Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Missing, Lie to Me, The Equalizer) has been tapped to score the upcoming MGM+ original anthology series American Hostage. The show is created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield) & Eileen Myers based on the first season of the podcast of the same name and stars Jon Hamm, Giovanni Ribisi, Kristoffer Polaha, William Jackson Harper, Mireille Enos, Jonathan Tucker and Kat Cunning. The 8-part psychological thriller takes place in the 1970s and tells the true story of Fred Heckman, a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Duncan Scoring MGM+’s ‘American Hostage’
Posted: August 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Hostage, MGM+, Robert Duncan, Shawn Ryan
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‘Beast Race’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Antonio Pinto, Beast Race, Corrida dos Bichos, Ernesto Solis, Fernando Meirelles, Rodrigo Pesavento, score, Soundtrack
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Brazilian dystopian action thriller Beast Race (Corrida dos Bichos). The album features the film’s original music composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, McFarland, USA, Amy, Nine Days, Flight Risk, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Senna). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track after the jump. Beast Race is directed by Ernesto Solis, Rodrigo Pesavento & Fernando Meirelles and stars Matheus Abreu, Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde, Bruno Gagliasso, Thainá Duarte, Seu Jorge, João Guilherme, Grazi Massafera, Silvero Pereira and Anitta. The movie is set in a future Rio de Janeiro and follows a young leader of the resistance who must enter a deadly parkour-inspired competition in order to save his sister’s life. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ Soundtrack Vinyl Release Announced
Posted: August 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gore Verbinski, Hans Zimmer, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has announced the first-ever vinyl release of the soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s 2006 fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård and Bill Nighy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Lion King, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Dune, Inception, Rain Man, Man of Steel). The soundtrack will be released on vintage “Bottle Clear” vinyl on September 25 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a vinyl edition of the album for 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl last year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish’ Vol. 2 Score Album Released
Posted: August 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ben Bromfield, Dr. Seuss's Red Fish Blue Fish, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music will release a new soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated series Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish. The album features selections of the show’s original score from the show’s third season composed by Ben Bromfield (Ginny & Georgia, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Oddballs). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first track below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from the first seasons and Earl St. Clair’s main title theme earlier this year and a separate album featuring the Atomic Cartoons production’s songs written by Rob Cantor and performed by PJ Morton last year. Read the rest of this entry »
Arthur Sharpe Scoring Wayne Wang’s ‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’
Posted: August 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arthur Sharpe, Diary of a Mad Old Man, Wayne Wang
Arthur Sharpe (Landscapers, Guilt, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Ghosts, Flowers, Prime Target, Dreamland) has provided the original score for the upcoming drama Diary of a Mad Old Man. The film is directed by Wayne Wang (The Joy Luck Club, Maid in Manhattan) and stars Gabriel Byrne, Fan Bingbing and Lily Frank. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki and follows an aging widower who gets drawn into an unnervingly intimate relationship with his caregiver daughter-in-law. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Boulevard’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 10, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beatriz López-Nogales, Boulevard, score, Sonia Méndez, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish romantic drama Boulevard. The album features the film’s original music composed by Beatriz López-Nogales (Los Justos, Detective Toure, Alardea). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Boulevard is directed by Sonia Méndez and stars Eve Ryan, Mikel Niso, Biel Antón, Ainara Helguera, Jon Lukas, Enzo Oliver, Najwa Khliwa, Brian Vilche, Esther Acebo, Christian Checa, Luis Zahera, Pepe Barroso and Claudia Roset. The movie is based on the bestselling Wattpad novel by Flor M. Salvador and tells the story of a teenage girl who moves to a new city, where she meets an emotionally scarred boy struggling with severe trauma, substance addiction, and the guilt of losing his brother in a tragic accident. Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO, House of the Dragon, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series House of the Dragon. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Fallout, Westworld, Iron Man, 3 Body Problem, Eternals, Uncharted, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Clash of the Titans). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to two tracks from the composer’s score after the jump. The label has previously released two featuring Djawadi’s music from Season 1 and Season 2 back in 2022 & 2024. House of the Dragon is created by Ryan Condal & George R.R. Martin based on Martin’s Fire & Blood and stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Sonoya Mizuno, Phia Saban, Phoebe Campbell and Jefferson Hall. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Possession’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: August 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Possession, score, Sky, Soundtrack, Vince Pope
Sky Music will release a soundtrack album for the Sky original series Possession. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Vince Pope (True Detective: Night Country, Resistance, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, No Offence, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe) & Ayanna Witter-Johnson (Hostile). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Pope’s end credits track and Witter-Johnson’s first track below. Possession is created by Karla Crome based on an original story by Jefferson Bannis and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jonny Lee Miller, Bel Powley, Sheldon Shepherd, Sean Gilder, Nadean Rawlins, Olunike Adeliyi, Richard Dillane, Jack Bandeira, Diveen Henry, Shantol Jackson, Jeff Crossley and Safina Simpson. The 5-part thriller directed by Storm Saulter follows follows an ambitious bi-racial lawyer who travels to Jamaica to challenge a local man’s inheritance claim against a wealthy white aristocrat, only for the case to take an unsettling turn when she discovers the disputed estate is the exact place from her nightmares. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 9, 2026)
Posted: August 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Camp Rock 3, Disney Channel, Don't Say Good Luck, Francois Tetaz, My Brilliant Career, Netflix, Tom Howe, Yuli
Premiering on Thursday, August 13, is the Australian Netflix original series My Brilliant Career developed by Liz Doran based on Miles Franklin’s classic novel of the same title and starring Philippa Northeast, Christopher Chung, Anna Chancellor, Kate Mulvany, Genevieve O’Reilly, Alexander England, Sherry-Lee Watson, Jake Dunn and Miah Madden. The show’s original music is composed by François Tétaz (The Surfer, Wolf Creek, Rogue, Judy & Punch, Hesher, Beast of War, The Portal). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part period drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock 3 directed by Veronica Rodriguez and starring Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Liamani Segura, Malachi Barton, Casey Trotter,Lumi Pollack, Hudson Stone, Brooklynn Pitts, Ava Jean, Ella Lucas, Orlando Lucas, Sherry Cola and Maria Canals-Barrera. Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Dog Man, Reminders of Him, Shrinking, Early Man, Knuckles, Every Year After, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a score suite on August 14. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to a first song and also click here to listen to a second song and for more information about the movie musical. Read the rest of this entry »
