Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC nature documentary series Evolution. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (Love at First Sight, Trying, Fight or Flight, Three Identical Strangers, Human, Earth, The More You Ignore Me, Picture This,The Grand Duke of Corsica). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, July 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Evolution Suite) has already been released as a digital single last Friday and can also be checked out after the jump. Evolution is hosted by Chris Packham and tells the extraordinary story of how life on Earth has changed over more than four billion years. The 5-parter follows the naturalist as he explores the pivotal evolutionary breakthroughs that shaped every living thing alive today, using cutting‑edge science and immersive visual effects. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘Evolution’ Announced
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Evolution, Paul Saunderson, PBS, score, Soundtrack
’23 000 Lives’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 23 000 Leben, Markus Goller, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Volker Bertelmann
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original film 23 000 Lives (23 000 Leben). The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Adrift, Pressure, Dune: Prophecy, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur, A House of Dynamite, One Life). 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. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. 23 000 Lives is directed by Markus Goller and stars Louis Hofmann, Mala Emde, Katharina Stark, Maria Dragus, Frederick Lau, Kathy Etoa, Trevor Magaya, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Saibon Wang and Eleonora Romandini. The drama tells the true story of a group of young people who set sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test. Read the rest of this entry »
The Octopus Project Scoring David & Nathan Zellner’s ‘Alpha Gang’
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alpha Gang, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, The Octopus Project
The experimental band The Octopus Project is reteaming with directors David & Nathan Zellner on the upcoming sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang. The film is written by David Zellner and stars Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Léa Seydoux, Adria Arjona, Riley Keough, Doona Bae and Kelvin Harrison Jr. The movie follows the titular group of humanoid aliens who disguise themselves as 1950s bikers to invade Earth, but their conquest plan derails when they experience human emotions, complicating their mission. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lake’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abby Ellis, Natalia Tsupryk, score, Soundtrack, The Lake
Natalia Tsupryk (To Nowhere, Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial) has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The Lake. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Tsupryk’s “cello suite” and end credits track after the jump. The Lake is directed by Abby Ellis and centers on an environmental nuclear bomb looms in Utah. The movie produced by Fletcher Keyes and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson & Phillip Watson follows two intrepid scientists and a political insider as they race the clock to save their home from unprecedented catastrophe. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone’
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Children of Blood and Bone, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, 25th Hour, Perry Mason, Da 5 Bloods, Red Tails) has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy adventure Children of Blood and Bone. The film is co-written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, Beyond the Lights) and stars Thuso Mbedu, Tosin Cole, Amandla Stenberg, Cynthia Erivo, Damson Idris, Lashana Lynch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Regina King, Idris Elba and Viola Davis. The movie based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Tomi Adeyemi is set in an African fantasy kingdom and tells the story of a young woman who goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her people.. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ Premiere Vinyl Soundtrack Release Announced
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alastair King, Hans Zimmer, Jim Dooley, Julian Nott, Lorne Balfe, Nick Park, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steve Box, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Varèse Sarabande has announced the premiere vinyl release of the soundtrack album for Aardman & DreamWorks Animation’s 2005 feature Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit directed by Nick Park & Steve Box and starring Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter & Peter Kay. The album features the film’s original score composed by Julian Nott (who scored all the Wallace & Gromit shorts) and produced by Hans Zimmer, as well as additional music by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Gilded Age), Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies, Obsessed, When a Stranger Calls), Lorne Balfe (who later co-scored the second Wallace & Gromit feature with Nott) and Alastair King (The Last Detective). The soundtrack will be released as a collectible picture-disc edition on September 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Danny Boyle, Ink
Composer Daniel Pemberton (Project Hail Mary, Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Masters of the Universe, The Bad Guys, Materialists, Birds of Prey) is reuniting with director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later…) on the upcoming biographical drama Ink. The film is based on the play of the same title by James Graham (Dear England, Sherwood) and stars Jack O’Connell as The Sun editor Larry Lamb, Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch and Claire Foy as Jules Davies. The movie tells the story of a group of visionaries and misfits who had an idea for a new kind of news – one that would give people what they want and would change the face of the world we live in today. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Odyssey’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Nolan, Ludwig Göransson, score, Soundtrack, The Odyssey
The full details of the soundtrack album for Christopher Nolan’s action epic The Odyssey have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson (Sinners, Oppenheimer, Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, The Mandalorian, Turning Red, Venom, Community). Also included is the original end credits song When I’m Home written by Göransson, James Blake, Travis Scott & Nolan and performed by Blake, Scott & Göransson. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 17 by Back Lot Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.. Mutant will release a 2-CD and triple vinyl edition in the coming weeks. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition. Also click here to check out the music team credits and listen to a score track and the song below. The Odyssey is written and directed by Nolan and stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from Michael Giacchino’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Score Released
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Destin Daniel Cretton, Marvel, Michael Giacchino, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Sony Classical has released the first track from the soundtrack for Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the Suite New Day written by the film’s composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Batman, Star Trek). Also listen to the track after the jump. Check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album to be released on July 31. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Tom Holland. Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal,Michael Mando, Tramell Tillman and Mark Ruffalo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Heartstopper Forever’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adiescar Chase, Heartstopper, Heartstopper Forever, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Wash Westmoreland
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Heartstopper Forever. The album features the original music from the movie/series finale composed by Adiescar Chase (Waterloo Road, Bergerac, Falling, Consent). Also included are the covers of the holiday classic Deck the Halls and Hootie & the Blowfish’s Only Wanna Be With You performed by Leila Khan who stars as Sahar Zahid. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the final score track and both songs below. The label has previously released three albums featuring Chase’s score from Season 1, Season 2 & Season 3 of the Heartstopper TV series over the last couple of months. Heartstopper Forever is written by Alice Oseman based on her book series and stars Kit Connor, Joe Locke, William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Kizzy Edgell, Corinna Brown, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood and Jenny Walser. Read the rest of this entry »
