John Paesano (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Cheaper by the Dozen, Truth Be Told) & Adam Hochstatter are returning to score the upcoming Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway. The film directed by Matt Danner is the fifth animated feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s popular book series and follows the Heffley family who make a last-minute decision (to Greg’s dismay) to escape to an all-inclusive island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation and soon discover that paradise may not be everything it’s cracked up to. Kinney also wrote the screenplay and is producing the project.
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‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Truth Be Told, Cheaper by the Dozen) & Adam Hochstatter. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 5 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to a track from the composers’ score below. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is directed by Matt Danner and stars Aaron D. Harris, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erica Cerra, Hunter Dillon, Jude Zarzaur, Gracen Newton, Jill Basey, Bashir Salahuddin and William Stanford Davis. The project marks the fourth animated feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s book series following the Paesano-scored Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules & Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 30, 2025)
Premiering tomorrow, December 1, is the Norwegian Netflix original film Troll 2 directed by Roar Uthaug and starring Ine Marie Wilmann, Sara Khorami, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen, Karoline Viktoria Sletteng Garvang and Mads Sjøgård Pettersen. The movie’s original music is composed by Johannes Ringen (The Quake, Captain Fall, The Arctic Convoy,The Burning Sea, Cave, La Palma, Asphalt Burning). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the sequel.
Premiering on Wednesday, December 3, is the Prime Video original movie Oh. What. Fun. written and directed by Michael Showalter and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Joan Chen, Dominic Sessa, Denis Leary, Eva Longoria, Danielle Brooks, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow, Devery Jacobs and Jason Schwartzman. Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, Paradise, This Is Us, The Idea of You, Looking for Alaska, Welcome to Chippendales, Rabbit Hole) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists including Gwen Stefani, Sharon Van Etten, The Bird and the Bee, St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy, Empress Of & others on December 3. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
John Paesano & Adam Hochstatter Scoring Disney+’s ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw’
John Paesano (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Maze Runner, Cheaper by the Dozen, Truth Be Told) & Adam Hochstatter have provided the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original animated movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. The film is directed by Matt Danner and features the voices of Aaron D. Harris, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erica Cerra, Jude Zarzaur, Hunter Dillon, Gracen Newton, Bashir Salahuddin, Jill Basey and William Stanford Davis. The fourth animated feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s book series follows Greg Heffley as he finds himself at odds with the outsized expectations of his dad who presents him with an ultimatum that just might challenge his wimpy ways for good.