Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 23, 2026)

Posted: August 23, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, August 24, is the New Zealand series Blue Murder Motel created by Kate McDermott & Steven Zanoški and starring Michala Banas, Brett Tucker, Jayden Daniels, Stephanie Tauevihi and Jaime McDermott. The show’s original music is composed by Peter van der Fluit (The New Legends of Monkey, Workmates). Heard & Seen has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the crime drama, which premiered in New Zealand earlier this year on TVNZ and is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV.

Premiering on Wednesday, August 26, is the romantic drama The Last Sunrise directed by Carlson Young and starring Maia Reficco, Fernando Lindez and Eva Longoria. Isom Innis (of the indie pop band Foster the People) (Upgraded, The Blazing World, Truth) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie (based on the bestselling novel by Anna Todd), which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »

Walter Mair to Score and Produce David Hackl’s ‘Solar Storm’

Posted: August 22, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Walter Mair (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Liaison, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Till Death, Ronaldo, The Same Sky, Cuffs) is set to score the upcoming neo-noir action thriller Solar Storm. The film is directed by David Hackl (Saw V, Life on the Line) and will star Jack Hudson, Lorena Andrea, Massi Furlan, Valerie Huber and Werner Daehn. The movie takes place over a single catastrophic day and follows an ex-convict trying to escape his past and a woman fleeing a brutal marriage whose paths collide as they go on the run through 24 hours of darkness when a massive solar storm knocks out the city’s power and order. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: August 22, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Apple TV original documentary series Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Anže Rozman (The Americas, Beckham, Universe), Kara Talve (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Faraway Downs, The Simpons) & Hans Zimmer (The Lion King,  Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Dune, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean) who recently received an Emmy Award nomination for their work on the project. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ main theme after the jump. Lakeshore Records has previously released two albums featuring Rozman’s, Talve’s & Zimmer’s music from Prehistoric Planet Season 1 & Season 2 back in 2022 & 2023. Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is executive produced by Jon Favreau & Mike Gunton, produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and narrated by actor Tom Hiddleston.  The 5-parter invites viewers into a dramatic new era of prehistoric life, millions of years after the extinction of the dinosaurs – an era shaped by ice, the intense fight to survive and the rise of a new cast of giants: the iconic megafauna. Read the rest of this entry »

Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 21, 2026)

Posted: August 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Insidious: Out of the Further co-written and directed by Jacob Chase and starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Lin Shaye, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Charli Penton and Island Austin. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Malignant, Hokum. Annabelle, The Curse of La Llorona, Tarot, Dark Skies, The Unholy). 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 Blumhouse production, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Mutiny directed by Jean-Francois Richet and starring Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller and Adrian Lester. Marcus Trumpp (Plane, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, Fear Street Part 1 & 3, Mesrine, Love and Monsters, Turbulence, Clown in a Cornfield) has composed the film’s original score and Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, Scream,A Quiet Place, The Hurt Locker) serves as the score producer. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Trumpp’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Spa Weekend’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: August 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy Spa Weekend. The album features the film’s original music composed by Philip Trumbull White (Jexi, Nobody’s Fool, The Winchesters, A Madea Homecoming/Family Funeral, Alex & Me, The Loud House Movie). Visit Amazon or most other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track (Brunch) after the jump. Spa Weekend is written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and stars Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, Anna Faris and Adam Demos. The movie follows four lifelong and burned out friends who escape to a luxury spa retreat for what turns out to be an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions. Read the rest of this entry »

Brandon Roberts Scoring William Eubank’s ‘Ghost Soldier’

Posted: August 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Brandon Roberts (Andor, Thanksgiving, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, Chaos Walking, Motherland: Fort Salem, Ice Cream Man, On a Wing and a Prayer) has recently scored the upcoming action thriller Ghost Soldier. The film is directed by William Eubank (The Signal, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin) and stars Jim Caviezel, Olivia Thirlby, Beau Knapp , Garret Dillahunt and Shea Whigham. The movie tells the story of a solitary man and  former Special Forces soldier with a mysterious past, living a quiet life off the grid in his hometown, whose peaceful existence shatters when a ruthless foreign corporation invades his community to seize their land, exposing his lethal past.. Read the rest of this entry »

Diane Warren’s, David Kushner’s & The Isley Brothers’ Original ‘By Any Means’ Title Song Released

Posted: August 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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AB Records has released the original title song from the crime thriller By Any Means. The track written by Honorary Academy Award winner Diane Warren and performed by David Kushner & The Isley Brothers is now available to stream/download (in two different versions) on most major digital music services. Also listen to both the “film version” and :soundtrack version” after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring both versions and more songs from the movie will be released on September 18. By Any Means is directed by Elegance Bratton and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, David Strathairn, LisaGay Hamilton, Josh Lucas, Ethan Embry, LaChanze and Giancarlo Esposito. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Never Stop Chasing’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: August 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Never Stop Chasing. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winners Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Super Troopers 3 Twisted Metal, The Breadwinner, Obliterated, Florida Man). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track after the jump. Never Stop Chasing is directed by Ken Cole and follows storm chaser Reed Timmer and his crew as they pursue the world’s most powerful tornadoes, confronting danger, friendship, and the personal cost of a life driven by the relentless pursuit of storms. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Tad and The Magic Lamp’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Posted: August 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Grupo Editorial Telecinco will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Tad and The Magic Lamp ( Tadeo Jones y la lámpara maravillosa). The album features the film’s original music composed by Zacarías M. De la Riva (Automata, The Kill Team, Below Zero, Black Snow, Bent, You Keep the Kids) who previously scored the first three installments (Tad – The Lost Explorer, Tad Jones and the Secret of King Midas & Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy) in the series. The composer has recorded his score with the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Hernand. The soundtrack will be released digitally on Wednesday, August 26 (click here to pre-save). Also check out a short preview after the jump. Tad and The Magic Lamp is directed by Enrique Gato and follows Tad, his girlfriend Sara and their friends Momia, Jeff & Belzoni as they embark on an adventure after Tadeo accidentally unleashes an ancient spell. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Back to the 90s’ Soundtrack Album Released

Posted: August 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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BMG Rights Management has released a soundtrack album for the German comedy Back to the 90s. The album features the songs from the film, as well as the movie’s original score composed by Liam Mour (Get Up, Krass Klassenfahrt – Der Kinofilm). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to several tracks, including the lead single, 1995, written by Take That frontman Gary Barlow, after the jump. Back to the 90s is directed by Facundo Scalerandi and stars Bene Schulz, Jacob Rott, Julien Brown, Luis Freitag, Tim Schäcker, Felicitas Woll, Luise Aschenbrenner, Anja Pichler, Sidney Fahlisch, Helena von Have and Derya Akyol. The movie follows a rising boy band who get sent back to 1995 via an elevator before the biggest showcase of their lives and have to race to reverse the time slip. Read the rest of this entry »

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