Songwriter/record producer Gary Clark and director John Carney (Once, Begin Again) have written the original songs for the upcoming musical comedy drama Power Ballad. They also composed the original score for the film directed by Carney and starring Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Havana Rose Liu, Marcella Plunkett and Jack Reynor. The movie follows a past-his-prime wedding singer who crosses paths with a fading boyband star during a gig, but when his new friend turns one of his songs into the hit that reignites his career, he sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Power Ballad’ to Feature Original Songs by Gary Clark & John Carney
Posted: March 1, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gary Clark, John Carney, Power Ballad
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‘Sinners’, ‘Marty Supreme’ & ‘One of Them Days’ Honored at 16th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Posted: February 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The 16th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out tonight at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. Niki Sherrod received the top honor in the Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films category for her work on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. Gabe Hilfer received the award in the Mid-Level Budget Films category for his music supervision on Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme and Sarah Bromberg & Stephanie Diaz-Matos were honored in the Low Budget Films category for their music supervision on Lawrence Lamont’s One of Them Days. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Howe Scoring MGM+’s ‘American Classic’
Posted: February 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Classic, MGM+, Michael Hoffman, Tom Howe
Tom Howe (Dog Man, Ted Lasso, Knuckles, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Daisy Jones & the Six, Early Man, Book Club: The New Chapter) has provided the original score for the new MGM+ original series American Classic. The show is created by Michael Hoffman (One Fine Day, Promised Land) & Bob Martin (The Prom, Sensitive Skin) and stars Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Jon Tenney, Len Cariou, Jessica Hecht, Nell Verlaque, Tony Shalhoub, Billy Carter, Ajay Friese, Stephen Spinella, Aaron Tveit, Jane Alexander, Elise Kibler and Mark Linn-Baker. The comedy follows a Broadway star who returns home after a public meltdown to find his family’s theater in severe decline and decides only he can save it. Read the rest of this entry »
Jessie Murph’s Original Song ‘Criminal’ from ‘Scream 7’ Released
Posted: February 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jessie Murph, Kevin Williamson, Scream 7
Columbia Records has released the fifth song from the soundtrack for the slasher sequel Scream 7. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Criminal co-written (with Laura Veltz & Steven Rusch) and performed by Jessie Murph. Also check out the official visualizer music video after the jump. Four other songs (Rearranging Scars by Sueco, Twisting the Knife by Ice Nine Kills feat. Mckenna Grace, Creepin by Don Toliver & The Kill by Stella Lefty) from the movie have previously been released over the last two weeks. Scream 7 is co-written and directed by Kevin Williamson and stars Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Michelle Randolph, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Matthew Lillard, David Arquette, Jimmy Tatro, Anna Camp, Mark Consuelos, Asa Germann, Sam Rechner, Celeste O’Connor, Tim Simons and Joel McHale. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 27, 2026)
Posted: February 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brooke Blair, Emily Bear, EmmoLei Sankofa, Ernst Reijseger, Ghost Elephants, Ian Hultquist, Idiotka, K-Pops, Marco Beltrami, Scream 7, Space Cowboy, Undercard, Will Blair
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the slasher sequel Scream 7 co-written and directed by Kevin Williamson and starring Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Michelle Randolph, Matthew Lillard, Anna Camp, David Arquette, Asa Germann, Sam Rechner, Mark Consuelos, Jimmy Tatro, Celeste O’Connor, Tim Simons and Joel McHale. The film’s original score is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, A Quiet Place, Logan, Ford v. Ferrari, The Wolverine, The Hurt Locker, Hellboy) who previously composed the music for the first four installments. No score album has been announced yet. Several songs from the movie have been released as digital singles over the last two weeks. Check out our previous articles for more information and click here to check out the music team credits of the Paramount Pictures release.
