Sony Music has released the theme from the Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Special Video. The track, entitled Infinite Future, written by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, Man of Steel, Rain Man, Pirates of the Caribbean) and performed by the Nashville Music Scoring Orchestra is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the theme and watch the video after the jump. The Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Special Video is produced by Toei Animation, directed by Naoki Miyahara and brings Akira Toriyama’s variety of expressions to the screen, combining a wide range of visual techniques.
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Hans Zimmer & Bleeding Fingers Music to Score HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series
HBO announced today that Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, As Good As It Gets, Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Man of Steel, Rain Man) and Bleeding Fingers will compose the score for the upcoming HBO original Harry Potter series. Zimmer will be collaborating with his Bleeding Fingers Music team, including including composers Kara Talve (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Faraway Downs) & Anže Rozman (Prehistoric Planet, Beckham, Universe) to score the show written by Francesca Gardiner (His Dark Materials) based on J.K. Rowling’s bestselling novels and starring Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, Arabella Stanton, John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu, Janet McTeer and Nick Frost.
‘Black Gold’ (‘Schwarzes Gold’) Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the German event series Black Gold (Schwarzes Gold) have been revealed. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Dark Knight, Dune, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Aleksey Igudesman. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 19 by Sony Classical and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ main theme below. The label has previously released the original song In Oil We Trust written by Zimmer & Igudesman and performed by Ekaterina Shehelova earlier this month. Black Gold is created by Justin Koch & Matthias Greving and stars Harriet Herbig-Matten, Aaron Hilmer, Gwendoline Christie, Tom Wlaschiha, Marton Csokas, Merlin Sandmeyer, Henny Reents, Lena Urzendowsky, Jessica Schwarz, Slavko Popadić and Liliom Lewald.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 12, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy Ella McCay written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Albert Brooks, Ayo Edebiri, Rebecca Hall, Spike Fearn, Joey Brooks, Julie Kavner, Becky Ann Baker, and Woody Harrelson. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (Interstellar, The Dark Knight,The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator, Dune, Pirates of the Caribbean, Man of Steel). Hollywood 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 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Dust Bunny written and directed by Bryan Fuller and starring Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver, Sophie Sloan, David Dastmalchian and Sheila Atim. Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, Lisa Frankenstein, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, KAOS, Physical, The Offer, Hitpig!) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Roadside Attractions.
‘Ella McCay’ Soundtrack Album Details
Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy Ella McCay. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, As Good As It Gets, Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Man of Steel, Rain Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 12 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first and final track below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Ella McCay is written and directed by James L. Brooks and stars Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri, Jack Lowden, Rebecca Hall, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Spike Fearn, Joey Brooks, Becky Ann Baker, and Woody Harrelson. The movie follows an ambitious and idelistic young politician who struggles to balance family and work as she prepares to take over for her longtime mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.
Expanded & Remastered ‘Black Rain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1989 action thriller Black Rain directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Kate Capshaw, Ken Takakura and Yūsaku Matsuda. The album features the film’s newly remastered and (slightly) expanded original score composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rain Man, Man of Steel), including previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about he release. Virgin Records has previously released the original 1989 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a four-track score suite by Zimmer, while La-La Land Records has released an expanded album featuring both score and songs back in 2012.
Original Song ‘In Oil We Trust’ from ‘Black Gold’ (‘Schwarzes Gold’) Released
Sony Classical has released the first track from the soundtrack for the German event series Black Gold (Schwarzes Gold). Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services if the original song In Oil We Trust written by the show’s composers Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dune, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar) & Aleksey Igudesman and performed by Ekaterina Shehelova. Also listen to the song after the jump. Black Gold is created by Justin Koch & Matthias Greving and stars Harriet Herbig-Matten, Aaron Hilmer, Tom Wlaschiha, Gwendoline Christie, Merlin Sandmeyer, Marton Csokas, Lena Urzendowsky, Henny Reents, Slavko Popadić, Jessica Schwarz and Liliom Lewald.
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ Soundtrack Vinyl Release Announced
Walt Disney Records has announced the first-ever vinyl release of the soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s 2003 action adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (The Time Machine, Constantine, The Recruit, Rescue Dawn, K-19: The Widowmaker, Poseidon) and produced by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack will be released on translucent “Black Ice” vinyl this Friday, November 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the original 2003 soundtrack album digitally on CD.
‘Virdee’ Soundtrack Album Released
22D Music has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama Virdee. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by James Everingham (Chief of War, Apollo: Missions to the Moon, The Real Right Stuff)) for Bleeding Fingers Music. Also included is the main theme written by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Dune, Gladiator, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Inception) & Everingham feat. Shashwat Sachdev(Uri: The Surgical Strike, Selection Day). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the main theme and first score track after the jump. Virdee is created by AA Dhand based on his own novels and stars Staz Nair, Aysha Kala, Nina Singh, Sudha Bhuchar, Kulvinder Ghir and Vikash Bhai.
Hans Zimmer Scoring James L. Brooks’ ‘Ella McCay’
Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, The Lion King, Dune, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rain Man, Interstellar, Man of Steel) has recently been scoring the upcoming comedy Ella McCay. The film is written and directed by James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News) and stars Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kumail Nanjiani, Jack Lowden, Ayo Edebiri, Rebecca Hall, Albert Brooks, Spike Fearn, Julie Kavner, Becky Ann Baker, Joey Brooks and Woody Harrelson. The movie revolves around an idealistic young politician who has to juggle familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.