Fil Eisler (Outer Banks, Revenge, Empire, UnReal, How to Be Single, Thunder Force, Superintelligence, Fast Charlie, The Titan) is composing the original score for the new CBS drama Sheriff Country. The first spinoff to the network’s Fire Country is developed by Joan Rater & Tony Phelan (Grey’s Anatomy, A Small Light) and actor Max Thieriot and stars Morena Baccarin, Matt Lauria, Michele Weaver, W. Earl Brown, Christopher Gorham, as well as Thieriot & Diane Farr who reprise their roles from the original series. The show follows the the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief as she investigates criminal activity while she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater, contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
CBS’ ‘Sheriff Country’ to Feature Music by Fil Eisler
Posted: October 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Fil Eisler, Sheriff Country
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 10, 2025)
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 100 Meters, A House of Dynamite, After the Hunt, Alan Myson, Andrew Morgan Smith, Atticus Ross, Blitz//Berlin, Christopher Bear, Deathstalker, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Mark Isham, Nine Inch Nails, Roofman, Sam Davis, Soul on Fire, The Oval Portrait, Trent Reznor, Tron: Ares, Urchin, Volker Bertelmann
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi sequel TRON: Ares directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan, Arturo Castro and Jeff Bridges. The film’s original music is composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Challengers, Gone Girl, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as Nine Inch Nails. Interscope Records & The Null Corporation have released a soundtrack album featuring the band’s score and songs last month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide this weekend is the crime comedy drama Roofman directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Melonie Diaz, Uzo Aduba, Lily Collias, Jimmy O. Yang and Peter Dinklage. Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Adults, Mother, Couch, Swallowed, The Passenger) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album will be released by Varese Sarabande according to the movie’s end credits, but no details have been announced yet. Check out our previous article for more information about the dramedy, which is being released by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Justin Burnett, Renny Harlin, score, Soundtrack, The Strangers: Chapter 2
Justin Caine Burnett (Dungeons & Dragons, Getaway, After, An American Haunting, 9-1-1: Lone Star & Nashville, Java Heat) will a soundtrack album for the slasher sequel The Strangers: Chapter 2. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, October 11. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The Strangers: Chapter 2 is directed by Renny Harlin and stars Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath. The second part of the trilogy follows the sole survivor of The Strangers’ murdering spree of the previous night as she tries to survive the continued attack from the masked killers while reckoning with the ways that these events are transforming her into someone else. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Mann Scoring CBS’ ‘DMV’
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Dana Klein, DMV, Gabriel Mann
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Rosewood, Better Nate Than Never, Rectify, High School Musical: The Musical – The Series) is scoring the new CBS comedy DMV. The show is developed by Dana Klein based on a short story by Katherine Heiny and stars Harriet Dyer, Tim Meadows, Tony Cavalero, Alex Tarrant, Molly Kearney and Gigi Zumbado. The series is set at the Department of Motor Vehicles, where employees are making minimum wage dealing with customers who are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Read the rest of this entry »
Songs from ‘Deathstalker’ Reboot Released
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary, Deathstalker, Slash, Soundtrack, Steven Kostanski
Sparks & Shadows Records has released a digital single featuring two songs from the Deathstalker reboot. The soundtrack includes the film’s title song (in two different versions) featuring Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash leading an all-star band comprised of singer Brendan McCreary, original Deathstalker II composer Chuck Cirino, drummer Gene “The Atomic Clock” Hoglan, bassist Pete Griffin and guitarist Omer Ben-Zvi, as well as the song Walking Alone by Danish actress and singer/songwriter Nina Bergman and multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy. The 3-track single is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the music video for the title track and listen to Walking Alone after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Shakira’s Original Song ‘Zoo’ from ‘Zootopia 2’ Released
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blake Slatkin, Byron Howard, Ed Sheeran, Jared Bush, Shakira, Zootopia 2
Walt Disney Records has released the original song Zoo from Walt Disney Pictures Animation’s sequel Zootopia 2. The track is co-written (with Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin), -produced (with Slatkin, Alex (A.C.) Castillo & Sheeran) and performed by Shakira and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A 7″ single on purple translucent glitter vinyl will be released on November 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A full soundtrack album featuring the song and 23 tracks of Michael Giacchino’s original score will also be coming out on the same day. Zootopia 2 is directed by Jared Bush & Byron Howard and features the voice talent of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Quinta Brunson, Fortune Feimster,Ke Huy Quan, Idris Elba, Shakira herself, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Warburton and Nate Torrence. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grow’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Grow, John McPhail, Roddy Hart, score, Soundtrack, Tommy Reilly
Sky Music has released a soundtrack album for the British family comedy Grow. The album features the film’s original score composed by Roddy Hart & Tommy Reilly (Anna and the Apocalypse, Coldwater, Our Ladies, Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases). Also included is the original title song (previously released as a digital single last month) written by the composers and performed by KT Tunstall. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two score tracks after the jump. Grow is directed by John McPhail and stars Golda Rosheuval, Nick Frost, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Jane Horrocks, Jeremy Swift, Dominic MacLaughlin, Joe Wilkinson and Tim McInnerny. The movie follows a stoic farmer who begrudgingly takes in her spirited niece who sets her sights on winning the town’s annual pumpkin-growing contest. Read the rest of this entry »
David Byrne’s & Hayley Williams’ Original Song ‘Open the Door’ from Netflix’s ‘The Twits’ Released
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Byrne, Hayley Williams, Netflix, Phil Johnston, The Twits
Netflix Music has released the original song Open the Door from the streamer’s original animated film The Twits. The track is written and performed by Talking Heads’ David Byrne & Hayley Williams (of the rock band Paramore) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Byrne’s songs and Oli Julian’s score from the movie will be released next week. The Twits is directed by Phil Johnston, co-directed by Katie Shanahan & Todd Demong and stars Johnny Vegas, Margo Martindale, Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, Ryan Lopez , Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Timothy Simons, Nicole Byer, Jason Mantzoukas, Alan Tudyk, Charlie Berens, Rebecca Wisocky and Mark Proksch. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Old Money’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: October 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ahmet Kenan Bilgiç, Netflix, Old Money, score, Soundtrack, Turgut Mavuk
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the Turkish Netflix original series Old Money. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ahmet Kenan Bilgiçi (Butterflies, Who Were We Running From, Limonata, Draupadi Unleashed) & Turgut Mavuk (La Belle Indifference, 8×8). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track below. Old Money is created by Meriç Acemi and stars Aslı Enver, Engin Akyürek, Serkan Altunorak, Dolunay Soysert, İsmail Demirci and Taro Emir Tekin, The drama follows a woman whose affluent life comes under threat when a self-made tycoon with an eye for money — and an even sharper one for love — shakes up Istanbul’s elite. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Frankenstein’ Score Released
Posted: October 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein, Guillermo Del Toro, Netflix
Netflix Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Fire written by the film’s composer Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Jurassic World Rebirth, Godzilla, The King’s Speech, The Queen). Also listen to the full track after the jump. Frankenstein is written and directed by del Toro and stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Charles Dance, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen and Christian Convery. Read the rest of this entry »
