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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 16, 2026)

October 16, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the martial arts action comedy Street Fighter directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, David Dastmalchian, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoai, Cody Rhodes, Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, Orville Peck, Hirooki Goto, Olivier Richters, Rayna Vallandingham, Alexander Volkanovski and Jason Momoa. The film’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Super Troopers 3, Obliterated, The Breadwinner, Florida Man, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as two original songs by HEALTH today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Legendary Pictures production, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.

Also opening wide is the survival thriller Whalefall co-written and directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz and Emily Rudd. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Witcher, Shadow and Bone, Only the Brave, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, David, No One Will Save You, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the 20th Century Studios release.

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‘Whalefall’ Soundtrack Album Details

October 15, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Brian Duffield, Joseph Trapanese, score, Soundtrack, Whalefall

Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the survival thriller Whalefall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, Only the Brave, David, Straight Outta Compton, No One Will Save You, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 16 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Mutant will release a CD and vinyl edition (click here to pre-order the double vinyl version and click here to order the CD version). Also listen to the composer’s end titles/main themes track below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Whalefall is co-written and directed by Brian Duffield and stars Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, Jane Levy, John Ortiz and Emily Rudd. The movie based on the 2023 novel by Daniel Kraus follows a young man who goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his recently deceased father’s remains and encounters a giant squid fleeing from a massive sperm whale and, in a freak accident, is swallowed by the whale.

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Joseph Trapanese Scoring Brian Duffield’s ‘Whalefall’

June 9, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Brian Duffield, Joseph Trapanese, Whalefall

Composer Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, Shadow and Bone, David, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) is reteaming with writer/director Brian Duffield (The Babysitter, Jane Got a Gun) on the upcoming survival thriller Whalefall. The film is based on the 2023 novel by Daniel Kraus and stars Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin. The movie follows a young man who – following the death of his father – goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale and gets trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left.

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‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Soundtrack Album Details

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

Tags: BenDavid Grabinski, Hulu, Joseph Trapanese, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, score, Soundtrack

Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, David, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, Arctic, The Raid: Redemption, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 27. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track and Collections Suite below. Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is written and directed by BenDavid Grabinski and stars Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Keith David, Jimmy Tatro, Stephen Root, Lewis Tan, Emily Hampshire, Ben Schwartz and Arturo Castro. The movie follows two gangsters and the woman they love as they are trying to survive the most dangerous night of their lives, with one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 22, 2026)

March 22, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series The Forsytes developed by Debbie Horsfield inspired by John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga novels and starring Francesca Annis, Stephen Moyer, Tuppence Middleton, Danny Griffin, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Davenport, Tom Durant-Pritchard, Millie Gibson, Joshua Orpin, Josette Simon OBE, Owen Igiehon, Jamie Flatters and Susan Hampshire. The show’s original music is composed by Anne Dudley (The Crying Game, American History X, The Full Monty, The Hustle, Benedetta, Pushing Tin) . Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s exclusively in the UK last October. Visit the British Apple Music store to check out the full album details and to listen to audio samples. Also click here to learn more about the drama, which premiered in the UK on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.

Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is a new TV adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo directed by Bille August and starring Sam Claflin, Jeremy Irons, Ana Girardot, Karla-Simone Spence, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Blake Ritson, Gabriella Pession, Michele Riondino, Lino Guanciale and Nicolas Maupas. Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Patrick Melrose, Hotel Mumbai, Adrift, The Old Guard, The Crow, One Life) has composed the show’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in early 2025 when the 8-parter premiered in several European markets. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is also making its domestic debut on PBS.

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Joseph Trapanese Scoring BenDavid Grabinski’s ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’

March 2, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: BenDavid Grabinski, Hulu, Joseph Trapanese, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Composer Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, The Greatest Showman, David, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption, Arctic) is reteaming with writer/director BenDavid Grabinski on the upcoming action comedy Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. The film is written and directed by Grabinski and stars Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Keith David, Stephen Root, Jimmy Tatro, Lewis Tan, Ben Schwartz, Emily Hampshire and Arturo Castro. The movie follows two gangsters and the woman they love as they are trying to survive the most dangerous night of their lives, with one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 19, 2025)

December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Avatar: Fire and Ash, David, Gary Rugala, Is This Thing On?, James Newberry, John Debney, Joseph Trapanese, Rycky Ruke, Sheepdog, Simon Franglen, The Housemaid, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Theodore Shapiro

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Avatar: Fire and Ash co-written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Giovanni Ribisi, Jack Champion, Joel David Moore, David Thewlis, Jemaine Clement and CCH Pounder. The film’s original music is composed by Simon Franglen (Avatar: The Way of Water, The Magnificent Seven, Peppermint, Avatar: World of Pandora,Notre Dame on Fire). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the third installment in the Avatar series, which is being released by 20th Century Studios.

Also opening wide is the psychological thriller The Housemaid directed by Paul Feig and starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins and Michele Morrone. Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Bombshell, A Simple Favor, Marley & Me, Ghostbusters, Spy, Tropic Thunder, Spies in Disguise) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a two volume soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (with vocals by Caroline Shaw) today. Check out soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.

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‘David’ Score Album Released

December 19, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Brent Dawes, David, Joseph Trapanese, Phil Cunningham, score, Soundtrack

Angel has released a second soundtrack album for the animated feature David. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption, Shadow and Bone, Project Power, Arctic, G20). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme (Flock and Faith) after the jump. The studio has previously released a separate album featuring the songs from the movie last month. David is directed by Phil Cunningham & Brent Dawes and features the voices of Phil Wickham, Brandon Engman, Brian Stivale and Miri Mesika.

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Donna Murphy’s ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Cover from NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’ Released

December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Brilliant Minds, Donna Murphy, Joseph Trapanese, NBC

WaterTower Music has released the cover version of the holiday song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from the Season 2 episode The Resident of the NBC drama Brilliant Minds. The track produced by the show’s composer Joseph Trapanese and performed by Donna Murphy (who stars as Muriel Landon) is now available to stream/download (in two different versions) on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Brilliant Minds is created by Michael Grassi and also stars Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears, Brian Altemus, John Clarence Stewart and Al Calderon.

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‘David’ Soundtrack Album Released

November 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Brent Dawes, David, Joseph Trapanese, Phil Cunningham, Soundtrack

Angel & Fair Trade Services have released the official soundtrack album for the animated musical David. The album features the songs from the written by Molly Kate Kestner & Brock Monroe, Marty & Misha Goetz, Jonas Myrin & others and performed by the movie’s voice cast. Also included is a score suite by composer Joseph Trapanese (The Witcher, Oblivion, Shadow and Bone, Straight Outta Compton, The Raid: Redemption, The Greatest Showman, G20) who also produced the songs. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to several songs and the score suite below. David is directed by Phil Cunningham & Brent Dawes and stars Phil Wickham as the adult David, Brandon Engman who voices David as a youth, as well as Brian Stivale and Miri Mesika. The animated family adventure tells the biblical story of David – warrior, shepherd, poet, and eventual king – whose faith and courage changed the course of nations.

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