Sky has confirmed that Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Road, Hell or High Water, Blonde, Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Proposition) have written the original music for the upcoming Sky original drama The Death of Bunny Munro. The show is written by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy) based Cave’s second novel and stars Matt Smith, Rafael Mathé, Sarah Greene, Johann Myers, Robert Glenister, Lindsay Duncan, Alice Feetham, David Threlfal and Elizabeth Berrington. The 6-part drama follows a sex-addicted door-to-door salesman and self-professed lothario who – after his wife’s death – takes his young son on a sales tour around Brighton and beyond, where he is forced to confront what kind of man he really is. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring Sky’s ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’
Posted: August 11, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nick Cave, Sky, The Death of Bunny Munro, Warren Ellis
‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, HBO, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, The Gilded Age
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series The Gilded Age. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Gladiator II, The Martian, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven, Spy Game) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the main title theme and the first two score tracks below. The label has previously released two albums featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 & Season 2 back in 2022 and 2023. The Gilded Age is created by Julian Fellowes and stars Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Bill Camp and Phylicia Rashad. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 10, 2025)
Posted: August 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Alien: Earth, Amazon, Ames Bessada, Butterfly, Clinton Shorter, Curtis Green, FX, Irish Blood, Jeff Russo, Léa Castel, Limitless: Live Better Now, Min He, Nainita Desai, National Geographic, Netflix, The Rainmaker, USA, Yoan Chirescu, Young Millionaires
Premiering tomorrow, August 11, is the Acorn TV original series Irish Blood created by Christina Ray & Aaron Martin and starring Alicia Silverstone, Jason O’Mara, Simone Kirby, Wendy Crewson, Ruth Codd, Leonardo Taiwo and Dearbhla Molloy. The show’s original music is composed by Ames Bessada (I Used to Be Funny, Black Mirror: Joan Is Awful & Common People, Astrid and Lilly Save the World, Holly Hobbie). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the crime drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Acorn TV.
Premiering on Tuesday, August 12, is the FX original series Alien: Earth created by Noah Hawley and starring Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Babou Ceesay, Samuel Blenkin, Adrian Edmondson, Essie Davis, David Rysdahl, Lily Newmark, Adarsh Gourav, Erana James, Jonathan Ajayi, Kit Youn, Moe Bar-El, Diêm Camille and Sandra Yi Sencindiver. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Legion, Ripley, The Night Of, Zero Day, Untamed, For All Mankind) has composed the show’s original music. The sci-fi drama, which follows a hybrid prototype and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers as they make a fateful discovery when a mysterious deep space research vessel crash-lands on Earth that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat, will air every Tuesday on FX and will also be available to stream on Hulu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘BADH’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Audrey Ismaël, BADH, Guillaume de Fontenay, score, Soundtrack
Because Music has released a soundtrack album for the French action thriller BADH. The album features the film’s original music composed by Audrey Ismaël (The Path of Excellence, The Kingdom, Consent, Germinal, Gloria, Chacun pour tous). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. BADH is directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and stars Marine Vacht, Emmanuelle Bercot and Niels Schneider. The movie follows a French secret agent tasked with eliminating a powerful arms dealer in Syria who starts a new life in Morocco, where she gets drawn into a deadly game of vengeance and betrayal. Read the rest of this entry »
Ames Bessada Scoring Acorn TV’s ‘Irish Blood’
Posted: August 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Acorn TV, Ames Bessada, Irish Blood
Ames Bessada (Black Mirror: Joan Is Awful & Common People, I Used to Be Funny, Holly Hobbie) is the composer of the new Acorn TV original series Irish Blood. The show is created by Christina Ray & Aaron Martin (Another Life, Hell Motel) and stars Alicia Silverstone, Jason O’Mara, Wendy Crewson, Simone Kirby, Ruth Codd, Dearbhla Molloy and Leonardo Taiwo. The 6-part crime drama revolves around an L.A. divorce lawyer who receives a mysterious package from her estranged father and travels to Ireland to uncover the truth, only to find herself entangled in a web of family secrets, lies, and danger. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Las Irresponsables’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Las Irresponsables, Laura Mañá, score, Soundtrack, Xavier Capellas
Cíbola Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish comedy drama Las Irresponsables. The album features the film’s original music composed by Xavier Capellas (Bruc, the Manhunt, Beyond Re-Animator, Perdidos, Merlí Sapere Aude, The Paradise). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. Las Irresponsables is co-written and directed by Laura Mañá and stars Laia Marull, Àgata Roca and Betsy Túrnez. The movie is based on a play of the same name by Javier Daulte and follows three friends who escape the city for a weekend getaway to a luxurious house, but an unexpected turn of events changes their plans. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 8, 2025)
Posted: August 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Alexis Grapsas, Amie Doherty, An Officer and a Spy, Cody Fry, Descendent, Freakier Friday, Hays Holladay, Hola Frida, Laetitia Pansanel-Garric, My Mother's Wedding, Renger Koning, Rolfe Kent, Ryan Holladay, Sketch, The Occupant, Tyler Strickland, Weapons, What We Hide, Zach Cregger
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Weapons written and directed by Zach Cregger and starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Austin Abrams, Alden Ehrenreich, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan. The film’s original music is composed by Ryan Holladay & Hays Holladay and Cregger himself. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the artists’ score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Also opening wide is the comedy sequel Freakier Friday directed by Nisha Ganatra and starring Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Rosalind Chao, Vanessa Bayer, Chad Michael Murray and Mark Harmon. Amie Doherty (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Spirit Untamed, Happiest Season, Blue Eye Samurai, Undone, Please Don’t Destroy, The High Note) has composed the film’s original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring four tracks from the composer’s score, as well as songs by Lohan, Pink Slip, The Beaches and Chantry Johnson last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Occupant’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: August 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hugo Keijzer, Renger Koning, score, The Occupant
Renger Koning (My Name Is Nobody, A Risky Revenge) has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi survival thriller The Occupant. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s end credits track after the jump. The Occupant is co-written and directed by Hugo Keijzer and stars Ella Balinska, Rob Delaney, Vanessa Ifediora and Stuart Graham. The movie follows a woman desperate to save her sister who takes a dangerous job in the remote Georgian wilderness and – after getting stranded in the mountains – struggles to survive, and her grip on reality falters until she is faced with an impossible choice. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Russo Scoring Roberto Sneider’s ‘Looking Through Water’
Posted: August 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Russo, Looking Through Water, Roberto Sneider
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Alien: Earth, Ripley, Zero Day, The Night Of, Legion, Untamed, The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind) has provided the original score for the upcoming drama Looking Through Water. The film is directed by Roberto Sneider (Tear This Heart Out, You’re Killing Me Susana) and stars Michael Stahl-David, David Morse, Ximena Romo, Cameron Douglas, Walker Scobell and Michael Douglas. The movie follows a successful executive who joins his estranged father for a fishing competition in Belize after a public meltdown, only to find healing, truth, and purpose in an unexpected family bond. Read the rest of this entry »
First Songs from ‘The Runarounds’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 8, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Soundtrack, The Runarounds
Arista Records has released the first two songs from the soundtrack for the upcoming Prime Video original series The Runarounds. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services are Funny How The Universe Works & Senior Year written and performed by the titular band. Also listen to both tracks below. A full soundtrack album will be released on September 1. Check back on this page for the details. The Runarounds is created by Jonas Pate and stars band members William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock & Jesse Golliher, as well as Lilah Pate, Maximo Salas, Marley Aliah, Kelley Pereira, Mark Wystrach, Hayes MacArthur, Brooklyn Decker and Shea Pritchard. Read the rest of this entry »
