John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, The Emperor’s New Groove, Hocus Pocus) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming holiday comedy The Man with the Bag. The film is directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Bedtime Stories) and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Ritchson, Awkwafina, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Ken Jeong, Michael Cyril Creighton, Berkeley James, Adrian Martinez, Roger Bart, Jesmille Darbouze, Karren Karagulian, Gabi Samels, Jane Krakowski and Murray Hill. The movie follows Santa who – together with his daughter and a group of misfits – has to pull of his greatest heist to save Christmas when his magic bag gets stolen. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Adam Shankman’s ‘The Man with the Bag’
Posted: September 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Shankman, Amazon, John Debney, The Man with the Bag
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 12, 2025)
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amaury Laurent Bernier, Brian Steckler, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Elli and Her Monster Team, Jeff Russo, Jeremiah Fraites, John Lunn, Looking Through Water, Lucrecia Dalt, Oliver Coates, Rabbit Trap, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake), The History of Sound, The Long Walk, The Man in My Basement
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller The Long Walk directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Judy Greer, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Roman Griffin Davis, Tut Nyuot, Josh Hamilton, Joshua Odjick and Mark Hamill. The film’s original music is composed by Jeremiah Fraites (of the folk band The Lumineers). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the musician’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Took a Walk by Shaboozey & Stephen Wilson Jr. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Also opening wide is the period drama Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale directed by Simon Curtis and starring Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton, Paul Giamatti, Laura Carmichael, Dominic West, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Joanne Froggatt and Joely Richardson. John Lunn (The Last Kingdom, Belgravia, The White Queen, Jamestown, The White Princess) who has previously the Downton Abbey TV series, as as well as 2019’s first feature and the 2022 sequel. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Black Rabbit’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Black Rabbit, Danny Bensi, Netflix, Saunder Jurriaans, score, Soundtrack
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s limited series Black Rabbit. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award nominees Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Enemy, Speak No Evil, The Outsider, The Gift, The Staircase, Tulsa King, Boy Erased, Smoke, The White Tiger, Tokyo Vice). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composers’ first track (Toast and Bullets) below. The label has previously released Raye’s What a Different a Day Make cover from the series as a digital single last Friday. Black Rabbit is created by Zach Baylin & Kate Susman and stars Jude Law, Jason Bateman, Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Cleopatra Coleman, Troy Kotsur and Amaka Okafor. The 8-part thriller follows the owner of NYC’s biggest hotspot who is forced into the city’s criminal underworld when his troubled brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail. Read the rest of this entry »
First Track from Dan Deacon’s ‘Task’ Score Released
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Dan Deacon, HBO, Task
Lakeshore Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for the HBO limited series Task. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is One Coin written by the show’s composer Dan Deacon (Venom: The Last Dance, Hustle, The Changeling, Ascension, Rez Ball, Twixt, All Light, Everywhere). Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released in the coming weeks. Task is created by Brad Inglesby and stars Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Sam Keeley, Jamie McShane, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Alison Oliver, Fabien Frankel, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox and Martha Plimpton. Read the rest of this entry »
Remastered ‘High Heels’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: High Heels, Pedro Almodovar, Ryuichi Sakamoto, score, Soundtrack, Tacones Lejanos
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1991 Spanish drama High Heels (Tacones Lejanos) written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes and Miguel Bosé. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed by Academy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Last Emperor, The Revenant, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Little Buddha, Snake Eyes) The soundtrack is now available to order as a CD and limited edition vinyl on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Antilles & Island Records have previously released the original soundtrack album on CD back in 1992 and a digital version is now also available. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Peacemaker’ Season 1 Soundtrack – The Eagly-P Released
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: HBO Max, James Gunn, Peacemaker, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack EP for DC Studios’ HBO Max original series Peacemaker.T he 4-track EP features the opening titles song from the show’s first season, Do Ya Wanna Taste It by Wig Wam, as well as John Murphy’s (feat. Ralph Saenz) cover of Pumped Up Kicks and John Cena’s piano version of Home Sweet Home (both previously been released as digital singles) and series composers’ Clint Mansell’s & Kevin Kiner’s Peacemaker Rock Theme Jam (as featured on the Season 1 score soundtrack album). The Eagly-P is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. A vinyl edition is available from Mutant. A full soundtrack release for Season 2 is expected in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Return for Illumination Entertainment’s ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Horvath, Brian Tyler, Illumination Entertainment, Michael Jelenic, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Thor: The Dark World, Yellowstone, Now You See Me) is returning to score Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The film is directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic (who previously helmed 2023′ original movie) and features the voices of Chris Pratt (as Mario), Anya Taylor-Joy (as Princess Peach), Charlie Day (as Luig), Jack Black (as Bowser), Keegan-Michael Key (as Toad) and Kevin Michael Richardson (as Kamek). No plot details have been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Everything to Me’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Everything to Me, Kayci Lacob, score, Soundtrack, Stephanie Economou, The Book of Jobs
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the coming-of-age comedy drama Everything to Me. The album features the film’s original score composed by Grammy Award winner Stephanie Economou (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, Ruby Gilman: Teenage Kraken, Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Jupiter’s Legacy, About My Father, The Chair). Also included is the original song Learn to Let Go by Economou, Maggie McClure, Chloé Caroline & Jon Monroe. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Claudia) from the score is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Everything to Me is written and directed by Kayci Lacob and stars Abigail Donaghy, Lola Flanery, Judy Greer, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rich Sommer and Victoria Pedretti. The movie follows a precocious girl raised in Silicon Valley who becomes obsessed with emulating the success of her idol, Steve Jobs, but struggles to find her own identity upon entering Stanford. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for BBC’s ‘The Guest’ Released
Posted: September 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Blair Mowat, score, Soundtrack, The Guest
Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama The Guest. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Blair Mowat (Class, Nolly, Doctor Jekyll, McDonald & Dodds, Black Dog, After the Flood, Electric Man). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download overseas on most major digital music services, including Amazon. The Guest is created by Matthew Barry and stars Eve Myles, Gabrielle Creevy, Sion Daniel Young, Bethan Mary-James, Julian Lewis Jones, Emun Elliott, Clive Russell, Joseph Ollman and Catherine Ayers. The 4-part thriller follows a cleaner whose life is changed forever after getting hired by anf forming an unlikely friendship with a mysterious businesswoman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Captive’ (‘El Cautivo’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alejandro Amenábar, El Cautivo, Scorre, Soundtrack, The Captive
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish/Italian period adventure drama The Captive. The album features the film’s original music composed by director Alejandro Amenábar (The Others, The Sea Inside, Open Your Eyes, While at War). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the final track after the jump. A CD version will be available to order on the label’s official website. The Captive is written and directed by Amenábar and stars Julio Peña Fernández, Alessandro Borghi, Miguel Rellán and Fernando Tejero. The movie tells the origin story of Miguel de Cervantes, author of the iconic novel Don Quixote, who – as a young soldier in 1575 Algiers – was held for ransom, unaware he’s on the path to becoming one of history’s greatest storyteller. Read the rest of this entry »
