Award winner John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, The White Queen, Jamestown, The White Princess, Belgravia). The soundtrack is now 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. Silva Screen Records has previously released an album featuring Lunn’s music from the first two seasons back in 2014. Grantchester is developed by Daisy Coulam based on James Runcie’s book series The Grantchester Mysteries and stars James Norton, Tom Brittney, Rishi Nair, Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Nick Brimble, Bradley Hall, Kacey Ainsworth, Oliver Dimsdale and Melissa Johns. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Hodge Scoring Kevin Macdonald’s ‘The Runner’
Posted: July 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Kevin Macdonald, The Runner, Tom Hodge
Tom Hodge (McMafia, The Ipcress File, Cleaner, Name Me Lawand, Je Suis Karl) has composed the original music for the British psychological thriller The Runner. The film is directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void) and stars Gal Gadot, Damian Lewis, Rory Wilmot and Alfred Enoch. The movie follows a high-powered lawyer at the top of London’s legal world who finds out that her son be been taken during her routine morning run and is forced to sprint through the city and obey a series of sinister commands to bring him back. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Treasure & Dirt’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jackson Milas, score, Soundtrack, Treasure & Dirt
Sonar Music has released a soundtrack album for the Australian TV series Treasure & Dirt. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Jackson Milas (The Way, My Way, Return to Paradise, The Desert Said Dance). 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. Treasure & Dirt is based on the novel of the same title by Chris Hammer and stars Michael Dorman, Liv Hewson, Sarah Peirse, Bessie Holland, Kris McQuade and Glenda Linscott. The crime drama follows two detectives who are seconded to the desolate and lawless outback mining town of Nullah when a headless torso is found deep inside an opal mine. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 19, 2026)
Posted: July 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 72 Hours, Apple TV +, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Elfman, Dara Taylor, HBO Max, Joseph LoDuca, National Geographic, Netflix, Pompeii: Out of Time, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, The Dink
Premiering on Wednesday, July 22, is the National Geographic event series Pompeii: Out of Time hosted by Tom Hiddleston, directed by Tom Barbor-Might (who also serves as the project’s showrunner and director), Grant Mansfield, Kevin R. Wright, Helen Flint, Alan Eyres and Carolyn Payne. The show’s original music is composed by Aisling Brouwer (The Buccaneers, White Riot, Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story). Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on July 24. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-part docudrama, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.
Premiering on Thursday, July 23, is the HBO Max original series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe created by Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn & Bill Prady and starring Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie. Joseph LoDuca ( Xena: Warrior Princess, The Evil Dead, Spartacus, Chucky, The Librarians, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Leverage) is composing the show’s original score and Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Beetlejuice) has provided the main title theme music. Click here for more information about the The Big Bang Theory spinoff, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max. 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
Range Music Partners 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 »
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 »
