Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Words of War. The album features the film’s original music composed by Snorri Hallgrímsson (Chalk the Line, Chasing the Present, Innocence) and produced by Ólafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Surface, Moonhaven, Electric Dreams). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to ‘s title track after the jump. Words of War is directed by James Strong and stars Maxine Peak, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Isaacs, Ian Hart, Ellie Bamber, Sophie Simnett, Harry Lawtey and Ben Miles. The movie is based on the life of journalist Anna Politkovskaya whose crusade to be an independent voice of truth inside Putin’s Russia put her life in jeopardy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Words of War’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Strong, Ólafur Arnalds, score, Snorri Hallgrímsson, Soundtrack, Words of War
Henry Jackman Scoring Chris Miller’s ‘Smurfs’
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Miller, Henry Jackman, Smurfs
Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) is scoring the upcoming animated feature Smurfs. The film is directed by Chris Miller (Shrek the Third) and features the voices of Rihanna (who is also contributing original songs to the movie), James Corden, Nick Offerman, Daniel Levy, JP Karliak, Amy Sedaris, Sandra Oh, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Nick Kroll, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Xolo Maridueña, Billie Lourd, Marshmello and John Goodman. The movie follows Smurfette as she leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save Papa Smurf when he is mysteriously taken by evil wizards. Read the rest of this entry »
Halsey’s & Amy Lee’s Original Song ‘Hand That Feeds’ from ‘Ballerina’ Released
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amy Lee, Ballerina, Halsey, Len Wiseman
Columbia Records has released the original song Hand That Feeds from the action thriller Ballerina. The track co-written (with Jordan Fish, Griff Clawson & Michael Pollack) and performed by Halsey & Evanescence’s Amy Lee is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Tyler Bates’ & Joel J Richard’s original score from the movie will be released by Lakeshore Records. Ballerina is directed by Len Wiseman and stars Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McShane, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Lance Reddick, Norman Reedus and Keanu Reeves. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eran Riklis, Reading Lolita in Tehran, score, Soundtrack, Yonatan Riklis
D-Music has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli/Italian drama Reading Lolita in Tehran. The album features the film’s original score composed by Yonatan Riklis (A Borrowed Identity, Spider in the Web, Shelter). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track below. Reading Lolita in Tehran is directed by Eran Riklis and stars Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir and Mina Kavani. The movie is based on the book by Azar Nafisi and follows a former professor at Tehran University who secretly gathers seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden western classics. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Scoring Scoring Rebecca Zlotowski’s ‘A Private Life’
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Private Life, Rebecca Zlotowski, Rob, Robin Coudert, Vie privée
Rob (aka) (aka Robin Coudert) (Revenge, Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Never Let Go, Horns, Amityville: The Awakening, Troy: Fall of a City) has composed the original score for the upcoming French psychological thriller A Private Life (Vie privée ). The film is directed by Rebecca Zlotowski (An Easy Girl) and stars Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Vincent Lacoste, Mathieu Amalric and Luana Bajrami. The movie follows a renowned psychiatrist who mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Severed Sun’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean Puckett, score, Soundtrack, The Severed Sun, Unknown Horrors
Sorting Room Studios has released a soundtrack album for the British folk horror feature The Severed Sun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Unknown Horrors (Brain Rays, James Forde Stewart & Thomas Michael Williams). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track below. The Severed Sun is written and directed by Dean Puckett and stars Emma Appleton, Toby Stephens, Jodhi May, Barney Harris, Lewis Gribben, Oliver Maltman and James Swanton. The movie is set in an isolated religious community and follows a woman who murders her abusive husband and unleashes turmoil on the community in the form of a literal beast hungry for the blood of evil men. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 18, 2025)
Posted: May 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Winkler, Amazon, Apple TV +, Chris Benstead, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Fountain of Youth, HBO, Jamie Jackson, Jon Brion, Matthew Head, Michael Abels, Michael Penn, Motorheads, Netflix, Pee-wee as Himself, She the People, Shudder, Sirens, The Newton Brothers, The Surrender, WAZ, WAZ-Jackson
Premiering on Tuesday, May 20, is the Prime Video original series Motorheads created by John A. Norris and starring Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Nicolas Cantu, Uriah Shelton, Mia Healey, Josh Macqueen, Drake Rodger, Matt Lanter, Johnna Dias-Watson and Audrey Gerthoffer. The show’s original music is composed by Waz & Jamie Jackson (aka WAZ-JACKSON) (Cougar Town, Bad Monkey, Undateable, Bluff City Law, Life Sentence, Rush Hour, Surviving Jack, Egg). Check out our previous article to learn more about the coming-of-age drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Premiering on Thursday, May 22, is the Netflix limited series Sirens created by Molly Smith Metzler and starring Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton and Milly Alcock. Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Nope, Star Wars: The Acolyte, The Burial, Landscape with Invisible Hand, See You Yesterday, Breaking) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Jim Williams Scoring Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’
Posted: May 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alpha, Jim Williams, Julia Ducournau
Jim Williams (Possessor, Beast, Resurrection, House of Spoils, A Field in England, Sightseers) has recently scored the upcoming French drama Alpha. The film is written and directed by Julia Ducournau and stars Golshifteh Farahani, Tahar Rahim, Mélissa Boros, Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield and Louai El Amrousy. The movie revolves around a troubled 13-year-old girl who lives with her single mom and whose world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bombing of Pan Am 103’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Mogwai, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Rock Action Records will release the official soundtrack album for the BBC drama The Bombing of Pan Am 103. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai (Black Bird, The Returned, ZeroZeroZero, Kin, Before the Flood). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the band’s first track below. The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is created by Jonathan Lee, directed by Michael Keillor and stars Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams, Merritt Wever, Eddie Marsan, Peter Mullan, Tony Curran, Kevin McKidd and Nicholas Gleaves. The 6-parter is based on the true story of the bombing of a passenger flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 and the quest to bring its perpetrators to justice. Read the rest of this entry »
Young Fathers Scoring Danny Boyle’s ’28 Years Later’
Posted: May 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle, Young Fathers
The Scottish hip hop trio Young Fathers (Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole & ‘G’ Hastings) are composing the original music for the upcoming post-apocalyptic horror feature 28 Years Later. The film is directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) and stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams and Ralph Fiennes. The movie takes place 28 years after the events of the 2002 original 28 Days Later film and its sequel 28 Weeks Later (both scored by John Murphy) and follows a group of survivors who have found ways to exist amidst the infected on a small island. When one of them leaves the island on a mission into the heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well. Read the rest of this entry »
