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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 6, 2026)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the gothic romance Dracula written and directed by Luc Besson and starring Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, Matilda De Angelis, Haymon Maria Buttinger and Zoë Bleu Sidel. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Men in Black, Alice in Wonderland). Because Music & EuropaCorp have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last summer when the movie opened overseas (under the title Dracula: A Love Story). Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about film, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Vertical.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy drama Solo Mio directed by Charles & Daniel Kinnane and starring Kevin James, Kim Coates, Julee Cerda, Alyson Hannigan, Jonathan Roumie and Julie Ann Emery. Joy Ngiaw (WondLa, Blush, Rescued by Ruby, Glamorous,Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Angel Studios release.

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‘Scarlet’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the. Japanese animated feature Scarlet. The album features the film’s original music composed by Taisei Iwasaki (Belle, Bullet Train Explosion, First Love, Blood Blockade Battlefront). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, November 21 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Limbo) below. Scarlet is written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and features the voices of Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada and Kôji Yakusho. The Studio Chizu production tells the story of a medieval-era, sword-fighting princess who goes on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father and – after failing at her mission and finding herself gravely injured – encounters an idealistic young man from our present day.

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‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 3 Soundtracks to Be Released

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Walt Disney Records will release nine new soundtracks for the third volume of Lucasfilm’s Disney+ animated short film series Star Wars: Visions. Titles include The Duel: Payback (animated by Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA) feat. music by Keiji Inai (who previously scored the original The Duel episode), The Song of Four Wings (animated by Project Studio Q) feat. original score by Towa Tei (Super Crooks, Metallic Rouge),  The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope (animated by Production I.G) feat. music by Yugo Kanno (Psycho Pass, Batman Ninja, PLUTO, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness), The Bounty Hunters (animated by WIT STUDIO) feat. score by Taisei Iwasaki (Belle, Bullet Train Explosion, First Love) & Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding, Boy Kills World, P.T.) and Yuko’s Treasure (animated by Kinema citrus Co.) feat. original score by Takashi Ohmama  (Asakus Kid).

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‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Soundtrack Album Details

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Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Japanese Netflix original film Bullet Train Explosion. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Taisei Iwasaki (Belle, First Love, Blood Blockade Battlefront) and Yuma Yamaguchi. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 23 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to Iwasaki’s title track below. Bullet Train Explosion is directed by Shinji Higuchi and stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kanata Hosoda, Non, Machiko Ono, Jun Kaname, Hana Toyoshima, Satoru Matsuo, Daisuke Kuroda, Suzuka Ohgo and Matsuya Onoe. The action thriller based on Toei’s 1975 feature The Bullet Train directed by Junya Sato is set on a Tokyo-bound bullet train that will explode if it slows below 100 kph and follows the Hayabusa No. 60’s two conductors and driver who must race against time to save the passengers.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 20, 2025)

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Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original documentary series Secrets of the Penguins executive produced by James Cameron, produced by Bertie Gregory and narrated by Blake Lively. The show’s original music is composed by Nainita Desai (The Deepest Breath, Nautilus, For Sama, The Tower, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, The Reason I Jump, Funny Woman, Crossfire). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Talesmith & Lightstorm Earth production, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+.

Premiering tomorrow, April 21, is the Netflix original documentary Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey directed by Pippa Ehrlich and produced by Ehrlich, George Chignell, Jessica Grimshaw and Nick Shumaker. Anne Nikitin (American Animals, The Dropout, Hijack, Fate: The Winx Saga, I.S.S., Mrs. Wilson, Dangerous Liaisons, Lost Girls, The Pale Horse) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous. news article for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘First Love’ Released

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Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s Japanese original series First Love. The album features the show’s original music composed by Taisei Iwasaki (Belle, Kekkai Sensen, Love Strikes!). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. First Love is directed by Yuri Kanchiku and stars Hikari Mitsushima, Takeru Satoh, Rikako Yagi, Taisei Kido, Kaho, Minami, Akiyoshi Nakao, Towa Araki and Aoi Yamada. The romantic drama is inspired by two songs by Hikaru Utada and follows a couple retracing their memories of their first love over the course of more than 20 years and spanning three decades: the late 1990s, the 2000s, and the present.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 14, 2022)

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Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the slasher movie Scream directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Mikey Madison, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sonia Ammar, as well as Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone, Now You See Me, Thor: The Dark World). Varese Sarabande 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 Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening wide this week is the Japanese animated feature Belle directed by Mamoru Hosoda and starring Paul Castro Jr.,  Jessica DiCicco, Chace Crawford, Brandon Engman, Manny Jacinto, Hunter Schafer and Cristina Vee Valenzuela. Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding) and Yuta Bandoh (It Comes), among others, have composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released two soundtrack album featuring the songs (in Japanese and English) and score from the movie. Click here for the details of the original Japanese edition and click here for the details of the English edition and for more information about the GKIDS release.

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‘Belle’ English Language Edition Soundtrack Album Announced

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Milan Records has announced an English language version of the soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature Belle. The album features the film’s score and vocal tracks written by Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell and Yuta Bandoh, including the previously unreleased English versions of vocal tracks originally performed in Japanese, newly recorded in English by Kylie McNeill who stars in the title role in the English dubbed version of the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, January 14 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. A medley of select vocal tracks from the album is embedded after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the Japanese version of the songs last summer when the movie opened in Japan. Check out our previous article for the track list.

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Soundtrack Album for Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Belle’ Released

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Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Japanese animated feature Belle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding) and Yuta Bandoh (It Comes), as well as Taisei Iwasaki and Miho Hazama. Also included are the songs from the movie written by Iwasaki performed by Kaho Nakamura (who stars in the title role) & others. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music stores to stream/download the soundtrack. Belle is directed by Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Wolf Children) and tells the story of a 17-year-old high school student as she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet, where she is a world-famous singer and, alongside a mysterious creature, embarks on a journey of adventures, challenges and love.

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