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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Black, Bret McKenzie, Dayglow, Dirty Honey, Jamieson Shaw & BENEE last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out the music team credits of the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the horror comedy Hell of a Summer directed by Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk and starring Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Wolfhard & Bryk themselves, Adam Pally, Pardis Saremi, Rosebud Baker, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Krista Nazaire. Jay McCarrol (BlackBerry, The Kid Detective, The Dirties, Operation Avalanche) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album is expected to be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Neon.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 28, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Death of a Unicorn written and directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani and Jessica Hynes. The film’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild) & Giosuè Greco (Didi, Welcome to Wrexham, Notice to Quit, Let the Right One In). A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week and a digital single featuring St. Vincent’s original song DOA today. Click here for the details of the score album and click here to listen to the song and for more information about the A24 release.

Also opening wide is the action thriller A Working Man co-written and directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, David Harbour, Michael Peña,  Jason Flemyng, Cokey Falkow, Merab Ninidze, Emmett J. Scanlan, Arianna Rivas, Maximilian Osinski, Noemi Gonzalez and Eve Mauro. Jared Michael Fry (The Beekeeper, Safehouse) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music 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 Amazon MGM Studios.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 21, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure Snow White directed by Marc Webb and starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Galdot, Andrew Burnap, Tituss Burgess, Jeremy Swift, Ansu Kabia, Martin Klebba, Andrew Barth Feldman, Jason Kravits, George Salazar and Andy Grotelueschen. The film’s original songs are written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Spirited) and the movie’s original score is composed by Jeff Morrow (A Christmas Story Christmas, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Science Fair, The Snoopy Show). Walt Disney Records has released multiple soundtrack albums featuring the songs and score. Click here for the details of the deluxe edition album and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the crime drama The Alto Knights directed by Barry Levinson and starring  Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Michael Rispoli, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, Ed Amatrudo, Michael Adler, Joe Bacino,  Anthony J. Gallo, Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto, Louis Mustillo, Wallace Langham and Robert Uricola. David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Unforgivable, Jim Henson: Idea Man, Damsel, Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 14, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide is the action comedy Novocaine directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen and starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Matt Walsh, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Lou Beatty Jr., Conrad Kemp and Van Hengst. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible: Fallout, Black Widow, Black Adam, The Wheel of Time, His Dark Materials, Top Gun: Maverick) & Andrew Kawczynski (Gran Turismo, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening in theaters nationwide is the spy drama Black Bag directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender,  Pierce Brosnan, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke and Marisa Abela. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Killing Eve, Haywire, No Sudden Move, Hunger, Analyze That, Marlowe) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details for more information about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.

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Thomas Newman’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ Score to Be Released

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Sony Classical will release the first original ballet score by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, 1917, The Shawshank Redemption, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Road to Perdition, Skyfall, Bridge of Spies). The album featuring his music for Joffrey Ballet’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men will be released on April 25 and is expected to be available in digital and physical formats. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. A first track (Beans with Ketchup) has just been released today and can be checked out below. Of Mice and Men marks Cathy Marston’s first original creation for The Joffrey Ballet and follows George Milton and Lennie Small, two drifters looking for work on the golden farms of Depression-era California.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 7, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi comedy Mickey 17 written and directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette and Steven Yeun. The film’s original music is composed by Jung Jaeil (Parasite, Squid Game, Okja, Broker, Twinless). 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 Warner Bros. Pictures release. Also click here to check out the music team credits.

Also opening in theaters nationwide is the drama Rule Breakers co-written and directed by Bill Guttentag and starring Ali Fazal, Nikohl Boosheri, Amber Afzali, Sara Malal Rowe, Nada El Belkasmi, Noorin Gulamgaus and Nina Hosseinzadeh. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Carnivale, Pollock, The Biggest Little Farm, Rome, Appaloosa, Blackfish) has composed the film’s original music. Categorical Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Aryana Sayeed and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Angel Studios.

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Music Highlights from the 97th Academy Awards

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The 97th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. While none of the Oscar-nominated original songs were performed live, the show featured several other musical performance. Highlights include Cynthia Erivo’s & Ariana Grande’s performance of Defying Gravity from the Academy Award-nominated Wicked (as well as their rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow & Home),  a James Bond musical tribute featuring LISA, Doja Cat and RAYE performing the Bond theme songs Live and Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever & Skyfall, as well as Queen Latifah’s rendition of Ease on Down the Road from the musical The Wiz as a tribute to composer/music producer Quincy Jones who passed away last year. Check out all three performances after the jump.

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Daniel Blumberg Wins Academy Award for ‘The Brutalist’ Score

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Daniel Blumberg was honored with his first Academy Award for his score for Brady Corbet’s epic period drama The Brutalist at tonight’s 97th Oscar ceremony. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Volker Bertelmann (Conclave), Clément Ducol & Camille (Emilia Pérez), John Powell & Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot).

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 28, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the survival thriller Last Breath co-written and directed by Alex Parkinson and starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Cliff Curtis and Finn Cole. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Boston Strangler, Fellow Travelers,  Dredd, Bodkin, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood). Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.

Also opening wide is the drama My Dead Friend Zoe directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes and starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Morgan Freeman and Gloria Reuben. Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven,  Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote the original song Beautiful Ruin (with Kaia Kater) for the project. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.

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