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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2026)

August 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Adiescar Chase, Alec Puro, All Night Wrong, Austin Wintory, Celia Hollander, Elijah Peel, Erick Alexander, Jared Bulmer, Kevin D. Sepe, Michael Giacchino, Nimrods, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, Pinar Toprak, The Brink of War, The End of Oak Street, The Rivals of Amziah King, The Wrong Girls, Ty Segall, Union County

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure The End of Oak Street written and directed by David Robert Mitchell and starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Bethany Anne Lind, Christian Convery, Chris Coy, P.J. Byrne, Andrea Frankle, Pilot Bunch and Hudson Meek. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek, Zooptopia). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday and Mutant will release a CD and vinyl version. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the animated feature PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie directed by Cal Brunker and starring Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Jennifer Hudson, Meredith MacNeill, Terry Crews,Fortune Feimster, Jameela Jamil, Hayden Chemberlen, Ron Pardo, Paris Hilton, Lucien Duncan-Reid, Bill Nye and Snoop Dogg. Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Stargirl, Shotgun Wedding, Slumberland, Loney Planet, Family Switch) has composed the film’s original score. Spin Master has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today and Visva & Republic Records have released two digital singles featuring the original songs Bottle Up by the Backstreet Boys & Work by Ava Max in previous weeks. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.

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‘Spin the Bottle’ Soundtrack Album Details

October 1, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alec Puro, Gavin Wiesen, score, Soundtrack, Spin the Bottle

Gramoscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller Spin the Bottle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Black Summer, The Fosters, Higher Ground, All Nighters, The Gateway, The Scribbler). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 4 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Spin the Bottle is directed by Gavin Wiesen and stars Tanner Stine, Kaylee Kaneshiro, Tony Amendola, Hal Cumpston, Ryan Whitney, Samantha Cormier, Angela Halili, Ali Larter and Justin Long. The movie revolves around a group of friends who unknowingly unleash an evil spirit while playing spin the bottle in a house marked by a brutal massacre start dying in terrifying ways.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 23, 2022)

October 23, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering on Tuesday, October 25, is the Netflix anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities created by Guillermo del Toro. Tim Davies (Maya and the Three), Jeff Danna (Onward), Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3), Daniele Luppi (Magic City), Michael Yezerski (Blindspotting), Anne Chmelewsky (Where Hands Touch), Daniel Lopatin (Good Time) and Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant) have composed the score for the eight episodes and Holly Amber Church (Open 24 Hours) has written the main title and prologue music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ scores. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the series.

Also premiering on Tuesday is the fantasy adventure Blade of the 47 Ronin directed by Ron Yuan and starring Anna Akana, Mark Dacascos, Dustin Nguyen, Akira Koieyama, Chris Pang and Mike Moh. The film’s original score is composed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn and Alec Puro (Black Summer, The Art of Getting By, All Nighter). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score and songs (by BlvckNeon, Maddie The Baddie, Simon Morel, Ian Valentine & others) this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream on Netflix and will also be coming out on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on the same day.

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‘Blade of the 47 Ronin’ Soundtrack Released

October 21, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alec Puro, Blade of the 47 Ronin, Joe Hahn, Ron Yuan, score, Soundtrack

Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the action fantasy adventure Blade of the 47 Ronin. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joe Hahn (of Linkin Park) & Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Black Summer, The First Time, All Nighter). Also included are the songs from the movie by artists such as BlvckNeon, Simon Morel & Ian Valentine, Maddie The Baddie, Calistar and lead actress Anna Akana feat. Daemon. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Blade of the 47 Ronin is directed by Ron Yuan and stars Anna Akana, Mark Dacascos, Akira Koieyama, Dustin Nguyen, Chris Pang and Mike Moh. The movie follows an evil witch whose ancestor was slain by one of the 47 Ronin and has surfaced in modern day Budapest determined to have his revenge.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 3, 2021)

September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alec Puro, Cinderella, Gavin Brivik, Jessica Rose Weiss, Joel P. West, Kate, Mychael Danna, Nathan Barr, Raffertie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The Gateway, Wild Indian, Zone 414

The only movie opening in theaters nationwide is Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen,Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng. The film’s original score is composed by Joel P West ( Just Mercy, Short Term 12, Grandma, The Glass Castle). Hollywood Records/Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The labels and Interscope Records have released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the movie. Click here for more details.

