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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details

The details of the second soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season, featuring themes written by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica) and original score composed by Sparks & Shadows (Foundation, Imaginary, The Serpent Queen, Halo). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 19 by Hollywood Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to McCreary’s Season 2 theme (extended version) below. The label has previously released an album featuring music from Season 1 back in 2023. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is created by Rick Riordan (based on his book series of the same title) & Jonathan E. Steinberg and stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Daniel Diemer and Dior Goodjohn.

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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Season 2 Soundtrack Set for December 19 Release

Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season, including themes written by Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) and original score composed by Sparks & Shadows (Foundation, Imaginary, Halo). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 19. Check back on this page for the full album details and to streaming link. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is created by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg and stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Dior Goodjohn, Charlie Bushnell and Daniel Diemer. Season 2 is based on The Sea of Monsters, the second book in Riordan’s best-selling series and follows the young demigods as they embark on a perilous quest to save Camp Half-Blood and their friend Grover.

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Songs from ‘Deathstalker’ Reboot Released

Sparks & Shadows Records has released a digital single featuring two songs from the Deathstalker reboot. The soundtrack includes the film’s title song (in two different versions) featuring Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash leading an all-star band comprised of singer Brendan McCreary, original Deathstalker II composer Chuck Cirino, drummer Gene “The Atomic Clock” Hoglan, bassist Pete Griffin and guitarist Omer Ben-Zvi, as well as the song Walking Alone by Danish actress and singer/songwriter Nina Bergman and multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy. The 3-track single is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also check out the music video for the title track and listen to Walking Alone after the jump.

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‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ Soundtrack Album Details

Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the Starz original series Outlander: Blood of My Blood. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day, Battlestar Galactica, God of War, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Freaky) who previously scored all episodes of  the original Outlander series. Also included is the opening titles song For My Love That’s Lost performed by Julie Fowlis. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 8. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also watch the show’s opening titles sequence after the jump. Outlander: Blood of My Blood is developed by Matthew B. Roberts and stars Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy, Hermione Corfield, Jeremy Irvine, Tony Curran, Sam Retford, Rory Alexander, Séamus McLean Ross and Conor MacNeil.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 3, 2025)

Premiering tonight is the HBO original documentary series The Yogurt Shop Murders directed by Margaret Brown about the tragic murder of four teenage girls at an I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt Shop on December 6, 1991 in Austin, TX. The show’s original music is composed by Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Shining Girls, Triple 9, Broken City, Earthquake Bird, Dispatches from Elsewhere). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-parter, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will air every Sunday on HBO and also will be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Wednesday, August 6, is the action comedy The Pickup directed by Tim Story and starring Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson, Eva Longoria, Andrew Dice Clay, Jack Kesy, Marshawn Lynch and Ismael Cruz Cordova. Christopher Lennertz (The Boys, Lost in Space, Ride Along, Sausage Party, Tom & Jerry, Agent Carter, Back in Action, Supernatural) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

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‘Foundation’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released

Sparks & Shadows has released new soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original series Foundation. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) who has provided the themes and his Sparks & Shadows team. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ score from Season 2 in 2023, while Lakeshore Records has released the soundtrack for Season 1 back in 2021. 

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 11, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide is the spy thriller The Amateur directed by James Hawes and starring Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Stuhlbarg, Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal, Caitríona Balfe, Adrian Martinez, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson and Danny Sapani. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Conclave, Adrift, Hotel Mumbai, The Old Guard, One Life, The Day of the Jackal, Patrick Melrose). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.

Also opening nationwide is the thriller Drop directed by Christopher Landon and starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Gabrielle Ryan,Reed Diamond, Jacob Robinson, Ed Weeks, Travis Nelson and Jeffery Self. Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, Happy Death Day, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica, God of War) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music 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 Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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‘Drop’ Soundtrack Album Details

Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller Drop. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Happy Death Day, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Freaky, Battlestar Galactica, God of War). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 11 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Also listen to the composer’s main title track below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Drop is directed by Christopher Landon and stars Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Reed Diamond, Jacob Robinson, Gabrielle Ryan, Ed Weeks, Jeffery Self and Travis Nelson. The Blumhouse production revolves around a widowed mother who goes on her first date in years and is relieved that her date is more handsome and charming than she expected, when she begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.

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Bear McCreary Scoring Christopher Landon’s ‘Drop’

Composer Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, God of War) is reteaming with director Christopher Landon on the upcoming thriller Drop. The film starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Reed Diamond, Gabrielle Ryan, Jeffery Self, Travis Nelson & Ed Weeks, follows a widowed mother who goes on her first date in years and is relieved that her date is more charming and handsome than she expected, but their chemistry begins to curdle as she begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.

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‘Outlander’ Season 7 Soundtrack Album Details

Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Outlander. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s seventh season composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, 10 Cloverfield Lane,  Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica). Also included is the new version of the opening titles theme The Skye Boat Song performed by Sinéad O’Connor, an alternate “fife and drum version” performed by Raya Yarbrough & Griogair Labhruidh, as well as lead actress Caitríona Balfe’s rendition of Ave Maria. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 22 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version will be coming out on December 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a digital EP featuring three tracks from the new season last year, as well as the Season 6 album back in 2022, while Madison Gate Records has released the soundtracks for the first five seasons.

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