Premiering tonight is the HBO Latino original series Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) based on Laura Esquivel’s novel of the same title, executive produced by Salma Hayek Pinault and starring Irene Azuela, Azul Guaita, Ana Valeria Becerril, Andrés Baida, Andrea Chaparro, Ángeles Cruz, Ari Brickman, Mauricio García Lozano and Louis David Horné. The show’s original music is composed by Dario Valderrama (La Fortaleza, Nora’s Will, Paradise, Operation Goldenshell) The drama, which is set during the Mexican Revolution and revolves around two souls who are deeply in love, yet unable to be together due to entrenched family customs., will air on HBO Latino and will also be available to stream on Max.

Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, November 7, is the British TV series Until I Kill You written by Nick Stevens based on Delia Balmer’s book Living with a Serial Killer and starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Shaun Evans. Carly Paradis (The Innocents, Line of DutyThe Rising, Typist Artist Pirate King, Whitstable Pearl, Sick Note, Showtrial, Prime Suspect 1973) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 4-part drama, which is premiering in the UK on ITV today and will make its domestic debut on BritBox. Read the rest of this entry »

blue eyes Fiction has released a soundtrack album for the German/Austrian fantasy adventure Woodwalkers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Anne-Kathrin Dern (Fearless, The Devil Conspiracy, The Jade PendantThe Legend of the War Horse,  The Claus Family). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Woodwalkers is directed by Damian John Harper and stars Emile Cherif, Oliver Masucci, Martina Gedeck, Hannah Herzsprung,  Lilli Falk, Johan von Ehrlich, Sophie Lelenta, Olivia Sinclair and Emil Bloch. The movie is based on Katja Brandis’ best-selling series and tells the story of a 13-year shapeshifter who grew up in the wilderness as a puma and now lives in his human form in the world of people. Read the rest of this entry »

Grammy Award-winning Icelandic singer/songwriter Laufey has recorded an original song for the action adventure comedy Red One. The track, entitled Christmas Magic, is co-written by Laufey & Spencer Stewart and will be featured in the movie directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Bonnie Hunt, Kiernan Shipka,Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel, Nick Kroll and J.K. Simmons. The film (scored by Henry Jackman) follows North Pole’s Head of Security who must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter in a mission to save Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »

Waxwork Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre co-written and directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hooper and Wayne Bell (Eaten Alive, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically (on vinyl, CD and and cassette) in the coming months to coincide with the movie’s 50th anniversary. A first track (Main Title) is already available to stream/download now as a digital single on most major digital music platforms and can also be checked out after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama Here co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring  Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Kelly Reilly and Paul Bettany. The film’s original music is composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the FutureAvengers: Endgame, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, PredatorWho Framed Roger Rabbit, The Polar Express, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Mummy Returns). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Hitpig! directed by Cinzia Angelini & David Feiss and starring Jason Sudeikis, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, RuPaul, Anitta, Andy Serkis, Hannah Gadsby, Lorraine Ashbourne, Charlie Adler and Shelby Young. Isabella Summers (of Florence + the Machine) (KAOSLady Chatterley’s Lover, Little Fires EverywhereThe OfferLisa FrankensteinPhysical) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Viva Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Diane Warren is writing original songs for the upcoming Disney Channel/Disney+ original series How We Became the Biggest Band in the World. The Honorary Academy Award-winning songwriter also serves as executive producer on the show, which stars Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez, Ruby Marino and Nathaniel Buescher. The drama follows three members of a mega-famous pop group, Electric Bloom, as they look back and tell the story of their band and friendship, starting with the day they all met in middle school. Read the rest of this entry »

La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1974 classic The Godfather Part II co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Morgana King, Talia Shire and John Cazale. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed by Academy Award winner Nina Rota (8 1/2La Dolce Vita, War & Peace, Romeo & Juliet), including previously unreleased and unused music. The 2-CD set includes the expanded score presentation, as well additional and source cues by Rota on the first disc, and the remastered original soundtrack album, as well as bonus tracks that showcase music by Carmine Coppola and a rare demo recording by Rota on the second disc. The 50th Anniversary Edition is limited to 5,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »

Atlantic Screen Music/Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Ghost Trap. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hugo de Chaire (Crooked House9 Bullets, The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout, Capsule, Surviving Christmas with the Relatives) & Jim Barne (The Unseen). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to de Chaire’s main title track after the jump. The Ghost Trap is co-written and directed by James Khanlarian and stars Zak Steiner, Greer Grammer, Steven Ogg, Sarah Catherine Hook and Taylor Takahashi. The movie revolves around a young lobsterman who must decide what’s right when his girlfriend suffers a head injury after being swept off his boat by a rogue wave and a rival family threatens his turf. Read the rest of this entry »

La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2004 superhero movie Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris and Donna Murphy. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the sequel composed by Academy Award nominee Danny Elfman (Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Men in Black, Avengers: Age of UltronAlice in Wonderland), including previously unreleased music and alternate tracks. Also included are additional score cues composed by John Debney and Christopher Young. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and learn more about the soundtrack, which is limited to 3,000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Cellar Door. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marlon E. Espino (InheritanceEvery Breath You Take). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. Cellar Door is directed by Vaughn Stein and stars Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman, Laurence Fishburne, Addison Timlin, Chris Conner, Randy Sean Schulman and Katie O’Grady. The movie follows a city-dwelling couple looking to relocate away from the city who are gifted the house of their dreams with one unbreakable condition – they must never open the cellar door. Read the rest of this entry »