Hollywood Records will release the first score album for the Hulu original series Tell Me Lies. The album features selections of the original score from all three seasons of the show composed by Jay Wadley (Heart Eyes, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Swan Song, Franklin, The Friend, Before, Fire Island, The Wedding Banquet) .The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 17 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme below. The label has previously released numerous digital singles featuring songs from the drama. Tell Me Lies is created by Meaghan Oppenheimer based on Carola Lovering’s novel of the same name and stars Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Cat Missal, Sonia Mena, Spencer House, Tom Ellis, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder, Benjamin Wadsworth and Costa D’Angelo.
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Jay Wadley’s ‘My Body Is a Cage’ Cover from ‘Tell Me Lies’ Released
Hollywood Records has released the cover version of the Arcade Fire song My Body Is a Cage from the third season of the Hulu original series Tell Me Lies. The track produced and performed by the show’s composer Jay Wadley (Heart Eyes, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Friend, Swan Song, Franklin, Before) is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. The label has previously released CHVRCHES’ Addicted to Love cover from the new season earlier this month. Tell Me Lies is created by Meaghan Oppenheimer based on Carola Lovering’s novel of the same title and stars Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Cat Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder and Costa D’Angelo.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 18, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror movie Sinners written and directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo. The film’s original score is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, The Mandalorian, Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Turning Red, Venom). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Sony Masterworks has also released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie performed by Rod Wave, Buddy Guy, James Blake, Brittany Howard, Don Toliver, Rhiannon Giddens & others (click here for the full album details). Also click here to check out the music team credits for the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet co-written and directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Youn Yuh-jung and Joan Chen. Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Heart Eyes, Tell Me Lies, Franklin, Swan Song, Before, I Carry You with Me) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Bleecker Street.
‘The Friend’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Friend. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jay Wadley (Heart Eyes, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Tell Me Lies, Swan Song, Franklin, Indignation) & Trevor Gureckis (Servant, Old, The Goldfinch, The Crowded Room, Dead Space, Voyagers). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 11 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composers’ first two tracks below. The Friend is written and directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegeland stars Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, Carla Gugino and Owen Teague. The movie based on Sigrid Nunez’s novel of the same title follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her friend and mentor’s unexpected death as she has to deal with his eccentric ex-wives, his complicated literary legacy, – and a massive Great Dane named Apollo.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 28, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Death of a Unicorn written and directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani and Jessica Hynes. The film’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild) & Giosuè Greco (Didi, Welcome to Wrexham, Notice to Quit, Let the Right One In). A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week and a digital single featuring St. Vincent’s original song DOA today. Click here for the details of the score album and click here to listen to the song and for more information about the A24 release.
Also opening wide is the action thriller A Working Man co-written and directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Jason Flemyng, Cokey Falkow, Merab Ninidze, Emmett J. Scanlan, Arianna Rivas, Maximilian Osinski, Noemi Gonzalez and Eve Mauro. Jared Michael Fry (The Beekeeper, Safehouse) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music 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 Amazon MGM Studios.
‘Heart Eyes’ Soundtrack Album Details
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the slasher movie Heart Eyes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Swan Song, Franklin, Indignation, Tell Me Lies, We Grown Now, Fire Island, I Carry You with Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 14 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track (Heart Eyes Strikes) from the composer’s score below. Heart Eyes is directed by Josh Ruben and stars Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Devon Sawa, Michaela Watkins and Jordana Brewster. The Spyglass Media Group production follows two co-workers working overtime on Valentine’s Day as the get stalked by the “Heart Eyes Killer” and must flee and spend the most romantic night of the year on the run.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 7, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action comedy Love Hurts directed by JoJo Eusebio and starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Lio Tipton, Sean Astin, Mustafa Shakir, Marshawn Lynch, André Eriksen and Rhys Darby. The film’s original music is composed by Dominic Lewis (The Fall Guy, The Man in the High Castle, Bullet Train, Peter Rabbit, Money Monster, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Spirited). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the slasher movie Heart Eyes directed by Josh Ruben and starring Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Devon Sawa Jordana Brewster and Michaela Watkins. Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Swan Song, Tell Me Lies, Franklin, Indignation, We Grown Now, I Carry You with Me, Fire Island) 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 back on this page for the full album details and check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Sony Pictures release.
Jay Wadley Scoring Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’
Composer Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Tell Me Lies, Swan Song, Franklin, Before, I Carry You with Me) is reteaming with director Andrew Ahn on the upcoming romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet. The film is based on Ang Lee’s 1993 feature of the same title and stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen,Han Gi-chan and Youn Yuh-jung. The movie follows a commitment-phobic boyfriend who makes a proposal: a green card marriage with his friend in exchange for expensive in vitro fertilization treatments for her partner, but plans change when his grandmother surprises them with an elaborate Korean wedding.
Jay Wadley Scoring Josh Ruben’s ‘Heart Eyes’
Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Tell Me Lies, Swan Song, Indignation, Franklin,We Grown Now, I Carry You with Me, Fire Island) has been tapped to score the upcoming slasher feature Heart Eyes. The film is directed by Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within, Scare Me) and stars Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Devon Sawa, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins and Jordana Brewster. The movie follows two co-workers working overtime on Valentine’s Day who gets stalked by the “Heart Eyes Killer” and must flee and spend the most romantic night of the year on the run.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 20, 2024)
Premiering on Wednesday, October 23, is the HBO original documentary series Breath of Fire directed by Hayley Pappas & Smiley Stevens about millennial Guru Jagat and his evolution while chronicling the shocking secret history of Kundalini through its origins in the 1960s to its expansion in the U.S. and its presence in wellness circles today. The show’s original music is composed by Sarah Lipstate (aka Noveller) who has made her scoring debut on the project. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the French Netflix original film Family Pack (Loups-Garous) directed by François Uzan and starring Franck Dubosc, Suzanne Clément, Jean Reno, Lisa Do Couto Teixeira, Raphaël Romand, Alizée Caugnies, Grégory Fitoussi, Jonathan Lambert and Bruno Gouery. Guillaume Roussel (The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan & Milday, Black Beauty, Expend4bles, 3 Days to Kill, November, The Spy, Lift, Happy!) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the fantasy adventure, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.