Randy Newman (The Natural, Avalon, Marriage Story, Pleasantville, James and the Giant Peach, Awakenings, The Princess and the Frog, Parenthood, Maverick) has recently been recording his score for Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Toy Story 5. The film is directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, Wall-E), co-directed by Kenna Harris (Ciao Alberto) and features the voices of Tom […]
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Randy Newman Scoring Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’
Posted: February 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Stanton, Pixar, Randy Newman, Toy Story, Toy Story 5
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Volker Bertelmann Scoring Anthony Maras’ ‘Pressure’
Posted: February 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Maras, Pressure, Volker Bertelmann
Composer Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Adrift, Dune: Prophecy, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, A House of Dynamite, One Life) is reuniting with director Anthony Maras on the upcoming historical drama Pressure. The film is co-written (with David Haig) and directed by Maras and stars Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina […]
Matthew Compton Scoring Jorma Taccone’s ‘Over Your Dead Body’
Posted: February 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jorma Taccone, Matthew Compton, Over Your Dead Body
Matthew Compton (Into the Deep, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Better Start Running) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy thriller Over Your Dead Body. The film is directed by Jorma Taccone (Alone Together, PEN15) and stars Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith Jardine and Juliette Lewis. The movie […]
Jongnic Bontemps Scoring John Burr’s ‘The Gates’
Posted: February 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Burr, Jongnic Bontemps, The Gates
Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Boots, Redfall My Name Is Pauli Murray, 4400, Madea’s Destination Wedding, Wedding Season, United Skates, World’s Best) has composed the original score for the upcoming supernatural thriller The Gates. The film is written and directed by John Burr (Muse) and stars Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and James Van Der […]
Jason Hill Scoring Roland Joffé’s ‘November 1963’
Posted: February 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jason Hill, November 1863, Roland Joffé
Jason Hill (Mindhunter, Magazine Dreams, Dark Matter, City on Fire, Them: The Scare, Extrapolations, Voir, The Confession Killer, Love, Death & Robots) has been tapped to score the upcoming historical crime thriller November 1963. The film is directed by Roland Joffé (The Mission, The Killing Fields) and stars John Travolta, Robert Carlyle, Dermot Mulroney, Jefferson White, Neil […]
Stephen Rennicks to Score Lenny Abrahamson’s Next Feature
Posted: February 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lenny Abrahamson, Stephen Rennicks
Element Pictures has announced that composer Stephen Rennicks (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, The Quiet Girl, Alice & Jack, Rosie, Rebellion) is set to reteam with Lenny Abrahamson on the director’s next, currently untitled, feature. The film is written and directed by Abrahamson and will star Tom Burke, Eve Hewson and Shane Meagher. No plot […]
Petri Alanko to Score Toni Kurkimäki’s ‘Häyhä’
Posted: February 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Häyhä, Petri Alanko, The White Death, Toni Kurkimäki
Petri Alanko (CONTROL: Resonant, Alan Wake 2, Nightwish’s Imaginaerum, Quantum Break, Trial Fusion) has been hired to score the upcoming Finnish war drama Häyhä (aka The White Death). The film is directed by Toni Kurkimäki (Lapua 1976) and stars Jarkko Lahti in the title role. The movie tells the true story of legendary Finnish sniper […]
Federico Jusid Scoring David Victori’s Netflix Film ‘Firebreak’
Posted: February 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cortafuego, David Victori, Federico Jusid, Firebreak, Netflix
Federico Jusid (The English, The Night Manager, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Secret in Their Eyes, The Penguin Lessons, A Thousand Blows, Misconduct, The Head) has recently scored the new Netflix original film Firebreak (Cortafuego). The movie is co-written and directed by David Victori (The Pact) and stars Belén Cuesta, Enric Auquer, Joaquín Furriel and Diana […]
Matthew Herbert Scoring Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Rosebush Pruning’
Posted: February 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Karim Aïnouz, Matthew Herbert, Rosebush Pruning
Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, A Fantastic Woman, The Wonder, Gloria Bell, The Responder, The Beast Must Die, The Cave, Hot Milk, Temple) has composed the original score for the upcoming satirical thriller Rosebush Pruning. The film is directed by Karim Aïnouz (Firebrand, Invisible Life) and stars Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Tracy Letts, Elena Anaya, Elle […]
Morgan Kibby Scoring Alicia MacDonald’s ‘Finding Emily’
Posted: February 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alicia MacDonald, Finding Emily, Morgan Kibby
Morgan Kibby (Grotesquerie, Mothering Sunday, The Watcher, Wilderness, The Power, Queens, Girls of the Sun, Grand Army, Tales of the Walking Dead) has been tapped to score the upcoming British romantic comedy Finding Emily. The film is directed by Alicia MacDonald and stars Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn and Minnie Driver. The movie follows a lovesick musician who is given the […]
