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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 19, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Him directed by Justin Tipping and starring Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Jim Jefferies and Tim Heidecker. The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, Blue Beetle, Beef, Eddington, Eenie Meanie, Snowpiercer, Invasion, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness). Loma Vista Recordings has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Denzel Curry, Gucci Mane, Guapdad 4000, Mobb Deep and Tierra Whack today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening wide is the romantic fantasy drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey directed by Kogonada and starring Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hamish Linklater, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lily Rabe, Billy Magnussen, Yuvi Hecht, Sarah Gadon and Kevin Kline. Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle,  The Boy and the Heron, My Neighbor Totoro, Departures) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as four songs by Laufey (including an original track) and a song by Mitski today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.

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‘The Lost Bus’ Soundtrack Album Details

Platoon will release a soundtrack album for Paul Greengrass’ survival drama The Lost Bus. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Fugitive, Signs, Maleficent, The Village). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 19 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. The Lost Bus is co-written and directed by Greengrass and stars Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Spencer Watson and Ashlie Atkinson. The movie is based on events that transpired during the California Camp Fire and chronicles a wayward school bus driver’s and a dedicated school teacher’s battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno.

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‘Light & Magic’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album to Be Released

Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Disney+ original documentary series Light & Magic. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Michael Dean Parsons (Pain Hustlers, Sketchbook, Stan Lee, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return) and Xander Rodzinski (Willow, Dead for a Dollar, Bolt from the Blue, Inhabitants). James Newton Howard (who scored the first season) has contributed the themes. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 25. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the first track from each composer after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring music from Season 1 back in 2022. Season 2 of Light & Magic is directed by Joe Johnston, produced by Brian Grazer & Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries and follows Lucasfilm’s visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, as it enters its most challenging and revolutionary period: the dawn of digital.

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James Newton Howard to Score Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Lost Bus’

James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Signs, The Village, Maleficent) is set to score the upcoming drama The Lost Bus. The film is directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum, United 93) and stars Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson and Spencer Watson. The movie is set during the disastrous 2018 Camp Fire that became the deadliest fire in California history and is told through the perspective of heroic bus driver Kevin McKay and school teacher Mary Ludwig who helped navigate a bus full of children through the deadly wildfire.

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Expanded Soundtrack Album for Disney’s ‘Dinosaur’ Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Disney’s 2000 animated feature Dinosaur directed by Ralph Zondag & Eric Leighton and starring D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Max Casella, Ossie Davis, Samuel E. Wright, Hayden Panettiere and Julianna Margulies. The 2-CD set features the expanded original score from the film composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, The Hunger Games, Signs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Village, Maleficent), including more than 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as alternate tracks. The soundtrack 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. Walt Disney Records has previously released the original 2000 soundtrack album.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 17, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Viola Davis, Josh Andrés Rivera and Jason Schwartzman. The film’s original score is composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Signs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today (click here for the full album details). Interscope Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the Dave Cobb-produced songs from the movie (click here for the full details of the album and to learn more about the Lionsgate release).

Also opening wide is DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Trolls Band Together directed by Walt Dohrn and starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello, Eric André, Amy Schumer, Troye Sivan, Daveed Diggs, Andrew Rannells, Zosia Mamet, Zooey Deschanel and Kid Cudi. Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Spy, Bombshell, Marley & Me) has composed the film’s original score. Timberlake & Mike Elizondo serve as the project’s executive music producers and Joseph Shirley (Creed III, The Book of Boba Fett) is credited as song producer. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring Shapiro’s score, while RCA Records has released the songs from the movie, including *NSYNC’s original track Better Days. Click here for the details of the score album and click here for the details of the song album.

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First Track from James Newton Howard’s ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Score Released

Sony Classical has released the first track from the score album for the movie adaptation of Susan Collins’ The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Mercy written by the film’s composer James Newton Howard (King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Signs, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Maleficent). Also listen to the full track below. As previously reported, the score album will be released digitally and physically on November 17. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from (and inspired by) the movie will be coming out on the same day.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 29, 2023)

Making its linear premiere tonight is the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers created by Ron Nyswaner based on the novel by Thomas Mallon and starring Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Allison Williams, Jelani Alladin and Noah J. Ricketts. The show’s original music is composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Dynasty, Boston Strangler). The 8-part drama, which chronicles the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington, premiered this Friday on Paramount+ with Showtime and will air every Sunday night on Showtime.

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, October 30, is the British limited series Mayflies written by Andrea Gibb based on Andrew O’Hagan’s bestselling novel of the same title and starring Martin Compston, Tony Curran, Ashley Jensen, Rian Gordon, Tracy Ifeachor and Tom Glynn-Carney. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The Wheel of Time, His Dark Materials, Black Widow) & Joseph Stevenson have composed the show’s original music. The 2-parter, which centers on the friendship between two Scottish men, premiered in the UK last year on BBC One and is making its domestic debut on Acorn TV.

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‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Soundtrack Album Details

Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original limited series All the Light We Cannot See. The album features the show’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King Kong, The Fugitive, The Village, Signs). The soundtrack will be released digitally this coming Thursday, November 2 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. All the Light We Cannot See is written by Steven Knight based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling novel of the same by Anthony Doerr, directed by Shawn Levy and stars Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Mark Ruffalo, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey and Hugh Laurie. The 4-part drama tells the story of a blind French girl taking refuge with her father and reclusive uncle in St. Malo, France and a brilliant teenager enlisted by hitler’s regime with an expertise in radio repair.

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‘Pain Hustlers’ Soundtrack Album Details

Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Pain Hustlers. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Village) and Michael Dean Parsons (Sketchbook, Stan Lee, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return, Only). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 27. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download) and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Pain Hustlers is directed by David Yates and stars Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Chloe Coleman, Jay Duplass, Aubrey Dollar, Brian d’Arcy James, Willie Raysor and Amit Shah.

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