Greedy Heart Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Preparation for the Next Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Emile Mosseri (Minari, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Homecoming, Kajillionaire, How to Make a Killing, When You Finish Saving the World). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 23. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album and also listen to the composer’s title track below. Preparation for the Next Life is directed by Bing Liu and stars Sebiye Behtiyar and Fred Hechinger. The movie is based on Atticus Lish’s book of the same name and follows a Uyghur woman laboring in New York’s underground kitchens who is torn between creating a better life together or living a life on her own when she encounters a troubled young American veteran who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 5, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites directed by Michael Chaves and starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation, Mortal Kombat, Shazam!). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the New Line Cinema production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters this weekend is the comedy drama Twinless written and directed by James Sweeney and starring Dylan O’Brien, Sweeney himself, Lauren Graham, Chris Perfetti, Aisling Franciosi, and Tasha Smith. Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Squid Game, Mickey 17, Okja, Broker) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Roadside Attractions.
Emile Mosseri Scoring Bing Liu’s ‘Preparation for the Next Life’
Emile Mosseri (Minari, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Kajillionaire, Homecoming, When You Finish Saving the World) has provided the original score for the upcoming drama Preparation for the Next Life. The film is directed by Bing Liu (Minding the Gap, All These Sons) and stars Sebiye Behtiyar and Fred Hechinger. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Atticus Lish and follows a Uyghur woman trained by her military father who migrates to New York City, where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens and falls in love with a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East.