Leopold Ross (Shogun, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Book of Eli, Triple 9, Broken City) and Nick Chuba (Shogun, Thelma, Appendage, Operation Varsity Blues) are the composers of the upcoming Peacock limited series Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy. The show is created by Patrick Macmanus (Marco Polo, Happy!) and stars Michael Chernus, Gabriel Luna, Michael Angarano, James Badge Dale, Chris Sullivan and Marin Ireland. The 8-part crime drama tells the story of one of the world’s most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself and those his horrific deeds impacted. Read the rest of this entry »
Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba Scoring Peacock’s ‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’
Posted: August 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba, Patrick Macmanus, Peacock
Alberto Iglesias to Reteam with Pedro Almodóvar on ‘Bitter Christmas’
Posted: August 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Amarga Navidad, Bitter Christmas, Pedro Almodovar
Composer Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner, Exodus: Gods and Kings) is set to reteam with director Pedro Almodóvar on the upcoming comedy drama Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad). The film is written and directed by Almodóvar and stars Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-gijón, Patrick Criado, Victoria Luengo, Milena Smit, Rossy De Palma and Quim Gutiérrez. The movie follows an advertising director and workaholic who doesn’t give herself time to mourn her mother’s death and decides to travel to the island of Lanzarote. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Simon Stone’s ‘The Woman in Cabin 10’
Posted: August 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Netflix, Simon Stone, The Woman in Cabin 10
Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Hidden Figures, The Invisible Man, Shazam!) is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film The Woman in Cabin 10. The movie is directed by Simon Stone (The Daughter, The Dig) and stars Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, Art Malik, David Ajala, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, David Morrissey and Gitte Witt. The psychological thriller is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ruth Ware and follows a journalist who witnesses a passenger thrown overboard late at night while on board a luxury yacht and risks her life to uncover the truth when no one believes her. Read the rest of this entry »
‘STANS’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eminem, Paramount+, Soundtrack, STANS, Steven Leckart
Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary STANS. The album features the songs from the film by Eminem. including the previously unreleased tracks Everybody’s Looking at Me and Stan (Live at Wembley 2014). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and all major digital music services. A vinyl edition is scheduled to be released on January 16, 2026 and is available to order here. Also listen to the new tracks below. STANS is directed by Steven Leckart and explores the complicated relationship between one of the world’s most private artists and his massive public persona. The movie features stylized recreations, rare archival footage, and intimate original interviews and examines the deep into the emotional and transformative connection between Eminem and some of the superfans whose lives have been shaped by his music. Read the rest of this entry »
Max Richter Scoring Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’
Posted: August 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chloe Zhao, Hamnet, Max Richter
Max Richter (The Leftovers, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Ad Astra, Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Spaceman) has recently scored the upcoming drama Hamnet. The film is directed by Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, The Rider) and stars Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. The movie is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel of the same title and tells the story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s titular timeless masterpiece, through the eyes of his thoughtful wife Agnes. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Family Knight-Mare’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Family Knight-Mare, Mar Olid, score, Sin Cobertura, Soundtrack, Vanessa Garde
Atresmúsica has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish family adventure comedy A Family Knight-Mare (Sin Cobertura). The album features the film’s original music composed by Vanessa Garde (What Lucia Saw, A Normal World, Venus, Parot, If I Were a Rich Man, Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?, Just One Small Favor) and performed by Budapest Art Orchestra. 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 below. A Family Knight-Mare is directed by Mar Olid and stars Alexandra Jiménez, Ernesto Sevilla and Luna Fulgencio. The movie follows a mother on a family trip with her husband and children who meets a fortune teller who grants her one wish: to make cell phones disappear, but they soon discover that not only have they lost service, but they’ve traveled back to the Middle Ages. Read the rest of this entry »
World Premiere Release of Leonard Rosenman’s ‘The Outsider’ Score Announced
Posted: August 25, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Delbert Mann, Leonard Rosenman, score, Soundtrack, The Outsider
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1961 biographical drama The Outsider directed by Delbert Mann and starring Tony Curtis (as United States Marine Ira Hayes), James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett and Vivian Nathan. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Leonard Rosenman (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Beneath The Planet of the Apes, RoboCop 2,Fantastic Voyage, Lord of the Rings, Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden), as well as alternates and unused tracks. The CD 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 »
‘Jaws’ 50th Anniversary Special Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: August 25, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jaws, John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1975 classic Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton and Lorraine Gary. The 3-CD set features the the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner John Williams (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), including a remastered version of both the original score and the original soundtrack recording on the first two discs, as well as alternate and source cues, including the new track Theme From Jaws (Variation) and a never-before-heard section in Main Title and Beach Attacks, on the third disc. The album is now available to order on the Intrada’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more information about the release. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Netflix’s ‘Black Rabbit’
Posted: August 25, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Rabbit, Danny Bensi, Netflix, Saunder Jurriaans
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Speak No Evil, The Outsider, Enemy, Smoke, The Gift, The Staircase, Boy Erased, The White Tiger, Tokyo Vice) have composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix limited series Black Rabbit. The show is created by Zach Baylin (King Richard, Creed III) & Kate Susman and stars Jude Law, Jason Bateman, Cleopatra Coleman, Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Troy Kotsur and Amaka Okafor. The 8-part thriller follows a rising-star restaurateur who is forced into New York’s criminal underworld ,when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 25, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues, Paul Saunderson, score, Soundtrack
First Artists Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the Prime Video original documentary series Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues. The album features the show’s original music composed by Paul Saunderson (Three Identical Strangers, Trying, Fight or Flight, Love at First Sight, Human, Picture This, The More You Ignore Me, The Grand Duke of Corsica, Starfish). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues is directed by Gotham Chopra & Claudia Corbisiero and follows the Birmingham City Football Club through the 2024/25 season after its purchase by NFL icon Tom Brady and billionaire Tom Wagner as a new ownership group suffer relegation and multiple managerial changes en route to a record-breaking season. Read the rest of this entry »