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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 23, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Clayface directed by James Watkins and starring Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll, Max Minghella and Joshua James. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Verity, All Quiet on the Western Front,  Lion, Pressure, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, The Uprising, Dune: Prophecy,  Adrift, A House of Dynamite). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DC Studios production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Wildwood directed by Travis Knight and starring Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Mahershala Ali, Amandla Stenberg, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Jemaine Clement, Tom Waits, Tantoo Cardinal, Maya Erskine and Richard E. Grant. Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Kubo and the Two Strings, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour,V for Vendetta,  Anna Karenina, The Boxtrolls, Paddington in Peru, Bumblebee) has composed the film’s original score. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as The Decemberists’ original song The Better Part of Bravery (also available as a digital single) today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the LAIKA Studios production, which is being distributed by Fathom Entertainment.

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‘Behemoth!’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Hollywood Records will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Behemoth! The album features the film’s original music composed by The Behemoth! Collective, including composers Michael Abels (Get Out, Us), Emily Bear (Moana 2, Dog Gone), Lukas Frank (East of Wall), Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles), James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Fugitive), Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Dream Productions), Brandon Roberts (Andor, Thanksgiving) and Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump).  The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 13 and on vinyl on December 11. Visit Amazon to pre-order the vinyl edition. Also check out our previous article for more details about each composer’s contribution.

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Multi-Composer Approach for Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’ Revealed

Searchlight Pictures has revealed more details about the music for Tony Gilory’s upcoming drama Behemoth!. The movie features numerous fictional sources of music in the film, including two Peter Serian (a French horn player, played by Hank Azaria, who, in the wake of his father’s death, abandoned his classical aspirations to become a successful, albeit bitter, composer) title themes, a solo cello practice Etude, and four “invented” feature films that are being scored. As previously reported, nine composers, credited as The Behemoth! Collective, have contributed original music to the movie. They recorded their respective original scores at the Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, the Newman Scoring Stage at Fox, as well as at Los Angeles’ EastWest Studios.

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Nami Melumad Scoring Lauren Miller Rogen’s ‘Babies’

Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, Thor: Love and Thunder, Dream Productions, Absentia, One Fast Move, An American Pickle, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window) has recently composed the music for the upcoming comedy Babies. The film is directed by Lauren Miller Rogen (Like Father, For a Good Time, Call…) and stars Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, Issa Rae, Dan Stevens, Zach Cherry, Sharon Stone, David Strathairn, Ed Helms, Ashley Park and Kate Berlant. The movie follows a couple struggling with the decision of whether or not to bring a child into the world who become instant co-parents when their newly-divorced friend moves into their home with her 4-year-old.

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Teaser Trailer for Tony Gilory’s ‘Behemoth!’ Released

Searchlight Pictures has released the first teaser trailer for the drama Behemoth! The film is written and directed by Tony Gilory (Michael Clayton, The Bourne Legacy) and stars Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Kaya Ralls, Alexa Swinton, Erik Griffin, Margarita Levieva, Jobeth Williams, Hank Azaria and Will Arnett.The movie follows a gifted cellist who returns home to Los Angeles after twenty years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to carry him on an adventure that will change him forever.

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Nami Melumad Scoring Pixar Short ‘Loving Dory’

Pixar producer Mary Alice Drumm announced at Disney/Pixar’s presentation at the Annecy International Film Festival today that Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, Thor: Love and Thunder, An American Pickle, Absentia, One Fast Move, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window).is scoring the studio’s upcoming short Loving Dory. Thomas Newman (who scored both the original 2003 Finding Nemo and its 2016 sequel Finding Dory, as well as Pixar’s Wall-E and Elemental) is is executive producing the score for the film, which is directed by Lou Hamou-Lhadj (Borrowed Time, Win or Lose) and stars Ellen DeGeneres who returns to voice the title character who falls in love with a plastic bag floating through the sea that she mistakes for a jellyfish.

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‘Star Trek: Strange New World’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album to Be Released

Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New World. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third season composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Prodigy, Thor: Love and Thunder, Dream Productions, An American Pickle, One Fast Move, Absentia, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 7 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first three tracks below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s score from Season 1 back in 2023. Star Trek: Strange New World is created by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet and stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Jess Bush, Celia Rose Gooding, Martin Quinn, Melissa Navia and Babs Olusanmokun.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 29, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the crime thriller Caught Stealing directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber, Matt Smith, Vincent D’Onofrio, Carol Kane, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Griffin Dunne. The album features the film’s original score is composed by Rob Simonsen (Deadpool & Wolverine, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, It Ends with Us, The Way Back, Foxcatcher, The Age of Adaline, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) and performed the post-punk band Idles who also contributed several original songs to the project. has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the comedy The Roses directed by Jay Roach and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Belinda Bromilow, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon. Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters,  A Simple Favor, Bombshell, Spy) has composed the film’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as two covers performed by Susanna Hoffs, Rufus Wainwright & Eric D. Johnson last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures.

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‘Dream Productions’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar Animation Studios’ Disney+ original series Dream Productions have been revealed. The album features the show’s original music composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, Thor: Love and Thunder, Absentia, An American Pickle, One Fast Move, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 20 by Walt Disney Records and will be available to stream/download on any major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track below. Dream Productions is written and directed by Mike Jones and stars Paula Pell, Richard Ayoade, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Alli Maki, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith. The series is set between the events of Pixar’s Inside Out features and follows Riley as she gets sent to Dream Productions, where an acclaimed director is trying to create the next hit dream.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 8, 2024)

Premiering on Wednesday, December 11, is Pixar’s Disney+ original series Dream Productions written and directed by Mike Jones and starring Paula Pell, Richard Ayoade, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Alli Maki,Kensington Tallman, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Phyllis Smith and Lewis Black. The show’s original music is composed by Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Thor: Love and Thunder, Star Trek: Prodigy,  An American Pickle, One Fast Move, Absentia). Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on December 20. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our previous article to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

Premiering on Thursday, December 12, is the Netflix original series No Good Deed created by Liz Feldman and starring Lisa Kudrow, Linda Cardellini, Ray Romano, Abbi Jacobson, O-T Fagbenle, Poppy Liu, Denis Leary and Teyonah Parris. Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, Welcome to Chippendales, The Idea of You, Rabbit Hole, A Family Affair, Looking for Alaska) has composed the show’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the dramedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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