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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 9, 2026)

October 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama The Social Reckoning written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen and Jeremy Strong. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Queen, Frankenstein, Philomena). Sony Classical 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 movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Other Mommy directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, Arabella Olivia Clark and Karen Allen. Patrick Jonsson (The Boogeyman,The White Helmets, Mint, Scrapper, Black Earth Rising, Wildcat, The Lost Children, Virunga, On Her Shoulders) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse Atomic Monster production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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‘Love of Your Life’ Soundtrack Album Details

October 6, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, Dustin O'Halloran, Love of Your Life, Rachel Morrison, score, Soundtrack

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama Love of Your Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Like Crazy, The Old Guard, Eleanor the Great, The Essex Serpent, Ammonite, A Spy Among Friends). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 7 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. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Love of Your Life is directed by Rachel Morrison and stars Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Gabriel Basso, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tamara Lawrance, Corey Johnson and Catherine Keener. The film follows a young Boston nurse who is swept up in an all-consuming love that sets her life on an unexpected path.

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Dustin O’Halloran Scoring Rachel Morrison’s ‘Love of Your Life’

June 19, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Dustin O'Halloran, Love of Your Life, Rachel Morrison

This week, Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Like Crazy, Transparent, The Old Guard, Eleanor the Great, Ammonite, The Essex Serpent, A Spy Among Friends) has been recording his score for the upcoming romantic drama Love of Your Life. The film marks the second feature directorial effort of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison (Black Panther) following 2024’s The Fire Inside and stars Margaret Qualley, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aaron Pierre, Catherine Keener and Gabriel Basso. The movie revolves around a young woman who is swept up in an all-consuming love that sets her life on an unexpected path.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 26, 2025)

September 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the thriller One Battle After Another written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Alana Haim, Regina Hall and Wood Harris. The film’s original music is composed Jonny Grennwood (There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, The Master, The Power of the Dog, Inherent Vice, Spencer, You Were Never Really Here, Licorice Pizza). Nonesuch Records 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 Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the family adventure Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie directed by Ryan Crego and starring Laila Lockhart Kraner, Gloria Estefan, Kristen Wiig, Kyle Mooney, Thomas Lennon, Jason Mantzoukas, Fortune Feimster, Ego Nwodim and Melissa Villaseñor. Stephanie Economou (Ruby Gilman: Teenage Kraken, Jupiter’s Legacy, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, About My Father) has composed the film’s original score. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring a score suite, as well as the songs from the film performed by the cast, as well as aespa, Lu Kala & others today. Click here for the album details and for more information about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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‘Eleanor the Great’ Soundtrack Album Details

September 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Dustin O'Halloran, Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson, score, Soundtrack

Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Eleanor the Great. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Like Crazy, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Transparent, The Old Guard, Ammonite, The Essex Serpent, A Spy Among Friends). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, September 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Memories) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out after the jump. Eleanor the Great marks the feature directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson and stars June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht and Rita Zohar. The movie written by Tory Kamen revolves around a 94-year old woman who – after seventy years with her best friend – moves to New York City for a fresh start and befriends a 19-year-old student.

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‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ Soundtrack Album Details

February 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Dustin O'Halloran, Michael Morris, Peacock, score, Soundtrack

The full details of the soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Like Crazy, Transparent, The Old Guard, The Essex Serpent, Ammonite, A Spy Among Friends). Also included is the original song It Isn’t Perfect But It Might Be co-written and performed by Olivia Dean (already out now as a separate digital single). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 14 by Back Lot Music. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to O’Halloran’s first score track below. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy directed by Michael Morris and stars Renée Zellweger, Leo Woodall, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Isla Fisher, Jim Broadbent, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Gemma Jones.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 9, 2025)

February 9, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, Apple TV +, Atticus Ross, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Caroline Ho, Disney Plus, Dustin O'Halloran, Harlem Ice, Jakwob, James Jano, Joseph Trapanese, La Dolce Villa, My Fault: London, Netflix, Peacock, Sami Jano, The Gorge, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, Trent Reznor

Premiering on Tuesday, February 11, is the Netflix original anime film The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep directed by Kang Hei Chul and starring Doug Cockle, Joey Batey, Anya Chalotra and Christina Wren. The movie’s original music is composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, The Raid: Redemption, Project Power). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Studio MIR production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Wednesday, February 12, is the Disney+ original documentary series Harlem Ice directed by Samantha Knowles and executive produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Geeta Gandbhir, Meredith Kaulfers, Robin Roberts and Justin Wilkes. Sami Jano (Dads, We Feed People) & James Jano have composed the show’s original music. The 5-parter, which follows the coaches and girls of Figure Skating in Harlem as they prepare for performances, competitions, and a life-changing global experience, will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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Dustin O’Halloran Scoring Michael Morris’ ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’

November 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Dustin O'Halloran, Michael Morris, Peacock

Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, The Old Guard, Ammonite, The Essex Serpent, A Spy Among Friends) has been tapped to score the upcoming romantic comedy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The film is directed by Michael Morris (To Leslie, Better Call Saul) and stars Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Leo Woodall, Isla Fisher, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones. The fourth installment in the Bridget Jones series follows the title character who is now a single mother and trying to forge a new path toward life and love, when she goes back to work and even tries out the dating apps, where she’s soon pursued by a dreamy and enthusiastic younger man.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 12, 2023)

March 12, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: A Spy Among Friends, Agent Elvis, Apple TV +, Boston Strangler, Dan Romer, David Wingo, Dustin O'Halloran, Extrapolations, Hulu, Jason Hill, MGM+, Netflix, Paul Leonard Morgan, Timothy Williams, Tyler Bates

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British limited series A Spy Among Friends created by Alexander Cary based on Ben Macintyre’s bestselling book and starring Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, Stephen Kunken, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Adrian Edmondson. The show’s original music is composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Like Crazy, Transparent, The Old Guard, Ammonite, The Essex Serpent). Check out our previous article to learn more about the Nick Murphy-directed 6-parter, which premiered in the UK last fall on ITVX and is making its U.S. debut on MGM+.

Premiering on Friday, March 17, is the Hulu original movie Boston Strangler written and directed by Matt Ruskin and starring Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, David Dastmalchian, Morgan Spector, Robert John Burke and Chris Cooper. Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Dynasty, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 20th Century Studios production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

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Dustin O’Halloran Scoring BritBox UK’s & Spectrum’s ‘A Spy Among Friends’

September 20, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: A Spy Among Friends, Alexander Cary, BritBox UK, Dustin O'Halloran, Spectrum

Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, Ammonite, The Old Guard, The Essex Serpent) has recently been scoring the upcoming Britbox UK/Spectrum limited series A Spy Among Friends. The show is created by Alexander Cary (Homeland, Lie to Me) and stars Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, Anna Maxwell Martin, Stephen Kunken and Adrian Edmondson. The 6-part spy thriller is based on the New York Times best-selling book by Ben Macintyre and centers on the defection of notorious British intelligence officer and KGB double agent Kim Philby through the lens of his relationship with his MI6 colleague and close friend Nicholas Elliott.

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