Caldera Records has announced the premiere release of the unused score from the 1979 legal drama Kramer vs. Kramer written and directed by Robert Benton and starring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Jane Alexander. The CD features music written for the Academy Award-winning film by David Shire (The Conversation, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Return to Oz, All the President’s Men, Zodiac, Short Circuit). Also included is the composer’s Emmy Award-nominated score from the 1978 television movie The Defection of Simas Kudirka written by Bruce Feldman, directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Alan Arkin, as well as twenty minutes of his music from the 1982 comedy drama The World According to Garp directed by George Roy Hill and starring Robin Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
David Shire’s Unused ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ Score to Be Released
Posted: March 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Lowell Rich, David Shire, George Roy Hill, Kramer vs. Kramer, Robert Benton, score, Soundtrack, The Defection of Simas Kudirka, The World According to Garp
Fernando Velazquez Scoring Renny Harlin’s ‘Deep Water’
Posted: March 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deep Water, Fernando Velazquez, Renny Harlin
Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, A Monster Calls, The Orphanage, Crimson Peak, Hercules, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Devil) has composed the original music for the upcoming shark thriller Deep Water. The film is directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) and stars Aaron Eckhart, Angus Sampson, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Barrett and Molly Belle Wright. The movie follows a group of international passengers en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai who are forced to make an emergency landing and soon discover they’re not alone and they must survive the shark infested waters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Whatever It Takes’ Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: March 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ceux qui comptent, Fred Avril, Jean-Baptiste Leonetti, Pierre Lottin, score, Soundtrack, Whatever It Takes
Milan Records has released a soundtrack EP for the French comedy drama Whatever It Takes (Ceux qui comptent). The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Fred Avril (The Lifeguard, Just the Three of Us, Mars Express, Pearl, I Am Not an Easy Man) and lead actor Pierre Lottin. 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 a track from the score below. Whatever It Takes is written and directed by Jean-Baptiste Leonetti and also stars Sandrine Kiberlain, Louise Labèque, Alexis Rosenstiehl and Alma Ngoc. The movie follows a stubborn single man in his thirties who has shut himself off from the world, when hen he meets and forms an unlikely relationship with a mother of three kids. Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner Scoring Disney+’s ‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’
Posted: March 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Filoni, Deana Kiner, Disney Plus, Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner, Star Wars, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Kevin Kiner (Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, CSI: Miami, Peacemaker, Hell on Wheels, Making a Murderer, Wing Commander), Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner are the composers of the new Disney+ original animated series Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord. The show is created by Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett), developed by Filoni & Matt Michnovetz and features the voices of Sam Witwer (in the title role), Gideon Adlon, Wagner Moura, Richard Ayoade, Dennis Haysbert, Chris Diamantopoulos, Vanessa Marshall, Charlie Bushnell, David C. Collins, A.J. LoCascio and Steve Blum. The Lucasfilm Animation production is set after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and follows Maul as he is plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire, where he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who could be the apprentice he is seeking to aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 29, 2026)
Posted: March 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Cieri, David Mitcham, Henry David Thoreau, Hulu, Leo Birenberg, Marco Beltrami, National Geographic, Netflix, PBS, Pizza Movie, Secrets of the Bees, The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson, Zach Robinson
Premiering tomorrow, March 30 is the PBS documentary Henry David Thoreau directed by Erik Ewers & Christopher Loren Ewers, executive produced by Ken Burns & Don Henley, narrated by George Clooney and featuring the voices of Jeff Goldblum, Meryl Streep, Ted Danson and Tate Donovan. The 2-part film’s original music is composed by David Cieri (The Vietnam War, Hemingway, Oklahoma City, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History). Ropeadope will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score tomorrow. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which will air over two nights on March 30 & 31 on PBS. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Secrets of the Bees’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: David Mitcham, National Geographic, score, Secrets of the Bees, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the National Geographic original documentary series Secrets of the Bees. The album the show’s original music composed by David Mitcham (Dancing with the Birds, Secret Lives of Orangutans, The Elephant, the Emperor and the Butterfly Tree, The Last Orangutan Eden, Wonder of Song). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Secrets of the Bees is hosted and narrated by National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory, produced by Alastair Fothergill, Huw Cordey & Nadége Laici (who also directed) for Silverback Films and executive produced by James Cameron & Maria Wilhelm for Lightstorm Earth. The 2-parter uses groundbreaking filming technology to reveal the extraordinary world of bees und uncover their astonishing architecture and intelligence. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 27, 2026)
Posted: March 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Days, 13 Days 13 Nights, A Magnificent Life, Alpha, Anna Drubich, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Christopher Bear, Fantasy Life, Forbidden Fruits, Guillaume Roussel, Holy Days, James William Blades, Jim Williams, Karl Sölve Steven, Marius de Vries, Matt Robertson, Our Hero Balthazar, Stefano Bollani, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, They Will Kill You
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action/horror comedy They Will Kill You co-written and directed by Kirill Sokolov and starring Zazie Beetz, Myha’La, Tom Felton, Paterson Joseph, Heather Graham and Patricia Arquette. The film’s original music is composed by Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Hacks, Lessons in Chemistry, Godless, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Dept. Q, Ezra, Griselda, Chupa, Just Beyond). Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the horror comedy Forbidden Fruits co-written and directed by Meredith Alloway and starring Lili Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti, Lola Tung, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain and Gabrielle Union. Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within, Sting, Time Cut) has composed the film’s original music. Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by the Independent Film Company & Shudder. Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of David’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, House of David, Soundtrack
Capitol Christian Music Group has released a new soundtrack album for Wonder Project’s Prime Video original series House of David. The album features twelve songs from and inspired by the show’s second season by artists such as Elevation Worship, lead actor Michael Iskander, Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes, CeCe Winans, Brooke Ligertwood and UPPERROOM. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here. Also listen to the new season’s lead single, You Lead Me co-written (with Natalie Hemby) and performed by Lauren Daigle after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring songs from Season 1 last year. House of David is created by Jon Erwin and also stars Ali Suliman, Ayelet Zurer, Stephen Lang, Indy Lewis, Ethan Kai, Yali Topol Margalith, Oded Fehr, Sam Otto, Louis Ferreira, Ashraf Barhom, Davood Ghadami and Alexander Uloom. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Heffes Scoring Justin Chadwick’s ‘Brothers Under Fire’
Posted: March 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Brothers Under Fire, Justin Chadwick
Composer Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Touching the Void, The Regime, State of Play, Shardlake, The Rite) is reuniting with director Justin Chadwick (Tulip Fever, The Other Boleyn Girl) on the upcoming action thriller Brothers Under Fire. The film stars Kiefer Sutherland as a captain whose squadron on leave for a wedding in Mexico encounters a murderous cartel and is forced into a battle to save his men when war erupts between his squad and the cartel. Omar Chaparro, Laura Osma, Tommy Martinez and Ashton Sanders are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The AI Doc’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 27, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Charlie Tyrell, Daniel Roher, Marius de Vries, Matt Robertson, score, Soundtrack, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marius de Vries (Coda, Kick-Ass, Sucker Punch,Strange Magic, Easy Virtue, The End) & Matt Robertson (Navalny, Bad Genius). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track (Imagine a Galaxy) after the jump. The AI Doc is directed by Daniel Roher & Charlie Tyrell and follows father-to-be Roher as he tries to figure out what is happening with the AI insanity. The movie produced by Daniel Kwan explores the existential dangers and stunning promise of the most powerful technology humanity has ever created…and what’s at stake if we get it wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
