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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 17, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Black Phone 2 co-written and directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Demián Bichir, Miguel Mora, Jeremy Davies and Arianna Rivas. The film’s original music composed by the director’s son, Atticus Derrickson, who has made his feature scoring debut on the project. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening in theaters nationwide is the comedy Good Fortune written and directed by Aziz Ansari and starring Seth Rogen, Ansari himself, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh and Keke Palmer. Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, The Banshees of Inisherin, True Grit, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,  The Blind Side, Twilight, Anomalisa) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.

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‘Truth & Treason’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Angel Studios will release a soundtrack album for the historical drama Truth & Treason. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, John Q, The Proposal, Sex and the City, The Six Triple Eight, The Ugly Truth, Wakefield, Escape from Planet Earth). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main title and final track below. Truth & Treason is co-written and directed by Matt Whitaker and stars Ewan Horrocks, Rupert Evans, Daf Thomas, Ferdinand McKay and Nye Occomore. The movie is based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a heroic 16-year-old in Nazi Germany who fearlessly formed a resistance group with two friends after witnessing the arrest of his Jewish friend.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 6, 2024)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy Y2K co-written and directed by Kyle Mooney and starring Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Daniel Zolghadri, Mason Gooding and The Kid Laroi. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, Enemy, Speak No Evil, The White Tiger, The Outsider,  The Staircase, The Gift, Tokyo Vice) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by A24.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller Werewolves directed by Steven C. Miller and starring Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, James Michael Cummings, Ilfenesh Hadera and Lou Diamond Phillips. The Newton Brothers (X-Men ’97, The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Forever Purge, The Fall of the House of Usher) have composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Click here for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.

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‘The Six Triple Eight’ Soundtrack Album Released

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Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film The Six Triple Eight. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, The Proposal, Bridge to Terabithia,Sex and the City,  John Q, Wakefield, Escape from Planet Earth, The Ugly Truth). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Trenches) below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. The Six Triple Eight is written and directed by Perry and stars Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Gregg Sulkin,Pepi Sonuga, Scott Daniel Johnson, Dean Norris, Susan Sarandon, Sam Waterston and Oprah Winfrey. The historical drama is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II and tells the story of an army captain who leads her historic battalion as they face a mission unlike any other: to restore hope to WWII’s frontlines by delivering over 17 million backlogged letters.

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Aaron Zigman Scoring Tyler Perry’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’

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Composer Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, The Proposal, John Q, Sex and the City, Wakefield, The Ugly Truth, Escape from Planet Earth) is reuniting with director Tyler Perry on the upcoming Netflix original film The Six Triple Eight. The movie is written and directed by Perry and stars Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Shanice Shantay, Kylie Jefferson, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Gregg Sulkin, Scott Daniel Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston and Oprah Winfrey. The historical drama is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II and tells the story of an Army Captain and her historic battalion of female soldiers as they defy the odds to deliver hope to the front lines.

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Aaron Zigman to Score Angel Studios’ ‘Truth & Conviction’ Limited Series

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Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, John Q, Sex and the City, The Proposal, Escape from Planet Earth, Wakefield, The Ugly Truth) has signed on to score the upcoming limited series Truth & Conviction. The show is co-written and directed by Matt Whitaker (Saints & Soldiers), Ethan Vincent and stars Rupert Evans and Ewan Horrocks. The 4-part drama centers on Helmuth Hübener, a teenager who led a resistance group with his two friends during World War II in Hamburg, Germany.

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Aaron Zigman Scoring Nick Cassavetes’ ‘God Is a Bullet’

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Composer Aaron Zigman (Bridge of Terabithia, The Proposal, Sex and the City, Escape from Planet Earth, Wakefield, The Ugly Truth) is reteaming with director Nick Cassavetes on the upcoming thriller God Is a Bullet. The film starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, January Jones, Jamie Foxx, Karl Glusman, Paul Johansson & David Thornton follows a detective who quits the police force after finding his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a satanic cult and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the charismatic cult leader with the help of the cult’s only female escapee.

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‘A Jazzman’s Blues’ Score Album Details

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Milan Records will release a second soundtrack album for the Netflix original film A Jazzman’s Blues. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia, Sex and the City, The Proposal, John Q, Wakefield, The Ugly Truth). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 23 and will be available to stream/download here. As previously reported, the label is also releasing a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie on the same day. A Jazzman’s Blues is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer, Ryan Eggold, Austin Scott, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Brad Benedict, Brent Antonello, Kario Marcel and Lana Young. The drama tells a story of forbidden love and family secrets that reaches from the 1940s to the 1980s.

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‘A Jazzman’s Blues’ Soundtrack Album Details

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The full details of the soundtrack album for Tyler Perry’s drama A Jazzman’s Blues have been revealed. The album features the songs from the movie performed by cast members Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann and Austin Scott. Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, 25th Hour) has arranged and produced most of the songs. Also included are two tracks from the movie’s original score composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q), as well as the original song Paper Airplanes (co-written by Blanchard and performed by Ruth B.), which has already been released as a digital single last month. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 23 by Milan Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 16, 2022)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the historical drama The Woman King directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. The film’s original music is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, 25th Hour, Perry Mason). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original song by Jessy Wilson feat. Angélique Kidjo today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the murder mystery comedy See How They Run directed by Tom George and starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody, Harris Dickinson, Ruth Wilson and Shirley Henderson. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Trial of the Chicago 7) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Searchlight Pictures release.

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