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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 22, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy Honey Don’t! co-written and directed by Ethan Coen and starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day and Billy Eichner. The film’s original score is composed by Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, The Banshees of Inisherin, True Grit, The Blind Side,  Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Twilight, Anomalisa). Shadow of the City has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, original songs written by Jack Antonoff & Coen and other songs from the movie today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.

Also opening wide is the thriller Relay directed by David Mackenzie and starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James, Sam Worthington and Willa Fitzgerald. Tony Doogan (Starred Up, Outlaw Kings) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Bush Tetras & Karen Marks, Kenneth James Gibson & Alison Cotton today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Bleecker Street.

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‘Splitsville’ Soundtrack Album Details

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Splitsville. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (Mud, Barry, Take Shelter, Midnight Special, The Report, The Exorcist: Believer, Loving) and Dabney Morris (Sometimes I Think About Dying, Procession, Broken Diamonds). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 22. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to two tracks of the composers’ score after the jump. Splitsville is co-written and directed by Michael Angelo Covino and stars Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Covino himself, Kyle Marvin, Nicholas Braun, David Castañeda, Charlie Gillespie, Simon Webster, Stephen Adekolu, Tyrone Benskin and O-T Fagbenle. The movie revolves around a man who – after his wife asks him for a divorce – runs to his friends for support and is shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage..

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David Wingo & Dabney Morris Scoring Michael Angelo Covino’s ‘Splitsville’

David Wingo (Mud, Take Shelter, Barry, Midnight Special, The Exorcist: Believer, The Report, Loving) and Dabney Morris (Sometimes I Think About Dying, Broken Diamonds, Procession) have composed the original music for the upcoming comedy Splitsville. The film is directed by Michael Angelo Covino (The Climb) and stars Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Covino himself, Kyle Marvin, Nicholas Braun, Charlie Gillespie, David Castañeda, Simon Webster, Tyrone Benskin, Stephen Adekolu and O-T Fagbenle. The movie follows a man who – after his wife asks him for a divorce – runs to his friends for support and is shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage.

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‘Teacup’ Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Peacock original series Teacup. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by David Wingo (Mud, Barry, Take Shelter, Midnight Special, The Report, The Exorcist: Believer, Kidding, Loving). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 11 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to a track (Transference) from the composer’s score below. Teacup is created by Ian McCulloch inspired by Robert McCammon’s novel Stinger and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer, Caleb Dolden, Boris McGiver, Kathy Baker, Emilie Bierre and Luciano Leroux. The horror thriller follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.

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David Wingo Scoring Peacock’s ‘Teacup’

David Wingo (Take Shelter, Mud, Barry, The Report, The Exorcist: Believer, Midnight Special, Kidding, Loving) has composed the original music for the new Peacock original series Teacup. The show is created by Ian McCulloch inspired by the novel Stinger by Robert McCammon and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer, Boris McGiver, Kathy Baker, Caleb Dolden, Luciano Leroux and Emilie Bierre. The 10-part horror thriller follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 21, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime drama The Bikeriders written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Norman Reedus, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Damon Herriman, Beau Knapp, Emory Cohen and Karl Glusman. The film’s original score is composed by David Wingo (Barry, Mayans, M.C., The Report, Our Brand Is Crisis, Kidding). Mutant and Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album featuring thirteen 60s songs from the movie by artists such as The Sonics, Gary U.S. Bonds, Dale Hawkins, The Stooges, The Staple Singers, The Shangri-Las, Mickey Murray, among others, as a vinyl edition later this summer. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.

Also opening wide is the horror thriller The Exorcism co-written and directed by Joshua John Miller and starring Russell Crowe, Sam Worthington, Ryan Simpkins, Chloe Bailey, David Hyde Pierce and Adam Goldberg. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, Tokyo Vice, Fear the Walking Dead, Enemy, The White Tiger, The Staircase, Boy Erased) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Vertical.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 6, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie The Exorcist: Believer co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Leslie Odom, Jr., Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Norbert Leo Butz, Olivia Marcus, Lidya Jewett, and Ellen Burstyn. The film’s original music is composed by David Wingo (Mud, Take Shelter, Barry, The Report, Midnight Special, Loving) and Amman Abbasi (Dayveon). Back Lot Music 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 Universal Pictures release.

Opening semi-wide in several hundred theaters is the romantic comedy She Came to Me written and directed by Rebecca Miller and starring Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Anne Hathaway, Joanna Kulig and Brian d’Arcy James. Bryce Dessner (Cyrano, The Two Popes, Bardo, A Good Person, The Kitchen, Irresistible) has composed the film’s original score. Warner Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original score by Bruce Springsteen last week. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Vertical Entertainment.

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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Soundtrack Album Details

Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror movie The Exorcist: Believer. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Wingo (Mud, Barry, Take Shelter, The Report, Midnight Special, Mayans, Loving, M.C., Kidding) and Amman Abbasi (Dayveon). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 6. A vinyl edition is expected to be released by Waxwork Records. The Exorcist: Believer is co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and stars Leslie Odom, Jr., Ann Dowd, Jennifer Nettles, Norbert Leo Butz,  Lidya Jewett, Olivia Marcus and Ellen Burstyn.

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David Wingo & Amman Abbasi Scoring David Gordon Green’s ‘The Exorcist: Believer’

David Wingo (Barry, The Report, Mayans, M.C., Kidding) has teamed up with writer/director & composer Amman Abbasi (Dayveon) to score the upcoming supernatural horror movie The Exorcist: Believer. The film is directed by David Gordon Green (Halloween, Pineapple Express) and stars Leslie Odom, Jr., Ann Dowd, Norbert Leo Butz, Jennifer Nettles, Olivia Marcum, Lidya Jewett, as well as Ellen Burstyn who is reprising her role as Chris MacNeil from William Friedkin’s Academy Award-wining original 1973 original movie. The sequel follows a father who – after his daughter and her friend disappear in the woods, only to return three days later – has to confront the nadir of evil to find out what happened to them.

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Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+’s ‘Extrapolations’ to Be Released

Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score will release a soundtrack album for the Apple TV+ original anthology series Extrapolations. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven), Jason Hill (Mindhunter, Voir) and David Wingo (Barry, Take Shelter, Midnight Special). Also included are songs by Rufus Wainwright, Portugal. The Man, Ben Harper, Ryoko & The Earl and Zager & Evans. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 21 and will be available to stream/download on most major digital music services, including Amazon. Extrapolations is created by Scott Z. Burns and stars Meryl Streep, Edward Norton, Kit Harington, Diane Lane,Sienna Miller, Yara Shahidi, Daveed Diggs,Marion Cotillard, Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Gemma Chan, Adarsh Gourav, Indira Varma, David Schwimmer, Heather Graham, Forest Whitaker and Tahar Rahim.

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