Warp Records & A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Belgian experimental jazz musician Nala Sinephro who has made her feature scoring debut on the project. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version and vinyl edition will be coming out early next year and is available for pre-order here. A first track (Grand Prix) is already available to stream/download and can be checked out below. The Smashing Machine is written and directed by Benny Safdie and stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten and Oleksandr Usyk. The movie tells the story of legendary mixed martial arts & UFC fighter Mark Kerr as he struggles with winning, addiction, love and friendship at the peak of his career in the year 2000. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Smashing Machine’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benny Safdie, Nala Sinephro, score, Soundtrack, The Smashing Machine
Steven Price Scoring Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Edgar Wright, Steven Price, The Running Man
Steven Price (Gravity, Fury, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, The Aeronauts, Over the Moon, My Policeman, Heads of State, Heart of Stone) is currently recording his score for the upcoming action thriller The Running Man. The film directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and stars Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Colman Domingo, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Michael Cera, Jayme Lawson and Josh Brolin. The movie is set in a near-future society and follows a working-class father desperate to save his sick daughter who gets convinced to enter a deadly television game show competition where contestants must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tempest’ Part 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dalpalan, Disney Plus, Hulu, Jung Jaeil, score, Soundtrack, Tempest
Hollywood Records has released the third soundtrack album for the South Korean Disney+/Hulu original series Tempest. The album features selections of the original music from the third part of the show composed by Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Mickey 17, Squid Game, Twinless, Okja, Broker) and Dalpalan (Believer, The Wailing, Moving, A Bittersweet Life). The Part 3 soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the first track from each composer after the jump. The label has previously released two album featuring Jung’s & Dalpalan’s score from the first two parts earlier this month. Tempest is written by Chung Seokyung, directed by Kim Heewon, co-directed by Heo Myeonghaeng and stars Gianna Jun, Gang Dongwon, John Cho, Lee Misook, Christopher Gorham, Spencer Garrett, Michael Gaston and Park Haejoon. Read the rest of this entry »
David Hirschfelder to Score Kiah Roache-Turner’s ‘Dogs of War’
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Hirschfelder, Dogs of War, Kiah Roache-Turner
David Hirschfelder (Shine, Elizabeth, Australia, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, The Railway Man, Sanctum )is attached to score the upcoming Australian creature feature Dogs of War. The film is written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (Sting, Wyrmwood) and will star Daniel Webber, Bart Edwards, Robert Maaser, CJ Bloomfield, Jake Ryan, Sam Parsonson and Masha Basman. The movie is set during World War II and follows a squad of British commandos stationed in a Nazi-infested forest, where they soon discover that what lurks in the forest is far more terrifying than their German foe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Puma’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ben Locket, Disney Plus, Hulu, score, Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Pum, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney+/Hulu original documentary series Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Puma. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Ben Locket (Revolting Rhymes, The Amazing World of Gumball, Love Death + Robots: Zima Blue). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to two tracks from the compser’s score below. Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Puma is produced by Matador Content and centers on the fierce and centers on the decades-long rivalry between the two global sportswear giants, born from a family feud. The 3-parter features interviews with top athletes, ‘sneakerhead’ experts, and brand insiders including David Beckham, Neymar, Usain Bolt & others and charts the origins of the Dassler Brothers split, their innovative contributions to sports culture and the ongoing legacy of two brothers whose rivalry changed the game forever. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Zootopia 2’ to Feature Original Song ‘Zoo’ by Shakira
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blake Slatkin, Byron Howard, Ed Sheeran, Jared Bush, Shakir, Zootopia 2
Shakira has recorded the original song Zoo for Walt Disney Pictures Animation’s upcoming sequel Zootopia 2. The track, which is featured in the film’s just new “final” trailer, is written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin & Shakira, produced by Slatkin, Alex (A.C.) Castillo, Shakira & Sheeran and will be released as a digital single next Friday, October 10 by Walt Disney Records. A 7″ single on purple translucent glitter vinyl is available to order on Amazon. A full soundtrack album featuring the song and 23 tracks of composer Michael Giacchino’s originala score will be coming out on November 21. Check back on this page for the full album details. Shakira who returns as the voice of Zootopia’s biggest pop star, Gazelle, has previously previously contributed the original song Try Everything for the 2016 original movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Sentinels’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Canal+, Frédéric Kooshmanian, Les Sentinelles, score, The Sentinels, Thomas Couzinier
Federation Studios has released a soundtrack album for the French TV series The Sentinels (Les Sentinelles). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Thomas Couzinier & Frederic Kooshmanian (In His Shadow, The Shiny Shrimps, Goal of the Dead, Black Spot, Infiniti). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen the composers’ main theme and final track below. The Sentinels is based on the graphic novels by Xavier Dorison & Enrique Breccia and stars Louis Peres, Thibaut Evrard, Kacey Mottet-Klein and Carl Malapa. The action drama is set during World War I and follows an elite unit of the French army who transform from human soldiers to augmented soldiers with extraordinary physical abilities. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Klein Scoring BBC’s ‘Film Club’
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Film Club, Nathan Klein
Nathan Klein (Ludwig, 101 Dalmation Street, MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, Psycho Therapy, The Beast Within, McGregor Forever) has provided the original score for the new BBC comedy drama Film Club. The show is created by Aimee Lou Wood & Ralph Davis and stars Wood herself, Nabhaan Rizwan, Suranne Jones, Owen Cooper, Liv Hill, Arian Nik, Fola Evans-Akingbola and Lisa McGrillis. The series follows a young woman who starts a film club to spend a few uninterrupted hours with her best friend as a weekly escape from her eccentricity family, her handsome boyfriend and her frustrating neighbor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Montmartre’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Matteo Locasciulli, Montmartre, score, Soundtrack
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French limited series Montmartre. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Matteo Locasciulli (Weekend in Taipei, Rumba Therapy, Honeymoon Crasher, Home Sweet Rome!, The World Upside Down, Champagne, Inestimable, We Have a Dream). 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 the composer’s title track after the jump. Montmartre is created by Julien Simonet & Brigitte Bémol and stars Alice Dufour, Victor Meutelet, Claire Romain, Hugo Becker, Mathilde Seigner, Thibault de Montalembert, Pablo Pauly, Cristiana Reali, Roxane Turmel and Mikaël Mittelstadt. The 8-part historical drama directed by Louis Choquette is set at the turn of the 19th Century against the backdrop of the cabaret scene in the titular neighborhood in Paris and tell the intertwining stories of three different characters. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 28, 2025)
Posted: September 28, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Silvestri, Amazon, Apple TV +, Chad Powers, Hulu, Leo Birenberg, Mac Quayle, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Natalie Holt, Netflix, Play Dirty, The Sisters Grimm
Premiering on Tuesday, September 30, is the Hulu original series Chad Powers created by Glen Powell & Michael Waldron and starring Powell himself, Perry Mattfeld, Quentin Plair, Wynn Everett, Frankie A. Rodriguez and Steve Zahn. The show’s original music is composed by Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Princess, Victoria, Knightfall, The Honorouble Woman, Journey’s End, Herself, Beecham House, Press). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Premiering on Wednesday, October 1, is the crime thriller Play Dirty co-written and directed by Shane Black and starring Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Chukwudi Iwuji, Keegan-Michael Key, Nat Wolff, Thomas Jane and Tony Shalhoub. Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Avengers: Endgame, Predator, Captain America: The First Avenger, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Polar Express) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
