Tag: The Stranger

Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 3, 2026)

Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, Benny Safdie, Luis Guzmán, Kevin Michael Richardson, Issa Rae and Brie Larson.The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians, Thor: The Dark World, Yellowstone, Now You See Me, Nuremberg). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s earlier this week and iam8bit will release physical versions later this year. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Illumination Entertainment production, which is being released by Universal Studios.

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic comedy The Drama written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Hailey Benton Gates and Alana Haim. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Project Hail Mary, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, Materialists, The Bad Guys,  The Man from U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.

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Soundtrack Album for François Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ Released

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama The Stranger (L’étranger). The album features the film’s original music composed by Fatima Al Qadiri (Atlantics, Skincare, Seeking Mavis Beacon, The Grandmother). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s main theme after the jump. The Stranger is written and directed by François Ozon and stars Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Swann Arlaud and Denis Lavant. The movie is based on Albert Camus’ cult classic novel of the same title and follows an emotionally detached and quiet clark n living in 1930s colonial Algeria whose routine is shattered when his neighbor pulls him into shady dealings, culminating in a tragic event on a blisteringly hot beach.

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‘The Stranger’ Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Australian crime thriller The Stranger. The album features the film’s original music composed by Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Significant Other). The soundtrack will released digitally tomorrow, October 21 and will be available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. The Stranger is written and directed by Thomas M. Wright and stars Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Cormac Wright, Jada Alberts, Steve Mouzakis, Fletcher Humphrys, Matthew Sunderland, Alan Dukes, Ewen Leslie and Gary Waddell. The movie revolves around an undercover cop who forms an intense, intimate relationship with a murder suspect while trying to earn his trust and elicit a confession.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 16, 2022)

Premiering on Tuesday, October 18, is the HBO original documentary Mama’s Boy directed by Laurent Bouzereau and produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Steven Shareshian, Darryl Frank & Justin Falvey. The film’s original music is composed by Raphaelle Thibaut (Secrets of the Whales, Introducing, Selma Blair, Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History). The Amblin Television and Playtone production, which centers on the upbringing of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk) and is based on his 2019 memoir Mama’s Boy: A Story from Our Americas, will air on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Premiering on Wednesday, October 19, is the Australian thriller The Stranger directed by Thomas M. Wright and starring Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Jada Alberts, Cormac Wright, Steve Mouzakis and Matthew Sunderland. Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Significant Other) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. The movie, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, was released theatrically in Australia earlier this month and will be available to stream worldwide on Wednesday on Netflix.

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Bobby Krlic & James Kelly Scoring Quibi’s ‘The Stranger’

Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Triple 9, Shooter) and James Kelly have composed the original music for the Quibi original series The Stranger. The show is written and directed by Veena Sud (The Killing, The Lie) and stars Maika Monroe, Dane DeHaan and Avan Jogia. The thriller follows an unassuming young rideshare driver is thrown into her worst nightmare when a mysterious Hollywood Hills passenger enters her car. Sud is also executive producing the Fox 21 Television Studios production.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 26, 2020)

Premiering on Thursday, January 30, is the Netflix limited series The Stranger created by Harlan Coben and starring Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders, Hannah John-Kamen,  Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. The show’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Gifted). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama. The full series will be available to stream on Thursday exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Friday, January 31, is the new Pixar Animation Studios short Lamp Life directed by Valerie LaPointe and featuring the voices of Christina Hendricks, Annie Potts and Jim Hanks. Jake Monaco (Let’s Be Cops, Dumplin’, Forky Asks a Question, Keeping Up with the Joneses) has composed the film’s original music. The short, which explores what exactly happened to Bo Peep between her separation from Woody to the events in Toy Story 4, will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

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David Buckley to Score Netflix’s ‘The Stranger’

David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden Kingdom, Papillon, The Gifted) has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Stranger. The show is created by Harlan Coben (Safe, The Five) based on his best-selling novel and stars Richard Armitage, Hannah John-Kamen, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. The 8-part thriller follows a family man on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him.

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