Composer Philippe Rombi (Swimming PoolPoticheWar of the Buttons, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, In the HouseAngel) is reteaming with director Yann Gozlan (A Perfect Man, Burn Out) on the upcoming French psychological thriller The Residence (Dalloway). The film starring Cécile De France, Mylène Farmer, Lars Mikkelsen & Frédéric Pierrot follows a writer lacking inspiration who joins a prestigious artist residency, where she finds support in a virtual assistant that helps her write, but soon begins to grow uneasy with the AI’s increasingly intrusive presence and secretly embarks on an investigation to discover the true intentions of her hosts. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the Danish Netflix limited series Secrets We Keep (Reservatet). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Halfdan E (Borgen, Ragnarok, The Inheritance, The Bride). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track below. Secrets We Keep is created by Ingeborg Topsøe and stars Marie Bach Hansen, Excel Busano, Danica Curcic, Simon Sears, Sara Fanta Traore, Lars Ranthe, Frode Emil Bilde Rønsholt, Lukas Zuperka, Donna Levkovski and Henrik Prip. The 6-part crime drama follows a woman who is trying to figure out what happened to her neighbor’s vanished au pair and unravels secrets that shatter her seemingly perfect world. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original anime series Moonrise. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Ryo Kawasaki (Fate/Grand Order, Romantic Killer). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s main title track after the jump. Moonrise is based on the novel of he same title by Tou Ubukata and directed by Masashi Koizuka. The WIT Studio production follows a carefree heir who becomes the prime suspect after rebel forces attack Earth and joins a special military unit to find the true mastermind on the Moon. Read the rest of this entry »

Dara Taylor (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del MarThe Tender Bar, Strays, The Invitation, Echo Boomers, Meet Me Next Christmas) has provided the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Straw. The movie is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Glynn Turman, Rockmond Dunbar, Sinbad, Ashley Versher and Mike Merrill. The thriller follows a single mother as she watches her desperate day spiral into chaos, becoming the prime suspect in a crime she never meant to commit and is pushed into a shocking act of desperation. Read the rest of this entry »

Dragon’s Domain Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1967 war drama Battle of Neretva co-written and directed by Veljko Bulajićv and starring Yul Brynner, Sergei Bondarchuk, Curd Jürgens, Hardy Krüger, Sylva Koscina, Franco Nero and Orson Welles. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, MarnieTaxi DriverObsession) and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis KhanThe Legend of Hercules, Mindhunters, The AdventurersIron Sky: The Coming Race) has been hired to score the upcoming Finnish/Brazilian adventure drama 100 Days. The film is directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio, Ferdinand) and stars Filipe Bragança, Felipe Camargo and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu. The movie recounts the journey of Amyr Klink, who in 1984 became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat after many had died in the attempt. Read the rest of this entry »

WaterTower Music has released the theme from James Gunn’s upcoming superhero movie Superman as featured in the film’s latest trailer. The track written by the project’s composers John Murphy (28 Days LaterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3SunshineThe Suicide Squad) & David Fleming (The Last of UsMr. & Mrs. SmithDamselJim Henson: Idea Man) and incorporating John Williams’ classic theme from Richard Donner’s 1978 feature is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track and check out the new trailer after the jump. The label has previously released Murphy’s music from the first teaser trailer last December. Superman is written and directed by Gunn and stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult,Anthony Carrigan, Edi Gathegi, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, María Gabriela de Faría and Skyler Gisondo. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Future Ruins’ Music Festival Announced

Posted: May 14, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Gone Girl, Challengers) have announced Future Ruins, a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage. The musical festival will be set across three stages at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center this November and is designed to feel thoughtful and immersive, bringing this music to light in an environment where it has never been heard before. Ranging from electronic sets and live bands to orchestral performances, the audience will have the chance to experience live debuts from composers who rarely appear onstage. Read the rest of this entry »

Dara Taylor (StraysBarb and Star Go to Vista Del MarThe Tender Bar, The Invitation, Meet Me Next Christmas, Echo BoomersThe Noel Diary) is scoring Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series Ironheart. The show is developed by Chinaka Hodge and stars Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Manny Montana, Regan Aliyah, Matthew Elam and Anji White. The Marvel Television production revolves around Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor (introduced in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) who is determined to make her mark on the world as she returns to her hometown of Chicago, where she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka “The Hood.” Read the rest of this entry »

Emmanuel Jessua & Maurice Marius have released a soundtrack album for the French thriller Arenas (Les Arènes). The album features the composers’ original music from the film and is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to Jessua’s & Marius’ “overture” and final tracksbelow. Arenas is written and directed by Camille Perton and stars Sofian Khammes, Iliès Kadri and Édgar Ramírez. The movie follows a rising soccer player whose career is about to take off, when he gets approached by a mysterious and powerful agent and discovers the shady side of the business. Read the rest of this entry »