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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 10, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi sequel TRON: Ares directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan, Arturo Castro and Jeff Bridges. The film’s original music is composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Challengers, Gone Girl, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as Nine Inch Nails. Interscope Records & The Null Corporation have released a soundtrack album featuring the band’s score and songs last month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.

Also opening nationwide this weekend is the crime comedy drama Roofman directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Melonie Diaz, Uzo Aduba, Lily Collias, Jimmy O. Yang and Peter Dinklage. Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Adults, Mother, Couch, Swallowed, The Passenger) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album will be released by Varese Sarabande according to the movie’s end credits, but no details have been announced yet. Check out our previous article for more information about the dramedy, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.

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‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Soundtrack Album Details

The full details of the soundtrack album for the new feature adaptation of the Tony Award-winning stage musical Kiss of the Spider Woman have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film written by John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) and performed by cast members Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh, Diego Luna & others. Also included is the film’s score written by composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Sam Davis. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 3 by Lakeshore Records (click here to pre-order ). Two first tracks (Never You & Kiss of the Spider Woman) have already been released as digital singles over the last few weeks. A CD version will be coming out on November 21 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Kiss of the Spider Woman is directed by Bill Condon and also stars Josefina Scaglione, Aline Mayagoitia and Bruno Bichir. The movie follows a political prisoner who shares a cell and forms an unlikely bond with a window dresser convicted of public indecency who recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva.

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Sam Davis Scoring Bill Condon’s ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

Composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Sam Davis has written the underscore for the new film adaptation of the stage musical Kiss of the Spider Woman. The movie is written and directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters) and stars Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, Josefina Scaglione, Bruno Bichir and Aline Mayagoitia. The film based on the 1992 stage musical of the same title written by Terrence McNally and featuring music by John Kander & lyrics by Fred Ebb (which is based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig) tells the story of a political prisoner and his cellmate, a window dresser convicted of public indecency, who form an unlikely bond as the latter recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva.

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