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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 28, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Zootopia 2 directed by Jared Bush & Byron Howard and starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Quinta Brunson, Fortune Feimster, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Warburton and Nate Torrence. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Jurassic World, Inside Out, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles, Star Trek). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Zoo performed by Shakira last Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Eternity co-written and directed by David Freyne and starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. David Fleming (Superman, The Last of Us, The Alto Knights, Damsel, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Unforgivable, Jim Henson: Idea Man, Americana) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.

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‘Hamnet’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for Chloé Zhao’s drama Hamnet have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Ad Astra, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Spaceman). Also included is the composer’s piece On the Nature of Daylight, which he incorporated into his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on November 21 by Decca Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD and vinyl edition) and here (digital version). Also listen to a first track (Of the Sky) below. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Hamnet is co-written and directed by Zhao and stars Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Maggie O’Farrell and tells the story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, through the eyes of his thoughtful wife Agnes.

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Max Richter Scoring Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’

Max Richter (The Leftovers, Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles, Ad Astra, Waltz with Bashir, Taboo, Spaceman) has recently scored the upcoming drama Hamnet. The film is directed by Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, The Rider) and stars Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. The movie is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel of the same title and tells the story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s titular timeless masterpiece, through the eyes of his thoughtful wife Agnes.

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