Author: filmmusicreporter

Volker Bertelmann & Ben Winkler Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Trap’ (‘Die Falle’)

Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Verity, All Quiet on the Western Front, Clayface, Lion, Pressure, The Amateur, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal,  Dune: Prophecy, The Uprising) has teamed up with Ben Winkler (Delicious, Etty, Every You Every Me) to score the new German Netflix original series The Trap (Die Falle). The show is created by Isabel Kleefeld (Dear Child) based on the novel by Melanie Raabe and stars Friederike Becht, Hans Löw, Matthias Brandt, Miriam Ohlmeyer, Malaya Takeda, Josephine Thiesen, Anna Schudt, Michael Klammer, Ursula Strauss and Sesede Terziyan. The 6-part psychological thriller follows a successful author who hasn’t left her house in nearly ten years, ever since she witnessed the murder of her sister, but when she believes she recognizes the killer on television, she sets out to trap him.

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‘Yugly’ (‘Mochy’) Soundtrack Released

22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Yugly (Mochy). The album features the film’s original score composed by the Belgian band Puggy (The Son of Bigfoot, Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness/Secret of the Groundhog, Bigfoot Family, The Inseparables). Also included is the group’s original song King of the Show in several different versions, including a ballad performed by Saga Franzén. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the song and the first score track after the jump. Yugly is directed by Yanis Belaid & Jeremie Degruson and tells the story of the ugliest dog in the world who dreams of achieving the impossible: competing in the prestigious Best in Dog Show and to ultimately find his very own forever family.

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‘You Can’t Leave’ Soundtrack Album Details

Special Edition Music will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller You Can’t Leave. The album features the film’s original music composed by Edwin Wendler (I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine, Mafia Wars, Tales of Halloween, Unnatural, DreamScapes, Dead Ant, Glowzies, Dragon Soldiers). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. You Can’t Leave is written and directed by Scott Windhauser and stars Spencer Boldman, Paola Andino, Thomas Bauer, Kristos Andrews, Taylor Murphy, Cameron Inman and Joe Nemmers. The movie follows a group of friends searching for one of their own in a dark forest as they must survive the night against an ancient evil hidden within an abandoned cabin.

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‘Gifted’ Soundtrack Album Released

Media Valley has released a soundtrack album for the CBBC action/adventure series Gifted. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen (La Belle Epoque, Mascarade, Bernadette, OSS 117: Red Alert in Black Africa, The Dinner, My Cousin, I Still Hide to Smoke). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Gifted is created by Emma Reeves based on the novels by Marilyn Kaye and stars Jess Hardwick, Dominic McLaughlin, Eva McCallum, Charlie Geany, Oliver Martindale, Alexander Tait, Cara McFarlane, Elena Yap, Claire Charlotte Cassidy and Mandipa Kabanda. The Black Camel Pictures production tells the story of a diverse group of Scottish teens in the city of Edinburgh who discover they have unique superpowers, from invisibility to telekinesis and mind-reading, and must join forces when they realize they’re being targeted by a powerful organization.

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MŌRIAH’s Original Song ‘Home to Me’ from ‘Jimmy’ Released

F2 Entertainment Group has released the original song Home to Me from the biographical drama Jimmy. The track written by Natalie Layne & Bernie Herms, produced by Herms, and performed by MŌRIAH (aka Moriah Smallbone) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Jimmy is directed by Aaron Burns and stars KJ Apa as Academy Award-winning actor James Stewart, alongside Jason Alexander, Max Casella, Sarah Drew and Julian Works.

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‘The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford’ Soundtrack Album Released

Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford. The album features the film’s original music composed by Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz) (The Power, Summerwater, Black Cab, Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne, Twisted Yoga, Then You Run). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track after the jump. The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford is written and directed by Séan Dunn and stars Peter Mullan, Jakob Oftebro, Gayle Rankin, Sid Sagar and Lewis MacDougall. The movie follows a grieving tour guide whose hold on the past begins to slip when a fantasy TV series descends on a Scottish town and eclipses its local mythology.

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Matthew Herbert Scoring HBO’s ‘The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story’

Matthew Herbert (A Fantastic Woman, The Wonder, Disobedience, The Responder, The Beast Must Die, Gloria Bell, The Cave, Rosebush Pruning, Hot Milk, Temple) has composed the original score for the new HBO original documentary series The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story. The show is directed by Philip Cairney (Being Beethoven) and follows a New Orleans cop who attempts to solve the mysterious murder of a pet cemetery owner and discovers an eerie and brutal past that still haunts the community. The 3-parter features new insights from the victim’s neighbors, law enforcement, local journalists, and scholars that unearth a labyrinthine tale involving multiple dead bodies, disturbing family secrets, and centuries-old massacres.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 11, 2026)

Premiering today is the MGM+ limited series Treasure Island created by Robert Murphy inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel and starring David Oyelowo, Hayley Atwell, Jack Huston, Tomer Capone and Tom Sweet. The show’s original music is composed by Alex Baranowski (True Things, The Teacher, Frauds, The Windmere Children, Locked In, Midas Man, Brides, The Kitchen, Rain Dogs, A Perfect Enemy). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will be available to stream in the U.S. exclusively on MGM+ and will make its UK debut tomorrow on Paramount+.

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, October 12, is the Belgian limited series This Is Not a Murder Mystery directed by Hans Herbots and starring Pierre Gervais, Lauren Versnick, Jonathan Delaney Tynan,Frank Bourke, Florence Hall, Iñaki Mur, Mike Hoffmann and Regina Bikkinina. Justine Bourgeus (Squeal, Leef, Godvergeten) & Hannes De Maeyer (Professor T, Torpedo, Winter, The Couple Next Door, Gangsta, Rebel, Noise, Patience) have composed the show’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past March. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the 6-parter, which will make its domestic debut on Acorn TV.

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Johnny Klimek Scoring ITV’s ‘The Party’

Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, Sense8, Babylon Berlin, The International, Jungle, The Matrix Resurrections, Breaking In, Boy Swallows Universe) is the composer of the new ITV drama The Party. The show is developed by Sarah Solemani (Ridley Road, Chivalry) based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Elizabeth Day and stars Luke Evans, Tom Cullen, Joanna Scanlan, Solemani herself, Lydia Leonard, Lindsay Duncan and Douglas Hodge. The 5-part psychological thriller follows a journalist whose deep devotion to a charismatic politician friend is pushed to a breaking point when a lavish country estate birthday celebration triggers a police investigation and threatens to expose their darkest shared secrets.

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‘Grandmasters’ Soundtrack Album Released

Gregory Tripi (Ma, Manhunt: Unabomber, Rememory, Dark Places, Warning, Our Father, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, The Fix) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Grandmasters. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Tripi’s first track (Magnus Daydream) after the jump. Grandmasters is directed by Liza Mandelup and chronicles the rivalries, reinventions, and personal battles shaping the modern pursuit of greatness in the game of kings. The movie profiles major grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann and Wesley So.

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