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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 9, 2026)

October 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama The Social Reckoning written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen and Jeremy Strong. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Queen, Frankenstein, Philomena). Sony Classical 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 movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Other Mommy directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, Arabella Olivia Clark and Karen Allen. Patrick Jonsson (The Boogeyman,The White Helmets, Mint, Scrapper, Black Earth Rising, Wildcat, The Lost Children, Virunga, On Her Shoulders) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse Atomic Monster production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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‘Animals’ Soundtrack Album Released

October 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Animals, Ben Affleck, Harry Gregson-Williams, Netflix, score, Soundtrack

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Animals. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, The Gilded Age, Man on Fire, Gladiator II, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven, Gone Baby Gone, The Meg, The Town, Chicken Run). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to the composer’s end title suite after the jump. Animals is co-written by Ben Affleck and stars Affleck himself, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Matt Gerald and Luis Gerardo Méndez. The thriller follows a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife who find themselves drawn into a web of deception when their son is kidnapped and – as they they scramble to raise the ransom payment – are forced to make choices that could tear their world apart.

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Expanded ‘Spy Kids’ Soundtrack Album Announced

August 31, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Danny Elfman, Gavin Greenaway, Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira, John Debney, Los Lobos, Robert Rodriguez, score, Soundtrack, Spy Kids

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 2001 family action adventure Spy Kids written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Teri Hatcher, Alan Cumming, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Robert Patrick and Tony Shalhoub. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands), John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, The Jungle Book, Hocus Pocus), Gavin Greenaway, Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Smurfs, The Angry Birds Movie), Rodriguez himself, Los Lobos and Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Gladiator 2, The Martian), including previously unreleased music, alternate versions and demo cues. Also included are Floop’s Song (Cruel World) written by Elfman and performed by Cumming and the end credits song Spy Kids (Save the World) performed by Fonda. 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 the release. Chapter III has previously released the original 2001 soundtrack album.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 28, 2026)

August 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action/animated hybrid comedy Coyote vs. Acme directed by Dave Green and starring Will Forte, Lana Condor, John Cena, Tone Bell, Luis Guzmán, P.J. Byrne, Eric Bauza, Martha Kelly, Kenneth Choi, Candi Milo and Jim Cummings. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Fury, Our Planet, Last Night in Soho, The Aeronauts, The Running Man, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Over the Moon, My Policeman, Heads of State, Heart of Stone). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday and iam8bit will release a vinyl edition. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is being released by Ketchup Entertainment.

Also opening wide is the post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars directed by Ridley Scott and starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Benedict Wong, Guy Pearce, Ewen Bremner, Sam Spruell and Allison Janney. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Man on Fire, Mulan, Gladiator II, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven, Chicken Run) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by 20th Century Studios.

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‘The Dog Stars’ Soundtrack Album Details

August 26, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Ridley Scott, score, Soundtrack, The Dog Stars

Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Man on Fire, Kingdom of Heaven, Mulan, Gladiator II, The Meg, Chicken Run). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 28 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track below. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits. The Dog Stars is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Benedict Wong, Allison Janney, Ewen Bremner and Sam Spruell. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Peter Heller and follows a civilian pilot and ex-Marine as they navigate the aftermath of a pandemic that has wiped out nearly the entire population.

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Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’

August 12, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Animals, Ben Affleck, Harry Gregson-Williams, Netflix

Composer Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian, Mulan, Man on Fire, Gladiator II,Kingdom of Heaven, The Meg, Chicken Run) is reuniting with actor/director Ben Affleck (Argo, Air) on the upcoming Netflix original film Animals. The movie stars Affleck himself, alongside Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Ray Fisher and Matt Gerald. The thriller follows an LA mayoral candidate and his wife who scramble to raise the ransom when their son is kidnapped, while making choices that could tear their world apart.

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Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Anthony McCarten’s ‘The Price of Peace’

July 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Anthony McCarten, Harry Gregson-Williams, The Price of Peace

Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Man on Fire, Mulan, Gladiator II, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven, Chicken Run) is attached to score the upcoming period political thriller The Price of Peace. The film is directed by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour) and stars Guy Pearce as Harry S. Truman, Jared Harris as Winston Churchill, Merab Ninidze as Joseph Stalin, Mia Threapleton as Mary Churchill and Danny Huston as General Groves. The movie explores the pivotal 1945 Potsdam Conference where the fate of post-war Germany, Europe and the world was decided.

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‘Shrek’ 25th Anniversary Edition Score Album Picture Disc Announced

May 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Andrew Adamson, Dreamworks Animation, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, score, Shrek, Soundtrack, Vicky Jenson

Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings have announced a new picture disc release of the score album for DreamWorks Animation’s 2001 feature Shrek directed by Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson and starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz & John Lithgow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven, Mulan, The Meg, Man on Fire, Chicken Run) and John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Wicked, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, X-Men: The Last Stand, Happy Feet). The collectible vinyl features newly designed character artwork, including a hero image of the film’s protagonists on side A and Shrek and Fiona on side B will be released on August 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Barnes & Noble-exclusive variant offering alternate film imagery will also be coming out on the same day. A newly reissued CD edition will be released alongside the vinyl, while the original score album is now available to stream/download on digital platforms.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 17, 2026)

April 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Lee Cronin’s The Mummy written and directed by Cronin and starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace and Veronica Falcón. The film’s original music is composed by Stephen McKeon (Evil Dead Rise, The Hole in the Ground, Queen & Country, Sharp Corner, Pilgrimage, Rose Plays Julie, The Damned, Norm of the North, My Name Is Emily). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. 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 action thriller Normal directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Bob Odenkirk, Lena Headey, Henry Winkler, Brendan Fletcher, Billy MacLellan, Ryan Allen, Jess McLeod, Reena Jolly, Peter Shinkoda, Derek Barnes and David Lawrence Brown. Harry Gregson-Williams Shrek, The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, Man on Fire, Chicken Run, Gladiator II, Kingdom of Heaven) and Ryder McNair (Andy Kaufman Is Me, Yosemite) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Magnolia Pictures.

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Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’

April 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Harry Gregson-Williams, Ridley Scott, The Dog Stars

Composer Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek,Man on Fire, Mulan, The Meg, Chicken Run) is reteaming with director Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) on the upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars. The film starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley follows a civilian pilot and ex-Marine as they navigate the aftermath of a pandemic that has wiped out nearly the entire population. Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, Twisters) wrote the screenplay based on the novel of the same title by Peter Heller.

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