Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Civil War, Devs, Luce, Men, Archive 81, Hanna, Free Fire) have composed the original music for the upcoming Irish/British Netflix original film Steve. The movie is directed by Tim Mielants (Small Things Like These, Will) and stars Cillian Murphy, Jay Lycurgo, Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo and Emily Watson. The reimagining of Max Porter’s bestselling novel Shy is set in the mid-90s and follows a pivotal day in the life of a headteacher and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Pennies’ from ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 8 Released
Posted: June 24, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adult Swim, Rick and Morty, Ryan Elder
WaterTower has released the original song Pennies from the fifth episode (Cryo Mort a Rickver) of the eighth season of the Adult Swim original series Rick and Morty. The track written (with Jess Lacher) and performed by by the show’s composer Ryan Elder is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. The label has previously released numerous songs from the show from the animated comedy as digital singles over the last couple of years, while Sub Pop Records has released a full soundtrack album featuring the songs from the early seasons back in 2018. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Sunset’ World Premiere Soundtrack Release Announced
Posted: June 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ernest Gold, Robert Aldrich, score, Soundtrack, The Last Sunset
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1961 western The Last Sunset directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley and Joseph Cotten. The album, which is being released as part of the Universal Pictures Classics Collection, features the film’s original music composed by Ernest Gold (Exodus, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Too Much, Too Soon, On the Beach). The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the audio samples and for more information about the release. The Last Sunset is now available on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Heart Machine’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: June 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher White, score, Soundtrack, The Heart Machine, Zachary Wigon
Christopher White (White Plastic Sky, The Sparrow, Thank You for the Rain, Nancy, Please) has released the first-ever soundtrack for the 2014 romantic thriller The Heart Machine written and directed by Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) and starring John Gallagher Jr., Kate Lyn Sheil, Louisa Krause, David Call, Roderick Hill, Halley Wegryn-Gross and Libby Woodbridge. The 5-track EP features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s “closing credits” track below. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Squid Game’ Vinyl Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: June 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jung Jaeil, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Squid Game
Music on Vinyl will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Squid Game. The premiere vinyl soundtrack release for the show features selection of the original score from all three seasons composed by Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Mickey 17, Okja, Twinless, Broker). The double vinyl, which is being released housed in a limited edition POP-UP sleeve and includes a 4-page booklet with liner notes by the composer will be released this Friday, June 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Netflix Music & Genie Music Corp. have previously released two soundtrack albums featuring the music from Season 1 & 2 and will release a third album featuring the music from Season 3 this coming Friday. Squid Game is created by Hwang Dong-hyuk and stars Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-jun, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Kang Ha-neul andYang Dong-geun. Read the rest of this entry »
Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ Volume 1 (Episodes 1-3) Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: June 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dara Taylor, Disney Plus, Ironheart, Marvel, score, Soundtrack
The details of the first soundtrack album for Marvel Television’s Disney+ original series Ironheart have been revealed. The album features the original score from the first three episodes of the show composed by Dara Taylor (Strays, The Tender Bar, The Invitation, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Straw, Echo Boomers, The Noel Diary, Meet Me Next Christmas). The Volume 1 soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 24 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to several tracks below. A second volume featuring the music from the final three episodes will be coming out next month. The label has previously released Taylor’s title theme as a digital single last Friday. Ironheart is developed by Chinaka Hodge and stars Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Alden Ehrenreich, Manny Montana, Lyric Ross, Anji White, Regan Aliyah and Matthew Elam. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love You to Death’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: June 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A muerte, Apple TV +, Dani Trujillo, Love You to Death, score, Soundtrack
Atresmúsica has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Apple TV+ original series Love You to Death (A muerte). The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Dani Trujillo (Ayla & the Mirrors, Litus.), as well as the song If You Call My Name co-written by Trujillo and performed by Gabriel Kazz. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song and the first score track below. Love You to Death is created by Dani de la Orden, Natalia Durán & Oriol Capel and stars Verónica Echegui, Joan Amargós, Paula Malia, Cristian Valencio, Roger Coma, Claudia Melo, Julián Villagrán, Joan Solé and David Bagés. The romantic comedy tells he story of a cautious man who reconnects with his free-spirited and newly pregnant childhood friend following his heart cancer diagnosis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘David Shire – Selected Works’ Album Announced
Posted: June 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Music AlbumsTags: David Shire, score, Skin Game, Something for Joey, Soundtrack, Summertree, Tell Me Where It Hurts
Caldera Records has announced a new album featuring selections of four previously unreleased scores from the 1970s composed by David Shire (The Conversation, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, All the President’s Men, Return to Oz, Zodiac, Short Circuit). Titles include the 1971 western comedy Skin Game directed by Paul Bogart and starring James Garner, Lou Gossett, Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes & Ed Asner, the 1971 drama Summertree directed by Anthony Newley and starring Michael Douglas, Jack Warden, Brenda Vaccaro & Barbara Bel Geddes, the 1977 television movie Tell Me Where It Hurts directed by Bogart and starring Maureen Stapleton & Paul Sorvino, as well as the 1977 television movie Something for Joey directed by Jerry McNeely and starring Steve Guttenberg, Geraldine Page and Marc Singer. Visit the label’s official website to listen to audio samples and for more information about the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘She’s Got No Name’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 23, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Natalie Holt, Peter Ho-Sun Chan, score, She's Got No Name, Soundtrack
Dream Studio has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese period crime drama She’s Got No Name. The album features the film’s original music composed by Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Princess, Rivals, Knightfall, Journey’s End, Herself, Beecham House, Press). 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 (in Chinese). Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. She’s Got No Name is directed by Peter Ho-Sun Chan and stars Ziyi Zhang, Jackson Yee,Ting Mei, Chuanjun Wang, Chunlei Kang, Yemang Zhou, Guoqing Chen and Jiayin Lei. The movie takes place during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1940s and is based on the true story of an unsolved murder case involving a wife who got charged with the bloody dismemberment of her abusive gambler husband. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 22, 2025)
Posted: June 22, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Apple TV +, Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, Cornel Wilczek, Countdown, Danny Bensi, Dara Taylor, Disney Plus, Enigma, HBO, Hulu, Ironheart, James Newberry, Please Don’t Feed the Children, Sami Jano, Saunder Jurriaans, Smoke, Tony Morales, Tubi
Premiering tomorrow, June 23, is the documentary Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything directed by Jackie Jesko, produced by Marcella Steingart, Sara Bernstein & Meredith Kaulfers and executive produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin Wilkes and Betsy West. The film’s original music is composed by Sami Jano (We Feed People, Dads, Pets, Harlem Ice, David Blaine Do Not Attempt). The ABC News Studios & Imagine Documentaries production, which examines the broadcast legend’s pivotal role in the history of journalism and her pioneering example for women in the industry, premiered earlier this month at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be available to stream on Hulu.
Premiering on Tuesday, June 24, is the Disney+ original series Ironheart developed by Chinaka Hodge and stars Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Manny Montana, Alden Ehrenreich, Anji White, Matthew Elam and Regan Aliyah. Dara Taylor (Strays, The Invitation, The Tender Bar, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Straw, Echo Boomers, Meet Me Next Christmas) has composed the show’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s title theme this past Friday. Click here to listen to the track and check out our previous article to learn more about the Marvel Television production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+. Read the rest of this entry »
