Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell. The film’s original music is composed by Edo Van Breemen (The Monkey, Keeper, Afflicted, Air, Hollow in the Land, The Backward Class) and Parsons. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 29, 2026)
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arnau Bataller, Backrooms, Dan Deacon, Edo Van Breemen, Gary Clark, John Carney, Kane Parsons, Leo Birenberg, Power Ballad, Pressure, Rémi Boubal, Renoir, The 47, The Breadwinner, Time and Water, Volker Bertelmann, Zach Robinson
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 22, 2026)
Posted: May 22, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna Drubich, Christopher Young, Corporate Retreat, Giant, Hannah Peel, I Love Boosters, Ludwig Göransson, Marius de Vries, Neil Athale, Passenger, Saccharine, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Tune-Yards, Tuner, Will Bates
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Lucasfilm’s Star Wars movie The Mandalorian and Grogu co-written and directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder and Martin Scorsese The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Sinners, Oppenheimer, Black Panther, Creed, Turning Red, Venom, Tenet, Community). Walt Disney Records […]
Mitchell Leib to Serve as Executive Music Producer on John Ottman’s ‘Billy and Me’
Posted: May 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billy and Me, John Ottman, Mitchell Leib
Mitchell Leib, president of music and soundtracks at The Walt Disney Studios, will serve as the executive music producer on the upcoming biographical drama Billy and Me. The film is directed by composer/editor John Ottman (Bohemian Rhaposdy, X2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, Fantastic Four) who previously made his […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 15, 2026)
Posted: May 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Benstead, Driver's Ed, Forge, Ian Chang, In the Grey, Is God Is, John Frizzell, Joseph Shirley, Magic Hour, Marco Carrión, Moses Sumney, Obsession, Rock Burwell, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Tyler Parkfor, Zachary Dawes
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Obsession written and directed by Curry Barker and stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter and Cooper Tomlinson. The film’s original music is composed by Rock Burwell. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer and singer/songwriter’s score today […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2026)
Posted: May 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour, Christophe Beck, Dickon Hinchliffe, Mortal Kombat II, Remarkably Bright Creatures, The Sheep Detectives
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action fantasy adventure Mortal Kombat II directed by Simon McQuoid and starring Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Josh Lawson, Jessica McNamee, Lewis Tan, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Damon Herriman, Tati Gabrielle, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: […]
Ben Platt to Write Music for Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Last Dance’
Posted: May 7, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ben Platt, Karim Aïnouz, Last Dance
Deadline is reporting that actor/singer Ben Platt will contribute original music to the upcoming drama Last Dance. He will also star in the movie directed by Karim Aïnouz (Firebrand, Invisible Life), alongside Adrien Brody and Rachel Zegler. The movie follows a celebrated Broadway composer who invites his daughter on a gay cruise through the Caribbean […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 1, 2026)
Posted: May 1, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Animal Farm, Deep Water, Fernando Velazquez, Gregoire Hetzel, Heitor Pereira, Hokum, Joseph Bishara, Krano, One Spoon of Chocolate, RZA, Siddhartha Khosla, Swapped, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Last One for the Road, Theodore Shapiro, Two Pianos, Tyler Bates
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 directed by David Frankel and starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Simone Ashley and B.J. Novak. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Severance, Ghostbusters, The Housemaid, Tropic Thunder, Bombshell, Spy, A […]
Tom Rowlands Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Mussolini: Son of the Century’ Score
Posted: April 26, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA TV Craft Awards, Jessica Dannheisser, Mussolini: Son of the Century, The Last Musician of Auschwitz, Tom Rowlands
Tom Rowlands (of The Chemical Brothers) has won his first BAFTA TV Craft Award for his music from the Sky limited series Mussolini: Son of the Century directed by Joe Wright, written by Stefano Bises & Davide Serino based on Antonio Scurati’s best-selling novel and starring Luca Marinelli at tonight’s awards ceremony at The Brewery […]
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 […]
