Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for Marvel Television’s Disney+ limited series Wonder Man. The album features the show’s original music composed by Joel P West (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Short Term 12, Just Mercy, Grandma, The Glass Castle Love, Brooklyn, Band of Robbers). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 30 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. Wonder Man is created by Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Guest and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, X Mayo, Demetrius Grosse, Zlatko Burić, Shola Adewusi, Arian Moayed, Bechir Sylvain, Kameron J. Meadows, Byron Bowers, Olivia Thirlby and Joe Pantoliano. The 8-parter follows an aspiring and struggling Hollywood actor who learns that a legendary director is remaking the superhero film “Wonder Man.”
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 25, 2026)
Premiering tonight is the Fox drama Memory of a Killer developed by Ed Whitmore & Tracey Malone based on Jef Geeraerts’ book and the Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer and starring Patrick Dempsey, Michael Imperioli, Richard Harmon, Odeya Rush, Daniel David Stewar, Gina Torres and Peter Gadiot. The show’s original music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, Paradise, Rabbit Hole, The Idea of You, A Family Affair, Welcome to Chippendales, No Good Deed) & Jeff Garber (Virgin River, The Company You Keep, Nancy Drew, Full Swing, No Sleep ‘Til Christmas) . Click here for more information about the psychological thriller, which will air Monday nights on Fox and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Premiering on Tuesday, January 27, is the Disney+ limited series Wonder Man created by Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Guest and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Ed Harris, Arian Moayed, Demetrius Grosse and Zlatko Burić. Joel P West (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Just Mercy, Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, Grandma, Band of Robbers, Love, Brooklyn, The Bachelors) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released on January 30. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Marvel Television production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Joel P West Scoring Disney+’s ‘Wonder Man’
Composer Joel P West (Grandma, Love, Brooklyn, Band of Robbers, The Bachelors) is reteaming with writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton on Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series Wonder Man. The show is created by Cretton & Andrew Guest and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Demetrius Grosse, Ed Harris, Arian Moayed and Zlatko Burić. The drama follows actor Simon Williams who gains superpowers and becomes the titular superhero as he struggles with the pitfalls and vanity of the Hollywood entertainment industry.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 29, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime thriller Caught Stealing directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber, Matt Smith, Vincent D’Onofrio, Carol Kane, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Griffin Dunne. The album features the film’s original score is composed by Rob Simonsen (Deadpool & Wolverine, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, It Ends with Us, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, The Age of Adaline, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) and performed the post-punk band Idles who also contributed several original songs to the project. has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the comedy The Roses directed by Jay Roach and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Belinda Bromilow, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon. Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, A Simple Favor, Bombshell, Spy) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as two covers performed by Susanna Hoffs, Rufus Wainwright & Eric D. Johnson last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 3, 2021)
The only movie opening in theaters nationwide is Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen,Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng. The film’s original score is composed by Joel P West ( Just Mercy, Short Term 12, Grandma, The Glass Castle). Hollywood Records/Marvel Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The labels and Interscope Records have released a separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the movie. Click here for more details.
Opening in select theaters and on Amazon Prime today is the musical comedy Cinderella written and directed by Kay Cannon and starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, James Corden and James Acaster. Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Girl, Interrupted, The Addams Family, Little Miss Sunshine) and Jessica Rose Weiss (Dog Gone Trouble, Friendsgiving, Afterlife of the Party) have composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today (click here for the full album details). Epic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).
‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Score Album Details
Hollywood Records & Marvel Music will release a score album for Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joel P West (Short Term 12, Just Mercy, Grandma, The Glass Castle). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Wednesday, September 1 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. As previously reported, Interscope Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by Savage, Rich Brian, Swae Lee, Jhené Aiko, Anderson .Paak, among others on Friday, September 3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng.
Joel P West Scoring Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’
Joel P West has recently been recording his score for Marvel Studios’ upcoming feature Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The film is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng. The movie follows the title character who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. Cretton also co-wrote the screenplay with David Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984, The Expendables) and Andrew Lanham (The Shack). Kevin Feige (Avengers, Black Panther, Iron Man) and Jonathan Schwartz are producing the project.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 27, 2019)
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Already playing in theaters since Wednesday is the new film adaptation of Little Women written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also playing nationwide is the animated feature Spies in Disguise directed by Troy Quane & Nick Bruno and starring Will Smith, Tom Holland, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled and Masi Oka. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Bombshell, Tropic Thunder) has composed the film’s original score. Fox Music/Hollywood Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full details) and RCA Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).
‘Just Mercy’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Just Mercy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joel P West (Short Term 12, Grandma, The Glass Castle, Band of Robbers). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon. Just Mercy is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr and Karan Kendrick. The movie is based on Bryan Stevenson’s bestselling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption and tells the true story of a gifted young lawyer fighting for equal justice in a flawed legal system.
Joel P West to Reteam with Destin Daniel Cretton on ‘Just Mercy’
Composer Joel P West is reteaming with director Destin Daniel Cretton on the upcoming drama Just Mercy. The movie starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Rob Morgan and Tim Blake Nelson is based on the bestselling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson and tells the true story of a gifted young lawyer fighting for equal justice in a flawed legal system. Cretton also co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Lanham (The Shack). Gil Netter (Life of Pi, The Blind Side) is producing the project with Asher Goldstein (Short Term 12).