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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 17, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action epic The Odyssey written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong’o,  John Leguizamo and Charlize Theron. The film’s original music is composed by Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Sinners, Oppenheimer, Creed, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Turning Red, Tenet, Venom, Community). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s today and Mutant will release a CD and vinyl in the coming weeks. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Opening in select theaters this weekend is the comedy drama Horsegirls written and directed by Lauren Meyering and starring Gretchen Mol, Lillian Carrier, Jerod Haynes, Tony Hale, Iqbal Theba and Matthew Schwab. Dan Romer (Luca, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Lilo & Stitch, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Little House on the Prairie, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Good Doctor)/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 premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being distributed by Sumerian Pictures.

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‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Soundtrack Album Released

D-Music has released a soundtrack album for the Israeli/Italian drama Reading Lolita in Tehran. The album features the film’s original score composed by Yonatan Riklis (A Borrowed Identity, Spider in the Web, Shelter). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Also listen to the composer’s main titles track below. Reading Lolita in Tehran is directed by Eran Riklis and stars Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir and Mina Kavani. The movie is based on the book by Azar Nafisi and follows a former professor at Tehran University who secretly gathers seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden western classics.

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