Opening in select theaters and on Amazon Prime today is the musical comedy Cinderella written and directed by Kay Cannon and starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, James Corden and James Acaster. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Girl, Interrupted, The Addams Family, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jessica Rose Weiss (Dog Gone Trouble, Friendsgiving, Afterlife of the Party) have composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today (click here for the full album details). Epic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).

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‘The Gateway’ Score Album Released

September 3, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Alec Puro, Michele Civetta, score, Soundtrack, The Gateway

Gramoscope Music has released a score album for the crime thriller The Gateway. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Black Summer, Higher Ground, The Fosters, All Nighters, The Scribbler) . Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. As previously reported, Cash NYC Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring six songs from the movie. The Gateway is co-written and directed by Michele Civetta and stars Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Frank Grillo, Mark Boone Junior, Taryn Manning, Taegen Burns and Bruce Dern. The movie follows a social worker who gets in over his head when he tries to save one of his clients from her maniacal, drug-dealing husband, just released from prison.

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Alec Puro Scoring Michele Civetta’s ‘The Gateway’

May 5, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Alec Puro, Michele Civetta, The Gateway

Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Higher Ground, All Nighters, The Fosters, The Scribbler) has composed the original score for the upcoming thriller The Gateway. The film is directed by Michele Civetta (Agony) and stars Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Frank Grillo, Bruce Dern, Zach Avery, Keith David, Taryn Manning and Mark Boone Junior. The movie is based on the 2013 Black List-honored screenplay Where Angels Die by Alexander Felix and revolves around a downtrodden social worker in the grips of alcoholism who gets assigned to oversee care of the daughter of single mother.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 14, 2021)

February 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/New Zealand mini-series The Luminaries directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Eleanor Catton based on his novel of the same title and starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Eve Hewson, Ewen Leslie and Marton Csokas. The show’s original music is composed by David Long (6 Days, McLaren, Ice). Club Champion has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz.

Also premiering tonight following two preview episodes earlier this year is the Fox animated comedy The Great North created by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Minty Lewis and starring Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Megan Mullally, Will Forte, Paul Rust, Dulcé Sloan and Aparna Nancherla. John Kimbrough (Man with a Plan, Man Up!) & Scott Seiver are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Fox.

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Alec Puro Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Crew’

January 23, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Alec Puro, Netflix, The Crew

Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Higher Ground, The First Time, The Fosters, The Scribbler) is the composer of the new Netflix original series The Crew. The show is created by Jeff Lowell (The Ranch) and stars Kevin James, Freddie Stroma, Sarah Stiles, Gary Anthony Williams and Dan Ahdoot. The comedy revolves around a NASCAR crew chief who has to protect himself and his his tight-knit racing team when a new boss steps in and shakes things up.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 7, 2019)

April 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Adam Samuel Goldman, Alec Puro, Black Summer, CBS, Huge in France, Jeff Cardoni, Netflix, The Code, The Silence, tomandandy

Premiering on Tuesday, April 9 before moving to its regular Monday night timeslot the following week is the new CBS drama The Code created by Craig Sweeny & Craig Turk and starring Luke Mitchell, Anna Wood, Dana Delany, Ato Essandoh, Phillipa Soo and Raffi Barsoumian. The show’s original music is composed by Adam Samuel Goldman (Blackbird, Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.

Premiering on Wednesday, April 10, is the the horror thriller The Silence directed by John R. Leonetti and starring Stanley Tucci, Miranda Otto, Kiernan Shipka and John Corbett. The composer duo of tomandandy (47 Meters Down, The Strangers, The Mothman Prophecies) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which follows a teen and her family as they seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult with the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound.

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