Edmund Butt (Life on Mars, Bancroft, The Miracle Club, Origin, Dalíland, Intergalactic, Finding Alice, Ashes to Ashes, Mistress) is set to score the upcoming British drama Iron Ribbon. The film is directed by Jarek Marszewski (Bikini Blue) and stars Sarah Gadon, Tom Hughes,Robert Kazinsky, Tamer Hassan and Lee Knight. The movie is set against the backdrop of Jazz Age Paris and is based on the true story of Polish actress Stanisława “Stasia” Umińska who was accused of killing her lover, artist Jan Zyznowski, and whose 1920s Paris trial became a landmark crime-of-passion case. Read the rest of this entry »
Edmund Butt to Score Jarek Marszewski’s ‘Iron Ribbon’
Posted: May 11, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Edmund Butt, Iron Ribbon, Jarek Marszewski
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 10, 2026)
Posted: May 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1500 or Nothin', Alana Da Fonseca, Amazon, Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, Disney Plus, Dutton Ranch, Hannah Parrott, HBO, Keegan DeWitt, Kris Bowers, Nemesis, Netflix, Off Campus, Paramount+, The Punisher: One Last Kill, U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team
Premiering on Tuesday, May 12, is Marvel’s Disney+ original special The Punisher: One Last Kill co-written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and starring Jon Bernthal, Jason R. Moore and Judith Light. The Marvel Television special presentation’s original music is composed by Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot, Bridgerton, King Richard, Green Book, GOAT, Haunted Mansion, The Color Purple, Dear White People, Spider-Noir, Space Jam: A New Legacy). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the special, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the Netflix original documentary Marty, Life Is Short directed by Lawrence Kasdan, produced by Sara Bernstein, Meredith Kaulfers, Christopher St. John, Justin Wilkes & Blair Foster about comedian/actor Martin Short. James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Maleficent, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Village) & Xander Rodzinski (Light & Magic, Willow, Bolt from the Blue, Dead for a Dollar) have composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Imagine Documentaries production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Illusione’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Battista Lena, Francesca Archibugi, Illusione, score, Soundtrack
Radiofandango has released a soundtrack album for the Italian drama Illusione. The album features the film’s original music composed by Battista Lena (The Day of the Beast, The Hummingbird, Vivere, Hardboiled Egg, La Storia, An Italian Name). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Illusione is co-written and directed by Francesca Archibugi and stars Jasmine Trinca, Michele Riondino, Angelina Andrei, Francesca Reggiani, Vittoria Puccini, Aurora Quattrocchi and Filippo Timi. The movie follows an intrepid magistrate who investigates a prostitution ring with ties to Eastern Europe and to the European Parliament after a 16-year-old is found almost dead in a ditch on the outskirts of Perugia, Italy. Read the rest of this entry »
1500 or Nothin’ Scoring Netflix’s ‘Nemesis’
Posted: May 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 1500 or Nothin', Nemesis, Netflix
The music collective 1500 or Nothin’ (which includes Grammy Award-winning producer/instrumentalist Larrance Dopson/Rance and singer/songwriter James Fauntleroy) has made its television scoring debut on the new Netflix original series Nemesis. The show is created by Courtney A. Kemp (Power, Power Book II: Ghost) & Tani Marole and stars Matthew Law, Y’lan Noel, Cleopatra Coleman, Gabrielle Dennis, Sophina Brown, Domenick Lombardozzi, Ariana Guerra, Cedric Joe, Jonnie Park and Michael Potts. The crime thriller follows a relentless LAPD cop who becomes obsessed with taking down the master thief behind a string of daring heists. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2026)
Posted: May 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour, Christophe Beck, Dickon Hinchliffe, Mortal Kombat II, Remarkably Bright Creatures, The Sheep Detectives
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action fantasy adventure Mortal Kombat II directed by Simon McQuoid and starring Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Josh Lawson, Jessica McNamee, Lewis Tan, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Damon Herriman, Tati Gabrielle, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Hidden Figures, Shazam!, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Blade Runner 2049, The Invisible Man) who previously scored the original 2021 movie. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a new remix of the Olivier Adams-composed theme song Techno Syndrome from the game (feat. Ed Boon) last Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Also opening wide the murder mystery comedy The Sheep Detectives directed by Kyle Balda and starring Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Galitzine, Nicholas Braun, Molly Gordon, Emma Thompson, Hong Chau, Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brett Goldstein, Regina Hall, Chris O’Dowd,Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey and Rhys Darby. Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, WandaVision, Free Guy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Muppets, The Hangover, Agatha All Along, The Peanuts Movie) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Amazon MGM Studios release. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Mann Scoring Hulu’s ‘Not Suitable for Work’
