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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 16, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the martial arts action comedy Street Fighter directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, David Dastmalchian, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoai, Cody Rhodes, Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, Orville Peck, Hirooki Goto, Olivier Richters, Rayna Vallandingham, Alexander Volkanovski and Jason Momoa. The film’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Super Troopers 3, Obliterated,  The Breadwinner, Florida Man, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as two original songs by HEALTH today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Legendary Pictures production, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.

Also opening wide is the survival thriller Whalefall co-written and directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz and Emily Rudd. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Witcher, Shadow and Bone, Only the Brave, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, David, No One Will Save You, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the 20th Century Studios release.

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‘You Can’t Leave’ Soundtrack Album Details

Special Edition Music will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller You Can’t Leave. The album features the film’s original music composed by Edwin Wendler (I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine, Mafia Wars, Tales of Halloween, Unnatural, DreamScapes, Dead Ant, Glowzies, Dragon Soldiers). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. You Can’t Leave is written and directed by Scott Windhauser and stars Spencer Boldman, Paola Andino, Thomas Bauer, Kristos Andrews, Taylor Murphy, Cameron Inman and Joe Nemmers. The movie follows a group of friends searching for one of their own in a dark forest as they must survive the night against an ancient evil hidden within an abandoned cabin.

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‘Glowzies’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Edwin Wendler (I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine, Unnatural, Tales of Halloween, DreamScapes, Mafia Wars, Dead Ant, Dragon Soldiers) will release a soundtrack album for the family horror comedy Glowzies. The album features the composer’s original score from the film and will be released digitally this Friday, November 1. The streaming/download link will be added to this page later this week. Glowzies is co-written and directed by Hank Braxtan and stars James Remar, Michael Dorn, Antuone Torbert, Ruben Pla and Ron Carlson. The movie follows four old military veterans who join forces with a group of internet kids to stop an ancient evil that has awakened in the depths of an abandoned uranium mill before it slimes the population.

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‘Mafia Wars’ Soundtrack Album Details

MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Mafia Wars. The album features the film’s original music composed by Edwin Wendler (I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine, Tales of Halloween, Unnatural, DreamScapes, Dead Ant, Dragon Soldiers). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 11 and will also be available in the label’s “CD on Demand” format. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to stream/download the album and also listen to the composer’s main title track below. Mafia Wars is written and directed by Scott Windhauser and stars Tom Welling, Cam Gigandet, Cher Cosenza, Al Linea, Chris Mullinax, Sidhartha Mallya, Alessia Alciati and Sterling Griffin. The movie follows an ex-con who gets released early from prison, only to be forced into an undercover unit of six men sent to infiltrate the Mafia.

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Edwin Wendler Scoring Christian Machacek’s ‘DreamScapes’

Edwin Wendler (I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine, Unnatural, Dead Ant, Tales of Halloween, Dragon Soldiers) has recently been scoring the upcoming international motion picture DreamScapes. The film is written and directed by Christian Machacek, narrated by Kate Winslet and produced by Klemens Hallmann (Frankenstein, Army of Thieves, The Song of Names). The “United Earth Project” was captured by more than 250 video artists in more than 100 countries around the globe and tells a story about our planet through visuals that show the beauty and diversity of Mother Earth in time and motion, accompanied by a soundtrack that allows the viewer to experience the images more intensely.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 25, 2019)

Two new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure The Kid Who Would Be King written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart. The film’s original music is composed by Electric Wave Bureau (Broken). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the music collective’s score. Click here for the full album details.

Also opening wide is the mystery thriller Serenity written and directed by Steven Knight and starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou and Jeremy Strong. Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Aviron Pictures release.

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‘Dead Ant’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Notefornote Music has announced a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Dead Ant. The album features the film’s original score composed by Edwin Wendler (I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine, Unnatural, Tales of Halloween), as well as two bonus tracks not featured in the movie, including a fully fleshed-out version of  the composer’s “triumph theme,” especially arranged and recorded for this album. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 25 (click here to pre-order). A CD version will also be available to order on the label’s website on Friday. Already available now is the original song Side Boob written by the movie’s director Ron Carlson and performed by the fictional metal band Sonic Grave from the movie (click here to download). 

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‘Christmas with a Capital C’ Soundtrack Announced

Howlin’ Wolf Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2010 family comedy drama Christmas with a Capital C. The album features the film’s original music composed by Edwin Wendler (Unnatural, I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance is Mine, Dead Ant) and performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Illumni Men’s Chorale. Visit the label’s official website to order the limited edition CD (signed for orders before November 28) and listen to audio samples. Christmas with a Capital C is directed by Helmut Schleppi and stars Ted McGinley, Daniel Baldwin, Nancy Stafford and Brad Stine. The movie revolves around a small town mayor who fights to uphold the local Christmas traditions after his former high school rival returns from the big city.

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‘I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine’ Soundtrack Details

i-spit-on-your-graveHowlin’ Wolf Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror sequel I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine. The album features the film’s original music composed by Edwin Wendler (Unnatural, Tales of Halloween). The soundtrack will be released on CD on December 11, 2015. The third installment in the I Spit on Your Grave series is directed by R.D. Braunstein and stars Sarah Butler, Jennifer Landon, Doug McKeon, Gabriel Hogan, Harley Jane Kozak, Michelle Hurd and Russell Pitts. The movie follows Jennifer Hills as she seeking out the help of a support group after her attack in the previous movies and takes the law into her own hands and dishes out her own brand of justice to the abusers of her fellow group members.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 16, 2015)

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

goosebumpsOpening in most theaters is the horror comedy Goosebumps directed by Rob Letterman and starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Ryan Lee and Ken Marino. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Avengers: Age of Ultron). Sony Classical and Madison Gate Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

bridge-of-spiesAlso opening wide is the spy thriller Bridge of Spies directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Skyfall) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the Academy Award-nominated composer today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the DreamWorks Pictures production.

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