Plan 9 (What We Do in the Shadows, They Shall Not Grow Old, Dark City: The Cleaner, Antarctica: A Year on Ice) have released a soundtrack album for the New Zealand mystery series A Remarkable Place to Die. The album features selections of the composer trio’s original music from the show and is now available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composers’ main theme below. A Remarkable Place to Die is created by Philly de Lacey and stars Chelsie Preston Crawford, Rebecca Gibney, Charles Jazz Terrier, Indiana Evans and Matt Whelan. The crime drama evolves around a determined homicide detective who she returns to her hometown of Queenstown, New Zealand, assuming the role of lead detective and hoping to unravel the truth behind the deaths of her father and sister. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Remarkable Place to Die’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 28, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Remarkable Place to Die, Acorn TV, Plan 9, score, Soundtrack
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 27, 2025)
Posted: June 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Bacon, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, F1, Frederik Wiedmann, Hans Zimmer, Hot Milk, Ice Road: Vengeance, Lia Ouyang Rusli, M3GAN 2.0, Matthew Herbert, Michael Yezerski, Off the Grid, Ponyboi, Sorry Baby
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sports drama F1 directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Damson Idris, Kim Bodnia and Tobias Menzies. The film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Inception, Dune, Gladiator, Interstellar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Man of Steel). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists including Don Toliver feat. Doja Cat, Tate McRae, Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, Tiësto, Dom Dolla, as well as a separate soundtrack featuring both the songs and Zimmer’s score today. Click here for the details of the song album and click here for the details of the deluxe “cinematic edition” album.
Also opening wide this weekend is the sci-fi/horror sequel M3GAN 2.0 written and directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Jen Van Epps, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Amie Donald, Aristotle Athari, Jenna Davis, Ivanna Sakhno, Timm Sharp and Jemaine Clement. Chris Bacon (Wednesday, Heretic, Source Code, Men in Black: International, Gnomeo & Juliet, Bates Motel, 65, The Tick) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music 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 Atomic Monster & Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Margeson Scoring Disney Jr.’s ‘Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends’
Posted: June 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Jr., Marvel's Iron Man and his Awesome Friends, Matthew Margeson
Matthew Margeson (Kingsman, Rocketman, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Pam & Tommy, Eddie the Eagle, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile) is the composer of the upcoming Disney Jr. original animated series Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends. The show stars Mason Blomberg as Iron Man, Kapri Ladd as Ironheart, Aidyn Ahn as Iron Hulk, Tony Hale as Ultron, Talon Warburton as Absorbing Man and Vanessa Bayer as Swarm. The Disney Branded Television production follows the adventures of the Iron Friends (Tony Stark, Riri Williams & Amadeus Cho) who each have their own Iron Suits that allow them to fly and give them enhanced super-strength as they work together to solve problems and protect their city. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Unsinkable: Titanic Untold’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cody Hartman, score, Scott Glasgow, Soundtrack, Unsinkable
Fourteen Kings Music has released a soundtrack album for the historical drama Unsinkable: Titanic Untold. The album features the film’s original music composed by Scott Glasgow (The Gene Generation, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Cosmic Sin, Chasing Ghosts, Breach, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty, Hatchet III). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme below. Unsinkable is directed by Cody Hartman and stars Cotter Smith, Karen Allen, Fiona Dourif and Jayne Wisener. The movie tells the true story of how Senator William Alden Smith and undercover investigative journalist Alaine Ricard pursued truth in the aftermath of the Titanic tragedy, unraveling a tale of political interference, rushed investigations, and the pursuit of corporate accountability. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Hoppus’ ‘Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends’ Theme Song ‘Totally Awesome’ Released
Posted: June 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Jr., Mark Hoppus, Marvel's Iron Man and his Awesome Friends
Walt Disney Records has released the theme song from the upcoming Disney Jr. animated series Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends. The track, entitled Totally Awesome, is co-written (with Peter Martin & John DeBold) and performed by Mark Hoppus, bassist, vocalist and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182, and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track below. Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends is executive produced by Sean Coyle & Harrison Wilcox and features the voices of Jason Blomberg, Kapri Ladd, Aidyn Ahn, Tony Hale, Talon Warburton and Vanessa Bayer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Electric Bloom’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: June 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Diane Warren, Electric Bloom, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Disney Channel original series Electric Bloom. The EP features four first songs from the show performed by the show’s cast, including One Little Spark & The Lies We Tell Our Hearts written by Honorary Academy Award winner Diane Warren (who also serves as an executive producer on the series), No Limits written by Chantry Johnson, KRD & Michelle Zarlenga, as well as Wolf Pack Energy written by Doug Rockwell & Tova Litvin. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and check out the music videos for all four tracks after the jump. Electric Bloom is created by Eric Friedman, Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis and stars Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez, Ruby Marino and Nathaniel Buescher. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino’s ‘Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen’ Vol. 2 Album Released
Posted: June 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino
Mutant has released the second volume of the album Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen. The record features themes by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Star Trek, The Incredibles, Ratatouille), re-recorded and re-imagined (in the style known as Exotica) by himself. Among the titles featured on the second volume are themes from films such as Inside Out, Jurassic World, The Batman, Doctor Strange, Coco, the Spider-Man: Homecoming trilogy, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Zootopia, Jojo Rabbit, War for Planet of the Apes, Jupiter Ascending & Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as his directorial effort Werewolf by Night and his Marvel Studios Fanfare. Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen – Volume 2 is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other digital music services and a physical version will be available to order on Mutant’s official website. Listen to several tracks from the album after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Off the Grid’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 27, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frederik Wiedmann, Johnny Martin, Off the Grid, score, Soundtrack
Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Off the Grid. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Star Trek: Picard, Batman: Caped Crusader, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Doom: Annihilation, Occupation: Rainfall). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first and final track after the jump. Off the Grid is directed by Johnny Martin and stars Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear, María Elisa Camargo and Peter Stormare. The movie follows a brilliant scientist who becomes the ultimate fighting force when hunted by a company trying to weaponize his technology. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ponyboi’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: June 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Esteban Arango, Ponyboi, score, Soundtrack
Free Run Artists will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller Ponyboi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, Babygirl, Smile, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day, National Treasure). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 27. Visit Amazon and any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the composer’s title track below. Ponyboi is directed by Esteban Arango and stars River Gallo (who also wrote the screenplay based on his 2019 short of the same name), Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Murray Bartlett and Indya Moore. The movie takes place in New Jersey over the course of Valentine’s Day and revolves around a young intersex sex worker who must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past. Read the rest of this entry »
Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025)
Posted: June 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin passed away today at age 93 of complications from pneumonia. The Grammy Award-winning Argentinian composer, best known his Mission: Impossible theme written for the 1960s TV series and used in the Tom Cruise-starring feature franchise, wrote numerous scores for film and television over a six decades-spanning career. He earned six Academy Award nominations for his scores for Stuart Rosenberg’s 1967 drama Cool Hand Luke, 1976 feature Voyage of the Damned & 1979 horror classic The Amityville Horror, Mark Rydell’s 1967 drama The Fox and Jeremy Paul Kagan’s 1983 comedy The Sting II and the original song People Alone from Joel Oliansky’s 1980 movie musical The Competition. He received an Honorary Oscar at the 10th Governors Awards in 2018. Read the rest of this entry »
