Def Jam Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Ali G: Who Iz I?. The album, which is produced by Andrew Watt, Hit-Boy & Sacha Baron Cohen and features the songs from the film, including several original tracks co-written by Cohen, Watt, Hit-Boy, Ant Hines & others and performed by Cohen in the title role. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 23. A first track (Richer Than Elon) is already available to stream/download now and can also checked out after the jump. Questlove serves as one of the project’s music supervisors. Ali G: Who Iz I? marks the feature directorial debut of Cohen who also returns to star as Ali G who is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend is eight months pregnant and – faced with an extra mouth to feed – heads to America to reclaim his former glory, but soon encounters adversaries who will ultimately threaten his and his child’s very existence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ramayana’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: October 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Hans Zimmer, Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana, Soundtrack
Super Cassettes Industries has released a soundtrack EP for the Indian epic drama Ramayana. The 5-track EP features the original songs Jai Jai Ram, Ravana Tandav & Sita’s Aspiration written by A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Lagaan), with lyrics by Dr. Kumar Vishwas. Also included is the Rama Theme composed by the film’s composers Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Interstellar, Dune, Inception, The Dark Knight, Gladiator) & Rahman, as well as an orchestral version of Jai Jai Ram by Zimmer & Rahman. Visit Apple Music (and other select digital music services) to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all five tracks after the jump. The label has previously released the composers’ trailer theme as a digital single in August. Ramayana is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi, Ravie Dubey and Sunny Deol. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Leonhart Scoring NBC’s ‘Newlyweds’
Posted: October 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Leonhart, NBC, Newlyweds
Jazz trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer Michael Leonhart is making his television scoring debut on the new NBC comedy Newlyweds. The show is created by Gail Lerner (Black-ish, Animal Practice) & Jamie Lee Curtis and stars Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Curtis herrself, Emma Meisel, Bill O’Neill, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Al Madrigal. The series tells a later-in-life love story about a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship. Read the rest of this entry »
‘These Violent Delights’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Hampson, John Lemke, Oscar Sansom, score, Soundtrack, These Violent Delights
John Lemke (The Undateables, House of Kardashian, Open, Rise of the Billionaires, Janey) has released a soundtrack album for the British dance movie These Violent Delights. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s final track after the jump. These Violent Delights is directed by Christopher Hampson & Oscar Sansom and stars Kayla-Maree Tarantolo, Ishan Mahabir-Stokes, alongside Scottish Ballet artists. The Scottish Ballet company’s first major feature is based on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and follows Juliet as she awakens from a fever dream. Read the rest of this entry »
‘VisionQuest’ Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-4) Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Marvel, Mick Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, VisionQuest
The details of the first soundtrack album for Marvel’s Disney+ original series VisionQuest have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the first four episodes of the show composed by Mick Giacchino (The Penguin, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, The Muppets Mayhem, Zootopia+, Extinct, Surviving Hurricane Otis, That Dirty Black Bag). The Volume 1 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 22 by Hollywood Records. The streaming/download link will be added to this page within the next day. A second volume featuring the composer’s score from Episodes 5-8 is expected to be released next month. VisionQuest is created by Terry Matalas based on the Marvel Comics and stars Paul Bettany, James Spader, Ruaridh Mollica, T’Nia Miller, Todd Stashwick, Lauren Morais, Diane Morgan, Orla Brady, Polly Frame, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, Emily Hampshire and James D’Arc. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alive’ (‘Viva’) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 21, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aina Clotet, Alive, Clara Aguilar, score, Soundtrack, Viva
La Cupula Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish drama Alive (Viva). The album features the film’s original music composed by Clara Aguilar (aka CLARAGUILAR) (Creatura, Graduation Trip: Mallorca, Suro). 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. Alive is co-written and directed by Aina Clotet and stars Clotet herself, Naby Dakhli, Marc Soler, Willy Toledo and Lloll Bertrán. The movie follows a 40-year-old woman who – after coming face to face with death – is consumed by an urgent need to feel alive and dives into passionate relationships with two very different men whose opposing natures reflect her own inner conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Ruff & Tuff’ from FX’s ‘ The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Released
Posted: October 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: FX, Jason Martin, Larrance Dopson, The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
Hollywood Records has released the eighth song from the soundtrack for the FX original series The Drop: A Snowfall Saga. Available now to stream/download on all major digital music services is Ruff & Tuff (in four different versions) co-written by the project’s executive music producer Larrance “Rance 1500” Dopson and Jason “Problem” Martin (with Larry & Roger Troutman and Marcus White) and performed by Symba & Roger Troutman. Also listen to the track after the jump. The label has previously released seven first songs over the last couple of weeks. The Drop: A Snowfall Saga is created by Malcolm Spellman based on the original 2017 Snowfall series and stars Gail Bean, Isaiah John, Asante Blackk, Simmie Sims III and Peyton Alex Smith. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shards’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Klotz, FX, Morgan Kibby, score, Soundtrack, The Shards, Troye Sivan
Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album for the FX original series The Shards. The album features the original songs from the show, including two tracks by Troye Sivan (including the previously released LA Wants Me Dead) and two tracks by Hayes Warner who also stars in the series as Debbie Schaffer. Also included are selections of the drama’s original score composed by Morgan Kibby (Grotesquerie, Finding Emily, Mothering Sunday, Wilderness, Queens, The Power) & David Klotz (All’s Fair,The Watcher, American Sports Story, The Prom). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The Shards is developed by Ryan Murphy & Bret Easton Ellis based on Ellis’ bestselling novel of the same name and also stars Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Graham Campbell, Homer Gere, Wes Bentley, Jordan Roth and Evan Rachel Wood. Read the rest of this entry »
The Decemberists’ Original Song ‘The Better Part of Bravery’ from LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’ Released
Posted: October 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: LAIKA, The Decemberists, Travis Knight, Wildwood
Decca Records has released the original song The Better Part of Bravery from LAIKA Studios’ animated feature Wildwood. The track written by Colin Meloy and performed by The Decemberists is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. As previously reported, the full soundtrack album featuring the song and Dario Marianelli’s original score will be released this Friday, October 23 (visit Amazon to pre-order the digital, CD and vinyl edition). Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits and listen to a first score track below. Wildwood is directed by Travis Knight and stars Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Mahershala Ali, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Jake Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Tantoo Cardinal Maya Erskine and Richard E. Grant. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Coward’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: October 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Coward, Lukas Dhont, score, Soundtrack, Valentin Hadjadj
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Belgian/French/Dutch war drama Coward. The album features the film’s original score composed by Valentin Hadjadj (Close, Girl, April and the Extraordinary World, A Bigger World, Families Like Ours, Under the Stars of Paris, Rialto). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 21 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s final score track below. Coward is co-written and directed by Lukas Dhont and stars Emmanuel Macchia, Valentin Campagne, Willem de Schryver, Mistral Guidotti, Boris Bouchat, Anaëlle Fournier, Jonas Wertz and Jef Jacobs. The movie, which has been selected as Belgium’s entry in the International Feature category for next year’s Academy Awards, follows two World War I soldiers as they find a fragile sanctuary of love and art amid the shadows of the Belgian trenches. Read the rest of this entry »
