Tag: Mark Mothersbaugh

Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Hoppers directed by Daniel Chong and starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco, Meryl Streep, Kathy Najimy, Vanessa Bayer and Eduardo Franco. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, A Minecraft Movie, The LEGO Movie, C21/22 Jump Street, loudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by SZA today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, which is being released by Walt Disney Pictures.

Also opening wide is the gothic romance The Bride! written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz. Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Women Talking, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, A Haunting in Venice, Hedda, Tar, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as songs by Fever Ray and the movie’ cast today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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‘Hoppers’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar Animation Studios’ feature Hoppers have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, A Minecraft Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street, The Croods: A New Age) . Also included is the original song Save the Day co-written and performed by SZA (previously released as a digital single). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, March 6 by Walt Disney Records. 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 two score tracks below. Hoppers is directed by Daniel Chong and featres the voice talent of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep, Dave Franco, Kathy Najimy, Eduardo Franco, Vanessa Bayer, Ego Nwodim, Melissa Villaseñor, Sam Richardson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Nichole Sakura, Aparna Nancherla, Steve Purcell, Karen Huie and Tom Law. The movie follows an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use a new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a life-like robotic beaver and communicate directly with animal..

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Mark Mothersbaugh to Score Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’

Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, A Minecraft Movie, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Croods: A New Age, 21/22 Jump Street) has been tapped to score Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Hoppers. The film is directed by Daniel Chong (We Bare Bears) and features the voices of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan and Jon Hamm. The movie takes place in a world, in which scientists have discovered how to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals .

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Black, Bret McKenzie, Dayglow, Dirty Honey, Jamieson Shaw & BENEE last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out the music team credits of the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the horror comedy Hell of a Summer directed by Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk and starring Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Wolfhard & Bryk themselves, Adam Pally, Pardis Saremi, Rosebud Baker, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Krista Nazaire. Jay McCarrol (BlackBerry, The Kid Detective, The Dirties, Operation Avalanche) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album is expected to be released in the coming weeks by Lakeshore Records. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Neon.

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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Croods: A New Age, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street). Also included is the original song I Feel Alive by lead actor Jack Black (already out now as a digital single), several other tracks by Black, as well as songs by Bret McKenzie, Dirty Honey, Dayglow, BENEE and Jamieson Shaw. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 28 by WaterTower Music (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Also listen to several songs and the first score track below. A Minecraft Movie is directed by Jared Hess and also stars Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. The movie based on the hit video game follows four misfits as they are pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

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‘The Residence’ Soundtrack Album Details

Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series The Residence. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Lego Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Croods: A New Age, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 20 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to a track from the composer’s score below. The Residence is created by Paul William Davies and stars Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Molly Griggs, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee, Edwina Findley, Ken Marino and Al Mitchell. The crime comedy follows brilliant, eccentric detective who must investigate dozens of staff members in the White House residence when a state dinner becomes a crime scene.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 16, 2025)

Premiering on Wednesday, March 19, is the Hulu limited series Good American Family created by Katie Robbins and starring Ellen Pompeo, Mark Duplass, Imogen Faith Reid, Sarayu Blue, Dulé Hill, Jenny O’Hara and Christina Hendricks. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Equalizer 3, The Affair, Wonder, May December, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, Emancipation). Hollywood Record will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday, March 21. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Premiering on Thursday, March 20, is the Netflix limited series The Residence created by Paul William Davies and starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Molly Griggs, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Ken Marino, Jason Lee, Edwina Findley and Al Mitchell. Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Lego Movie,  21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the murder mystery comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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‘Plankton: The Movie’ Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release album for the Netflix animated film Plankton: The Movie. The album features the film’s original songs written by Bret McKenzie, Linda Perry, Princess Chelsea, Mark Mothersbaugh & Bob Mothersbaugh. Also included are several tracks from the movie’s original score composed by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (Shadow in the Cloud, Housebound, The Legend of Baron To’a). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 7 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to several of the songs and the first score track below. Plankton: The Movie is directed by Dave Needham and stars Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown and Rodger Bumpass. The Nickelodeon Movies production follows the title character whose tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand and decides to destroy the world without him.

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Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Residence’

Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Croods: A New Age) is the composer of the upcoming Netflix original series The Residence. The show is created by Paul William Davies (For the People) and stars Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Molly Griggs, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jason Lee, Edwina Findley, Ken Marino and Al Mitchell. The crime comedy revolves around a brilliant, eccentric detective who must solve a murder in the White House residence, where the staff and guests at a state dinner are all suspects.

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‘Interior Chinatown’ Soundtrack Album Details

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu limited series Interior Chinatown. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The Royal Tenenbaums, The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) and Nick Lee (The Brothers Sun, Grand Crew). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 22 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ Black and White Theme below. Interior Chinatown is created by Charles Yu based on his own novel of the same name and stars Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Archie Kao, Sullivan Jones, Lisa Gilro  and Diana Lin. The crime drama revolves around a young Chinese-American actor who stumbles into a murder mystery leading to the discovery of a secret history of Chinatown, his family’s buried legacy and what it means for him in today’s America.

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