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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 14, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide is the action comedy Novocaine directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen and starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Matt Walsh, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Lou Beatty Jr., Conrad Kemp and Van Hengst. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible: Fallout, Black Widow, Black Adam, The Wheel of Time, His Dark Materials, Top Gun: Maverick) & Andrew Kawczynski (Gran Turismo, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted). Lakeshore Records 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 Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening in theaters nationwide is the spy drama Black Bag directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender,  Pierce Brosnan, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke and Marisa Abela. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Killing Eve, Haywire, No Sudden Move, Hunger, Analyze That, Marlowe) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details for more information about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.

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‘Novocaine’ Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy Novocaine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible: Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, The Wheel of Time, His Dark Materials, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F ) & Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted, Sky Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 14 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Enjoy the Ride Records will release a vinyl edition. Also listen to a track (Feel Something) from the composers’ score below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Novocaine is directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen and stars Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Matt Walsh, Betty Gabriel, Conrad Kemp, Lou Beatty Jr. and Van Hengst. The movie follows a sheltered bank executive with a rare genetic condition whose dream girls gets kidnapped and turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

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Lorne Balfe & Andrew Kawczynski Scoring Dan Berk’s & Robert Olsen’s ‘Novocaine’

Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible  Dead Reckoning & Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow, The Wheel of Time, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Adam, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F ) has teamed up with Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted, Sky Hunter) to score the upcoming action comedy Novocaine. The film is directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen (Villains, Significant Others) and stars Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Matt Walsh, Betty Gabriel, Lou Beatty Jr., Conrad Kemp, Van Hengst and Jacob Batalon. The movie follows an everyman whose dream girls gets kidnapped and turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 25, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the racing drama Gran Turismo directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Josha Stradowski, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Daniel Puig and Thomas Kretschmann. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, His Dark Materials, Black Widow) and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the thriller Retribution directed by Nimrod Antal and starring Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, Matthew Modine and Embeth Davidtz. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, The Martian, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions release.

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‘Gran Turismo’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for the movie adaptation of the video game series Gran Turismo have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning & Fallout, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, Bad Boys for Life, His Dark Materials, Black Adam) and Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Corrupted, Sky Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 11 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (And We’re Off) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below.

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‘Gran Turismo’ Music Team Credits Revealed

The full music team credits for the movie adaptation of the video game series Gran Turismo directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring David Harbour, Archie Madekwe, Orlando Bloom and Djimon Hounsou have been revealed. Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sky Hunter, The Corrupted) who has previously provided additional music to Blomkamp’s Chappie has joined Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, His Dark Materials)  to co-score the film. Several composers known for their work in video games, including Austin Wintory (Journey, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Alien: Fireteam Elite), Jason Graves (Dead Space, Far Cry Primal), Joris de Man (Horizon Zero Dawn, Killzone), Lena Raine (Celeste, Minecraft), Helen Lynch and The Flight (Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Gotham Knights) are credited for providing “additional sonic sound and music design.” Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album featuring Balfe’s & Kawczynski’s score next month. Check out the full music team credits after the jump.

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Andrew Kawczynski Scoring Adam VillaSeñor’s ‘Yesteryear’

Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sky Hunter, The Eight Hundred, The Corrupted) has been tapped to score the upcoming pandemic thriller Yesteryear. The film is directed by Adam VillaSeñor and stars Q’orianka Kilcher, Jesse Garcia, Joanna Cassidy, Scott Haze, Angela Sarafyan, Timothy V. Murphy, Yusuke Ogasawara, Tiffany Chu, Crystal Echohawk, Wes Studi, Nick Cassavetes, Peter Facinelli, Chester Gregory, Idara Victor, Tanaya Beatty and Grant Roberts. The movie revolves around a struggling, young Native American actress who psychologically unravels in quarantine amidst the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement, and other 2020 world events.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Bill Murray. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Free Guy, WandaVision, The Hangover, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hawkeye). 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.

Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the noir thriller Marlowe directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Diane Kruger, Danny Huston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Colm Meaney and Ian Hart. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Killing Eve, Analyze That, No Sudden Move, Haywire) has composed the film’s original score. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song by Jon Batiste last week. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Open Road Films release.

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‘Ping Pong: The Triumph’ Soundtrack Album Released

Hangzhou Yuyinniaoniao Culture Media Co. has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese sports drama Ping Pong: The Triumph (aka Ping-Pong of China). The album features the film’s original score composed by Andrew Kawczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Eight Hundred, Sky Hunter, The Corrupted). Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, His Dark Materials) has contributed the main theme. Also included is the “promotional” song The Road to Glory by LuHan. The soundtrack was released in China in January and is now available to stream/download in most major U.S. digital music stores, including Amazon.

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‘In Full Bloom’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Dozo will release a soundtrack album for the period boxing drama In Full Bloom.The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Kawczynski (The Eight Hundred, The Corrupted, Sky Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 15 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. In Full Bloom is written and directed by Reza Ghassemi & Adam VillaSenor and stars Tyler Wood, Yusuke Ogasawara, Hoiroyuki Watanabe, Hazuki Kato, S. Scott McCracken, Stefanie Estes and Timothy V. Murphy. The movie is set in post-World War II Japan and follows an undefeated Japanese boxing champion as he is preparing for the biggest fight of his life: a showdown with a down-and-out American pugilist enlisted to defend his country’s honor.

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