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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 30, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the survival horror thriller/comedy Send Help directed by Sam Raimi and starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Alice in Wonderland,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Good Will Hunting, Men in Black). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.

Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Shelter directed by Ric Roman Waugh and staring Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy and Naomi Ackie. David Buckley (The Sandman, Nobody, The Good Wife, The Nice Guys, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Good Fight, The Lincoln Lawyer, Papillon, Jason Bourne) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Black Bear Pictures.

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‘Pike River’ Soundtrack Album Released

Karl Sölve Steven (Come to Daddy, Uproar, The Justice of Bunny King, Bookworm, The Girl on the Bridge, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!) has released a soundtrack album for the New Zealand drama Pike River. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Steven’s first track (Eurydice) below. Pike River is directed by Robert Sarkies and stars Melanie Lynskey, Robyn Malcolm and Lucy Lawless. The movie tells the true story of two women whose friendship empowered them to fight for justice after the Pike River Mine Tragedy took the lives of twenty-nine men underground.

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