The full details of the soundtrack album for the crime thriller The Rivals of Amziah King have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Erick Alexander & Jared Bulmer (The Vast of Night) and Ben Hardesty who wrote several original songs. T Bone Burnett, Blake Neely and Michael Alexander serve as the project’s music producers. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 28 by Lakeshore Records and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The label has previously released a first song (Quill) as a digital single earlier this month. A vinyl edition is available to order on Black Bear Pictures’ official website. The Rivals of Amziah King is written and directed by Andrew Patterson and stars Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, Kurt Russell, Rob Morgan, Jake Horowitz, Tony Revolori, Owen Teague, Scott Shepherd, Bruce Davis and Cole Sprouse. The movie follows a charismatic beekeeper who oversees a beloved honey operation in the American Southwest and sets out to bring his estranged foster daughter into the family business despite facing ruthless competitors with other plans.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure The End of Oak Street written and directed by David Robert Mitchell and starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Bethany Anne Lind, Christian Convery, Chris Coy, P.J. Byrne, Andrea Frankle, Pilot Bunch and Hudson Meek. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek, Zooptopia). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday and Mutant will release a CD and vinyl version. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated feature PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie directed by Cal Brunker and starring Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Jennifer Hudson, Meredith MacNeill, Terry Crews,Fortune Feimster, Jameela Jamil, Hayden Chemberlen, Ron Pardo, Paris Hilton, Lucien Duncan-Reid, Bill Nye and Snoop Dogg. Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Stargirl, Shotgun Wedding, Slumberland, Loney Planet, Family Switch) has composed the film’s original score. Spin Master has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today and Visva & Republic Records have released two digital singles featuring the original songs Bottle Up by the Backstreet Boys & Work by Ava Max in previous weeks. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.
Erick Alexander & Jared Bulmer Scoring Andrew Patterson’s ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’
Composers Erick Alexander and Jared Bulmer are reuniting with director Andrew Patterson on the upcoming crime thriller The Rivals of Amziah King. The film is written and directed by Patterson and stars Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, Kurt Russell, Jake Horowitz, Rob Morgan, Scott Shepherd, Tony Revolori, Owen Teague, Bruce Davis and Cole Sprouse. The movie follows a charismatic local beekeeper who oversees a beloved honey operation in the American southwest and sets out to bring his estranged foster daughter into the family business despite facing ruthless competitors with other plans.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 29, 2020)
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the musical comedy drama The High Note directed by Nisha Ganatra and stars Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Ross, Harrison Jr., Ice Cube, Zoe Chao, Eddie Izzard, Bill Pullman and Diplo. The film’s original score is composed by Amie Doherty (Undone, Battle at Big Rock, Here and Now, Marooned). Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie performed by Ross & Harrison Jr., as well as Donny Hathaway, Maxine Brown, Aretha Franklin and Anthony Ramos. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Also opening in select drive-in theaters and on Amazon Prime today is the sci-fi drama The Vast of Night directed by Andrew Patterson and starring Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz. Jared Bulmer and Erick Alexander have composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie is set in the 1950s in New Mexico, and follows a young switchboard operator and a charismatic radio DJ as they discover a strange audio frequency that could change their small town and the future forever. The drama premiered at last year’s Slamdance Film Festival and was picked up by Amazon Studios.