Dream Studio has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese sci-fi adventure Per Aspera Ad Astra. The album the film’s original score composed by Stuart Michael Thomas (The Cut, Midnight Bayou, Northern Lights, Bustin’ Down the Door, Blue Smoke) & Kevin Riepl (Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth, Cabin Fever, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, The Night Crew, Green Lantern: Beware My Power) and produced by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, Black Adam, His Dark Materials) who also contributed a theme. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Available separately as a digital single is the title song performed by Victoria Song and lead actor Dylan Wang (aka Wang Hedi). Also listen to the first score track and the song after the jump. Per Aspera Ad Astra is directed by Han Yan and also stars Zu Feng, Luo Haiqiong and Wang Duo.
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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.
‘The Cut’ Soundtrack Album Details
Dubois Records will release a soundtrack album for the boxing drama The Cut. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, His Dark Materials, Bad Boys for Life, Top Gun: Maverick, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F) & Stuart Michael Thomas (Midnight Bayou, Bustin’ Down the Door, Northern Lights, Blue Smoke). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 5 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to two tracks from the composers’ score below. The Cut is directed by Sean Ellis and stars Orlando Bloom, John Turturro, Caitríona Balfe, Gary Beadle, Ed Kear and Clare Dunne. The movie follows a former champion who is obsessed with getting back in the ring and goes through an unsanctioned and grueling weight cut program with a coach who knows no limits.
Lorne Balfe & Stuart Michael Thomas Scoring Sean Ellis’ ‘The Cut’
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life, Top Gun: Maverick, His Dark Materials, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F) & Stuart Michael Thomas (Midnight Bayou, Northern Lights, Bustin’ Down the Door, Blue Smoke) have composed the original music for the upcoming boxing drama The Cut. The film is directed by Sean Ellis (Anthropoid, Cashback) and stars Orlando Bloom, John Turturro and Caitríona Balfe. The movie follows a retired fighter who is obsessed with getting back in the ring and goes through a grueling and unsanctioned weight cut program with a coach who knows no limits.
‘Bustin’ Down the Door’ Soundtrack Album Released
Stuart Michael Thomas (Midnight Bayou, Northern Lights, Blue Smoke) has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2008 documentary Bustin’ Down the Door directed by Jeremy Gosch and narrated by Edward Norton. The album features the composer/guitarist’s original score from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Listen to Thomas’ title track after the jump. Bustin’ Down the Door chronicles how a group of young South African and Australian surfers sacrificed everything in the 1970s to create a sport, a culture and an industry that is today worth billions of dollars and has captured the imagination of the world.