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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 17, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Lee Cronin’s The Mummy written and directed by Cronin and starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace and Veronica Falcón. The film’s original music is composed by Stephen McKeon (Evil Dead Rise, The Hole in the Ground, Queen & Country,  Sharp Corner, Pilgrimage, Rose Plays Julie, The Damned, Norm of the North, My Name Is Emily). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. 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 action thriller Normal directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Bob Odenkirk, Lena Headey, Henry Winkler, Brendan Fletcher, Billy MacLellan, Ryan Allen, Jess McLeod, Reena Jolly, Peter Shinkoda, Derek Barnes and David Lawrence Brown. Harry Gregson-Williams  Shrek, The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, Man on Fire, Chicken Run, Gladiator II, Kingdom of Heaven) and Ryder McNair (Andy Kaufman Is Me, Yosemite) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Magnolia Pictures.

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‘Brothers Under Fire’ Soundtrack Album Details

Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Brothers Under Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Touching the Void, The Regime, Queen of Katwe, State of Play, Shardlake, The Rite). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Syria) below. Brothers Under Fire is directed by Justin Chadwick and stars Kiefer Sutherland, Omar Chaparro, Laura Osma, Ashton Sanders, Tommy Martinez, Laird Akeo and Solly McLeod. The movie follows a captain whose squadron on leave for a wedding in Mexico as he encounters a murderous cartel and is forced into a battle to save his men when war erupts between his squad and the cartel.

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Alex Heffes Scoring Justin Chadwick’s ‘Brothers Under Fire’

Composer Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Touching the Void, The Regime, State of Play, Shardlake, The Rite) is reuniting with director Justin Chadwick (Tulip Fever, The Other Boleyn Girl) on the upcoming action thriller Brothers Under Fire. The film stars Kiefer Sutherland as a captain whose squadron on leave for a wedding in Mexico encounters a murderous cartel and is forced into a battle to save his men when war erupts between his squad and the cartel. Omar Chaparro, Laura Osma, Tommy Martinez and Ashton Sanders are co-starring.

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‘DRAGN’ Soundtrack Album Released

Platoon has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller DRAGN. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Touching the Void, The Regime, State of Play, 11.22.63, The Rite). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s first track (Into the Forest) after the jump. DRAGN is directed by Peter Webber and stars James Paxton, Carlos Bardem, Lilly Krug, Alice Pagani, Franz Drameh, Jadran Malkovich and Alex Lane. The movie follows a group of co-workers on a routine corporate team-building trip who become the prey of a rogue AI-driven drone, turning their trip into a nightmare.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Hoppers directed by Daniel Chong and starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco, Meryl Streep, Kathy Najimy, Vanessa Bayer and Eduardo Franco. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, A Minecraft Movie, The LEGO Movie, C21/22 Jump Street, loudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by SZA today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, which is being released by Walt Disney Pictures.

Also opening wide is the gothic romance The Bride! written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz. Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Women Talking, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, A Haunting in Venice, Hedda, Tar, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Fever Ray and the movie’ cast today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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Remixed & Remastered ‘Touching the Void’ Soundtrack Album Released

Buck Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 2003 documentary Touching the Void directed by Kevin Macdonald. The album features the remixed and newly remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Regime, 11.22.63, Roots, The Rite, State of Play). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s opening title and end title tracks after the jump. Harkit Records has previously released the original 2003 soundtrack album.

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Alex Heffes to Score Peter Webber’s ‘Dragn’

Composer Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Queen of Katwe, The Regime, Touching the Void, State of Play, The Rite) is reteaming with director Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising) on the upcoming sci-fi horror thriller Dragn. The film starring James Paxton, Carlos Bardem, Lilly Krug & Alice Pagani follows a group of co-workers on a routine corporate team-building trip who unwittingly become the prey of a rogue AI-driven drone.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 28, 2024)

Premiering on Tuesday, April 30, is the FX limited series The Veil created by Steven Knight and starring Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles and Dali Benssalah. The show’s original music is composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Ad Astra, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Waltz with Bashir, Spaceman) and Jon Opstad (Bodies, Black Mirror: White Bear & White Christmas, The Woman in White, We Hunt Together) . Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music on May 3. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 6-part spy thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Premiering on Wednesday, May 1, is the British Disney+/Hulu original series Shardlake developed by Stephen Butchard based on C.J. Sansom’s novels and starring Arthur Hughes, Anthony Boyle,Sean Bean, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Brian Vernel, Matthew Steer, Peter Firth, Miles Barrow and David Pearse. Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, The Regime, Queen of Katwe, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, State of Play, Touching the Void) has composed the show’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the 4-parter, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu.

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‘Shardlake’ Soundtrack Album Released

Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the British Hulu/Disney+ original series Shardlake. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, The Regime, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Touching the Void, The Rite, State of Play). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme after the jump. Shardlake is written by Stephen Butchard based on C.J. Sansom’s popular novels and stars Arthur Hughes, Sean Bean, Anthony Boyle, Babou Ceesay, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Paul Kaye, Matthew Steer, Brian Vernel, Peter Firth, David Pearse, Miles Barrow, Irfan Shamji, Mike Noble and Kimberley Nixon.

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Alex Heffes Scoring Hulu’s & Disney+’s ‘Shardlake’

Composer Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Queen of Katwe, The Rite, Touching the Void, State of Play) is reuniting with director Justin Chadwick on the new British Hulu/Disney+ original series Shardlake. The show is written by Stephen Butchard (The Last Kingdom, Baghdad Central) based on the popular novels by C.J. Sansom, directed by Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl, Tulip Fever) and stars Arthur Hughes, Sean Bean, Anthony Boyle, Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Matthew Steer, Peter Firth, Brian Vernel, David Pearse, Irfan Shamji, Miles Barrow, Mike Noble and Kimberley Nixon. The 4-part murder mystery is set in 16th century England during the dissolution of the monasteries and follows the title character whose sheltered life as a lawyer is turned upside down when he gets instructed to investigate the murder of one of his commissioners at a monastery.

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