Category: Film Music News

Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 6, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie The Exorcist: Believer co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Leslie Odom, Jr., Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Norbert Leo Butz, Olivia Marcus, Lidya Jewett, and Ellen Burstyn. The film’s original music is composed by David Wingo (Mud, Take Shelter, Barry, The Report, Midnight Special, Loving) and Amman Abbasi (Dayveon). Back Lot Music 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 Universal Pictures release.

Opening semi-wide in several hundred theaters is the romantic comedy She Came to Me written and directed by Rebecca Miller and starring Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Anne Hathaway, Joanna Kulig and Brian d’Arcy James. Bryce Dessner (Cyrano, The Two Popes, Bardo, A Good Person, The Kitchen, Irresistible) has composed the film’s original score. Warner Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original score by Bruce Springsteen last week. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Vertical Entertainment.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 29, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi thriller The Creator directed by Gareth Edwards and starring John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson and Allison Janney. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Lion King, Dune, Gladiator, Interstellar). Hollywood Records 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 20th Century Studios release.

Also opening wide is the horror movie Saw X directed by Kevin Greutert and starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Michael Beach, Steven Brand and Renata Vaca. Charlie Clouser (Saw, Resident Evil: Extinction, Numbers, Dead Silence, Wayward Pines) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 22, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action sequel Expend4bles directed by Scott Waugh and starring Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Dolph Lundgren, Iko Uwais, Randy Couture and Andy Garcia. The film’s original music is composed by Guillaume Roussel (Black Beauty, 3 Days to Kill, Happy!, The Spy, The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan). Millennium Media Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Lionsgate Records.

Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie It Lives Inside co-written and directed by Bishal Dutta and starring Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Betty Gabriel, Mohana Krishnan and Vik Sahay. Wesley Hughes (The Stay, ReBroken) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows an Indian-American teen who unleashes an ancient Indian demonic force that kidnaps her estranged friend, premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by Neon.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 15, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural thriller A Haunting in Venice directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Branagh himself, Kyle Allen, Tina Fey, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Kelly Reilly and Michelle Yeoh. The film’s original music is composed by Hildur Guđnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Women Talking, Tar, Sicario: Day of the Soldado). Hollywood Records 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 20th Century Studios production.

Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the stop-motion animated feature The Inventor written and directed by Jim Capobianco, co-directed by Pierre-Luc Granjon and starring Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Stephen Fry and Matt Berry. Alex Mandel (Your Friend the Rat, Super Giant Robot Brothers) has composed the film’s original score and songs. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Blue Fox Entertainment release.

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‘Rogers: The Musical’ Original Cast Recording Album Released

Walt Disney Records has released original cast recording album for Rogers: The Musical, the one-act musical theater production inspired by the fictional Broadway musical theater sequence featured in the first episode of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series Hawkeye. The album features five all-new, original songs written specifically for this production by film/TV/video game composer Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Agent Carter, Lost in Space, Horrible Bosses, Sausage Party, Supernatural) and lyrics by Jordan Peterson, Lennertz, and Alex Karukas. Also included is Save the City (from Hawkeye) composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman & Scott Wittman, as well as Star-Spangled Man (from Captain America: The First Avenger) written by Alan Menken & David Zippel. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Rogers: The Musical most recently performed at the Hyperion Theater in Disney California Adventure Park

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 8, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie The Nun II directed by Michael Chaves and starring Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Bonnie Aarons and Anna Popplewell. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (A Quiet Place, 3:10 to Yuma, Scream, Logan, Ford v. Ferrari). 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 opening wide is the comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 written and directed by Nia Vardalos and starring Vardalos and John Corbett. Stephanie Economou (Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, About My Father) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs (including an original track performed by Rita Wilson & Christos Mastoras) and other music from the movie was released today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 1, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller The Equalizer 3 directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea and David Denman. The film’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Emancipation, The Affair, Wonder, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd). Madison Gate Records 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 Sony Pictures release.

Opening in around 400 theaters today is the thriller The Good Mother directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (Dreamland, As You Are) and starring Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke, Dilone, Jack Reynor and Hopper Penn. Joris-Peyrafitte has also composed the film’s original music with Erick Slick (of the rock band Dr. Dog). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Vertical Entertainment.

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Andreya Triana’s Original Song ‘When Love Arrives’ from Netflix Film ‘Love At First Sight’ Released

PIAS has released the original song When Love Arrives from the Netflix original film Love at First Sight. The track written by Luke Sital-Singh and performed by Andreya Triana is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the track below and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album, which is set to be released on September 15. Love at First Sight is directed by Vanessa Caswill and stars Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Jameela Jamil, Rob Delaney, Sally Phillips and Dexter Fletcher.

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Original Song ‘Wild Uncharted Waters’ from ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Be Submitted for Awards Consideration

Disney has revealed that the studio will submit the original song Wild Uncharted Waters from the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid for awards consideration. The song written by the film’s composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and featuring lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Moana, Encanto) is performed on screen by Jonah Hauer-King. It is one of three original songs from the movie, the others being For the First Time performed by Halle Bailey and The Scuttlebutt performed by Awkwafina & Daveed Diggs. Walt Disney Records has released the official soundtrack album featuring all the songs from the film in two different versions.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the racing drama Gran Turismo directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Josha Stradowski, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig and Thomas Kretschmann. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow) and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the thriller Retribution directed by Nimrod Antal and starring Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, Matthew Modine and Embeth Davidtz. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, The Martian, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions release.

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