Category: Film Music News

Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 6, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the Japanese monster movie Godzilla Minus Zero written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Hidetake Yoshioka, Min Tanaka, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Masami Nagasawa, Yuki Yamada, Iun Kunimura, Sakura Ando and Mio Tanaka. The film’s original music is composed by Naoki Sato (Godzilla Minus One, Rurouni Kenshin, Pretty Cure, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Masquerade Night, Blood-C, X). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday and Rambling Records has released a CD and vinyl edition in Japan. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Toho production, which is being distributed stateside by GKIDS.

Also opening wide is the animated feature The Cat in the Hat directed by Erica Rivinoja & Alessandro Carlon and starring Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Quinta Brunson, Paula Pell, Tiago Martinez, Bowen Yang and Tituss Burgess.have been revealed. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life,The LEGO Batman Movie,  Black Adam, His Dark Materials, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the project’s theme song by Fitz & Tim Minchin and an original end credits Hilary Duff last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation production.

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Marius de Vries to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Scott Stewart’s ‘It’s Alright’

Marius de Vries (Coda, Kick-Ass, Strange Magic, Sucker Punch, Navalny) will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming comedy It’s Alright. The film is directed by Scott Stewart (Legion, Priest) and will star Paul Bettany, Asha Banks (who is also contributing original songs to the project), Colin Firth and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. The movie follows a fading pop star who is on the edge of financial ruin when a bombshell letter spurs him to meet his 19-year-old daughter who has no idea he exists. Stewart and Bettany also co-wrote the screenplay.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 30, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Christmas at the Kringles directed by Kevin Lewis and starring Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson, Rob Riggle, Arden Myrin, Donald Faison and Thomas Lennon. The film’s original music is composed by Émoi (Willy’s Wonderland, The Accursed, Pig Hill). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a family starting fresh in a quiet suburb who must fight for survival when they discover their Christmas-obsessed neighbors are a brainwashing cult, forcing the father to team up with a rogue Santa on a high-stakes rescue mission, is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.

Opening semi-wide in several hundred theaters is the war drama The Mosquito Bowl directed by Peter Berg and starring Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Dominic Bogart and Brent Comer. Explosions in the Sky (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, American Primeval, Manglehorn, Prince Avalanche) have composed the film’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the post-rock band’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.

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Raye to Compose Music for Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’

Deadline is reporting that Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Raye will contribute original music to the upcoming live-action/CGI hybrid feature Lizard Music. The film is written and directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, The Smashing Machine) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Theo Leber, Regina Hall, Alicia Silverstone,Tim Heidecker, Arya Parvathi and Andrew Dice Clay, as well as (in voice roles) Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, David Krumholt & Raye herself. The movie is based on Daniel Pinkwater’s novel of the same name and tells the story of a boy left to his own devices who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 23, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Clayface directed by James Watkins and starring Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll, Max Minghella and Joshua James. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Verity, All Quiet on the Western Front,  Lion, Pressure, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, The Uprising, Dune: Prophecy,  Adrift, A House of Dynamite). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DC Studios production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Wildwood directed by Travis Knight and starring Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Mahershala Ali, Amandla Stenberg, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Jemaine Clement, Tom Waits, Tantoo Cardinal, Maya Erskine and Richard E. Grant. Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Kubo and the Two Strings, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour,V for Vendetta,  Anna Karenina, The Boxtrolls, Paddington in Peru, Bumblebee) has composed the film’s original score. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as The Decemberists’ original song The Better Part of Bravery (also available as a digital single) today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the LAIKA Studios production, which is being distributed by Fathom Entertainment.

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The Ivors Composer Awards Nominations Announced

The Ivors Academy has announced the nominees for The Ivors Composer Awards, sponsored by PRS for Music in association with BBC Radio 3, which celebrate excellence in composition across genres and disciplines, from film, television and video games to concert halls, community engagement and live performance. The Academy’s categories for Best Original Film Score and Best Original Television Score, historically recognized at The Ivors in spring – have been moved to a new awards ceremony, The Ivors Composer Awards in November. A brand-new category celebrating Best Original Documentary Score has been added for the first time this year. The Ivors Composer Awards will held on November 17 in London, hosted by radio presenter Petroc Trelawny, with BBC Radio 3 as broadcast partner. The ceremony will be part of The Ivors Composer Week, taking place from November 16-20 to broaden the celebration and empowerment of composers further.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 16, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the martial arts action comedy Street Fighter directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, David Dastmalchian, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoai, Cody Rhodes, Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, Orville Peck, Hirooki Goto, Olivier Richters, Rayna Vallandingham, Alexander Volkanovski and Jason Momoa. The film’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Super Troopers 3, Obliterated,  The Breadwinner, Florida Man, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as two original songs by HEALTH today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Legendary Pictures production, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.

Also opening wide is the survival thriller Whalefall co-written and directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz and Emily Rudd. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Witcher, Shadow and Bone, Only the Brave, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, David, No One Will Save You, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the 20th Century Studios release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 9, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama The Social Reckoning written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and stars Mikey Madison, ​Jeremy Allen White, ​Wunmi Mosaku, ​Bill Burr, ​Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen ​and Jeremy Strong. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Queen, Frankenstein, Philomena). Sony Classical 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 movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Other Mommy directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, Arabella Olivia Clark and Karen Allen. Patrick Jonsson (The Boogeyman,The White Helmets, Mint, Scrapper, Black Earth Rising, Wildcat, The Lost Children, Virunga, On Her Shoulders) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse Atomic Monster production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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George Fenton (1949 – 2026)

George Fenton has passed away unexpectedly today at the age of 76. The British composer has written numerous scores for film, television, and theater over a career spanning more than four decades. He earned five Academy Award nominations, receiving nods for his original scores for Richard Attenborough’s historical epic Gandhi (shared with Ravi Shankar), Attenborough’s Cry Freedom (shared with Jonas Gwangwa), Stephen Frears’ Dangerous Liaisons, and Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King, as well for the title song from Cry Freedom. His other notable feature film scoring credits include Harold Ramis’ Groundhog Day, Andy Tennant’s Ever After, Anna and the King & Sweet Home Alabama, Nora Ephron’s romantic comedies You’ve Got Mail & Lucky Numbers and Michael Caton-Jones’ Memphis Belle.

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Jack Antonoff to Serve as Executive Music Producer on Rachel Morrison’s ‘Love of Your Life’

Singer/songwriter Jack Antonoff is credited as the executive music producer on the upcoming romantic drama Love of Your Life. The movie, which features Antonoff’s own song Blood Brothers (performed by the Bleachers), as well as tracks by Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, The Lumineers, Cigarettes After Sex, Ace of Base, Sharon Van Etten, Crowded House, Jessica Pratt, among other artists, is directed by Rachel Morrison and stars Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Basso, Tamara Lawrance, Catherine Keener and Corey Johnson. The film tells the story a young woman who is swept up in an all-consuming love that sets her life on an unexpected path.

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