MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi adventure Xeno. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ryan Taubert (Code 8, The Stolen Valley, American Exit, Freedom’s Path). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Welcome Home) after the jump. Xeno is written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and stars Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Wrenn Schmidt, Trae Romano, Paul Schneider and Josh Cooke. The movie tells the story of a young girl who stumbles upon a terrifying alien in the desert and forges an unbreakable bond with the creature.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 19, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Him directed by Justin Tipping and starring Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Jim Jefferies and Tim Heidecker. The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, Blue Beetle, Beef, Eddington, Eenie Meanie, Snowpiercer, Invasion, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness). Loma Vista Recordings has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Denzel Curry, Gucci Mane, Guapdad 4000, Mobb Deep and Tierra Whack today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the romantic fantasy drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey directed by Kogonada and starring Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hamish Linklater, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lily Rabe, Billy Magnussen, Yuvi Hecht, Sarah Gadon and Kevin Kline. Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Boy and the Heron, My Neighbor Totoro, Departures) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as four songs by Laufey (including an original track) and a song by Mitski today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.
Ryan Taubert Scoring Matthew Loren Oates’ ‘XENO’
Ryan Taubert (Code 8, American Exit, The Stolen Valley, Freedom’s Path) has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming sci-fi adventure XENO. The film is written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and stars Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Paul Schneider, Wrenn Schmidt, Trae Romano and Josh Cooke. The movie follows a teenage girl and a terrifying alien who form a powerful bond after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature of good and evil.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 25, 2024)
Premiering today is the AMC limited series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live created by Scott M. Gimple, Danai Gurira & Andrew Lincoln and starring Lincoln, Gurira, Pollyanna McIntosh, Terry O’Quinn, Matthew August Jeffers, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Andrew Bachelor and Craig Tate. The show’s original score is composed by Sam Ewing (Last Seen Alive, The Shed, Beautiful Disaster/Wedding, Victor Crawley) who previously co-scored the final seasons of the original The Walking Dead series and produced by Bear McCreary. Check out our previous article for more information about the 6-parter, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+
Premiering on Tuesday, February 27, is the FX limited series Shōgun developed by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks based James Clavell’s book and starring Cosmo Jarvis, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Hiroto Kanai and Shinnosuke Abe. Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Watchmen, Soul), Leopold Ross (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Book of Eli) & Nick Chuba (Dr. Death, The Girl from Plainville) have composed the show’s original music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the historical drama, which will air on FX and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 13, 2019)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action adventure Jumanji: The Next Level directed by Jake Kasdan and starromh Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Awkwafina, Danny Glover and Danny DeVito. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the drama Richard Jewell directed by Clint Eastwood starring Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde. Arturo Sandoval (The Mule, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, At Middleton) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album is expected to be released. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.
‘Code 8’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Code 8. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ryan Taubert (American Exit, Score: A Film Music Documentary). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Code 8 is directed by Jeff Chan and stars Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Greg Bryk, Kari Matchell and Sung Kang. The movie is set in a world where 4% of the population is born with some type of supernatural ability, but instead of being superheroes, they are heavily policed and live in poverty.