Only One on the Mountain has released a soundtrack album for the western thriller Frontier Crucible. The album features the original songs from the film written by singer/songwriter Sean Rowe. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the first track (I Will Find a Way) after the jump. Frontier Crucible is directed by Travis Mills and stars Myles Clohessy, Armie Hammer, William H. Macy, Eli Brown, Mary Stickley, Ryan Masson, Eddie Spears, Zane Holtz and Thomas Jane. The movie based on Harry Whittington’s novel Desert Stake-Out follows a man traveling through a dangerous stretch of Apache territory with a wagon full of medical supplies who enlists the help of a trio of dangerous outlaws to make it to his destination in time. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Frontier Crucible’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 'Frontier Crucible, score, Sean Rowe, Soundtrack, Travis Mills
Adem Ilhan Scoring Josh Duhamel’s ‘Preschool’
Posted: March 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adem Ilhan, Josh Duhamel, Preschool
Adem Ilhan (The Ballad of Wallis Island, Avenue 5,In the Loop, The Beautiful Game, The Mortician) has recently composed the original score for the new comedy Preschool. The film is directed by Josh Duhamel and stars Duhamel himself, Michael Socha, Antonio Thomas, Charity Wakefield, Fenella Woolgar and James Cosmo. The movie, which marks the actor’s third feature directorial effort following 2019’s Buddy Games and its 2023 sequel Buddy Games: Spring Awakening, is set in London and revolves around two dads who set their sights on the last open spot at an ultra-posh preschool. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Máxima’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Fons Merkies, Laurens Goedhart, Máxima, score, Soundtrack, Videoland
Fons Merkies (The Commune) & Laurens Goedhart (All Inclusive, Invasion, Faithfully Yours) have released a new soundtrack album for the Dutch TV series Máxima. The album features selections of composers’ original score from the show’s second season and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Millstreet Films BV has previously released an album featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 back in 2024. Máxima is directed by Saskia Diesing & Joosje Duk and stars Delfina Chaves, Martijn Lakemeier, Elsie de Brauw, Sebastian Koch, Steef de Bot, Bram Suijker, Claire Bender and Abbey Hoes. The new season of the period drama follows Máxima from the preparations for the much-discussed wedding to the coronation ten years later. Read the rest of this entry »
Mick Giacchino Scoring Marvel’s Disney+ Series ‘VisionQuest’
Posted: March 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney Plus, Marvel, Mick Giacchino, Terry M, VisionQuest
Mick Giacchino (The Penguin, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Zootopia+, The Muppets Mayhem, Extinct, That Dirty Black Bag) has been tapped to score Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series VisionQuest. The show is developed by Terry Matalas (Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys) and stars Paul Bettany in the title role, alongside Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, James D’Arcy, Emily Hampshire, Orla Brady, Ruaridh Mollica, as well as James Spader as Ultron. The Marvel Television production takes place after the events in WandaVision (scored by Christophe Beck) and follows Vision as he tries to regain his memory and humanity. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Murder in the Building’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laurent Perez Del Mar, Le crime du 3e étage, Murder in the Building, Rémi Bezançon, score, Soundtrack
B Original has released a soundtrack album for the French comedic crime thriller Murder in the Building (Le crime du 3e étage). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Perez Del Mar (The Red Turtle, My Son, The Mystery of Henri Pick, I Kill Giants, The Kitchen Brigade, Zarafa). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Murder in the Building is written and directed by Rémi Bezançon and stars Gilles Lellouche, Laetitia Casta and Guillaume Gallienne. The movie revolves around a crime writer and his film professor partner who get swept up in a real-life mystery when they begin to suspect their neighbor of murder. Read the rest of this entry »
Music Highlights from the 98th Academy Awards
Posted: March 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. Two of the five nominees in the Original Song category were performed live. Check out the performances of the Oscar-winning Golden from KPop Demon Hunters by Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami (the singing voices behind HUNTR/X), as well as the Oscar-nominated I Lied to You from Sinners performed by Miles Caton & Raphael Saadiq (joined by Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey & Alice Smith) after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dantza’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: March 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dantza, Pascal Gaigne, score, Soundtrack, Telmo Esnal
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish musical feature Dantza. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pascal Gaigne (The Endless Trench, The Olive Tree, Nora, The Giant, The Chapel, Remember Me). The soundtrack was released as a limited edition CD last month (visit the label’s official website to order) and is now also available digitally (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Also listen to the composer’s 12-minute Danças Suite below. Dantza is directed by Telmo Esnal and tells a story about the cycle of life and the evolution of man through Basque dances and their ancestral symbolism. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson Wins Academy Award for ‘Sinners’ Score
Posted: March 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Ludwig Göransson was honored with his third Academy Award for his score from Ryan Coogler’s Sinners at tonight’s 98th Oscar ceremony. He previously won the prize for his music from Coogler’s Black Panther in 2019 and from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2024. Check out his acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Original Score category were Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another), Max Richter (Hamnet), Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia) and Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein). Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Chmelewsky Scoring BBC’s ‘The Other Bennet Sister’
Posted: March 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Chmelewsky, BBC, BritBox, The Other Bennet Sister
Anne Chmelewsky (Where Hands Touch, The Shepherd, To Cook a Bear, Maestra, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Only People) is the composer of the new BBC drama The Other Bennet Sister. The show is developed by Sarah Quintrell (The Power) based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name and stars Ella Bruccoleri, Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Indira Varma, Tanya Reynolds, Richard Coyle, Dónal Finn, Laurie Davidson, Varada Sethu, Maddie Close, Molly Wright, Poppy Gilbert and Grace Hogg-Robinson. The 10-part series follows Mary Bennet, the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, as she steps out of her sisters’ shadows in search of her own identity and purpose. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 14, 2026)
Posted: March 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Breton Vivian, BritBox, Chris Roe, Imperfect Women, Paramount+, Siddhartha Khosla, The Lady, The Madison
Premiering today is the Paramount+ original series The Madison created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Amiah Miller, Elle Chapman, Patrick J. Adams, Kevin Zegers, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Danielle Vasinova, Rebecca Spence and Matthew Fox. The show’s original music is composed by Breton Vivian (Yellowstone, Five Feet Apart, 1923, Redeeming Love, 1883, Marshals, Black Dog). Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 18, is the Apple TV limited series Imperfect Women created by Annie Weisman based on Araminta Hall’s novel and starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, Kate Mara, Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll, Leslie Odom Jr., Audrey Zahn, Jill Wagner, Rome Flynn, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Keith Carradine, Jackson Kelly, Violette Linnz, Wilson Bethel, Ana Ortiz, Indiana Elle and Sherri Saum. Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, Paradise, This Is Us, The Idea of You, Rabbit Hole, Welcome to Chippendales, Looking for Alaska) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released on Friday, March 20. Click here to learn more about the 8-part psychological thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV. Read the rest of this entry »