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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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‘Dongji Rescue’ Soundtrack Released

Dream Studio has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese historical action drama Dongji Rescue. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Atli Örvarsson (Silo, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Vantage Point, Defending Jacob, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Rams, The Eagle, The Edge of Seventeen). Fei Yu serves as the project’s music producer. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list (in Chinese). Also listen to the first two tracks after the jump. Dongji Rescue is directed by Guan Hu & Zhenxiang Fei and stars Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and Ni Ni. The movie takes place in 1942 and tells the story of a group of Dongji fishermen who risked their lives to rescue over three hundred British soldiers and rescued three British individuals during a large-scale search by Japanese forces.

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Atli Örvarsson Scoring Guan Hu’s ‘Dongji Rescue’

Atli Örvarsson (Silo, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Defending Jacob, Vantage Point, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Eagle, The Edge of Seventeen, Rams) has composed the original score for the new Chinese historical action drama Dongji Rescue. The film is directed by Guan Hu (Black Dog, The Eight Hundred) & Zhenxiang Fei and stars Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and Ni Ni. The movie takes place in 1942, when a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war was torpedoed and tells the story of a group of Dongji fishermen who risked their lives to rescue over 300 British soldiers and protected and rescued three British individuals during a large-scale search by Japanese forces.

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