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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 28, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action/animated hybrid comedy Coyote vs. Acme directed by Dave Green and starring Will Forte, Lana Condor, John Cena, Tone Bell, Luis Guzmán, P.J. Byrne, Eric Bauza, Martha Kelly, Kenneth Choi, Candi Milo and Jim Cummings. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Fury, Our Planet, Last Night in Soho, The Aeronauts, The Running Man, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Over the Moon, My Policeman, Heads of State, Heart of Stone). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday and iam8bit will release a vinyl edition. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is being released by Ketchup Entertainment.

Also opening wide is the post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars directed by Ridley Scott and starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Benedict Wong, Guy Pearce, Ewen Bremner, Sam Spruell and Allison Janney. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Man on Fire, Mulan, Gladiator II, The Meg, Kingdom of Heaven, Chicken Run) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by 20th Century Studios.

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Robert Folk Scoring Martin Campbell’s ‘Just Play Dead’

Robert Folk (There Be Dragons, The NeverEnding Story 2, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Toy Soldiers, Nothing to Lose, Maximum Risk) has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Just Play Dead. The film is directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro) and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, Maria Pedraza, Eoin Macken and Jason Fernandez. The movie follows a criminal mastermind who plans to fake his death for a massive insurance payout while framing his wife’s surfer lover for his murder, only to discover that the wife is planning to kill him for real to claim the fortune herself. Dan Gordon (The Hurricane, Wyatt Earp) wrote the screenplay.

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