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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 11, 2025)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is DC Studios’ superhero movie Superman written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Skyler Gisondo, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, Edi Gathegi and María Gabriela de Faría. The film’s original music is composed by John Murphy (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, The Suicide Squad) & David Fleming (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Last of Us, Damsel, Jim Henson: Idea Man). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as two songs this past Tuesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release

Opening in semi-wide in a couple of hundred theaters this weekend is the horror movie Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story written and directed by Natasha Kermani and starring Titus Welliver, Jocelin Donahue, Judah Mackey, Aurora Perrineau and Brady Hepner. Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive, Z, Torn Hearts, American Horror Stories, Scrambled) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which is being released by RLJE Films & Shudder.

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Soundtrack Album Details

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WaterTower Music has released the official soundtrack album for James Gunn’s superhero movie Superman. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Murphy (28 Days Later, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Sunshine, The Suicide Squad) & David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Damsel, Jim Henson: Idea Man) and incorporating the classic Superman theme by John Williams. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Superman is written and directed by Gunn and stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Anthony Carrigan, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi,Nathan Fillion, María Gabriela de Faría and Skyler Gisondo.

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Theme from James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ (Trailer Version) Released

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WaterTower Music has released the theme from James Gunn’s upcoming superhero movie Superman as featured in the film’s latest trailer. The track written by the project’s composers John Murphy (28 Days Later, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Sunshine, The Suicide Squad) & David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Damsel, Jim Henson: Idea Man) and incorporating John Williams’ classic theme from Richard Donner’s 1978 feature is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track and check out the new trailer after the jump. The label has previously released Murphy’s music from the first teaser trailer last December. Superman is written and directed by Gunn and stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult,Anthony Carrigan, Edi Gathegi, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, María Gabriela de Faría and Skyler Gisondo.

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David Fleming to Compose Music for James Gunn’s ‘Superman’

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David Fleming (The Last of Us, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Damsel, Hillbilly Elegy,  Jim Henson: Idea Man, The Unforgivable, Blue Planet II, The Night Logan Woke Up) is contributing music to James Gunn’s upcoming superhero movie Superman. He is sharing scoring credit with the project’s previously announced composer John Murphy whose theme (based on John Williams’ music) as featured in the teaser trailer has been released as digital single last Decenber. The film is written and directed by Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, he Suicide Squad) and stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, as well as Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Wendell Pierce, María Gabriela de Faría, Alan Tudyk and Pruitt Taylor Vince.

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Trailer Version of Theme from James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Released

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WaterTower Music has released the “trailer version” of the theme from the first teaser for James Gunn’s upcoming superhero movie Superman. The track written by the film’s composer John Murphy (28 Days Later, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Sunshine, The Suicide Squad, Smatch, Miami Vice, Kick-Ass) and using John Williams’ classic theme from Richard Donner’s 1978 feature is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track and check out the teaser trailer after the jump. Superman is written and directed by Gunn and stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, alongside Rachel Brosnahan (as Lois Lane) and Nicholas Hoult (as Lex Luthor), as well as Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Isabela Merced, Nathan Fillion, Skyler Gisondo, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Wendell Pierce, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Alan Tudyk and Neva Howell.

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John Murphy to Score James Gunn’s ‘Superman: Legacy’

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Director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Super, Slither) has confirmed that he is reuniting with composer John Murphy (28 Days Later…, Sunshine, Kick-Ass, Les Miserables, Guess Who) on the upcoming super hero movie Superman: Legacy. The film is written and directed by Gunn and will star David Corenswet in the title role, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner and is also expected to feature an appearance by Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 5, 2023)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 written and directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Will Poulter and Bradley Cooper.. The film’s original score is composed by John Murphy (28 Days Later…, The Suicide Squad, Sunshine, Kick-Ass, Les Miserables). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released two soundtrack albums featuring Murphy’s score and the songs from the movie. Click here for the full details of the score album and click here for the details of the Awesome Mix Vol. 3 soundtrack.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy drama Love Again written and directed by Jim Strouse and starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan and Celine Dion.  Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, A Teacher, Divorce) has composed the film’s original score. Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album featuring Celine Dion’s songs from the movie (including several original tracks), as well as three cues from DeWitt’s score next Friday, May 12. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Score Album Details

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The full details of the score album for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Murphy (The Suicide Squad, 28 Days Later…, Sunshine, Les Miserables, Kick-Ass, Guess Who). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 3 by Hollywood Records & Marvel Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack (Awesome Mix Vol. 3) featuring the songs from the movie is also coming out this week.

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‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Hollywood Records & Marvel Music will release the official soundtrack album for Marvel Studios’ special presentation The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. The album features the special’s original score composed by John Murphy (The Suicide Squad, Sunshine, 28 Days Later…, Kick-Ass, Snatch, Miami Vice). Also included are the songs I Don’t Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here) performed by the Old 97’s and Here It Is Christmastime by Kevin Bacon & Old 97’s. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 23. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is written and directed by James Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, as well as Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker and Kevin Bacon.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 20, 2022)

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Premiering on Tuesday, November 22, is the Hulu limited series Welcome to Chippendales created by Robert Siegel and starring Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett, Annaleigh Ashford, Juliette Lewis, Robin de Jesús, Quentin Plair, Spencer Boldman, Andrew Rannells, Nicola Peltz Beckham and Dan Stevens. The show’s original score is composed by Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Only Murders in the Building, Queenpins, Looking for Alaska, Runaways). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 8-part drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Premiering on Wednesday, November 23, is the Apple TV+ original series Echo 3 developed by Mark Boal and starring Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman, Jessica Ann Collins and Elizabeth Anweis. Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser, Sinister, The Hurricane, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Shipping News) has composed the show’s original music. Check our our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 10-part drama, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+.

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