Composer Dara Taylor (Ironheart, The Invitation, Straw, The Tender Bar, Meet Me Next Christmas, The Noel Diary, Echo Boomers) is reuniting with director Josh Greenbaum (Will & Harper, Becoming Bond) on the upcoming sports comedy The Dink. The film stars Jake Johnson as a washed-up tennis pro who, desperate to save a struggling club and earn his father’s respect, is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball. Mary Steenburgen, Ben Stiller, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Chris Parnell, Patton Oswalt, Christine Taylor, as well as tennis champions Andy Roddick & John McEnroe are also starring in the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Dara Taylor Scoring Josh Greenbaum’s ‘The Dink’
Posted: August 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Apple TV +, Dara Taylor, Josh Greenbaum, The Dink
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‘Quebranto’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Camilo Lara, Disney Plus, Hulu, Quebranto, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican Disney+/Hulu original series Quebranto. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Camilo Lara (aka Mexican Institute of Sound) (A Million Miles Away, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, Gentefied, La Liberación, Going Varsity in Mariachi). Also included is the title song written by Luisa Almaguer and produced by Lara. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the song and the first score track after the jump. Quebranto is directed by Bernardo de la Rosa, written by Andrés Gelós, Natacha Caravia & Andrés Pascaner and stars Tini Stoessel, Jorge López and Martín Barba. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Rennicks Scoring Kirk Jones’ ‘I Swear’ & Nanouk Leopold’s ‘Whitetail’
Posted: August 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: I Swear, Kirk Jones, Nanouk Leopold, Stephen Rennicks, Whitetail
Stephen Rennicks (Room, Normal People, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Frank, Conversations with Friends, The Quiet Girl, Alice & Jack) has recently scored the upcoming British biographical drama I Swear. The film is written and directed by Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee, Waking Ned Devine) and stars Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, Maxine Peake, Scott Ellis Watson and Shirley Henderson. The movie tells the true story of John Davidson, a trailblazer who was diagnosed with Tourette’s at age 15 and faced and overcame many hardships from adolescence and early adulthood as a result of what was a little known condition in 1980’s Britain. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Mortimers’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Álvaro Fernández Armero, Los Muértimer, score, Soundtrack, The Mortimers, Vanessa Garde
Grupo Editorial Telecinco & Mira Mi Música have released a soundtrack album for the Spanish mystery comedy The Mortimers (Los Muértimer). The album features the film’s original music composed by Vanessa Garde (What Lucia Saw, Venus, Parot, A Normal World, Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?, If I Were a Rich Man, Just One Small Favor). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. The Mortimers is directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero and stars Belén Rueda, Víctor Clavijo, Alexandra Jiménez, Fele Martínez and Pepe Lorente. The movie produced by Álex de la Iglesia is based on the comic book series Les Croques by Léa Mazé tells the story of five teenagers who uncover a jewel theft plot in a cemetery. Read the rest of this entry »
New Jerry Fielding, Albert Glasser & Christopher Young Soundtrack Collections Announced
Posted: August 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Music AlbumsTags: Albert Glasser, Christopher Young, Jerry Fielding, score, Soundtrack
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced several new limited edition soundtrack CDs featuring scores by composers Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, Escape from Alcatraz, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, The Bad News Bears), Albert Glasser (The Amazing Colossal Man, Geisha Girl, Invasion U.S.A.,The Cyclops, High School Confidential) & Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3, Ghost Rider, Drag Me to Hell, Sinister, The Shipping News, The Hurricane). The Jerry Fielding Collection: Volume 1 includes the premiere release of the composer’s score from 1974’s Honky Tonk directed by Don Taylor, written by Douglas Heyes and starring Richard Crenna & John Dehner, as well as remastered versions of his music from 1971’s Johnny Got His Gun written and directed by Dalton Trumbo and staring Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Field & Marsha Hunt, George Schaefer’s 1972 drama A War of Children starring Vivien Merchant, Jenny Agutter & John Ronane and the 1979 mini-series Mr. Horn directed by Jack Starrett, written by William Goldman and starring David Carradine, Richard Widmark & Karen Black. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Trial by Fire’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aurélien Peyre, L'épreuve du feu, Maud Geffray, score, Soundtrack, Trial by Fire