Opening semi-wide in a few hundred AMC theaters this weekend is the comedy K-Pops! co-written and directed by Anderson .Paak and starring the singer/songwriter himself, Soul Rasheed, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park, Jee Young Han, and Yvette Nicole Brown. Emily Bear (Moana 2, The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, Dog Gone, Our Little Secret) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album is expected to be released in the coming weeks. A first song from the soundtrack (but not featured/credited in the movie), Keychain by aespa & Anderson .Paak), was released as a digital single today. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Aura Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Undercard’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: February 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: EmmoLei Sankofa, score, Soundtrack, Tamika Miller, Undercard
EmmoLei Sankofa (The Other Black Girl, Step Up, Launchpad: Project CC, Three Ways) has released a soundtrack album for the boxing drama Undercard. 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 Sankofa’s first two tracks after the jump. Undercard is co-written and directed by Tamika Miller and stars Wanda Sykes, Bentley Green, Xavier Mills, Roselyn Sánchez, William Stanford Davis, Berto Colón and Estella Kahiha. The movie follows a two-time former boxing champion and recovering alcoholic as she attempts to reconnect with the 21-year-old son she abandoned. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler & Breton Vivian Scoring CBS’ ‘Marshals’
Posted: February 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breton Vivian, Brian Tyler, CBS, Marshals, Yellowstone
Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World) and Breton Vivian (Five Feet Apart, Redeeming Love, Black Dog) are returning to score new CBS drama Marshals. The Yellowstone spinoff is created by Spencer Hudnut (SEAL Team) and stars Luke Grimes who reprises his role of Kayce Dutton, alongside Logan Marshall-Green, Gil Birmingham, Ash Santos, Arielle Kebbel, Tatanka Means and Mo Brings Plenty. The series follows Dutton as he joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana. Read the rest of this entry »
‘TRON Ares: Divergence’ Album Released
Posted: February 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atticus Ross, Joachim Rønning, Nine Inch Nails, score, Soundtrack, Trent Reznor, Tron: Ares
Interscope Records & The Null Corporation have released TRON Ares: Divergence, a new album featuring previously unreleased score tracks from last year’s sci-fi sequel composed by Nine Inch Nails, as well as new remixes by artists including Mark Pritchard, Boys Noize, ARCA, Lanark Artefax, Chilly Gonzales, Jack Dangers, Pixel Grip, Danny L Harle, Working Men’s Club, The Dare and Schwefelgelband. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Also listen to several tracks after the jump. The labels have previously released the original soundtrack album last September. TRON: Ares is directed by Joachim Rønning and stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson, Arturo Castro Cameron Monaghan and Jeff Bridges. Read the rest of this entry »
First Song from Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Season 2 Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Declan de Barra, Giona Ostinelli, Netflix, One Piece, Sonya Belousova, The HU
Netflix Music has released the first song from the soundtrack for the second season of the streamer’s original series One Piece. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Pray to the Sun written by the show’s composers Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli and performed by Declan de Barra & the Mongolian folk metal band The Hu. Also listen to track after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring the songs and score from the new season will be released next month. One Piece is developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda based on the Manga series of the same title and stars Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Taz Skylar, Jacob Romero and Charithra Chandran. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Riepl, Lorne Balfe, Per Aspera Ad Astra, score, Soundtrack, Stuart Michael Thomas
Dream Studio has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese sci-fi adventure Per Aspera Ad Astra. The album the film’s original score composed by Kevin Riepl (Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth, Cabin Fever, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, The Night Crew, Green Lantern: Beware My Power) & Stuart Michael Thomas (The Cut, Midnight Bayou, Northern Lights, Bustin’ Down the Door, Blue Smoke) and produced by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, Black Adam, His Dark Materials). Also included is the title song performed by lead actor Dylan Wang (aka Wang Hedi). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first score track and the song after the jump. Per Aspera Ad Astra is directed by Han Yan and also stars Zu Feng, Luo Haiqiong and Wang Duo. Read the rest of this entry »
