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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 24, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Motor City directed by Potsy Ponciroli and starring Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Pablo Schreiber, Ben McKenzie, Lionel Boyce and Amar Chadha-Patel.The film’s original music is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Desperate Housewives, Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor, Skyscraper, Ender’s Game, DC League of Super-Pets). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and is being distributed by the Independent Film Company.

Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the sci-fi/horror thriller Her Private Hell co-written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Sophie Thatcher,  Havana Rose Liu, Kristine Froseth, Charles Melton, Aoi Yamada, Shioli Kutsuna, Dougray Scott, Diego Calva and Hidetoshi Nishijima. Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Body Double, Blow Out, The Howling) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a couple of tracks by Julian Winding who has provided additional music, today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Neon.

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‘Her Private Hell’ Soundtrack Album Details

Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi/horror thriller Her Private Hell. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Body Double, The Howling, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Seed of Chucky). Also included are five tracks by Julian Winding. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, July 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Touch of Beauty) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Her Private Hell is co-written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Kristine Froseth, Aoi Yamada, Diego Calva, Shioli Kutsuna, Dougray Scott and Hidetoshi Nishijima. The movie follows a troubled young woman who searches for her father after a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity.

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Pino Donaggio Scoring Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’

Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Body Double, Dressed to Kill, The Howling, Blow Out, Seed of Chucky) has recently scored the upcoming thriller Her Private Hell. The film is directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and stars Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Diego Calva, Kristine Froseth, Shioli Kutsuna, Aoi Yamada and Hidetoshi Nishijima. No plot details have been announced yet for the movie, which was shot and takes place in Tokyo. Refn also co-wrote the screenplay with Esti Giordani and is also producing the project.

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‘Nothing Underneath’ Soundtrack Album Released

Rustblade Records & Bluebelldisc Past Master have released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 1985 Italian giallo movie Nothing Underneath (Sotto il vestito niente) directed by Carlo Vanzina and starring Tom Schanley, Renée Simonsen, Nicola Perring, Marie McDonald, Catherine Noyes, Paolo Tomei and Donald Pleasence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Body Double, Dressed to Kill, The Howling, Blow Out) and conducted by Natale Massara. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track below. A CD version and limited edition vinyl edition are available to order here.

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Pino Donaggio to Score Andrea Corsini’s ‘Beasts of Prey’

Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Body Double, The Howling, Blow Out, Seed of Chucky) is attached to score the upcoming psychological horror movie Beasts of Prey. The film is directed by Andrea Corsini and stars Carolyn Bracken and Caroline Goodall. The movie is based on Corsini’s short of the same title and is being described as a “complex and thrilling story about the never-ending struggle between the rational and the animal side of human nature.”

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 19, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the survival thriller Beast directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Leah Sava Jeffries and Iyana Halley. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Last Night in Soho, Baby Driver, Suicide Squad, Fury). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original song by Sona Jobarteh last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the anime feature Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero directed by Tetsuro Kodama and produced by Toei Animation. Naoki Sato (Space Battleship Yamato, Pretty Cure, Blood-Z, Sword of the Stranger) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score was released earlier this year when the movie opened in Japan. Click here to stream/download the digital version and visit Amazon to order the CD version as an import. The film is being distributed in the U.S. by Crunchyroll.

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Pino Donaggio Scoring Jeff Baena’s ‘Spin Me Round’

Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill,  Body Double, The Howling, Blow Out) has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Spin Me Round. The film is directed by Jeff Baena (The Little Hours, Horse Girl) and stars Alison Brie, Alessandro Nivola, Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon, Ayden Mayeri, Zach Woods, Ben Sinclair, Tim Heidecker, Debby Ryan and Fred Armisen. The movie follows the manager of an Italian restaurant chain who travels to Italy when she wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program.

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‘The Order’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2001 action movie The Order directed by Sheldon Lettich and starring Jean-Claude van Damme, Charlton Heston, Sofia Milos, Brian Thompson and Vernon Dobtcheff. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pino Donaggio (Dressed to Kill, Carrie, Body Double, The Howling, Blow Out) and performed by The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Natale Massara. The limited edition CD is now available to order on Amazon and the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. The Order is now available on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD.

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‘The Big Step’ (‘Il grande passo’) Soundtrack Released

Ala Bianca Records has released a soundtrack album for the Italian comedy The Big Step (Il grande passo). The album features the film’s original music composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Body Double, Blow Out, The Howling). The soundtrack is being released digitally today. Visit Amazon to check out the full track list and listen to audio clips. The Big Step is co-written and directed by Antonio Padovan and stars Giuseppe Battiston, Stefano Fresi, Roberto Citran, Camilla Filippi, Vitaliano Trevisan and Flavio Bucci. The movie follows two brothers, who resemble each other physically, but have completely different personalities, as they find themselves alone in the face of an impossible venture.

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Soundtrack Details for Brian De Palma’s ‘Domino’

Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Brian De Palma’s action thriller Domino. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Body Double, Blow Out, The Howling). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 14 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Domino starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten and Guy Pearce follows a Copenhagen police officer who seeks justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member and gets unwittingly caught in a cat and mouse chase with a duplicitous CIA agent.

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