Will Bates ((Immaculate, The Magicians, The Better Sister, Unbelievable, The Life List, Away, I Origins, The Path, Bliss, The Looming Tower) is scoring the upcoming Tuner. The film marks the narrative feature directorial debut of documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher (Navalny, Blink) and stars Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, Jean Reno, Tovah Feldshuh and Lior Raz. The movie tells the story of a talented piano tuner whose life is turned upside down when he discovers that his meticulous skills for tuning pianos can equally be applied to cracking safes. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Bates Scoring Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’
Posted: July 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Roher, Tuner, Will Bates
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‘Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Didier Charrette, Simple Plan, Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd, Soundtrack
Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd. The album features over 30 songs from the film by the legendary Canadian rock band, including some of their greatest hits, as well as several demo tracks and a brand new track, Nothing Changes. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. A CD version and vinyl edition featuring a selection of the songs will be coming out on October 24 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Also check out the music video for Nothing Changes below. Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd is directed by Didier Charrette and chronicles Simple Plan’s formation in Montreal in the late 1990s, their rise to global stardom and their continued impact as one of the world’s most successful punk rock bands. Read the rest of this entry »
Idles’ Original Song ‘Rabbit Run’ from ‘Caught Stealing’ Released
Posted: July 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofsky, Idles
Protozoa & Partisan Records have released the original song Rabbit Run from the crime thriller Caught Stealing. The track written by Joe Talbot & Mark Bowen and performed by the post-punk band Idles is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring more songs by the band and the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen and performed by Idles will be released on August 29. Caught Stealing is directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Vincent D’Onofrio, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Carol Kane. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Leo Birenberg, Peacock, score, Soundtrack, Twisted Metal, Zach Robinson
Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Peacock original series Twisted Metal. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Emmy Award winners Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Obliterated, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Florida Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 31 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two tracks below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ score from Season 1 back in 2023. Twisted Metal is developed by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and Michael Jonathan Smith based on the PlayStation game series of the same name and stars Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Will Arnett, Joe Seanoa and Anthony Carrigan. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Natchez Scoring Rich Lee’s ‘War of the Worlds’ Reboot
Posted: July 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Jon Natchez, Rich Lee, War of the Worlds
Jon Natchez (The Climb, BOO!, Last Call, Luzzu, No Future, Pledge, Cubby) of the indie rock band The War on Drugs has recently scored the new sci-fi thriller War of the Worlds. The film is directed by Rich Lee and stars Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Iman Benson, Sasha Lane, Michael O’Neill, Linus Sebastian, Devon Bostick, Henry Hunter Hall, Andrea Savage, Zach King, Olivia DeLaurentis and Sydney Heller. The movie is based on H.G. Wells’ classic novel and follows W a top cyber-security analyst for Homeland Security who spends his days tracking potential threats to national security through a mass surveillance program, until an attack by an unknown entity leads him to question whether the government is hiding something from the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gangs of Taïwan’ (‘Locust’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 30, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gangs of Taiwan, Keff, Locust, score, Soundtrack, Yoshihiro Hanno
Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the Taiwanese crime thriller Gangs of Taïwan (Locust). The album features the film’s original score composed by Yoshihiro Hanno (Mountains May Depart, The Best Is Yet to Come, Revolver Lily Winter Boy). Also included are two tracks by Meuko Meuko. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Hanno’s main theme below. Gangs of Taïwan is written and directed by Keff and stars Liu Wei Chen, Rimong Ihwar, Devin Pan, An-shun Yu, Yi Jung Wu and Nien-Hsien. The movie takes place during the 2019 Hong Kong protests and follows a young silent man in Taiwan who leads a double life, working at a family restaurant by day, and running with a group of local gangsters by night. Read the rest of this entry »
Leo Birenberg & Ramiro Zamarripa Scoring Gabe Polsky’s ‘The Man Who Saves the World?’
Posted: July 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabe Polsky, Leo Birenberg, Ramiro Rodriguez Zamarripa, The Man Who Saves the World?
Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Bottoms, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Son of Zorn, Florida Man) has teamed up with Ramiro Zamarripa (How to Rob a Bank) to score the upcoming documentary The Man Who Saves the World? The film is written, directed and produced by Gabe Polsky and tells the story of Patrick McCollum, a spiritual leader and peace advocate who finds himself at the very center of an ancient prophecy that could decide the fate of our planet. Peter Farrelly (Green Book, There’s Something About Mary), Danny McBride & Jody Hill (Eastbound & Down, The Righteous Gemstone) and David Gordon Green (Halloween, Pineapple Express) are among the project’s executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bosco’ Score Album Released
Posted: July 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bosco, JeMarcus Bridges, Nicholas Manuel Pino, score, Soundtrack
Blocc Boyz Entertainment has released a new soundtrack album for the biographical drama Bosco. The album features the film’s original score composed by JeMarcus Bridges. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to Freedman’s Suite and the composer’s final track below. The label has previously released two albums featuring the songs from the movie last fall. Bosco is written and directed by Nicholas Manuel Pino and stars Aubrey Joseph, Nikki Blonsky, Tyrese Gibson, Theo Rossi, Thomas Jane and Vivica A. Fox. The movie is based on Quawntay “Bosco” Adams’ book Chasin Freedum about his ingenious escape from a federal maximum-security prison in 2006 for the chance to be at his first child’s birth. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ick’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: July 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brain and Melissa, Ick, Joseph Kahn, score, Soundtrack
Pirate Music has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi/horror comedy Ick. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brain and Melissa (aka Bryan ‘Brain’ Mantia & Guns N’ ‘Roses’ Melissa Reese) (Bodied, Detention). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the duo’s first two tracks after the jump. Ick is co-written and directed by Joseph Kahn and stars Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone, Taia Sophia, Zeke Donovan Jones, Mena Suvari, Debra Wilson and Jeff Fahey. The movie follows a high school science teacher who must grapple with a a parasitic alien entity, as well as the apathy of the small town it has been gradually absorbing. Read the rest of this entry »
Isabella Summers Scoring Bryan Fuller’s ‘Dust Bunny’
Posted: July 29, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryan Fuller, Dust Bunny, Isabella Summers
Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Lisa Frankenstein, KAOS, Physical, The Offer, Hitpig!) has composed the original music for the upcoming horror thriller Dust Bunny. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies) and stars David Dastmalchian, Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver. The movie revolves around a 10-year-old girl who procures the services of a hit man to kill the monster under her bed that she believes ate her family. Read the rest of this entry »
