Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Ballad of a Small Player. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Dune: Prophecy, Hotel Mumbai, The Amateur, Adrift, A House of Dynamite, The Day of the Jackal, One Life). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Wednesday, October 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s closing credits track below. Ballad of a Small Player is directed by Edward Berger and stars Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Ip and Alex Jennings. The psychological thriller follows a gambler running from his past – and his debts – who becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table amid the glittering casinos of Macau.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 17, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Black Phone 2 co-written and directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Demián Bichir, Miguel Mora, Jeremy Davies and Arianna Rivas. The film’s original music composed by the director’s son, Atticus Derrickson, who has made his feature scoring debut on the project. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening in theaters nationwide is the comedy Good Fortune written and directed by Aziz Ansari and starring Seth Rogen, Ansari himself, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh and Keke Palmer. Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, The Banshees of Inisherin, True Grit, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Blind Side, Twilight, Anomalisa) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.
Volker Bertelmann Scoring Edward Berger’s ‘Ballad of a Small Player’
Volker Bertelmann (Lion, The Amateur, Dune: Prophecy, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, One Life) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Ballad of a Small Player. The movie is directed by Edward Berger and stars Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings and Tilda Swinton. The psychological thriller follows a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau whose past and his debts start to catch up with him and encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation.