The full details of the soundtrack album for the second season of the Netflix original series One Piece have been revealed. The album features the original music from the new season, entitled Into the Grand Line, composed by Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli (The Witcher, Red Sonja, The Thing About Pam, The Mist, The Romanoffs, Sacred Lies), including the original songs Pray to the Sun (feat. Declan de Barra & The HU) & Whisky Peak Saloon (feat. Leo P) (both previously released as digital singles), as well as Am I Enough (Tony Tony Chopper) (feat. Au/Ra). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 10 by Netflix Music. The streaming/download link will be added to this page soon. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ music from Season 1 back in 2023. One Piece is developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda based on the Manga series of the same name and stars Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Taz Skylar, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero and Charithra Chandran. Read the rest of this entry »
‘One Piece’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: March 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Giona Ostinelli, Netflix, One Piece, score, Sonya Belousva, Soundtrack
Main Title Theme Song ‘I Played the Fool’ from HBO’s ‘Rooster’ Released
Posted: March 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Watt, HBO, Michael Stipe, Rooster
WaterTower Music has released the main title theme song from the new HBO original series Rooster. Available to stream/download now on most major digital music services I Played the Fool co-written by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and record producer Andrew Watt (who is also scoring the show) and performed by Stipe. Also listen to the track after the jump. Rooster is created by Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses and stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, John C. McGinley, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster and Lauren Tsai. The comedy is premiering tonight on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 8, 2026)
Posted: March 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Andrew Watt, Apple TV +, BritBox, Gazelle Twin, HBO, Jeff Russo, Matteo Zingales, Mudtown, Perrine Virgile, Rooster, Scarpetta, Sunny Nights, Twisted Yoga
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Rooster created by Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses and starring Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley and Lauren Tsai. The show’s original score is composed by Andrew Watt who also co-wrote the project’s theme song with Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.). Click here to learn more about the comedy and click here to check out the theme song (I Played the Fool) for the series, which will air every Sunday on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 11, is the Prime Video original series Scarpetta developed by Liz Sarnoff based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling book series and starring Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Ariana DeBose, Rosy McEwen, Simon Baker, Hunter Parrish, Amanda Righetti and Jake Cannavale. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Alien: Earth, Ripley, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Legion, Zero Day, The Man Who Feel to Earth) & Perrine Virgile (The Umbrella Academy, Long Slow Exhale) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the crime thriller, which will will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
HBO’s ‘Rooster’ to Feature Score by Andrew Watt and Theme Song by Michael Stipe
Posted: March 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Watt, Bill Lawrence, HBO, Michael Stipe, Rooster
Record producer/songwriter Andrew Watt has made his television scoring debut on the new HBO original series Rooster. He also co-wrote the theme song with R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe who also performs the song. The show is created by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) & Matt Tarses (Bad Monkey) and stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, John C. McGinley, Phil Dunster and Lauren Tsai. The comedy is set on a college campus and explores an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Escott Scoring ITV’s ‘Gone’
Posted: March 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Kay, Gone, Harry Escott, ITV
Harry Escott (Shame, Roadkill, Hard Candy, Joan, Welcome to the Punch, The English Game, The Wedding Guest, The Face of an Angel) is the composer of the new ITV drama Gone. The show is created by George Kay (Lupin, Hijack) inspired by Julie Mackay’s & Robert Murph’s book To Hunt a Killer and stars David Morrissey, Eve Myles, Jennifer Macbeth, Nicholas Nunn, Arthur Hughes, Elliot Cowan, Rupert Evans, Billy Barratt, Oscar Batterham, Jodie McNee and Clare Higgins. The 6-part psychological drama is set against the backdrop of a prestigious private Bristol school and follows the local Headmaster who becomes the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. Read the rest of this entry »
‘F1’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: March 7, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The team behind the sound mixing of Joseph Kosinski’s F1: The Movie has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 62nd annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Scoring mixer Alan Meyerson, along with poduction sound mixer Gareth John, re-recording mixers Gary A. Rizzo & Juan Peralta, ADR mixer Alan Freedman and foley mixer Dennis Leonard received the award for the Academy Award-nominated film (scored by Hans Zimmer). In the Motion Pictures – Animated category, scoring mixer Erich Talaba was honored as part of the sound mixing team of Sony Pictures Animation’s Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters (scored by Marcelo Zarvos). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ & ‘Chapter 3’ Soundtracks to Be Released
Posted: March 7, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Caine Burnett, Renny Harlin, score, Soundtrack, The Strangers, The Strangers: Chapter 1, The Strangers: Chapter 2
Justin Caine Burnett (Dungeons & Dragons, An American Haunting,9-1-1: Lone Star & Nashville, After, Getaway, Java Heat) will two soundtrack albums for the slasher movies The Strangers: Chapter 1 & The Strangers: Chapter 3. The albums features the composer’s original score from the first and final part of the trilogy and will be released digitally tomorrow, March 10. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to stream/download the Chapter 1 soundtrack and click here for the Chapter 3 album. Also listen to the first two tracks from Chapter 1 below. Burnett has previously released his music from Chapter 2 last fall. The Strangers trilogy is directed by Renny Harlin and stars Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath. The movies follow a young couple who are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin after their car breaks down in an eerie small town and are terrorized by three masked strangers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2026)
Posted: March 6, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Alex Heffes, André Is an Idiot, Antony Genn, Dan Deacon, Dolly, Don Cheral, Dragn, Heel, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Hoppers, Mark Mothersbaugh, Martin Slattery, Nick Bohun, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Protector, Sean Brennan, The Bride, Todor Kobakov, Youngblood
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Hoppers directed by Daniel Chong and starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco, Meryl Streep, Kathy Najimy, Vanessa Bayer and Eduardo Franco. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, A Minecraft Movie, The LEGO Movie, C21/22 Jump Street, loudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by SZA today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, which is being released by Walt Disney Pictures.
Also opening wide is the gothic romance The Bride! written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz. Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Women Talking, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, A Haunting in Venice, Hedda, Tar, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Fever Ray and the movie’ cast today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Noah Cyrus’ Original Song ‘Light Over the Hill’ from ‘Reminders of Him’ Released
Posted: March 6, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Noah Cyrus, Reminders of Him, Vanessa Caswill
Back Lot Music has released the original song Light Over the Hill from the romantic drama Reminders of Him. The track co-written (with Justin Franks & PJ Harding) and performed by Noah Cyrus is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Tom Howe’s original score from the film will be released next Friday, March 13. Reminders of Him is directed by Vanessa Caswill and stars Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, Lainey Wilson, Lauren Graham and Bradley Whitford. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Taylor Scoring Hulu’s ‘The Testaments’
Posted: March 6, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Taylor, Hulu, The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments
Adam Taylor (Before I Fall, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riff Raff, The Right Stuff, Meadowland, Black Cake) is returning to score the upcoming Hulu original series The Testaments. The Handmaid’s Tale sequel is created by Bruce Miller (Eureka) based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name name and stars Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Amy Seimetz, Mabel Li, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Mattea Conforti, Eva Foote, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Isolde Ardies, Birva Pandya and Kira Guloien. The coming-of-age drama is set in Gilead and follows two young teens as they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives. Read the rest of this entry »
