Sony Music has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese psychological horror thriller Exit 8. The album features the film’s original music composed by songwriter/music producer/DJ Yasutaka Nakata and Shohei Amimori . The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other music services. A CD version is set to be released in Japan next month. Also listen to the first track from each composer after the jump. Exit 8 is co-written and directed by Genki Kawamura and stars Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Nana Komatsu and Kotone Hanase. The movie is based on on Kotake Create’s cult game of the same title and follows a man trapped in a endless sterile subway passageway as he sets out to find Exit 8. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Exit 8’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Exit 8, Genki Kawamura, score, Shohei Amimori, Soundtrack, Yasutaka Nakata
Keegan DeWitt Scoring HBO’s ‘The Chair Company’
Posted: September 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew DeYoung, HBO, Keegan DeWitt, The Chair Company
Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, A Teacher, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Sorry for Your Loss, Divorce, Morris from America, Love Again) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO original series The Chair Company. The show is created by Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin (Detroiters) and stars Robinson himself, Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price and Joseph Tudisco. The comedy revolves around a man who finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy after an embarrassing incident at work. Robinson & Kanin are also executive producing the project with HyperObject Industries’ Adam McKay (The Big Short, Step Brothers) & Todd Schulman (Jury Duty, The Lovebirds), Igor Srubshchi (Master of None, Crashing), as well as Andrew DeYoung who is also directing. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Vinyl Edition Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The cover art of the vinyl edition soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ feature The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange, Star Trek, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) and will be released as a 2-disc 12″ vinyl on October 17 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition. The digital version of the soundtrack was released in July, a week prior to the movie’s release. Also out now is a 7-inch LP on translucent “Galactic Blue” vinyl featuring Giacchino’s theme, as well as the end credits song Let Us Be Devoured written and performed by Andrea Datzman (click here to order). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dr. Seuss's Red Fish Blue Fish, Netflix, PJ Morton, Rob Cantor, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original animated series Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish. The album features the show’s original songs written by Rob Cantor and performed by PJ Morton (of Maroon 5). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two songs after the jump. Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish is developed by Dustin Ferrer & Steven Conner and features the voices of Brian Drummond & Andrea Libman in the title roles, as well as Naomi Tan as the narrator. The preschool comedy follows the adventures of an odd couple of two fish friends as they explore and introduce opposite concepts. Read the rest of this entry »
Marius de Vries to Compose Music for Rania Attieh’s & Daniel Garcia’s ‘Queen of the Falls’
Posted: September 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Garcia, Marius de Vries, Queen of the Falls, Rania Attieh
Marius de Vries (Coda, Strange Magic, Kick-Ass, Sucker Punch, Navalny) is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama Queen of the Falls. The film is written and directed by Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia (H., Initials S.G.) and is set to star Pamela Anderson and Guy Pearce. The movie is being described as a “music-infused tale about two lovers on the run’. Mollye Asher (Nomadland, The Rider) and Shruti Ganguly are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tafiti – Across the Desert’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carsten Rocker, Nina Wels, score, Soundtrack, Tafiti - Across the Desert
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Tafiti – Across the Desert. The album features the film’s original music composed by Carsten Rocker (Medicopter 117, Die Rosenheim-Cops, Coast Guard). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s end titles track after the jump. Tafiti – Across the Desert is directed by Nina Wels and tells the story of a young meerkat whose grandfather is bitten by a deadly poisonous snake and sets out across the desert in search of a legendary blue flower said to have healing powers. Read the rest of this entry »
Duncan Thum & David Bertok Win Emmy Award for ‘Chef’s Table: Legends’ Episode ‘José Andrés’
Posted: September 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chef's Table: Legends, David Bertok, Duncan Thum, Emmy Awards, Kendrick Lama, Tony Russell
Duncan Thum & David Bertok have received their first Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) category for their score for Netflix’s Chef’s Table: Legends episode José Andrés at today’s second night of the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 7, 2025)
Posted: September 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Adam Price, Dan Deacon, HBO, Mubi, Mussolini: Son of the Century, Nathan Lanier, Netflix, Task, The Crow Girl, The Wrong Paris, Tom Rowlands
Premiering tonight is the HBO limited series Task created by Brad Inglesby and starring Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Raúl Castillo, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox and Martha Plimpton. The show’s original music is composed by Dan Deacon (Venom: The Last Dance, Hustle, The Changeling, Rez Ball,Twixt, Strawberry Mansion, Ascension, Wedding Season). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 7-part crime drama, which will air Sunday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, September 8, is the British TV series The Crow Girl developed by Milly Thomas based on Erik Axl Sund’s bestselling novel of the same title and starring Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly, Dougray Scott and Elliot Edusah. Adam Price (Apartment 7A, Curfew) has composed the show’s original music. Lorne Balfe serves as the project’s score producer. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring Price’s score earlier this year when the crime thriller premiered in tbe UK on Paramount+. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV. Read the rest of this entry »
Anna von Hausswolff & Filip Leyman Scoring Alice Winocour’s ‘Couture’
Posted: September 7, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice Winocour, Anna von Hausswolff, Couture, Filip Leyman
Swedish singer/songwriter Anna von Hausswolff has teamed up with Filip Leyman to score the upcoming drama Couture. The film is written and directed by Alice Winocour (Proxima, Augustine) and stars Angelina Jolie, Anyier Anei, Louis Garrel and Ella Rumpf. The movie is set in the Parisian fashion industry and weaves together multiple threads of women and girls from Ukraine, Sudan, and France, in the lead up to a fashion show. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro & Mick Giacchino Win Emmy Awards for ‘Severance’ Season 2 & ‘The Penguin’ Scores
Posted: September 6, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Apple TV +, Christopher Lennertz, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Emmy Awards, Gabel Hilfer, Mick Giacchino, Severance, The Boys, The Penguin, The Studio, The White Lotus, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has won his second Emmy Award for his score for the episode Cold Harbor from the second season of the Apple TV+ original series Severance in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category at tonight’s first night of the 77th Creative Prime Emmy Awards. He previously won his first Emmy for his music from Season 1 back in 2022 and was also nominated for his main title theme. Mick Giacchino received his first Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special category for his score from the episode After Hours of the HBO series The Penguin. Cristobal Tapia de Veer has won his fourth Emmy Award for his theme for the third season of HBO”s The White Lotus in the Outstanding Main Title Theme Music category. Read the rest of this entry »
