Ben Bartlett passed away last Sunday, April 19 at age 61 after battling lung cancer. The composer wrote numerous scores for British television and television over the last three decades and was best known for his music from the BBC documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination and won a BAFTA TV Award. His other scoring credits include BBC’s Walking with Beasts & Walking with Monsters, ITV’s Vera, which ran between 2011 and 2025, Sky’s The Tunnel, ITV’s The Loch, Sky’s Mad Dogs, ITV’s Lucan, Sky’s Stan Lee’s Lucky Man and ITV’s The Trials of Jimmy Rose. Among his feature scoring credits are Marc Munden’s 2007 drama The Mark of Cain and Robert Krause’s 2006 horror thriller Blood Trails. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 24, 2026)
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Apex, Christopher Bear, Chromosomes, Dan Levy, Desert Warrior, Forest Swords, Fuze, Harvey Mason Jr., Högni, I Swear, James Righton, Just Sing, Matthew Compton, Michael, Mistura, Omaha, Over Your Dead Body, Stephen Rennicks, The School Duel, The Wolf and the Lamb, Timothy Williams, Tony Doogan, Trevor Gureckis, Wasteman
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the biographical musical drama Michael directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier, Juliano Krue Valdi and Colman Domingo. Harvey Mason, Jr. serves as the project’s executive music producer. John Warhurst is the music supervisor and Lior Rosner has provided the underscore cues. Click here for the full music team credits. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring thirteen Michael Jackson songs today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Also opening wide is the comedy thriller Over Your Dead Body directed by Jorma Taccone and starring Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, Keith Jardine, Paul Guilfoyle and Juliette Lewis. The film’s original score is composed by Matthew Compton (Palm Springs, MacGruber, Into the Deep, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Better Start Running). No word on a score release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by the Independent Film Company. Read the rest of this entry »
Amantes del Futuro’s ‘Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kumbia Version)’ from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Released
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amantes del Futuro, Mortal Kombat II, Simon McQuoid
WaterTower Music has released the second track from the soundtrack for the action fantasy adventure Mortal Kombat II. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kumbia Version), a new version of the Olivier Adams-composed theme song from the 90s game by Mexico City-based artist Amantes del Futuro. Also listen to the track and check out the official music video after the jump. The label has previously released a new remix of the theme (feat. Ed Boon) earlier this month and will release a full soundtrack featuring Benjamin Wallfisch’s original score from the film next month. Mortal Kombat II is directed by Simon McQuoid and stars Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Josh Lawson, Mehcad Brooks, Jessica McNamee, Lewis Tan, Tati Gabrielle, Ludi Lin, Damon Herriman, Tadanobu Asano, Chin Han, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki Sanada. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Just Sing’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abraham Troe, Angelique Molina, Just Sing, SoCal VoCals, Soundtrack
Mercury Studios has released a soundtrack EP for the documentary Just Sing. The 3-track EP features covers of Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’, Beyoncé’s Cuff It and Rosalía’s A Ningún Hombre/di Mi Nombre performed by the a cappella group SoCal VoCals . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to all three tracks after the jump. Just Sing is directed by Angelique Molina & Abraham Troe and follows one of the most celebrated college a cappella teams in America as they chase a record-setting sixth ICCA title, with each member getting their own musical backstory. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour (Live)’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Billie Eilish, Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour, James Cameron, Soundtrack
Darkroom & Interscope Records will release the companion “soundtrack” album for the concert documentary Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour. The album features the songs from the film by the Grammy Award- and Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter, recorded during her sold-out world tour. The soundtrack will be released on 100% recycled triple vinyl as a one-time-only pressing, uniquely colored with a lenticular insert, next Friday, May 1 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version is expected to be available on the same day. A first track (Intro) is already available to stream/download now (check out the official visualizer video after the jump). Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour is directed by James Cameron & Eilish and brings an innovative new concert experience to the big screen from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rosemead’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Lin, Rosemead, score, Soundtrack, Will Bates
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the drama Rosemead. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates (Immaculate, The Magicians, Dumb Money, Mayfair Witches, Unbelievable, The Path, Tuner, I Origins, The Life List, The Looming Tower, Away, Bliss). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to two tracks from the composer’s score below. Rosemead is directed by Eric Lin and stars Lucy Liu, Lawrence Shou, Orion Lee, Jennifer Lim, Madison Hu and James Chen. The movie is based on a true story about a Chinese immigrant mother who is driven to desperate measures by her unstable son’s escalating mental health crisis and growing obsession with mass shootings. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dancing With Myself’ Cover from ‘The Vampire Lestat’ Released
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Daniel Hart, Interview with the Vampire, Sam Reid, The Vampire Lestat
Lakeshore Records has released the third track from the soundtrack for the upcoming AMC original series The Vampire Lestat. Available to stream/download now is the cover version of Billy Idol’s Dancing With Myself, produced by the show’s composer Daniel Hart (The Green Knight, Pete’s Dragon, Mother Mary, A Ghost Story) and performed by Sam Reid (as Vampire Lestat). Also listen to the song after the jump. The label has previously released two first tracks (Long Face & the opening titles song All Fall Down) from the soundtrack for the third Interview with the Vampire season. The Vampire Lestat is developed by Rolin Jones and also stars Jacob Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Jennifer Ehle, Assad Zaman, Delainey Hayles and Sheila Atim. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The School Duel’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The School Duel, Todd Wiseman Jr., Trevor Gureckis
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the dystopian thriller The School Duel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Trevor Gureckis (Old, Servant, The Goldfinch, The Friend, The Crowded Room, Voyagers, Dead Space, Bloodline). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track (The Open Field) below. The School Duel is written and directed by Todd Wiseman Jr. and stars Kue Lawrence, Christina Brucato, Oscar Nuñez, Eugenie Bondurant, Clayton Royal Johnson, Thomas Philip O’Neill, Kelsey Darragh, Jim Kaplan and Jamad Mays. The movie is set in near-future Florida and revolves around a tormented 13 year old who is recruited to participate in the titular deadly, statewide competition that is the government’s solution to curbing school shootings in the wake of gun control being abolished.. Read the rest of this entry »
Main Titles Theme from Netflix’s ‘Man on Fire’ Released
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Man on Fire, Max Aruj, Netflix
Netflix Music has released the main titles theme from the streamer’s original series Man on Fire. The track written by the show’s composer Max Aruj (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Ice Road, Crawl, Lansky, Mech Cadets, Screamer, iBoy, The Tank) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released next week. Man on Fire is developed by Kyle Killen based on A.J. Quinnell’s book series and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Bobby Cannavale, Billie Boullet, Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy, Thomás Aquino, Pâmela Germano, Billy Blanco Jr. and Paul Ben-Victor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rose of Nevada’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: April 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Jenkin, Rose of Nevada, score, Soundtrack
Invada Records has released a soundtrack album for the British sci-fi drama Rose of Nevada. The album features the film’s original score composed by director Mark Jenkin (Enys Men, Bait). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the title track after the jump. Rose of Nevada is written and directed by Jenkin and stars George MacKay, Callum Turner, Francis Magee, Rosalind Eleazar, Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine and Adrian Rawlins. The movie follows two fishermen in a remote village in Cornwall who board a mysterious ship that appears to be caught in a time loop. Read the rest of this entry »
