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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 7, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Predator: Badlands directed by Dan Trachtenberg and starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. The film’s original music is composed by Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed Origins & Valhalla, Prey, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Infinite Warfare, The Lazarus Effect) & Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, It, The Flash, The Invisible Man, Twisters, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Mortal Kombat, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049). Hollywood 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 20th Century Studios release.

Also opening wide is the historical drama Nuremberg written and directed by James Vanderbilt and starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Leo Woodall, Richard E. Grant, Mark O’Brien, John Slattery, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Colin Hanks, Lotte Verbeek and Andreas Pietschmann. Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.

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‘Predator: Badlands’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure Predator: Badlands. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sarah Schachner (Prey, Assassin’s Creed Origins & Valhalla,  The Lazarus Effect, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Infinite Warfare) & Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Flash, The Invisible Man, Twisters, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 7. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Also listen to a track from each composer below. Predator: Badlands is directed by Dan Trachtenberg and stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. The movie is set in the future on a remote planet and follows a young Predator, outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Vol. 1 Soundtrack Album Released

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WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series IT: Welcome to Derry. The Volume 1 album features selections of the original music from the first episodes of the show composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, The Flash, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Annabelle Creation) who previously scored both IT features. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to two tracks from the composer’s score below. IT: Welcome to Derry is developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti & Jason Fuchs based on Stephen King’s It novel and stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Stephen Rider, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso and Bill Skarsgård. The horror drama is set in 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, and follows aa group of misfit friends who begin to suspect murder while also experiencing increasingly disturbing phenomena..

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 26, 2025)

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Premiering tonight is the HBO original series It: Welcome to Derry developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti & Jason Fuchs based on Stephen King’s It novel and starring Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Rudy Mancuso, Madeleine Stowe and Bill Skarsgård. Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Hidden Figures, Twisters, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, The Flash, Annabelle Creation) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the, which will air every Sunday night on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Also premiering tonight is the AMC original series original series Talamasca: The Secret Order created by John Lee Hancock and starring Nicholas Denton, Elizabeth McGovern, William Fichtner, Celine Buckens, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman. The show’s original music is composed by Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chad Powers, The Princess, Knightfall, Journey’s End, Beecham House, Herself, Press). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the horror drama, which will air Sunday nights on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

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‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ Soundtrack to Be Released

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Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film The Woman in Cabin 10. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Twisters, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, The Invisible Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 17 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s first and final track below. The Woman in Cabin 10 is co-written and directed by Simon Stone and stars Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, David Ajala, Art Malik,Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, David Morrissey, Daniel Ings and Gitte Witt. The psychological thriller is based on Ruth Ware’s bestselling novel of the same name and revolves a journalist who witnesses a passenger thrown overboard late at night while on board a luxury yacht and risks her life to uncover the truth when no one believes her.

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Sarah Schachner & Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘Predator: Badlands’

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Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed Origins & Valhalla, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Infinite Warfare, The Lazarus Effect) & Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, The Flash, The Invisible Man, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!) are composing the original score for the upcoming sci-fi action adventure Predator: Badlands. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) and stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. The movie is set in the future on a remote planet and follows a young Predator who finds an unlikely ally and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 5, 2025)

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Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British miniseries Brian and Maggie written by James Graham, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Steve Coogan, Harriet Walter, Paul Clayton, Tom Mothersdale and Ivan Kaye. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Torchwood, Dead Ringers, A Very English Scandal, Moonflower Murders, It’s a Sin, Quiz). The 2-parter, which follows politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as they sit for one of the most famous political exchanges of all time in 1989, premiered in the UK this past January on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of Masterpiece.

Also premiering tonight is the PBS Masterpiece series Maigret developed by Patrick Harbinson based on Georges Simenon’s bestselling novels and starring Benjamin Wainwright, Stefanie Martini, Blake Harrison, Kerrie Hayes, Reda Elazouar, Shaniqua Okwok, Rob Kazinsky and Nathalie Armin. Uele Lamore (The Balconettes, The Apology, Above Water) has composed the show’s original music. The crime drama, which follows the Chief Inspecto and his team of maverick but loyal detectives as they solve a series of complex crimes in Paris, will air in the U.S. every Sunday night on PBS.

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‘Alien: Romulus’ Suite Digital EP Released

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Hollywood Records has released a digital version of the Alien: Romulus Suite EP featuring a 14 minutes suite of themes from the film’s original score composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, The Conjuring: Lats Rites The Flash, Hidden Figures, The Invisible Man). Also included are six additional tracks from the composer’s score that were not included on the original 2024 soundtrack album. The EP is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the suite after the jump. Mutant has previously released a vinyl edition of the EP earlier this year. Alien: Romulus is directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Aileen Wu and Spike Fearn.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 5, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites directed by Michael Chaves and starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation, Mortal Kombat, Shazam!). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters this weekend is the comedy drama Twinless written and directed by James Sweeney and starring Dylan O’Brien, Sweeney himself, Lauren Graham, Chris Perfetti, Aisling Franciosi, and Tasha Smith. Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Squid Game, Mickey 17, Okja, Broker) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Roadside Attractions.

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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Soundtrack Album Details

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WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It,Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049,  Twisters, The Flash, Annabelle Creation, Hidden Figures, Mortal Kombat, Shazam!) . The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first and final track below. The Conjuring: Last Rites is directed by Michael Chaves and stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy. The movie takes place in 1986, five years after the events of 2021’s third installment, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and follows Ed & Lorraine Warren as they are investigating the case of the Smurl family haunting.

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