Kaspar Kaae (In Order of Disappearance, Out Stealing Horses, A Good Family, Bordertown, The Swedish Connection) has recently scored the upcoming drama Fjord. The film is written and directed by Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Beyond the Hills) and stars Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Lisa Carlehed, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Henrikke Lund-Olsen. The movie follows a couple who relocate from Romania to a Norwegian village set in a fjord, when their daughter turns up at school with some bruises on her body that triggers an investigation into her parents and their conservative parenting methods. Read the rest of this entry »
Kaspar Kaae Scoring Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’
Posted: May 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cristian Mungiu, Fjord, Kaspar Kaae
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‘Street Flow 2’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Banlieusards 2, Leïla Sy, Netflix, score, Sokhan, Soundtrack, Street Flow 2
Les Films Velvet has released a soundtrack album for the French Netflix original film Street Flow 2 (Banlieusards 2). The album features the movie’s original score composed by Sokhan who also co-scored the first installment and composed the score for this year’s final chapter in the trilogy. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the first track (Sun Will Shine) below. Street Flow 2 is directed by Leïla Sy and stars Kerry James, Jammeh Diangana, Bakary Diombera, Mahamadou Coulibaly, Kani Diarra, Chérine Ghemri and Faued Nabba. The drama follows the Traoré brothers as they continue to fight for a brighter future in the Paris suburbs while struggling to overcome cycles of betrayal, revenge and violence. Read the rest of this entry »
Philippe Rombi Scoring Lauriane Escaffre’s & Yvo Muller’s ‘Women on Trial’
Posted: May 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: L’Affaire Marie-Claire, Lauriane Escaffre, Philippe Rombi, Women on Trial, Yvo Muller
Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, War of the Buttons, Potiche, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, In the House, Children of the Resistance, Angel) has composed the original music for the upcoming French drama Women on Trial (L’Affaire Marie-Claire). The film is written and directed by Lauriane Escaffre & Yvo Muller (Maria Into Life) and stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Saül Benchetrit, Cecile de France, Michele Chevalier and Gregory Gadebois. The movie centers on the 1972 landmark trial of 16-year-old Marie-Claire Chevalier who was prosecuted for having an illegal abortion with the help of her mother and two other defendants that paved the way for France to later decriminalize the procedure. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 17, 2026)
Posted: May 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Alexandra Petrovski, Amazon, Atli Orvarsson, John Paesano, Ladies first, Netflix, Ramin Djawadi, The Boroughs, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, William Marriott, You're Killing Me
Premiering tomorrow, May 18, is the Acorn TV original series You’re Killing Me created by Robin Bernheim, co-produced by Topsail Entertainment and Shaftesbury and starring Brooke Shields, Amalia Williamson and Tom Cavanagh. The show’s original music is composed by Alexandra Petrovski (aka FJØRA). The murder mystery series, which is set in a quaint New England town and follows a bestselling novelist who forms an unlikely alliance with an aspiring writer and podcaster to find the killer of a close friend, will be available to stream exclusively on Acorn TV.
Premiering on Wednesday, May 20, is the Prime Video original movie Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War directed by Andrew Bernstein and starring John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly,Max Beesley, JJ Feild, Betty Gabriel, Douglas Hodge and Sienna Miller. Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Fallout, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Eternals, House of the Dragon, Clash of the Titans, Uncharted, A Wrinkle in Time) & William Marriott (Beacon 23) have composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score will be announced soon. Check out our previous article to learn more about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Örvarsson Scoring Thea Sharrock’s ‘Ladies First’
Posted: May 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Ladies first, Netflix, Thea Sharrock
Atli Örvarsson (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams, Defending Jacob, The Eagle) has composed the original score for the new Netflix original film Ladies First. The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You, Wicked Little Letters) and stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Emily Mortimer, Charles Dance, Fiona Shaw, Weruche Opia, Tom Davis, Kathryn Hunter and Kadiff Kirwan. The comedy follows an arrogant but charismatic ladies’ man who finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami’s ‘Scream 7’ Score to Be Released
Posted: May 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Williamson, Marco Beltrami, score, Scream, Scream 7, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the slasher sequel Scream 7. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Marco Beltrami (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma,A Quiet Place, Ford v. Ferrari, The Hurt Locker, Hellboy, World War Z, The Wolverine). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Friday, May 22. Check back on this page for the full album details. Varese Sarabande has previously released the score albums for the first six Scream movies, including Beltrami’s music from the first four installments. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Beloved’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: May 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: El ser querido, Olivier Arson, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, score, Soundtrack, The Beloved
Olivier Arson (The Candidate, Madre, The Beasts, Piggy, Riot Police, See You in Another Life, The Zone) has released a soundtrack EP for the Spanish/French drama The Beloved (El ser querido). The 6-track EP features the composer’s music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Arson’s title track after the jump. The Beloved is co-written and directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and stars Javier Bardem, Victoria Luengo, Raúl Arévalo and Marina Foïs. The movie explores the relationship between an acclaimed film director and his daughter, a struggling actress who – after years of estrangement – collaborated on a movie and are forced to confront a troubled past neither of them has wanted to face. Read the rest of this entry »
End Credits Song ‘Across the Sea and Sky’ from ‘Outlander’ Series Finale Released
Posted: May 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary, Outlander, Raya Yarbrough, Starz
Sony Classical has released the original end credits song Across the Sea and Sky from the series finale of the Starz original series Outlander. The song written by the show’s composer Bear McCreary & Brendan McCreary and performed by Raya Yarbrough is now available to stream/download as part of an updated version of the Season 8 soundtrack album on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the track after the jump. A CD version of the Season 8 album will be released next Friday, May 22 and is available for pre-order here. Outlander is developed by Ronald D. Moore and stars Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry, Charles Vandervaart and Izzy Meikle-Small. Read the rest of this entry »
Kelsey Lu Scoring Arie & Chuko Esiri’s ‘Clarissa’
Posted: May 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, Clarissa, Kelsey Lu
Singer/songwriter, cellist and composer Kelsey Lu (Earth Mama, Daughters) has written the original score for the upcoming drama Clarissa. The film is directed by Arie & Chuko Esiri and stars Sophie Okonedo, Ayo Edebiri, David Oyelowo, Toheeb Jimoh, India Amarteifio and Fortune Nwafor. The movie is based on Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Mrs. Dalloway and follows a society woman as she prepares to host a party at her home in Lagos, Nigeria, where she unexpectedly encounters once-intimate friends from her youth. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 15, 2026)
Posted: May 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Benstead, Driver's Ed, Forge, Ian Chang, In the Grey, Is God Is, John Frizzell, Joseph Shirley, Magic Hour, Marco Carrión, Moses Sumney, Obsession, Rock Burwell, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Tyler Parkfor, Zachary Dawes
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Obsession written and directed by Curry Barker and stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter and Cooper Tomlinson. The film’s original music is composed by Rock Burwell. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer and singer/songwriter’s score today and Waxwork Records will release a vinyl edition. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Focus Features.
Also opening wide is the action thriller In the Grey written and directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Kristofer Hivju, Rosamund Pike, Michael Vu, Emmet J. Scanlan, Carlos Bardem, Fisher Stevens and Jason Wong. Chris Benstead (The Gentlemen, Young Sherlock, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Wrath of Man, Fountain of Youth, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Black Bear Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
