Waxwork Records has announced a soundtrack release for the animated short Bullet Time. The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Danny Elfman (Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Men in Black, Alice in Wonderland). The soundtrack is being released as a deluxe 7″ vinyl EP and on cassette and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release. A digital version will be released in the coming days and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Bullet Time is written and directed by Eddie Alcazar and stars Eric Bauza, Luis Bordanada, David Firth and Uly. The short follows an emotionally unstable bull terrier as he battles his way through a bizarre digital gaming universe. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bullet Time’ Soundtrack EP Announced
Posted: July 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bullet Time, Danny Elfman, Eddie Alcazar, score, Soundtrack
Alan Bergman (1925-2025)
Posted: July 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman passed away last night at age 99 at his home in Los Angeles. Together with his late wife Marilyn, the songwriter/lyricist wrote dozens of songs for film and television and won three Academy Awards for the songs The Windmills of Your Mind from Norman Jewison’s The Thomas Crown Affair, The Way We Were from Sydney Pollack’s movie of the same title, as well as the (song) score from 1983’s Yentl. His 16 Oscar nominations also include songs from Tootsie, Sydney Pollack’s Sabrina, Yes, Giorgio, Shirley Valentine, Best Friends, The Happy Ending, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, Same Time, Next Year and The Promise. He also received multiple Grammy and Emmy Awards and nominations. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Channel 4’s ‘Beth’ Released
Posted: July 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Beth, Channel 4, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Farnon, Uzo Oleh
Chromium Music Group has released a soundtrack album for Channel 4’s first digital original drama Beth. The album features the show’s original music composed by Thomas Farnon (Our Planet, Mammals, Super Eagles ’96, Fight the Power). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. Beth is written and directed by Uzo Oleh and stars Nicholas Pinnock and Abbey Lee. The 3-part sci-fi drama follows an interracial married couple whose life is thrown into turmoil when their baby daughter, with no resemblance to her father who begins to unravel a shocking truth that rocks them and, potentially, the world to the core. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Follow’ (‘Juegos de Seducción’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 18, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amazon, Follow, Gonzalo Tobal, Juegos de Seducción, Pedro Onetto, score
Amazon Content Services has released a soundtrack album for the Mexican Prime Video original movie Follow (Juegos de Seducción). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pedro Onetto (The Sleepwalkers, The Silent Party, Today We Fix the World, The Adopters). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s final track after the jump. Follow is directed by Gonzalo Tobal and stars Diego Boneta, Martha Higareda, Alberto Guerra, Stephanie Sigman, Alejandro Speitzer, Ofelia Medina and Regina Nava. The thriller follows a charismatic con artist who seduces women to steal their money and puts his retirement plans on hold after the sudden appearance of an enigmatic woman who will expose him to the greatest danger of his career. Read the rest of this entry »
‘TRON: Ares’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atticus Ross, Joachim Rønning, Nine Inch Nails, score, Soundtrack, Trent Reznor, Tron: Ares
Interscope Records & The Null Corporation will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi sequel TRON: Ares. The album features the film’s original music composed by the Grammy Award-winning rock band Nine Inch Nails. The release marks the first-ever film score by the pioneering band, although bandmates Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross have previously scored numerous projects, including The Social Network, Soul, Challengers & Watchmen. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 19 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD and vinyl edition is also being released on the same day and will be available to order here within the next few days. A first track (As Alive As You Need Me to Be) as featured in the movie’s new trailer (embedded below) is already available to stream/download now. TRON: Ares is directed by Joachim Rønning and stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Gillian Anderson, Cameron Monaghan, Arturo Castro and Jeff Bridges. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Smurfs’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Miller, Henry Jackman, score, Smurfs, Soundtrack
Roc Nation Records will release a second soundtrack album for the animated feature Smurfs. The album features the film’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Kong: Skull Island, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. The label has previously released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie last month. Smurfs is directed by Chris Miller and features the voices of Rihanna, James Corden, Daniel Levy, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Sandra Oh, Amy Sedaris, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Hannah Waddingham, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Xolo Maridueña, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Marshmello and John Goodman. Read the rest of this entry »
Nine Inch Nails’ Original Song ‘As Alive As You Need Me to Be’ from ‘TRON: Ares’ Released
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joachim Rønning, Nine Inch Nails, Tron: Ares
The Null Corporation & Interscope Records have released the first track from the soundtrack for the sci-fi sequel TRON: Ares. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the original song As Alive As You Need Me to Be written and performed by Nine Inch Nails. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released on September 19. TRON: Ares is directed by Joachim Rønning and stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chanda Dancy, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the slasher sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Chanda Dancy (Blink Twice, One of Them Days, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Devotion, The Defeated, I Wanna Dance with Somebody). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. I Know What You Did Last Summer is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Billy Campbell, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Austin Nichols, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Gabbriette Bechtel, as well as the stars from the original 1997 movie, Jennifer Love Hewitt & Freddie Prinze Jr. Read the rest of this entry »
Adam Janota Bzowski Scoring Benjamin Caron’s ‘Night Always Comes’
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Janota Bzowski, Benjamin Caron, Netflix, Night Always Comes
Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud, Out of Darkness, The Marsh King’s Daughter, Femme, Black Mirror: Loch Henry, The Wasp, Truelove, Here Before) has provided the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film Night Always Comes. The movie is directed by Benjamin Caron (Sharper, The Crown) and stars Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zachary Gottsagen, Randall Park, Stephan James, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly and Eli Roth. The thriller revolves around a woman facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford who plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: July 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marvel, Matt Shakman, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The full details of the soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ feature The Fantastic Four: First Steps have been revealed. he album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, Jurassic World, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Star Trek, Doctor Strange, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 18 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A vinyl edition is set to come out this fall and is available to order here. The composer’s main theme has previously been released as a digital single last month. A 7-inch LP on translucent “Galactic Blue” vinyl featuring the theme, as well as the song Let Us Be Devoured written and performed by Andrea Datzman will be coming out next Friday, July 25 and is available for pre-order here. Read the rest of this entry »