Posted: May 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, Hulu, Mindy Kaling, Not Suitable for Work
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Rectify, Rosewood, Better Nate Than Never, DMV, High School Musical: The Musical – The Series) has been tapped to score the upcoming Hulu original series Not Suitable for Work. The show is created by Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever) and stars Ella Hunt, Avantika Vandanapu, Will Angus, Nicholas Duvernay, Jack Martin and Jay Ellis. The comedy follows five work-obsessed twenty-somethings who strive for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness, in Manhattan. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Thank You, Next’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Batur Yurtsever, Dağhan Kök, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Thank You Next, Ulaş Özbiçer
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Turkish Netflix original series Thank You, Next. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Batur Yurtsever, Dağhan Kök & Ulaş Özbiçer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ final track (Love Kills Slowly) below. Thank You, Next is created by Ece Yörenç and stars Serenay Sarıkaya, Metin Akdülger, Hakan Kurtaş, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Boran Kuzum and Bade İşçil. The romantic comedy drama revolves around a young lawyer who has been unlucky in relationships as she dives head first into the confusing world of modern dating, with the unwavering support of her best friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Lovett Scoring Mark Heyman’s ‘Pendulum’
Posted: May 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Lovett, Mark Heyman, Pendulum
Ben Lovett (The Night House, Hellraiser, The Ritual, The Signal, The Wind, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, The Old Ways) has provided the original score for the upcoming horror thriller Pendulum. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Mark Heyman (Black Swan, Strange Angels) and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Phoebe Dynevor, Norman Reedus and Jacki Weaver. The movie follows a married couple as they journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event, and must determine if the group’s spiritual practices offer genuine healing or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Love Boosters’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: May 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Boots Riley, I Love Boosters, Keke Palmer, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP for Boots Riley’s crime comedy I Love Boosters. The 5-track EP features five songs from the movieperformed by lead actress Keke Palmer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also click here to listen to the previously released 2-D and check out the other four tracks (written by Alina Kaline, Ben Boye, Mike Aaberg, Jesse Strauss, Joel Robinow & Palmer herself) after the jump. A separate album featuring Tune-Yards’ original score from the film will be coming out on May 22. I Love Boosters is written and directed by Riley and also stars Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter and Demi Moore. The movie follows a crew of professional shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Boroughs’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Soundtrack, The Boroughs
Legacy Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Boroughs. The album features twenty songs from the show, including Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road & Born to Run, as well as classic tracks from Santana, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Bob Seger, Earth Wind & Fire, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Tina Turner, Heart, Bill Withers & others. The soundtrack will released physically on June 19. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and vinyl edition. A separate album featuring John Paesano’s original score from the series will be announced soon. The Boroughs is created by Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews and stars Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Geena Davis, Clarke Peters, Denis O’Hare, Bill Pullman, Jena Malone, Seth Numrich, Carlos Miranda and Alice Kremelberg. The supernatural drama produced by the Duffer Brothers is set in a seemingly perfect retirement community and follows a grieving newcomer whose monstrous encounter inspires him to join a group of unlikely heroes to uncover a dark secret that proves their “golden years” are more dangerous than anyone expects. Read the rest of this entry »
