Roc Nation Records will release a second soundtrack album for the animated feature Smurfs. The album features the film’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. The label has previously released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie last month. Smurfs is directed by Chris Miller and features the voices of Rihanna, James Corden, Daniel Levy, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Sandra Oh, Amy Sedaris, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Hannah Waddingham, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Xolo Maridueña, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Marshmello and John Goodman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Smurfs’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Miller, Henry Jackman, score, Smurfs, Soundtrack
Nine Inch Nails’ Original Song ‘As Alive As You Need Me to Be’ from ‘TRON: Ares’ Released
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joachim Rønning, Nine Inch Nails, Tron: Ares
The Null Corporation & Interscope Records have released the first track from the soundtrack for the sci-fi sequel TRON: Ares. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the original song As Alive As You Need Me to Be written and performed by Nine Inch Nails. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released on September 19. TRON: Ares is directed by Joachim Rønning and stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chanda Dancy, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the slasher sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Chanda Dancy (Blink Twice, One of Them Days, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Devotion, The Defeated, I Wanna Dance with Somebody). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. I Know What You Did Last Summer is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Billy Campbell, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Austin Nichols, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Gabbriette Bechtel, as well as the stars from the original 1997 movie, Jennifer Love Hewitt & Freddie Prinze Jr. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Janota Bzowski Scoring Benjamin Caron’s ‘Night Always Comes’
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Benjamin Caron, Netflix, Night Always Comes
Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud, Out of Darkness, The Marsh King’s Daughter, Femme, Black Mirror: Loch Henry, The Wasp, Truelove, Here Before) has provided the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Night Always Comes. The movie is directed by Benjamin Caron (Sharper, The Crown) and stars Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zachary Gottsagen, Randall Park, Stephan James, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly and Eli Roth. The thriller revolves around a woman facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford who plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marvel, Matt Shakman, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The full details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ feature The Fantastic Four: First Steps have been revealed. he album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, Jurassic World, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Star Trek, Doctor Strange, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 18 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A vinyl edition is set to come out this fall and is available to order here. The composer’s main theme has previously been released as a digital single last month. A 7-inch LP on translucent “Galactic Blue” vinyl featuring the theme, as well as the song Let Us Be Devoured written and performed by Andrea Datzman will be coming out next Friday, July 25 and is available for pre-order here. Read the rest of this entry »
Volker Bertelmann Scoring Edward Berger’s ‘Ballad of a Small Player’
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ballad of a Small Player, Edward Berger, Netflix, Volker Bertelmann
Volker Bertelmann (Lion, The Amateur, Dune: Prophecy, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, One Life) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Ballad of a Small Player. The movie is directed by Edward Berger and stars Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings and Tilda Swinton. The psychological thriller follows a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau whose past and his debts start to catch up with him and encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eddington’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ari Aster, Bobby Krlic, Daniel Pemberton, Eddington, score, Soundtrack
A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for Ari Aster’s contemporary western/comedy Eddington. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Birds of Prey) & Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Blue Beetle, Beef, Beau Is Afraid, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Returnal). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 18. Visit Amazon or any other any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to Pemberton’s “opening” track and Krlic’s first solo track below.. Eddington is written and directed by Aster and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, Emma Stone, Clifton Collins Jr., Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle and William Belleau. The movie is set in the American Southwest during the tumultuous summer of 2020 and centers on a standoff between a small-town sheriff and the mayor of the titular New Mexico town that sparks a powder keg. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Hiroyuki Sawano, Kohta Yamamoto, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s anime film The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh. The album features the original music from the 2-parter composed by Kohta Yamamoto (Attack on Titan, 86) & Hiroyuki Sawano (Bubble, Promare). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to each composer’s first track below. The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh is based on an original story by Nakaba Suzuki and directed by Noriyuki Abe & Bob Shirahata. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ – Book 2: Earth Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jeremy Zuckerman, Nickelodeon, score, Soundtrack
The details of the second soundtrack album for the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender have been revealed. The album features the updated and re-recorded score from the second season of the show (Book 2: Earth) composed by Jeremy Zuckerman (The Legend of Korra, Lucky, Scream: The TV Series, Horse Girl) who has expanded his original compositions and employed a full orchestra for the new release. The soundtrack will be released digitally and on vinyl next Friday, July 25 by Republic Records Kids & Family. Visit Amazon to pre-order the double vinyl edition and click here to stream/download the album. A first track (Secret Tunnel) has already been released as a digital single last month can be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released the first album featuring music from Book 1: Water back in 2023. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Square’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeong Yong-jin, Kim Bo-sol, score, Soundtrack, The Square
Elcrow Music has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean animated feature The Square. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeong Yong-jin (Woman Is the Future of Man, Woman on the Beach, Gaby Baby Doll, Oki’s Movie). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. The Square is directed by Kim Bo-sol and stars Jeon Woon-jong, Lee Chan-yong and Lee Ga-young. The movie tells the story of a Swedish diplomat in Pyongyang who – after his secret lover disappears – seeks the help of his interpreter to locate her and becomes increasingly suspicious of everyone. Read the rest of this entry »
