Nick Thorburn (best known as the frontman of the rock bands Islands & The Unicorns) & music producer/composer Patrick Ford have written the main title theme for the new Peacock original series The Paper. The track, entitled Song from the Ninth Floor, will be released as a digital single tomorrow, September 5 by Lakeshore Records (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). The Paper is created by Greg Daniels and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Melvin Gregg, Alex Edelman, Tim Key, Ramona Young and Oscar Nuñez. The comedy follows the documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in NBC’s The Office as they find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it. Read the rest of this entry »
Main Title Theme from Peacock’s ‘The Paper’ to Be Released
Posted: September 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Nick Thorburn, Patrick Ford, Peacock, The Paper
Paul Englisby Scoring BritBox’s & BBC’s ‘Lynley’
Posted: September 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BritBox, Lynley, Paul Englishby
Paul Englishby (An Education, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Luther, Page Eight, Sunshine on Leith, The Musketeers) is the composer of the new BritBox/BBC crime drama Lynley. he show is created by Steve Thompson (Vienna Blood, Prime Target) and stars Leo Suter, Sofia Barclay, Daniel Mays, Michael Workeye, Niamh Walsh and Joshua Sher. The series revolves around a brilliant police detective who gets paired with a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background and – together – become a formidable team, bonded by their desire to see justice done. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Americana’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Posted: September 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Americana, David Flemiing, score, Soundtrack, Tony Tost
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Americana. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Fleming (Superman, The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Damsel, Hillbilly Elegy, The Unforgivable, Blue Planet II). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 5 and will be available to stream/donwload on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. Americana is written and directed by Tony Tost and stars Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Eric Dane, Zahn McClarnon, Simon Rex, Toby Huss, Gavin Maddox Bergman, Derek Hinkey and Harriet Sansom Harris. The movie follows a shy waitress with big dreams who teams up with a military veteran to gain possession of a rare Native American artifact, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli Scoring Gore Verbinski’s ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Posted: September 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die, Gore Verbinski
Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disturbia, Christopher Robin, Leo, The Pacific) has recently been scoring the upcoming sci-fi adventure Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring) and stars Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz and Juno Temple. The movie follows a man claiming to be from the future who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world. Read the rest of this entry »
’22 Lanes’ (’22 Bahnen’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 4, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 22 Bahnen, 22 Lanes, Dascha Dauenhauer, Mia Maariel Meyer d, score, Soundtrack
Königskinder has released a soundtrack album for the German drama 22 Lanes (22 Bahnen). The album features the film’s original music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Tatami, The Swarm, Blood Red Sky,A Million Minutes, Bliss, Souls). 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. 22 Lanes is directed by Mia Maariel Meyer and stars Luna Wedler, Jannis Niewöhner, Zoë Baier and Laura Tonke. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by Caroline Wahl and follows a young woman living in a small town who has to decide if she can leave her younger sister and alcoholic mother behind when she gets offered a promotion that would force her to relocate to Berlin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The American Southwest’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Masters, Noah Sorota, score, Soundtrack, The American Southwest
Noah Sorota (Resident Alien, Falling Skies, Deep in the Heart, Unbranded, Reverie, Jinn, The Gracefield Incident) will release a soundtrack album for the documentary The American Southwest. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and will be released digitally tomorrow, September 4 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. The American Southwest is directed by Ben Masters and narrated by Quannah Chasinghorse. The movie showcases the mighty Colorado River’s abundant wildlife, confronts the ecological impacts of dams and river depletion, and advocates for increased water and wildlife conservation. Read the rest of this entry »
Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ to Feature Original Songs by Charli XCX and Score by Anthony Willis
Posted: September 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Willis, Charli XCX, Emerald Fennell, Wuthering Heights
Composer Anthony Willis (M3GAN, How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, One Last Night) is reteaming with director Emerald Fennell on the upcoming film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. The movie is written and directed by Fennell and stars Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell. Charli XCX is contributing original songs to the drama. No plot details have been announced yet. Fennell and Robbie are also producing the project with Josey McNamara (Barbie, My Old Ass) for LuckyChap Entertainment Production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Deluxe Vinyl Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: September 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chris Bacon, Netflix, Soundtrack, Wednesday
Milan Records has announced a deluxe vinyl soundtrack release for the second season of the Netflix original series Wednesday. The album features both the vocal and instrumental tracks performed throughout the show by the series’ cast (and Bella Poarch’s additional covers), as well as selections of the new season’s original score composed by Chris Bacon (Heretic, Source Code, Bates Motel, Men in Black: International). The vinyl is pressed on purple and black blended transparent vinyl, with a spot-glossed cover, custom labels, printed vinyl pockets, a poster and lyric insert and is scheduled to be released on December 5. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack and check out our previous articles for the details of the digital score and soundtrack albums. Wednesday is developed by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and stars Jenna Ortega,Catherine Zeta-Jones, Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman and Billie Piper.. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Baltimorons’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: September 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jay Duplass, Jordan Seigel, score, Soundtrack, The Baltimorons
Wonderbird Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama The Baltimorons. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jordan Seigel (Half Brothers, Popular Theory, Lucky Stiff). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Also listen to two tracks from the composer’s score, as well as his arrangement of Someone to Watch Over Me performed by Lia Booth below. The Baltimorons is co-written and directed by Jay Duplass and stars Michael Strassner, Liz Larsen and Olivia Luccardi. The movie follows a newly sober man who – after cracking a tooth on Christmas Eve – embarks on an unexpected May/December adventure through Baltimore with his emergency dentist. Read the rest of this entry »
Bobby Krlic Scoring Ronan Day-Lewis’ ‘Anemone’
Posted: September 3, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anemone, Bobby Krlic, Ronan Day-Lewis
Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Blue Beetle, Beef, Eddington, Beau Is Afraid, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Invasion, Returnal, Snowpiercer, Eenie Meanie) has composed the original score for the upcoming drama Anemone. The film is directed by Ronan Day-Lewis and stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean and Samantha Morton. The movie explores the complex and profound ties that exist between brothers, fathers, and sons. Daniel & Ronan Day-Lewis also co-wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
