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Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 24, 2026)

Premiering today is the second season of the Netflix original series Bad Thoughts created by Tom Segura and starring Segura himself, alongside guest stars including Alex English, Allegra Edwards, Brooks Wheelan, Busy Philipps, Christina Pazsitsky,Frankie Quinones, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Johnny Pemberton, Kevin Nealon, Lily Sullivan, Luke Wilson, Maria Bamford, Mike Mitchell and Odette Annable. Dan Gross (Drunk History, Nude Nuns with Big Guns) has composed the new season’s original music, taking over from Pinar Toprak & Gerrit Wunder who scored last year’s first season. The comedy, which follows Segura as he navigates unthinkable situations and fantasies within a cinematic world, is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, May 25, is the British TV series Summerwater developed by John Donnelly based on Sarah Moss’ book of the same name and starring Dougray Scott, Shirley Henderson, Valene Kane, Arnas Fedaravičius, Anna Próchniak, Shereen Cutkelvin, James Harkness, Anders Hayward and Daniel Rigby. The show’s original music is composed by Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz) (The Power, Black Cab, Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne, Then You Run). Invada Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the drama premiered in the UK on Channel 4. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV.

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Mark Orton Scoring Jim Rash’s ‘Miss You, Love You’

Mark Orton  (The Holdovers, Nebraska, My Old Lady, The Good Girl, On Swift Horses, 12 Mighty Orphans, Love Hard) has composed the original music for the upcoming HBO original film Miss You, Love You. The movie is written and directed by Jim Rash (The Way, Way Back, Downhill) and stars Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells, Bonnie Hunt, Suzy Nakamura, Oscar Nuñez and Lisa Schurga. The drama follows a blunt, grieving widow who is forced to plan her husband’s funeral with a total stranger: her estranged son’s assistant.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 25, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller The Accountant 2 directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Allison Robertson and Daniella Pineda. The film’s original music is composed by The National’s Bryce Dessner (Sing Sing, We Live in Time, The Two Popes, Bardo, Cyrano, She Came to Me,Manhunt, A Good Person). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as  cover version of Nina Simone’s See-Line Woman performed by Danielle Ponder & Dessner last Friday. Check our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures production, which is being released by Amazon MGM Studios.

Also opening nationwide is the survival horror thriller Until Dawn based on PlayStation Studios’s video game, directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Maia Mitchell, Belmont Cameli and Peter Stormare. Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, Shazam!, The Flash, Blade Runner 2049, The Invisible Man, Hidden Figures) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical 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 Sony Pictures release.

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‘On Swift Horses’ Soundtrack Album Details

Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama On Swift Horses. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Orton (The Holdovers, Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady, 12 Mighty Orphans, Love Hard). Also included the original Song for Henry co-written (with Sean O’Brien who also produced the track) and performed by Loren Kramar, as well as another song by Kramar. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 25 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to a track from Orton’s score and Kramar’s Song for Henry below. On Swift Horses is directed by Daniel Minahan and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Sasha Calle, Will Poulter and Diego Calva. The movie based on Shannon Pufahl’s novel of the same title is set in the 1950s and tells the story of a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law as they undertake parallel journeys of romance, risk and self-discovery.

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Mark Orton Scoring Daniel Minahan’s ‘On Swift Horses’

Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Holdovers, The Good Girl, My Old Lady, Love Hard, 12 Mighty Orphans) has composed the original score for the upcoming drama On Swift Horses. The film is directed by Daniel Minahan (Halston, Marco Polo) and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle. The movie based Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel of the same title is set in the 1950s and follows a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law as they undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 27, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend while also premiering on Peacock today is the horror movie Five Nights at Freddy’s directed by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling and Piper Rubio. The film’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep, The Forever Purge, Midnight Mass). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Also opening wide is the action comedy Freelance directed by Pierre Morel and starring John Cena, Alison Brie, Marton Csokas, Juan Pablo Raba, Alice Eve and Christian Slater. Elliot Leung (The Rescue, Operation Red Sea, Warriors of Future) has composed the film’s original score and Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disturbia) has contributed the themes. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Relativity Media.

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‘The Holdovers’ Soundtrack Album Details

Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama The Holdovers. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady, 12 Mighty Orphans, Love Hard). Also included is a selection of the classic songs from the movie by The Allman Brothers Band, The Temptations, The Swingle Singers & others. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 10 (click here to stream/download) and on vinyl on November 17. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition. A first track from Orton’s score (Into the Unknown) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. The Holdovers is directed by Alexander Payne and stars Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa.

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Mark Orton Scoring Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’

Composer Mark Orton (The Good Girl, 12 Mighty Orphans, My Old Lady, Love Hard) is reuniting with director Alexander Payne (The Descendants, Election, Sideways) on the upcoming comedy drama The Holdovers. The film starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph & Dominic Sessa is set in the early 1970s and follows a universally disliked professor at a prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go and forms an unlikely bond with one of them.

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‘Somewhere in Queens’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Lionsgate Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Somewhere in Queens. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, 12 Mighty Orphans, The Last Shift, Love Hard). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 23 and will be available to stream/download here. Somewhere in Queens is co-written and directed by Ray Romano and stars Romano himself, Laurie Metcalf, Jacob Ward, Tony Lo Bianco, Sadie Stanley, Jennifer Esposito, Sebastian Maniscalco,  Dierdre Friel and Jon Manfrellotti. The movie follows a father who goes to unexpected lengths to set his son on a new path away from his overbearing family.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 21, 2023)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Evil Dead Rise written and directed by Lee Cronin and starring Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols and Nell Fisher. The film’s original music is composed by Stephen McKeon (The Hole in the Ground, Pilgrimage, Queen & Country, Norm of the North, Rose Plays Julie). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the New Line Cinema production.

Also opening wide is the the action thriller Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant co-written and directed by Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig, Antony Starr, Emily Beecham, Bobby Schofield and Jonny Lee Miller. Chris Benstead (The Gentlemen, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, Wrath of Man) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by United Artists/MGM.

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