Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Bad Guys, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Birds of Prey) has been tapped to score the upcoming sci-fi Project Hail Mary. The film is directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) and stars Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub and Ken Leung. The movie based on the based on the bestselling novel by Andy Weir (The Martian) follows a science teacher who wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there and – as his memory returns – begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out.
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Busta Rhymes’ Original Song ‘Taking Everything’ from ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Released
Back Lot Music has released the original song Taking Everything from DreamWorks Animation’s sequel The Bad Guys 2. The track cowritten (with the film’s composer Daniel Pemberton) and performed by Busta Rhymes is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric music video after the jump. The label has previously released the song GOODLIFE performed by Rag’n’Bone Man feat. WizTheMc from the movie last week and is expected to release a full soundtrack album featuring Pemberton’s original score next week. The Bad Guys 2 is directed by Pierre Perifel and stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Maria Bakalova, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Lilly Singh and Richard Ayoade.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 18, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the slasher movie I Know What You Did Last Summer directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and starring Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Billy Campbell, Austin Nichols, Sarah Pidgeon, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Gabbriette Bechtel and Freddie Prinze Jr. The album film’s original music is composed by Chanda Dancy (Blink Twice, Devotion, One of Them Days, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, I Wanna Dance with Somebody). Milan 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 Sony Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the western Eddington written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Clifton Collins Jr., Micheal Ward, Deirdre O’Connell, Amélie Hoeferle and William Belleau. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey) & Bobby Krlic (Midsommar, Blue Beetle, Him, Beef, Beau Is Afraid, Returnal) have composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by A24.
‘Eddington’ Soundtrack Album Details
A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for Ari Aster’s contemporary western/comedy Eddington. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Birds of Prey) & Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Blue Beetle, Beef, Beau Is Afraid, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Returnal). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 18. Visit Amazon or any other any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to Pemberton’s “opening” track and Krlic’s first solo track below.. Eddington is written and directed by Aster and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, Emma Stone, Clifton Collins Jr., Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle and William Belleau. The movie is set in the American Southwest during the tumultuous summer of 2020 and centers on a standoff between a small-town sheriff and the mayor of the titular New Mexico town that sparks a powder keg.
Original Song ‘GOODLIFE’ from ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Released
Back Lot Music has released the original song GOODLIFE from DreamWorks Animation’s sequel The Bad Guys 2. The track written (with Gary Go & WizTheMc) and produced by the film’s composer Daniel Pemberton and performed by Rag’n’Bone Man feat. WizTheMc is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official lyric music video after the jump. The Bad Guys 2 is directed by Pierre Perifel and features the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Danielle Brooks, Maria Bakalova, Natasha Lyonne, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Richard Ayoade and Alex Borstein.
Soundtrack Album for HBO’s ‘The Mortician’ Released
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original documentary series The Mortician. The album features the show’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into & Across the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, Materialists, The Bad Guys, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey) and Adem Ilhan (Avenue 5, The Ballad of Wallis Island, In the Loop, The Beautiful Game). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track after the jump. The Mortician is directed by Joshua Rofé and tells the story of the family-run L.A. mortuary Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena that hid behind a façade of decency and propriety to take advantage of loved ones at their most vulnerable moments in the early 1980s.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 13, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action remake of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon written and directed by Dean DeBlois and stars Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Julian Dennison, Nick Frost, Gabriel Howell, Ruth Codd, Harry Trevaldwyn and Bronwyn James. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Wicked, Don’t Worry Darling, Shrek, X-Men: The Last Stand, Bolt). 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 movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the romantic comedy drama Materialists written and directed by Celine Song and starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, Zoë Winters, Martin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson and John Magaro. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Bad Guys, Steve Jobs, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Enola Holmes, Birds of Prey) has composed the film’s original score. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Pemberton’s music, as well as an original song by Japanese Breakfast and two songs performed by Baby Rose today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.
‘Materialists’ Soundtrack Album Details
A24 Music will release the official soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Materialists. The album features the film’s original score composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Bad Guys, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Birds of Prey). Also included is the original song My Baby (Got Nothing At All) by Japanese Breakfast (already out now as a digital single), as well as Baby Rose’s covers of the love songs I’ll Be Your Mirror and That’s All. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to Pemberton’s title track and both covers below. Materialists is written and directed by Celine Song and stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Dasha Nekrasova, Zoë Winters, Martin Ireland, Louisa Jacobson, Emmy Wheeler, Eddie Cahill and John Magaro.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 8, 2025)
Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 10, is the limited series Families Like Ours (Familier som vores) directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Amaryllis August, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Magnus Millang, David Dencik, Thomas Bo Larsen, Esben Smed and Asta Kamma August. The show’s original music is composed by Valentin Hadjadj (Close, Girl, April and the Extraordinary World, A Bigger World, Under the Stars of Paris, Rialto). 22D Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past January. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which premiered in several international markets last fall and is making its domestic debut on Netflix.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 11, is the Netflix original documentary Titan: The OceanGate Disaster directed by Mark Monroe about OceanGate’s Titan tourist submersible that imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. Andrew Skeet (MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, The Body Next Door) & Nathan Klein (Ludwig, The Beast Within, 101 Dalmatian Street) have composed the film’s original music. The movie, which examines CEO Stockton Rush’s quest to become the next billionaire innovator and the doomed underwater endeavor that called into question the price of ambition in the depths of the ocean, just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this week and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
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.