La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, the recut version of the 1990 drama The Godfather Part III starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton and Sofia Coppola. The 3-CD set features the newly remastered and expanded original score from the film composed by Carmine Coppola (Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, Gardens of Stone) on the first disc, alternate cues, as well as several cues from the original 1972 The Godfather movie that were re-recorded on the second disc, and the remastered original 1990 soundtrack album on the third disc. The 35th Anniversary Edition is limited to 3,000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone’ 35th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: January 5, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, score, Soundtrack, The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, The Godfather Part III
53rd Annie Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: January 5, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for the 53rd Annual Annie Awards this morning. Here are the music-related nominees:
Best Music – Feature
- Arco – Arnaud Toulon – Remembers, MountainA France, France 3 Cinéma/li>
- Elio – Rob Simonsen – Pixar Animation Studios
- KPop Demon Hunters – KPop Demon Hunters Music Team – Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Mari Fukuhara – Maybe Movies, Ikki Films, Distributed by GKIDS
- Zootopiua 2 – Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, Michael Giacchino – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Ludwig Göransson Wins Critics Choice Award for ‘Sinners’ Score
Posted: January 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Critics Choice Awards, Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Ludwig Göransson was honored with his second Critics Choice Award in the Best Score category for his music for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners at tonight’s 31st Critics Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. He previously received the award for his music from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2024. The other composers nominated in the category were Hans Zimmer (F1), Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Max Richter (Hamnet), Daniel Lopatin (Marty Supreme) and Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 4, 2026)
Posted: January 4, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Simon McAllister, Best Medicine, Coldwater, Fox, Girl Taken, Jeff Cardoni, Keegan DeWitt, Netflix, Paramount+, People We Meet on Vacation, Roddy Hart, Tommy Reilly
Premiering tonight before moving to its regular Tuesday night slot on January 6 is the Fox comedy drama Best Medicine developed by Liz Tuccillo based on ITV’s Doc Martin and starring Josh Charles, Annie Potts, Abigail Spencer, Cree and Josh Segarra. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, Ransom Canyon, Heels, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,White House Plumbers, CSI: Miami, Ghosts, The Franchise, Just Friends). Check out our previous article for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights on Fox and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Premiering on Thursday, January 8, is the British Paramount+ original series Girl Taken developed by David Turpin, Suzanne Cowie & Nessah Muthy based on the novel Baby Doll by Hollie Overton and starring Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans and Delphi Evans. Andrew Simon McAllister (Nowhere Special, Old Guy, The Devil’s Doorway, Agatha and the Truth of Murder, The Secret, 37 Days) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part psychological thriller, which follows two twin sisters whose lives are shattered when one of them is abducted from their quiet rural English town by a beloved local teacher and – after escaping following years of abuse – discovers that freedom brings its own challenges, will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Nikitin Scoring Netflix’s ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials’
Posted: January 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Anne Nikitin, Chris Chibnall, Netflix
Anne Nikitin (The Dropout, American Animals, I.S.S., Mrs. Wilson, One Day, Fate: The Winx Saga, Dangerous Liaisons, Lost Girls) is the composer of the new British Netflix limited series Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials. The show is developed by Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) based on Christie’s novel The Seven Dials Mystery and stars Mia McKenna-Bruce, Edward Bluemel, Martin Freeman, Helena Bonham Carter, Iain Glen, Nyasha Hatendi, Hughie O’Donnell, Nabhaan Rizwan, Alex Macqueen and Corey Mylchreest. The 3-parter follows a witty young aristocrat who sets out to solve the mystery behind the murder during a lavish country house party. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 3, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires, Joris de Man, Mike Mort, score, Soundtrack
Joris de Man (Horizon Zero Dawn, Lockwood & Co., Gotham Knights, Killzone) has released a soundtrack album for the British stop-motion animated feature Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to de Man’s main titles track after the jump. Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires is written and directed by Mike Mort and features the voices of Mort himself, Jennifer Saunders, Paul Whitehouse, Johnnie Fiori, Dan Russell and Samantha Coughlan. The movie is set in 1986 Los Angeles and follows a no-nonsense cop as he is faced with a race of homeless alcoholic vampires that must prey on drunks to survive. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 2, 2026)
Posted: January 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clark, Daniel Hart, The Dutchman, We Bury the Dead
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the zombie thriller We Bury the Dead written and directed by Zak Hilditch and starring Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Matt Whelan and Mark Coles Smith. The film’s original music is composed by Clark (The Last Panthers, Daniel Isn’t Real, Lisey’s Story, National Treasure: Kiri, Rellik, In Camera). Throttle Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Vertical. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation’ (Vol. 2) Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, score, Soundtrack, Takumi Ozawa, Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation
Walt Disney Records has released the second soundtrack album for the anime series Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation. The album features selections of the original score from the second part of the show’s first season (Episode of Heartslabyul) composed by Takumi Ozawa (Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Okamikakushi). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track below. Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation is based on Aniplex’s & Walt Disney Japan’s mobile video game of the same title and follows a high school student who gets transported to the titular world of magic and wonder. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Young Scoring André Øvredal’s ‘Passenger’
Posted: January 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andre Ovredal, Christopher Young, Passenger
Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3,Ghost Rider, Sinister, Drag Me to Hell, The Shipping News, The Hurricane, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) has been tapped to score the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Passenger. The film is directed by André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Autopsy of Jane Doe) and stars Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell and Melissa Leo. The movie revolves around a young couple who witness a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead and are soon being pursued by a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Xeno’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: January 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Matthew Loren Oates, Ryan Taubert, score, Soundtrack, Xeno
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi adventure Xeno. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ryan Taubert (Code 8, The Stolen Valley, American Exit, Freedom’s Path). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Welcome Home) after the jump. Xeno is written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and stars Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Wrenn Schmidt, Trae Romano, Paul Schneider and Josh Cooke. The movie tells the story of a young girl who stumbles upon a terrifying alien in the desert and forges an unbreakable bond with the creature. Read the rest of this entry »
