The details of the score album for the crime thriller By Any Means have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, The Woman King, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Perry Mason, Love & Basketball, Da 5 Bloods, Red Tails). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 11 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track from the composer’s score below. AB Records has previously released the original title song written by Diane Warren and performed by David Kushner & The Isley Brothers as a digital single last month and will release a full soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the movie next Friday, September 18. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits. By Any Means is directed by Elegance Bratton and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, LisaGay Hamilton, Josh Lucas, Ethan Embry, David Strathairn, LaChanze and Giancarlo Esposito.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 4, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime thriller By Any Means directed by Elegance Bratton and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, David Strathairn, Nicole Beharie, LisaGay Hamilton,Ethan Embry, Josh Lucas, LaChanze and Giancarlo Esposito. The film’s original score is composed by Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, The Woman King, 25th Hour, Perry Mason, Da 5 Bloods, Love & Basketball). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music is expected to be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. AB Records has released the original title song written by Diane Warren and performed by David Kushner & The Isley Brothers last Friday and will release a separate album featuring more songs on September 18. Click here to listen to the track and check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.
Also opening wide is the action/horror movie Onslaught directed by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett and starring Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Drew Starkey, Reginald VelJohnson, Eric Wareheim, Rebecca Hall, Michael Biehn and Alex Pereira. Matthew Pusti (aka Makeup and Vanity Set) (A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, The Girlfriend Experience) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.
Diane Warren’s, David Kushner’s & The Isley Brothers’ Original ‘By Any Means’ Title Song Released
AB Records has released the original title song from the crime thriller By Any Means. The track written by Honorary Academy Award winner Diane Warren and performed by David Kushner & The Isley Brothers is now available to stream/download (in two different versions) on most major digital music services. Also listen to both the “film version” and :soundtrack version” after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring both versions and more songs from the movie will be released on September 18. By Any Means is directed by Elegance Bratton and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, David Strathairn, LisaGay Hamilton, Josh Lucas, Ethan Embry, LaChanze and Giancarlo Esposito.
Terence Blanchard Scoring Elegance Bratton’s ‘By Any Means’
Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman, 25th Hour, Inside Man, The Woman King, Perry Mason, Da 5 Bloods, Love & Basketball, Red Tails) has composed the original score for the upcoming period crime thriller By Any Means. The film is directed by Elegance Bratton (The Inspection) and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, LisaGay Hamilton, Ethan Embry, LaChanze, David Strathairn and Giancarlo Esposito. The movie, which also features an original title song written by Diane Warren, is inspired by a true story and follows a young Black FBI agent who is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders and finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur.