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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 18, 2026)

September 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action horror movie Resident Evil co-written and directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Paul Walter Hauser. The film’s original music is composed by Hays Holladay & Ryan Holladay (Weapons, Roommates, Class Action Park). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details, to listen to two tracks and to learn more about the Constantin Film, Columbia Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment & PlayStation production, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening wide is the animated comedy Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom directed by Steve Cox & Matthew Walker and starring Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour, Dani Dyer and Roman Kemp. Natalie Holt (Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Princess, Journey’s End, Chad Powers, Rivals, Beecham House, Talamasca: The Secret Order, Knightfall, Herself, Press). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score as well as a new “Halloween Mix” of the Shaun the Sheep theme song (Life’s a Treat) today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed in the U.S. by GKIDS.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 7, 2026)

August 7, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy One Night Only co-written and directed by Will Gluck and starring Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Ziwe, Julia Fox, Molly Ringwald, Levar Burton and Ben Marshall. The film’s original score is composed by Este Haim (Maid, You’re So Not Invited to My Bar Mitzvah, Voicemails for Isabelle, Do Revenge) & Christopher Stracey (Anyone But You, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Fingernails, Manodrome, Suncoast) . Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP featuring a score suite, a new song by New Radicals and King Princess’ Love Is in the Air cover last Friday. Click here to check out the full EP details, to listen to all tracks and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the comedy Super Troopers 3 directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and starring Chandrasekhar himself, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox, Nat Faxon, Marisa Coughlan, Chace Crawford, Hannah Simone, Andrew Dismukes, Iqbal Theba, Lisa Gilroy, Sakina Jaffrey and Jon Rudnitsky. Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Twisted Metal, The Breadwinner, Obliterated, Florida Man) have composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures.

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‘One Night Only’ Soundtrack EP Released

July 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Christopher Stracey, Este Haim, King Princess, One Night Only, Soundtrack, Will Gluck

Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP for the romantic comedy One Night Only. The 3-track EP features a score suite by the film’s composers Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Voicemails for Isabelle, You’re So Not Invited to My Bar Mitzvah, Do Revenge) & Christopher Stracey (Anyone But You, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Manodrome, Fingernails, Suncoast) , King Princess’ cover of John Paul Young’s Love Is in the Air produced by Haim & Stracey and New Radicals’ title track. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to all three tracks after the jump. One Night Only is co-written and directed by Will Gluck and stars Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Julia Fox, Maya Hawke, Ziwe, Molly Ringwald, Ben Marshall and Levar Burton. The movie follows two strangers who crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.

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Este Haim & Christopher Stracey Scoring Will Gluck’s ‘One Night Only’

July 22, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Chris Stracey, Este Haim, One Night Only, Will Gluck

Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Voicemails for Isabelle, Do Revenge, Tow, You’re So Not Invited to My Bar Mitzvah) & Christopher Stracey (Cha Cha Real Smooth, Manodrome, Fingernails, Suncoast) have teamed up to score the upcoming romantic comedy One Night Only. The film is directed by Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit, Easy A) and stars Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, Ziwe, King Princess, Molly Ringwald, Ben Marshall and Levar Burton. The movie follows two love-starved strangers who crash into each other in an ever-so-slightly fictionalized New York City on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.

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‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Soundtrack Album Details

June 18, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Amanda Yamate, Este Haim, Leah McKendrick, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, Voicemails for Isabelle

Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Voicemails for Isabelle. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Amanda Yamate (Trap House, Do Revenge, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Every Body) & Este Haim (of HAIM) (Anyone But You, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Maid, Suncoast, Tow). Also included is Donna Missal’s cover of Journey’s Lights. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 19 and will be avialable to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the song and two score tracks below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Voicemails for Isabelle is written and directed by Leah McKendrick and stars Zoey Deutch, Nick Robinson, Nick Offerman, Ciara Bravo, Lukas Gage, Harry Shum Jr., McKendrick herself, Megan Danso, Toby Sandeman and Spencer Lord. The romantic comedy follows a young woman whose hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to an Austin real estate agent who begins to fall in love from afar.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 14, 2026)

June 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amanda Yamate, Amazon, Danny Bensi, Este Haim, Hulu, I Will Find You, James Jacob, Mike Malarkey, Netflix, Never Change!, Saunder Jurriaans, Voicemails for Isabelle, Your Fault: London

Premiering on Wednesday, June 17, is the comedy Never Change! directed by Marty Schousboe and starring John Reynolds (who also wrote the screenplay), Sofia Black-D’Elia, Carmen Christopher, Jo Firestone and Gary Richardson. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Malarkey (Empty Space, Scraps). The movie, which follows a group of thirty-somethings who must who return to high school due to a legal loophole, bringing with them midlife baggage and teenage angst, just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the British Prime Video original movie Your Fault: London directed by Charlotte Fassler & Dani Girdwood and starring Asha Banks, Matthew Broome, Eve Macklin, Kerim Hassan, Enva Lewis, Ray Fearon, Louisa Binder, Scarlett Rayner, Sam Buchanan, Joel Nankervis and Orlando Norman. James Jacob (aka Jakwob) (How to Have Sex, My Fault: London) has composed the film’s original score. Warner Music UK has released the original song In the Name of Healing by Griff from the movie as a digital single this past Friday. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the romantic drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

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Este Haim & Amanda Yamate Scoring Leah McKendrick’s ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’

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

Tags: Amanda Yamate, Este Haim, Leah McKendrick, Netflix, Voicemails for Isabelle

Este Haim (of HAIM) (Maid, Anyone But You, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Suncoast, Tow) & Amanda Yamate (Trap House, Every Body) have teamed up to score the upcoming Netflix original film Voicemails for Isabelle. The movie is written and directed by Leah McKendrick (Scrambled) and stars Zoey Deutch, Nick Robinson, Nick Offerman, Lukas Gage, Ciara Bravo, Harry Shum Jr., Megan Danso, McKendrick herself, Toby Sandeman and Spencer Lord. The romantic comedy revolves around a young woman whose hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to a stranger, who begins to fall in love from afar.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 20, 2026)

March 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub and Ken Leung. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, The Bad Guys, Enola Holmes, Materialists, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). Milan Records 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 Amazon MGM Studios release.

Also opening wide is the horror comedy Ready or Not 2: Here I Come directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Néstor Carbonell, Elijah Wood, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Kevin Durand and Olivia Cheng. Sven Faulconer (Scream VI, Psycho Killer, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Unstable, Blood Father, Lost & Found in Cleveland) has composed the film’s original score and Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3) has provided the original themes. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures.

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‘Suncoast’ Soundtrack Album Details

February 7, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Chris Stracey, Este Haim, Hulu, Laura Chinn, score, Soundtrack

Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Suncoast. The album features the film’s original score composed by Este Haim & Christopher Stracey (Anyone But You, Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth). Also included is a cover version of The National’s Green Gloves performed by Monica Martin and produced by Haim & Stracey. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 9 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Listen to the composers’ title track below. Suncoast is written and directed by Laura Chinn and stars Nico Parker, Laura Linney, Woody Harrelson, Matt Walsh, Keyla Monterosso Mejia, Ella Anderson, Scott MacArthur, Daniella Taylor, Amarr and Ariel Martin. The movie tells the story of a teenager who, while caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 2, 2024)

February 2, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Argylle, Brittany Allen, Christopher Stracey, Dan Romer, Este Haim, How to Have Sex, Jakwob, Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown, Lorne Balfe, Olivier Cussac, Scrambled, Suncoast, The Promised Land

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the spy action comedy Argylle directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Bryan Cranston and Catherine O’Hara. The film’s original score is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout/Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, His Dark Materials). Platoon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, an original song performed by Ariana DeBose, Boy George & Nile Rodgers (also available separately as a digital single), as well as an additional song today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being theatrically by Universal Pictures before premiering on Apple TV+ later this year.

Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the comedy Scrambled written and directed by Leah McKendrick and starring McKendrick herself, Ego Nwodim, Andrew Santino, Adam Rodriguez, Clancy Brown and Laura Cerón. Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive, Z, Torn Hearts) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows a woman faced with bleak romantic prospects who begins to feel like the clock is ticking and decides to freeze her eggs, premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by Lionsgate.

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