Nathan Micay (Industry, Reality, Sexy Beast, The Last Bus, Time Bomb Y2K) has composed the original score for the upcoming Peacock original series The Copenhagen Test. The show is created by Thomas Brandon and stars Simu Liu, Melissa Barrera, Sinclair Daniel, Mark O’Brien, Brian D’Arcy James and Kathleen Chalfant. The espionage thriller follows a first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst who realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears, and must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who is responsible and prove where his allegiance lies. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Micay Scoring Peacock’s ‘The Copenhagen Test’
Posted: December 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Micay, Peacock, The Copenhagen Test
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‘Park Avenue’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Gaby Dellal, Park Avenue, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the drama Park Avenue. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliott, Quills, Proof, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Indian Summers). Also included is the original song Black Sun by Isaac Waddington (previously released as a digital single), as well as Mathilda Florence’s cover of The Velvet Underground’s Sweet Jane. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two score tracks and Sweet Jane below. Quartet Records will release a CD version. Park Avenue is co-written and directed by Gaby Dellal and stars Fiona Shaw, Katherine Waterston and Chaske Spencer. The movie follows a woman who runs away from her controlling husband and isolating life as a rancher and returns to the apartment of her mother in an affluent building on the titular street. Read the rest of this entry »
83rd Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Posted: December 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes
The nominations for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories and nominations:
Best Original Score:
- F1 – Hans Zimmer
- Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet – Max Richter
- One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
- Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
- Sirat – Kangding Ray
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 7, 2025)
Posted: December 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Little Disasters, Merv, Paramount+, Ragnar Ólafsson, Tom Howe
Premiering on Wednesday, December 10, is the Prime Video original movie Merv directed by Jessica Swale and starring Zooey Deschanel, Charlie Cox, Chris Redd and Patricia Heaton. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Dog Man, Knuckles, Early Man, Daisy Jones & the Six, Parenthood, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Book Club: The New Chapter, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
Kit Sebastian’s ‘People Are Strange’ Cover from ‘Pluribus’ Released
Posted: December 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Kit Sebastian, Pluribus, Vince Gilligan
Milan Records has released the cover version of The Doors’ song People Are Strange from the sixth episode (entitled HDP) of the Apple TV original series Pluribus. The track produced and performed by the London-based duo Kit Sebastian (Kit Martin & Merve Erdem) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. Milan Records has previously released several singles featuring songs from the first five episodes, as well as the first score album featuring music by Dave Porter over the last couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wolf Beach’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alfred Tapscott, Javier Veiga, Playa de Lobos, score, Soundtrack, Wolf Beach
La Cupula Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish/Argentine comedy thriller Wolf Beach (Playa de Lobos). The album features the film’s original music composed by Alfred Tapscott (The Barcelona Vampiress, The Sleeping Woman, Superagente Makey, You Keep the Kids, The Wedding Unplanner). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Wolf Beach is written and directed by Javier Veiga and stars Dani Rovira and Guillermo Francella. The movie follows an Argentine tourist who relaxes at a beach bar in Spain, but when he refuses to leave, a tense standoff ensues that escalates into a disturbing proposal. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Santa Claus: The Movie’ 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: December 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Mancini, Jeannot Szwarc, Leslie Bricusse, Santa Claus: The Movie, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1985 fantasy adventure Santa Claus: The Movie directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith and Judy Cornwell. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Henry Mancini (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Pink Panther, Charade, The Thorn Birds), as well as the movie’s original songs written by Mancini and featuring lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list, listen to audio samples and find out more about the 2-CD set. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love and Wine’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amanda Lane, JR & Xivo, Love and Wine, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the South African Netflix original film Love and Wine. The album features the movie’s original music composed by JR & Xivo. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two tracks below. Love and Wine is directed by Amanda Lane and stars Ntobeko Sishi, Masali Baduza, Thandolwethu Zondi, Bongile Mantsai and Thando Thabethe. The romantic comedy follows a prestigious wine farm heir who trades lives with his down-to-earth childhood friend to prove that his luck with the ladies is more than wallet deep. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 5, 2025)
Posted: December 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 'Frontier Crucible, 100 Nights of Hero, David Arnold, Fackham Hall, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Mateus Alves, O Agente Secreto, Oli Julian, Oliver Coates, Sean Rowe, The Newton Brothers, The Secret Agent, Tomaz Alves Souza
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 directed by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Mckenna Grace, Wayne Knight, Freddy Carter, Theodus Crane, Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard. The film’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (Doctor Sleep, Daredevil: Born Again, X-Men ’97, The Haunting of Hill House, The Life of Chuck, The Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass, The Forever Purge). 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 Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the British spoof comedy Fackham Hall directed by Jim O’Hanlon and stars Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe, Tom Felton, Damian Lewis,Emma Laird, Katherine Waterston and Adam Woodward. Oli Julian (Sex Education, The Twits, The Full Monty, Renegade Nell, Breeders, Catastrophe, How to Build a Girl) is credited as the film’s “composer” and David Arnold (Casino Royale, Independence Day, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Shaft) is receiving “music by” credit. Click here for more information about Julian’s involvement and click here for more details about Arnold’s involvement and for more information about the Bleecker Street release. Read the rest of this entry »
135 Original Scores Advance in Oscar Race
Posted: December 5, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The list of original scores (and songs) in contention for next year’s Academy Awards has been revealed. Unlike in previous year, all of the expected major contenders have qualified in the Original Score category, including Avatar: Fire and Ash, Hamnet, The Testament of Ann Lee and Wicked: For Good, which have been expected by some observers to face potential issues because of their use of pre-existing material. Notable (but mostly fully expected omissions) include After the Hunt (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross), Blue Moon (Graham Reynolds), The Choral (George Fenton), Die My Love (George Vjestica, Raife Burchell & Lynne Ramsay), Ella McCay (Hans Zimmer, likely not submitted), Father Mother Sister Brother (Jim Jarmusch & Anika), How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell), KPop Demon Hunters (Marcelo Zarvos), Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Max Aruj & Alfie Godfrey), The Phoenician Scheme (Alexandre Desplat), Snow White (Jeff Morrow), Superman (John Murphy & David Fleming) and The Thursday Murder Club (Thomas Newman). Check out the full list of the 135 eligible original scores after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
