Composer Dave Palmer is reuniting with director Peter Farrelly (Green Book, Dumb and Dumber) on the upcoming comedy Balls Up. The film starring Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Benjamin Bratt, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniela Melchior, Eva De Dominici, Molly Shannon & Eric André follows two marketing executives who pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. But after their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, power-hungry officials and criminals to salvage their careers and make it home alive. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Palmer Scoring Peter Farrelly’s ‘Balls Up’
Posted: March 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Balls Up, Dave Palmer, Peter Farrelly
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 20, 2026)
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ack Kinmonth, Bear McCreary, Ben Frost, Blitz//Berlin, Brian Tyler, Daniel Pemberton, Dead Lover, Do Not Enter, Este Haim, I Live Here Now, Jackson Greenberg, John Hardy, Mr. Burton, Nathan Barr, Palestine 36, Pam Autuori, Project Hail Mary, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Sparks & Shadows, Sven Faulconer, Terry Davies, The Land of Sometimes, The Pout-Pout Fish, Tow, U.S. Girls, Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub and Ken Leung. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, The Bad Guys, Enola Holmes, Materialists, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening wide is the horror comedy Ready or Not 2: Here I Come directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Néstor Carbonell, Elijah Wood, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Kevin Durand and Olivia Cheng. Sven Faulconer (Scream VI, Psycho Killer, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Unstable, Blood Father, Lost & Found in Cleveland) has composed the film’s original score and Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3) has provided the original themes. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Sherman’s ‘Vampires of the Velvet Lounge’ to Feature Themes by Bear McCreary and Score by Sparks & Shadows
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Sherman, Bear McCreary, Sparks & Shadows, Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, Happy Death Day, God of War) has composed the themes for the new horror comedy Vampires of the Velvet Lounge. The Emmy Award winner’s composer collective Sparks & Shadows has written the original score for the film written and directed by Adam Sherman (Happiness Runs) and starring Mena Suvari, Dichen Lachman, Stephen Dorff, India Eisley, Sarah Dumont, Rosa Salazar, Lochlyn Munro, Mark Boon Jr., Timothy Murphy, Sherman Augustus, Tom Berenger and Tyrese Gibson. The movie follows a coven of vampires who is hunting on dating apps, where they meet vampire hunters and schedule dates. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. Girls’ Theme Song from ‘Dead Lover’ Released
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dead Lover, Grace Glowicki, U.S. Girls
4AD has released the theme song from the Canadian horror comedy Dead Lover. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is You’ve Got Everything – But a Smile co-written (with Jack Lawrence) and performed by U.S. Girls (aka Meg Remy). Also check out the official music video after the jump. Dead Lover is co-written and directed by Grace Glowicki and stars Glowicki herself, Ben Petrie, Leah Doz and Lowen Morrow. The movie follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses and finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramin Djawadi & William Marriott Scoring ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Andrew Bernstein, Jack Ryan, Ramin Djawadi, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, William Marriott
Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Eternals, Clash of the Titans, Uncharted, A Wrinkle in Time) & William Marriott (Beacon 23) have composed the original music for the upcoming Prime Video original movie Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War.The film is directed by Andrew Bernstein (The Outsider, The Nevers) and stars John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, JJ Feild, Max Beesley, Douglas Hodge, Betty Gabriel and Sienna Miller. The first feature based on’s Prime Video hit series Jack Ryan follows the title character as he is reluctantly thrust back into the world of espionage when an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy, forcing him to confront a rogue black-ops unit. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wicked: For Good’ Cast & Filmmaker Commentary Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon M. Chu, Soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked: For Good
Republic Records & Verve Music Group have released a new version of the soundtrack album for the movie musical Wicked: For Good. The album features all the songs from the film written by Stephen Schwartz, as well as commentary tracks for each song. Participants include Schwartz himself, director Jon M. Chu, executive music producer Stephen Oremus, as well as stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater & Jeff Goldblum. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released the original soundtrack album, a sing-along version, as well as John Powell’s & Schwartz’s score album in various formats. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘Neighbors’ Released
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Max Whipple, Neighbors, score, Soundtrack
A24 Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original late-night documentary series Neighbors. The album features the show’s original music composed by Max Whipple (Atropia, The Civil Dead). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s title track below. Neighbors is directed by Harrison Fishman & Dylan Redford, executive produced by Fishman, Redford, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein & JP Lopez Ali and examines stories of outrageous, absurd, and dramatic real-life residential conflicts from a wide range of larger-than-life characters across the United States, opening a verité portal into the lives of contemporary Americans. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Land of Sometimes’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Leon Joosen, Pete Hobbs, score, Soundtrack, Terry Davies, The Land of Sometimes, Tim Rice
Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature The Land of Sometimes. The album features the film’s original score composed by Terry Davies (Play Without Words, Tiddler, The Scarecrows’ Wedding, Revolting Rhymes, The Car Man). Also included are the movie’s original songs track by Academy Award winner Tim Rice (The Lion King, Aladdin, Evita) & Pete Hobbs and performed by the project’s voice cast, including the title track, which has previously been released as a digital single earlier this month. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a score track and several of the songs after the jump. The Land of Sometimes is directed by Leon Joosen and stars Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter,Alisha Weir, Andrei Shen, Mel Brooks, Terry Jones, Asa Butterfield and Jessica Henwick. Read the rest of this entry »
Mixtape from Whisky Peak Saloon Released
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Giona Ostinelli, Netflix, One Piece, score, Sonya Belousova, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released the Mixtape from Whisky Peak Saloon, featuring previously unreleased music from the second season of the Netflix original series One Piece. The album features ten tracks written by the show’s composers Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli (The Witcher, Red Sonja, The Thing About Pam, The Romanoffs, Sacred Lies) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the first two tracks after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and songs from Season 2 earlier this month. One Piece: Into the Grand Line is developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda and stars Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Taz Skylar, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero and Charithra Chandran. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bitter Christmas’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Amarga Navidad, Bitter Christmas, Pedro Almodovar, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy drama Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad). Thew album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Constant Gardener, Volver, The Kite Runner, Parallel Mothers, Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Room Next Door, The Skin I Live In). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track after the jump. A CD version is expected to be announced soon. Bitter Christmas is written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and stars Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Milena Smit, Carmen Machi and Rossy de Palma. The movie follows an advertising director who doesn’t give herself time to mourn her mother’s absence after her death and decides to travel to the island of Lanzarote accompanied by her friend. Read the rest of this entry »
