Sigur Rós lead singer Jónsi (Without Remorse, We Bought a Zoo) and Alex Somers (Nickel Boys, Captain Fantastic, Holland, Together, Together, Honey Boy, Causeway, Dawson City: Frozen Time) have teamed up to score the upcoming documentary The A-Word: The Future of Aging. The film is directed by Greg Kohs (AlphaGo, The Thinking Game) and follows visionary scientists racing to extend lifespan and the rescue dog whose bond with an 87-year-old widower demonstrates the stakes of life extension. Gary Krieg is producing the project.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 21, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the movie musical Wicked: For Good directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slate and Bowen Yang. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Happy Feet, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Don’t Worry Darling, X-Men: The Last Stand) and Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, Pippin). Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released a soundtrack album featuring the Schwartz-penned songs (including two new original tracks) from the movie today (click here for the full album details) and will release a separate album featuring Powell’s & Schwartz’s score on December 5 (click here for the album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release).
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Rental Family co-written and directed by Hikari and starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Akira Emoto, Mari Yamamoto and Shannon Mahina Gorman. Sigur Rós lead singer Jónsi (We Bought a Zoo, Aloha, Without Remorse) and Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Nickel Boys, Honey Boy, Causeway, Holland, Together, Together, Dawson City: Frozen Time) have composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Searchlight Pictures release.
‘Rental Family’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama Rental Family. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sigur Rós lead singer Jónsi (We Bought a Zoo, Without Remorse, Aloha) and Alex Somers (Nickel Boys, Captain Fantastic, Holland, Honey Boy, Causeway, Together, Together, Dawson City: Frozen Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 21 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first two tracks below. Rental Family is co-written and directed by Hikari and stars Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman and Akira Emoto. The movie is set against modern-day Tokyo and follows an American actorwho struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers.
‘Overcompensating’ Soundtrack Album to Be Released
A24 Music will release a soundtrack album for the Prime Video original series Overcompensating. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Alex Somers (Nickel Boys, Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Holland, Together, Together, Causeway, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Aloha, Charm City Kings). Charli XCX serves as the series’ executive music producer and is credited on several tracks. George Daniel & The Japanese House have also contributed music. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 18 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two and final tracks below. Overcompensating is created by Benito Skinner and stars Skinner himself, alongside Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Rish Shah, Adam DiMarco, Corteon Moore, Owen Thiele, Nell Verlaque and Tomaso Sanelli. The comedy follows a closeted former football player and homecoming king as he becomes fast friends with an outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs.
Jónsi & Alex Somers Scoring Hikari’s ‘Rental Family’
Sigur Rós lead singer Jónsi (Without Remorse, We Bought a Zoo) and Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Nickel Boys, Holland, Honey Boy, Together, Together, Causeway, Dawson City: Frozen Time) are reuniting to score the upcoming comedy drama Rental Family. The film is directed by Hikari (37 Seconds, Beef) and stars Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto. The movie follows a lonely, down and out American actor living in Tokyo who starts working for a Japanese “rental family” company to play various stand-in roles in other people’s lives.
‘Holland’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Prime Video original movie Holland. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Nickel Boys, Honey Boy, Together, Together, Causeway, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Aloha, Charm City Kings). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 27 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and also listen to two tracks from the composer’s score below. Holland is directed by Mimi Cave and stars Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen, Gael García Bernal and Jude Hill. The mystery thriller follows a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her husband and son in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan tumbles into a twisted tale when she and her friendly colleague become suspicious of a secret.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 23, 2025)
Premiering in the U.S tonight is the British TV series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light adapted for television by Peter Straughan, directed by Peter Kosminsky and starring Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Harriet Walter, Timothy Spall, Charlie Rowe, Kate Phillips, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Lilit Lesser, Harry Melling and Alex Jennings. The show’s original music is composed and conducted by Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Dickensian, Father Brown, Vampire Killers, Haunted, Flood). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the 6-part drama, which premiered in the UK last fall on BBC and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 26, is the Apple TV+ original anthology series Side Quest based on the streamer’s Mythic Quest and starring Rob McElhenney, Annamarie Kasper, Esai Morales, Shalita Grant, Rome Flynn, Bria Henderson, Ramon Reed, William Stanford Davis and Leonard Robinson. Takeshi Furukawa (Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Last Guardian, Planet of Lana) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 4-part comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 13, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide is the superhero movie Kraven the Hunter directed by J.C. Chandor and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Alessandro Nivola, Fred Hechinger, Christopher Abbott and Russell Crowe. The show’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, The Flash, Shazam!, Hidden Figures) and Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (Baby Reindeer, The Undoing, Loveless, Radioactive, Scenes from a Marriage, Wizard of Lies). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim directed by Kenji Kamiyama and starring Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Miranda Otto, Yazdan Qafouri, Luke Pasqualino, Benjamin Wainwright, Lorraine Ashbourne, Shaun Dooley, Jude Akuwudike, Laurence Ubong Williams, Janine Duvitski, Bilal Hasna and Michael Wildman. Stephen Gallagher (Mystic, Puppet Killer, Conquering Cancer) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, an original song by Paris Paloma & more last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures release.
‘Nickel Boys’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Nickel Boys. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Causeway, Fresh, Aloha, Together, Together, Charm City Kings, Dawson City: Frozen Time) & Scott Alario (Hale County This Morning, This Evening). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first two tracks below. Nickel Boys is co-written and directed by RaMell Ross and stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Fred Hechinger, Hamish Linklater, Daveed Diggs and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. The movie is based on the book of the same title by Colson Whitehead and follows an idealistic high schooler whose aims of attending college are upended when racist law officials falsely accuse him of a crime and he gets sent to an abusive reformatory school, where he forms a friendship and strikes up an alliance with another teen.
Alex Somers & Scott Alario Scoring RaMell Ross’ ‘Nickel Boys’
Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Honey Boy, Fresh, Causeway, Aloha, Charm City Kings, Together, Together, Dawson City: Frozen Time) & Scott Alario have composed the original score for the upcoming drama Nickel Boys. The film is directed by RaMell Ross and stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger and Daveed Diggs. The movie based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is set in Jim Crow-era Florida and follows an idealistic Black high schooler whose aims of attending college are upended when racist law officials falsely accuse and then convict him of a crime and he gets sent to an abusive reformatory school.