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Trial by Fire (L’épreuve du feu). The album features the film’s original music composed by Maud Geffray (Split, I Swear, Southern Belle). 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 below. Trial by Fire is written and directed by Aurélien Peyre and stars Félix Lefebvre, Anja Verderosa, and Suzanne Jouannet. The movie revolves around a 19-year old on his yearly summer vacation at his family’s home on an Atlantic island as he becomes the center of attention when he arrives accompanied by his girlfriend and having undergone a physical transformation. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 17, 2025)
Posted: August 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, Bobby Krlic, Brocker Way, Eenie Meanie, Hostage, Hulu, Jeff Russo, Netflix, Sarah Trevino, The Map That Leads to You, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Premiering on Tuesday, August 19, is the Netflix original documentary series America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys directed and executive produced by Chapman & Maclain Way about the controversies that defined the Dallas Cowboys and led them to three Super Bowl championships. The show’s original music is composed by Brocker Way (Wild Wild Country, The Kings of Tupelo, The Battered Bastards of Baseball. Death and Other Details, Untold). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Skydance Sports , NFL Films & Stardust Frames production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 20, is the romantic drama The Map That Leads to You directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Madelyn Cline, KJ Apa, Josh Lucas, Madison Thompson and Sofia Wylie. Sarah Trevino (The Big Conn, The Herricanes) has composed the film’s original music. The movie, which is based on JP Monninger’s novel of the same name and follows a young woman who is setting off on an adventure across Europe with her best friends before settling into her perfectly planned life, when she crosses paths with a magnetic and mysterious stranger, will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Suspicious Minds’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Disney Plus, Hulu, score, Soundtrack, Suspicious Minds, Victor Reyes
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Disney+/Hulu original series Suspicious Minds (Ladrones: La tiara de Santa Águeda). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Victor Reyes (The Night Manager, Buried, Red Lights, Grand Piano, Perfect Strangers, Red Queen, Down a Dark Hall). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the first two tracks below. Suspicious Minds is created by Verónica Marzá, Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal and stars Alex González, Silvia Alonso, Asier Etxeandia, Olga Hueso, Antonio Pagudo, Albert Baró, Jan Buxaderas,Alicia Jaziz and Eduardo Gómez. The 6-parter directed by Inma Torrente and co-directed by Alejandro Bazzano follows a brilliant thief who – after a failed robbery in Las Vegas – prepares her next heist in Isla Esperanza, an idyllic place lost in the middle of the Pacific, when a mysterious man from her past shows up on the island. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring Hulu’s ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’
Posted: August 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hulu, Jeff Russo, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, Legion, For All Mankind, The Night Of, Zero Day) has composed the original score for the new Hulu limited series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox. The show is created by KJ Steinberg (This Is Us, Mistresses) and stars Grace Van Patten, Sharon Horgan, Francesco Acquaroli, John Hoogenakker, Giuseppe De Domenico and Roberta Mattei. The 8-part drama is inspired by the story of how Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for the tragic murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 15, 2025)
Posted: August 15, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Americana, Daniel Meyer O’Keeffe, David Fleming, Dominic Lewis, East of Wall, Fixed, Gregoire Hetzel, Hanan Townshend, Highest 2 Lowest, Howard Drossin, Jimmy and Stiggs, Joanne Higginbottom, Lukas Frank, Night Always Comes, Nobody 2, Sam Ewing, Steve Moore, The Musicians, Went Up the Hill, Witchboard
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Nobody 2 directed by Timo Tjahjanto and starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, Sharon Stone, RZA, Christopher Lloyd and Colin Hanks. The film’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (Bullet Train, The Man in the High Castle, The Fall Guy, Peter Rabbit, Karate Kid: Legends, Your Friends & Neighbors, Money Monster, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Dope Thief, Violent Night). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs performed by José James, Des Rocs & Lewis himself today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.
Opening semi-wide in a couple of hundred theaters is the crime thriller Americana 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. David Fleming (Superman, The Last of Us, Damsel, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II, The Unforgivable) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album is expected to be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and is being released by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
