Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the National Geographic original documentary event series Africa Earth’s Wild Home. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Grammy Award nominee Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie & The Dino Movie, Stargirl, Slumberland, Loney Planet, Shotgun Wedding, Family Switch). The show’s main theme is written by Toprak & Christian Kolo. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 2 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the first track below. Africa Earth’s Wild Home is narrated by Wunmi Mosaku and uses cutting-edge CGI to unearth the deep history and forces that shaped Africa’s natural worlds and the latest technology to tell the stories from the continent.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 27, 2026)
Premiering on Thursday, October 1, is the Netflix limited series East of Eden developed by Zoe Kazan based on John Steinbeck’s classic novel of the same name and starring Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton, Ciarán Hinds, Joseph Zada and Joe Anders. The show’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (American Fiction, Captain America: Brave New World, The Marvels, Miss Marvel, Down Cemetery Road, What If…?, The Love Hypothesis, Set It Up, Paris Can Wait, Duster, Marvel Zombies). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 7-part drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Freeform original series Coven Academy created by Tim Federle and starring Malina Pauli Weissman, Malachi Barton, Ora Duplass, Jordan Leftwich, Louis Thresher and Tiffani Thiessen. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Rosewood, High School Musical: The Musical, The Series, Rectify, Better Nate Than Never, DMV, The Unicorn) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the supernatural teen drama, which will air Thursdays on Freeform and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
Pinar Toprak Scoring National Geographic’s ‘Africa Earth’s Wild Home’
Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie & The Dino Movie, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Stargirl, Shotgun Wedding, Slumberland, Loney Planet, Family Switch) has composed the original music for the new National Geographic original documentary event series Africa Earth’s Wild Home. The show is narrated by Wunmi Mosaku and uses the latest technology to tell the stories from the continent and cutting-edge CGI to unearth the deep history and forces that shaped Africa’s natural worlds. The 7-parter documents several species and behaviors for the first time, including the elusive black rain frog, filmed for TV for the first time, and hyenas in the Congo hunting elephants at night.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 14, 2026)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure The End of Oak Street written and directed by David Robert Mitchell and starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Bethany Anne Lind, Christian Convery, Chris Coy, P.J. Byrne, Andrea Frankle, Pilot Bunch and Hudson Meek. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek, Zooptopia). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday and Mutant will release a CD and vinyl version. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the animated feature PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie directed by Cal Brunker and starring Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Jennifer Hudson, Meredith MacNeill, Terry Crews,Fortune Feimster, Jameela Jamil, Hayden Chemberlen, Ron Pardo, Paris Hilton, Lucien Duncan-Reid, Bill Nye and Snoop Dogg. Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Stargirl, Shotgun Wedding, Slumberland, Loney Planet, Family Switch) has composed the film’s original score. Spin Master has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today and Visva & Republic Records have released two digital singles featuring the original songs Bottle Up by the Backstreet Boys & Work by Ava Max in previous weeks. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.
‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’ Soundtrack Album Details
Spin Master will release the official soundtrack album for the animated feature PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City, Shotgun Wedding, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Stargirl, Slumberland, Loney Planet, Family Switch) who previously composed the music for 2023’s PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 14 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits. As previously reported, available separately as digital singles are the original songs Bottle Up by the Backstreet Boys & Work by Ava Max from the movie. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie is directed by Cal Brunker and stars Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Hudson, Terry Crews, Hayden Chemberlen, Ron Pardo, Fortune Feimster, Jameela Jamil, Paris Hilton, Bill Nye, Rain Janjua, Lucien Duncan-Reid, William Desrosiers, Henry Bolan, Nylan Parthipan and Snoop Dogg.
Cal Brunker’s ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ to Feature Score by Pinar Toprak and Song by Backstreet Boys
Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City, Stargirl, Shotgun Wedding, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Loney Planet, Family Switch, Slumberland) is returning to score the upcoming animated sequel Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie. The Backstreet Boys have contributed a new song (entitled Bottle Up) to the film, which is directed by Cal Brunker (Escape from Planet Earth) and features the voices of Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Hudson, Ron Pardo, Hayden Chemberlen, Jameela Jamil, Fortune Feimster, Rain Janjua, Paris Hilton, Bill Nye, Henry Bolan, Lucien Duncan-Reid, Nylan Parthipan, William Desrosiers and Snoop Dogg. The movie follows the title characters as they crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs, where they meet a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and has become an expert in all things dino-related.
‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s second season composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Lost City, Supergirl, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Slumberland, Our Living World, Shotgun Wedding) & Gerrit Wunder (Hope for the Holidays, Scarlett). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 11 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track below. The label has previously released an album featuring the composers’ music from Season 1 last year. Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is developed by Tasha Huo based on the video game franchise and features the voices of Hayley Atwell, Richard Armitage, Allen Maldonado, Zoe Boyle and Earl Baylon.
‘Lonely Planet’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album for the streamer’s original film Lonely Planet. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City, Stargirl, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Slumberland, Shotgun Wedding, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music platforms. Also listen to the composer’s first two tracks below. Lonely Planet is written and directed by Susannah Grant and stars Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers, Younès Boucif, Rachida Brakni and Adriano Giannini. The romantic drama tells the story of a newly single novelist traveling to an idyllic writers retreat in Morocco, where she finds an unexpected connection with a younger man who’s reevaluating his life choices.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 11, 2024)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated documentary Piece by Piece directed by Morgan Neville and featuring the voices of Pharrell Williams (who also wrote the movie’s original songs), Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. The film’s original score original score is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Freaks & Geeks, Daddy’s Home, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Funny People). Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the animated feature today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Also opening wide is the biographical drama The Apprentice directed by Ali Abbasi and starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova and Martin Donovan. Martin Dirkov (Holy Spider, Shorta, Border, Knocking, Holiday, The Charmer) has composed the film’s original score and David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Eve, Out of Sight) & Brian Irvine (Ordinary Love) have contributed additional music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.
‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’ Soundtrack Album Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, The Lost City, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Supergirl, Slumberland, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Shotgun Wedding) & Gerrit Wunder (Hope for the Holidays, Scarlett). Also included is the song Matemateāone by Stan Walker. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 10 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track below. Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is developed by Tasha Huo based on the video game franchise and features the voicws of Hayley Atwell, Richard Armitage, Zoe Boyle, Allen Maldonado and Earl Baylon.