Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Motor City directed by Potsy Ponciroli and starring Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Pablo Schreiber, Ben McKenzie, Lionel Boyce and Amar Chadha-Patel.The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Desperate Housewives, Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor, Skyscraper, Ender’s Game, DC League of Super-Pets). No word on a […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 24, 2026)
Posted: July 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Sad and Beautiful World, Andrew Scott Bell, Anthony Sahyoun, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Brunello, Brunello the Gracious Visionary, Her Private Hell, Jeremy Zuckerman, Matthew Herbert, Motor City, Nicola Piovani, Pino Donaggio, Pinocchio: Unstrung, Rosebush Pruning, Sheep in the Box, Steve Jablonsky, Yuta Bandoh
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 17, 2026)
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dan Romer, Horsegirls, Ludwig Göransson, Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Odyssey, Yonatan Riklis
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action epic The Odyssey written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong’o, John Leguizamo and Charlize Theron. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Sinners, Oppenheimer, Creed, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Turning […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 10, 2026)
Posted: July 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: <pama, Craig Wedren, Double Danger, Evil Dead Burn, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Gangland, James Wakefield, Jordan Lehning, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, Moana, Night Nurse, Opetaia Foaʻi, Sam Clapp, Steven Jackson, The Isolate Thief
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action adaptation of the animated feature Moana directed by Thomas Kail and starring Catherine Lagaʻai, Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui and Frankie Adams. The film’s original songs are composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto, Hamilton, In the Heights), Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina (Twister, Brother Bear, Tarzan, Speed, Bad Boys, August Rush, Planes, Con Air) and the film’s […]
2026 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: July 8, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. The awards will be given out at the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which is currently scheduled to take place on September 5 & 6 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Here are the music-related categories: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 3, 2026)
Posted: July 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Deana Kiner, John Powell, Kevin Kiner, Lockbox, Matthew Rogers, Minions & Monsters, Sean Kiner, Young Washington
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature Minions & Monsters directed by Pierre Coffin and starring Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch,Trey Parker, Phil LaMarr and Bobby Moynihan. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Wicked, Shrek, The Bourne Identity, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 26, 2026)
Posted: June 26, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anna von Hausswolff, Bryan Senti, Claudia Sarne, Couture, Devonté Hynes, Ernest Pipó, Filip Leyman, Jackass: Best and Last, Larry Groupe, Lucky Strike, Matthew Herbert, Romería, Supergirl, The Get Out, The Invite, The Wave
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Supergirl directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Momoa, Emily Beecham and David Krumholtz,. The film’s original music is composed by Claudia Sarne (Shining Girls, The Book of Eli, Dispatches from Elsewhere, Triple 9, Earthquake Bird, The Yogurt Shop Murders, Broken City). […]
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Haim Mazar, Hania Rani, Batu Sener, Arturo Cardelús & Others Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 24, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 529 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Candyman, Seeds), Haim Mazar (Scary Movie, The Iceman), Hania Rani […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 19, 2026)
Posted: June 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amelia Warner, Color Book, Dabney Morris, Girls Like Girls, Jed Kurzel, Jessica Rose Weiss, Jim Ghedi, Leviticus, Maddie's Secret, Mark Jenkin, Michael Hesslein, Randy Newman, Rose of Nevada, Sam Thompson, The Death of Robin Hood, Toy Story 5, Unidentified
Opening in theaters nationwide is the animated sequel Toy Story 5 directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Joan Cusack, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Greta Lee, Conan O’Brien, Scarlett Spears, Craig Robinson, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal,Bonnie Hunt, Wallace Shawn, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Melissa Villaseñor and Keanu Reeves. The film’s original score […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
