Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Nobody 2 directed by Timo Tjahjanto and starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, Sharon Stone, RZA, Christopher Lloyd and Colin Hanks. The film’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (Bullet Train, The Man in the High Castle, The Fall Guy, Peter Rabbit, Karate Kid: Legends, Your Friends […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 15, 2025)
Posted: August 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Americana, Daniel Meyer O’Keeffe, David Fleming, Dominic Lewis, East of Wall, Fixed, Gregoire Hetzel, Hanan Townshend, Highest 2 Lowest, Howard Drossin, Jimmy and Stiggs, Joanne Higginbottom, Lukas Frank, Night Always Comes, Nobody 2, Sam Ewing, Steve Moore, The Musicians, Went Up the Hill, Witchboard
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 8, 2025)
Posted: August 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Alexis Grapsas, Amie Doherty, An Officer and a Spy, Cody Fry, Descendent, Freakier Friday, Hays Holladay, Hola Frida, Laetitia Pansanel-Garric, My Mother's Wedding, Renger Koning, Rolfe Kent, Ryan Holladay, Sketch, The Occupant, Tyler Strickland, Weapons, What We Hide, Zach Cregger
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Weapons written and directed by Zach Cregger and starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Austin Abrams, Alden Ehrenreich, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan. The film’s original music is composed by Ryan Holladay & Hays Holladay and Cregger himself. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring […]
Netflix’s ‘The Twits’ to Feature Original Songs by David Byrne and Original Score by Oli Julian
Posted: August 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Byrne, Netflix, Oli Julian, Phil Johnston, The Twits
Talking Heads’ David Byrne (American Utopia, Here Lies Love) has written and produced three original songs for the upcoming Netflix original animated film The Twits. The songs, entitled We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else, Lullaby & The Problem Is You, are performed by the movie’s voice cast. In addition, he also co-wrote and -performed the end […]
2025 World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: August 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2025 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories of Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year and Best Original Song. The winners will be announced at the 25th World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, which will take place on October 15, 2025 at Music Centre […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 1, 2025)
Posted: August 1, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Balz Bachmann, Blanck Mass, Cornel Wilczek, Daniel Pemberton, Lorne Balfe, She Rides Shotgun, The Bad Guys 2, The Naked Gun, The Sparrow in the Chimney, Together
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated sequel The Bad Guys 2 directed by Pierre Perifel and starring Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Maria Bakalova, Natasha Lyonne, Craig Robinson, Danielle Brooks, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz and Lilly Singh. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 25, 2025)
Posted: July 25, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Anne Nikitin, Bobby Johnston, David Holmes, Death & Taxes, Four Letters of Love, Happy Gilmore 2, Michael Giacchino, Nathan Whitehead, Oh Hi!, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Shoshana, Steven Price, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Home
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps directed by Matt Shakman and starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, Natasha Lyonne, Sarah Niles and Paul Walter Hauser. The film’s original music is composed byMichael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 18, 2025)
Posted: July 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Cool Fish 2, Aoife O'Leary, Bobby Krlic, Chanda Dancy, Cloud, Daniel Pemberton, Deng Ouge, Eddington, Finally Dawn, Gerry Owens, Guns Up, Henry Jackman, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Massimo Martellotta, Saint Clare, Smurfs, Stuart Earl, Takuma Watanabe, Unicorns, Zola Jesus
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the slasher movie I Know What You Did Last Summer directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and starring Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Billy Campbell, Austin Nichols, Sarah Pidgeon, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Gabbriette Bechtel and Freddie Prinze Jr. The album […]
Alan Bergman (1925-2025)
Posted: July 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman passed away last night at age 99 at his home in Los Angeles. Together with his late wife Marilyn, the songwriter/lyricist wrote dozens of songs for film and television and won three Academy Awards for the songs The Windmills of Your Mind from Norman Jewison’s The Thomas Crown Affair, The Way We Were from Sydney […]
2025 Emmy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: July 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. The awards will be given out at the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which is currently scheduled to take place on September 6 & 7 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Here are the music-related categories: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 11, 2025)
Posted: July 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Audrey Ismaël, Brittany Allen, Chris Letcher, David Fleming, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Hidrogenesse, James McAlister, John Murphy, Lindrgen, Louis Weeks, Melanie Fontana, Rodrigo Leão, Singing in My Sleep, Sovereign, Superman, Wild Diamond
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is DC Studios’ superhero movie Superman written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Skyler Gisondo, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, Edi Gathegi and María Gabriela de Faría. The film’s original music is composed by John Murphy (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. […]