Apple TV announced today that Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie is writing original songs for the upcoming animated feature Little Santa. The film directed by Peter Baynton (The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland) and is based on the popular children’s book of the same title by […]
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Bret McKenzie to Write Original Songs for Peter Baynton’s ‘Little Santa’
Posted: June 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Apple TV +, Bret McKenzie, Little Santa, Peter Baynton
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Kris Bowers Elected to Academy Board of Governors
Posted: June 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Kris Bowers
Composer Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot, Green Book, King Richard, Bridgerton, The Color Purple, GOAT, Haunted Mansion, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Secret Invasion) has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2026-2027 Board of Governors. He joins Carter Burwell and Lesley Barber who will be the other two governors of the music branch in the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 5, 2026)
Posted: June 5, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carolina Caroline, Christopher Bear, Daniel Bjarnason, Daniel Pemberton, Haim Mazar, Hannah Peel, Masters of the Universe, Scary Movie, The Last Whale Singer, Underland
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure Masters of the Universe directed by Travis Knight and starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, James Purefoy, Alison Brie, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley and Kristen Wiig. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Project Hail Mary, Spider-Man: Into/Across the […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
