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Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Simon Stone’s ‘The Woman in Cabin 10’

Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Hidden Figures, The Invisible Man, Shazam!) is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original film The Woman in Cabin 10. The movie is directed by Simon Stone (The Daughter, The Dig) and stars Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, Art Malik, David Ajala, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, David Morrissey and Gitte Witt. The psychological thriller is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ruth Ware and follows 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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‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Soundtrack Album Details

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated sci-fi horror adventure Predator: Killer of Killers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, It, Twisters, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures, Mortal Kombat). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 6 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Predator: Killer of Killers directed by Dan Trachtenberg, co-directed by Josh Wassung and features the voice talent of Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Michael Biehn and Rick Gonzalez. The movie follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a WWII pilot who to investigates an otherworldly threat to the Allied cause, a Viking raider guiding her son on a quest for revenge and a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a succession battle.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 1, 2025)

Premiering tonight is the HBO original documentary series The Mortician directed by Joshua Rofé about the Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena that took advantage of their clients at their most vulnerable moments in the early 1980s. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,  Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey) and Adem Ilhan (In the Loop, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Avenue 5, The Beautiful Game). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-parter, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, June 4, is the British TV series Mr Loverman based on the novel of the same title by Bernardine Evaristo, adapted by Nathaniel Price and starring Lennie James, Ariyon Bakare and Sharon D. Clarke. Speakers Corner Quartet have composed the show’s original music. OTIH Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the musicians’ score last fall. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to stream/download the album. The drama, which revolves around a 74-year old man whose wife of 50 years senses that he has been cheating on her with other women, when in fact he has been having a secret, passionate affair with his male best friend, premiered in the UK last October on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on BritBox.

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Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’

Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, IT, The Flash Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, The Invisible Man) has composed the original music for the new animated action adventure Predator: Killer of Killers. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey, 10 Cloverfield Lane), co-directed by Josh Wassung (from animation company The Third Floor) and features the voices of Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Rick Gonzalez and Michael Biehn. The movie follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a quest for revenge, a WWII pilot who to investigates an otherworldly threat to the Allied cause and a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a battle for succession.

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Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring HBO’s ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’

Benjamin Wallfisch (Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Shazam!, Annabelle Creation) has been tapped to score the upcoming HBO original series IT: Welcome to Derry. The show is developed by Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (Mama, Locke & Key) and Jason Fuchs (Argylle, Ice Age: Continental Drift) based on Stephen King’s It novel and stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Stephen Rider, James Remar, Rudy Mancuso, Madeleine Stowe and Bill Skarsgård. The drama is set in the world of King’s IT universe and expands the vision established by Muschietti in the features IT and IT Chapter Two.

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Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Michael Chaves’ ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’

Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Hidden Figures, Shazam!) has signed on to score the upcoming horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites. The film is directed by Michael Chaves (The Nun II, The Curse of La Llorona) and stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy. The movie takes place in 1986, five years after the events of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and follows Ed & Lorraine Warren investigating the case of the Smurl family haunting.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 25, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller The Accountant 2 directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Allison Robertson and Daniella Pineda. The film’s original music is composed by The National’s Bryce Dessner (Sing Sing, We Live in Time, The Two Popes, Bardo, Cyrano, She Came to Me,Manhunt, A Good Person). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as  cover version of Nina Simone’s See-Line Woman performed by Danielle Ponder & Dessner last Friday. Check our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is being released by Amazon MGM Studios.

Also opening nationwide is the survival horror thriller Until Dawn based on PlayStation Studios’s video game, directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Maia Mitchell, Belmont Cameli and Peter Stormare. Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, Shazam!, The Flash, Blade Runner 2049, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical 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 Sony Pictures release.

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‘Until Dawn’ Soundtrack Album Details

Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the film adaptation of the PlayStation Studios video game Until Dawn. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 25 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A first track has previously been released as a digital single earlier this month. Also listen to the composer’s main title track below. Until Dawn is directed by David F. Sandberg and stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, Odessa A’zion, Maia Mitchell, Peter Stormare and Belmont Cameli. The Screen Gems production follows a young woman traveling with her friends to the remote valley where her sister mysteriously vanished in search of answers and -while exploring an abandoned visitor center – find themselves stalked by a masked killer and murdered one by one, only to wake up back at the beginning of the same evening.

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First Track from Benjamin Wallfisch’s ‘Until Dawn’ Score Released

Sony Classical has released a first track from the soundtrack for the film adaptation of the video game Until Dawn. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Crash and Smash written by the movie’s composer Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, Twisters, The Flash, Hidden Figures). Also listen to the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album is expected to be released on April 25. Until Dawn is directed by David F. Sandberg and stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Maia Mitchell, Belmont Cameli and Peter Stormare.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 17, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Wolf Man co-written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring  Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matlida Firth, Beatriz Romilly, Ben Prendergast, Sam Jaeger, Zac Chandler, Benedict Hardie and Milo Cawthorne. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, The Invisible Man, Twisters, Blade Runner, Shazam!, 2049, Hidden Figures, Thirteen Lives). 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 wide is the comedy One of Them Days directed by Lawrence Lamont and starring Keke Palmer, SZA, Katt Williams, Maude Apatow, Janelle James and Lil Rel Howery. Chanda Dancy (Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Blink Twice, Devotion, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Aftershock, The Defeated) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate 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 movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures

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