Premiering tonight is the Showtime docu-series The Fourth Estate directed by Liz Garbus about how the New York Times covered President Trump’s first year in office. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) composed the show’s main titles theme and H. Scott Salinas (City of Ghosts, Cartel Land, The Ballad of Lefty Brown) provided the original score. Visit the official show website to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.

Also premiering tonight is the new CNN docu-series 1968: The Year That Changed America about the year marked by the assassinations of MLK and RFK, a contentious presidential election, escalating anti-Vietnam War sentiment and more. Nathaniel Blume (The Flash, Deception) who previously co-scored CNN’s The Seventies, The Eighties and The Nineties with Blake Neely has composed the 4-parter’s original music. Visit the official show website to learn more about the documentary. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the survival drama Adrift. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder, The Current War). The soundtrack will be released on June 1, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Adrift is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 Guns) and stars Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin. The movie tells the true story of Tami Oldham, who, after being knocked unconscious by the largest hurricane in the history of the Pacific Ocean, awakens to find her fiancé badly injured, their boat in ruins, and no means of communication or navigation. Read the rest of this entry »

Benjamin Wallfisch & Alex Lu have recently scored the upcoming psychological thriller Nomis. The film is written and directed by David Raymond and stars Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley, Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Fillion, Minka Kelly, Brendan Fletcher and Mpho Koaho. The movie revolves around an American police force that traps an online predator, only to realize the depth of his crimes goes far beyond anything anticipated. Read the rest of this entry »

The only movie opening nationwide this week is Solo: A Star Wars Story directed by Ron Howard and starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Paul Bettany. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity) and John Williams  (Star WarsRaiders of the Lost Ark) contributed the Han Solo theme. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Click here for the full album details and visit Film Music Magazine, Film.Music.Media and Billboard for recent interviews with Powell about his work on the project.

Opening in limited release is the sci-fi comedy How to Talk to Girls at Parties directed by John Cameron Mitchell and stars Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman and Ruth Wilson. Nico Muhly (The ReaderMargaret), Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu and Matmos have written original music for the film. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the original music, as well as tracks by The Damned, The Dyschords, The Velvet Underground, A.C. Newman & others. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the A24 release. Read the rest of this entry »

Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the political drama Shock and Awe. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Monk, Appaloosa, Pollock, Ugly Betty). The soundtrack will be released on July 13, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Shock and Awe is directed by Rob Reiner and stars Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Tommy Lee Jones, Reiner himself, Milla Jovovich, Jessica Biel, Luke Tennie and Richard Schiff. The movie tells the story about the real-life journalists who first looked into the Bush Administration’s attempts to tie Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 terror attacks despite a lack of true evidence to support the claim. Read the rest of this entry »

Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Delirium. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Whitehead (The Purge, Keanu, Beyond Skyline, The Veil, Stephanie). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Delirium is directed by Dennis Iliadis and stars Topher Grace, Patricia Clarkson, Callan Mulvey, Genesis Rodriguez and Robin Thomas Grossman. The movie produced by Jason Blum, Graham King & Leonardo DiCaprio centers on a man who was recently released from a mental institute and inherits a mansion from his parents and comes to believe it is haunted. Read the rest of this entry »

The full details of the soundtrack album for Brett Haley’s musical comedy drama Hearts Beat Loud have been revealed. The album features the film’s original songs written by Keegan DeWitt (Divorce, Gemini, Morris from America) who also provided the movie’s score and previously composed the music for the director’s I’ll See You in My Dreams and The Hero. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 8 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The first tracks from the album performed by DeWitt & Kiersey Clemons is already available to download hereHearts Beat Loud is co-written and directed by Haley and stars Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner and Toni Collette. Read the rest of this entry »

Cinetunes has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Luis and the Aliens. The album features the film’s original music composed by Martin Lingnau & Ingmar Süberkrüb, as well as the original song Say Hey written by the composers and performed by Paul Köninger. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Luis and the Aliens is written and directed by Wolfgang Lauenstein & Christoph Lauenstein, co-directed by Sean McCormack and tells the story of Luis, a 12-year-old boy who makes friends with three little aliens who crash their spaceship near Luis’ house. The animated film is being released in several international markets over the next couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Filmtrax will release a soundtrack album for Simon Baker’s directorial debut Breath. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 25 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Breath is co-written and directed by Baker who also stars in the movie alongside Samson Coulter, Ben Spence and Elizabeth Debicki. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Tim Winton and follows a 13-year-old thrill-seeker in a coastal Australian town who finds both exhilaration and danger when he is taken under the wing of a pro surfer. Read the rest of this entry »

The full details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller Hotel Artemis have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cliff Martinez (Drive, Traffic, Contagion, The Knick, Game Night, The Neon Demon). Also included is a song by Father John Misty. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 8, 2018 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hotel Artemis is written and directed by Drew Pearce and stars Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day and Dave Bautista. The movie is set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles and revolves around a woman who runs a secret, members-only hospital for criminals. Read the rest of this entry »