BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Theodore Shapiro will be honored as a BMI Icon at the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards on May 13 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Emmy Award- winning composer will be receiving this honor for his outstanding body of work in some of the most culturally defining films and TV series over the last 25 years. In addition to his music for Apple TV’s Severance, for which he received two Emmy Awards and an additional nomination for his main title theme, the composer’s scoring credits include the features The Devil Wears Prada (and its upcoming sequel), Dodgeball, 13 Going on 30, Bombshell, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and, most recently, last year’s hit thriller The Housemaid.
Category: Film Music News
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 3, 2026)
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, Benny Safdie, Luis Guzmán, Kevin Michael Richardson, Issa Rae and Brie Larson.The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians, Thor: The Dark World, Yellowstone, Now You See Me, Nuremberg). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s earlier this week and iam8bit will release physical versions later this year. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Illumination Entertainment production, which is being released by Universal Studios.
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy The Drama written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Hailey Benton Gates and Alana Haim. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Project Hail Mary, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, Materialists, The Bad Guys, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.
Kid Cudi to Make Feature Directorial Debut and Write Original Songs for ‘Doe’
Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi is making his feature directorial debut on the upcoming drama Doe. He also wrote the screenplay and is contributing original songs to the film starring himself in the title role, Mark Webber, Leah McNamara, Brandon Scott and Brandon Perea. The movie takes place over the course of 24 hours and follows a man living on the streets of Hollywood as he drifts through a series of encounters that pull him in and out of the cycles of his compulsion.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 27, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action/horror comedy They Will Kill You co-written and directed by Kirill Sokolov and starring Zazie Beetz, Myha’La, Tom Felton, Paterson Joseph, Heather Graham and Patricia Arquette. The film’s original music is composed by Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Hacks, Lessons in Chemistry, Godless, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Dept. Q, Ezra, Griselda, Chupa, Just Beyond). Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the horror comedy Forbidden Fruits co-written and directed by Meredith Alloway and starring Lili Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti, Lola Tung, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain and Gabrielle Union. Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within, Sting, Time Cut) has composed the film’s original music. Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by the Independent Film Company & Shudder.
2026 BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominations Announced
The 2026 BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations have been announced today. Check out the nominees in the music categories after the jump. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 26 at The Brewery in London and will be hosted by Maisie Adam. Visit the official BAFTA website for the full list of nominations.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 20, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub and Ken Leung. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, The Bad Guys, Enola Holmes, Materialists, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). Milan 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 Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening wide is the horror comedy Ready or Not 2: Here I Come directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Néstor Carbonell, Elijah Wood, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Kevin Durand and Olivia Cheng. Sven Faulconer (Scream VI, Psycho Killer, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Unstable, Blood Father, Lost & Found in Cleveland) has composed the film’s original score and Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3) has provided the original themes. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures.
Ludwig Göransson Wins Academy Award for ‘Sinners’ Score
Ludwig Göransson was honored with his third Academy Award for his score from Ryan Coogler’s Sinners at tonight’s 98th Oscar ceremony. He previously won the prize for his music from Coogler’s Black Panther in 2019 and from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2024. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another), Max Richter (Hamnet), Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia) and Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 13, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic drama Reminders of Him directed by Vanessa Caswill and starring Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, Bradley Whitford, Lainey Wilson and Lauren Graham. The film’s original score is composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Knuckles, Dog Man, Daisy Jones & the Six, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Early Man, Book Club: The New Chapter). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original song by Noah Cyrus and another song by Morgan Harper-Jones today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the Canadian horror feature Undertone written and directed by Ian Tuason and starring Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Jeff Yung and Keana Lyn Bastidas. Shanika Lewis-Waddell has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows the host of a popular paranormal podcast who becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way, premiered at last year’s Fantasia International Film Festival and is being distributed by A24.
‘F1’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
The team behind the sound mixing of Joseph Kosinski’s F1: The Movie has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at tonight’s 62nd annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Scoring mixer Alan Meyerson, along with poduction sound mixer Gareth John, re-recording mixers Gary A. Rizzo & Juan Peralta, ADR mixer Alan Freedman and foley mixer Dennis Leonard received the award for the Academy Award-nominated film (scored by Hans Zimmer). In the Motion Pictures – Animated category, scoring mixer Erich Talaba was honored as part of the sound mixing team of Sony Pictures Animation’s Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters (scored by Marcelo Zarvos).
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Hoppers directed by Daniel Chong and starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco, Meryl Streep, Kathy Najimy, Vanessa Bayer and Eduardo Franco. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, A Minecraft Movie, The LEGO Movie, C21/22 Jump Street, loudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by SZA today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, which is being released by Walt Disney Pictures.
Also opening wide is the gothic romance The Bride! written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz. Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Women Talking, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, A Haunting in Venice, Hedda, Tar, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Fever Ray and the movie’ cast today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.