Mutant has announced a vinyl release of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated film The Twits based on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel, directed by Phil Johnston and starring Johnny Vegas, Margo Martindale, Natalie Portman, Emilia Clarke, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Timothy Simons, Ryan Lopez, Jason Mantzoukas, Alan Tudyk and Nicole Byer. The album features the movie’s original songs written by Talking Heads’ David Byrne and performed by himself and the animated feature’s voice cast, as well as the original score composed by Oli Julian (Sex Education, Renegade Nell, The Full Monty, Breeders, Fackham Hall, Catastrophe, How to Build a Girl). Also included are two previously unreleased demo recordings by Byrne. The limited vinyl edition is scheduled to be released this May and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also find out more about the release.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 17, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel Black Phone 2 co-written and directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Demián Bichir, Miguel Mora, Jeremy Davies and Arianna Rivas. The film’s original music composed by the director’s son, Atticus Derrickson, who has made his feature scoring debut on the project. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening in theaters nationwide is the comedy Good Fortune written and directed by Aziz Ansari and starring Seth Rogen, Ansari himself, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh and Keke Palmer. Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, The Banshees of Inisherin, True Grit, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Blind Side, Twilight, Anomalisa) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records 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 Lionsgate release.
‘The Twits’ Soundtrack Album Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original animated film The Twit have been revealed. The album features the movie’s original songs written by Talking Heads’ David Byrne and performed by voice cast members Margo Martindale, Euan Morton and Natalie Portman. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Oli Julian (Sex Education, Catastrophe, Renegade Nell, The Full Monty, Breeders, How to Build a Girl). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 17 by Netflix Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to several songs and a score track below. The label has previously released the end titles song Open the Door written and performed by Byrne & Hayley Williams as digital single last week.The Twits is directed by Phil Johnston, co-directed by Katie Shanahan & Todd Demong and also stars Johnny Vegas, Emilia Clarke, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ryan Lopez, Timothy Simons, Jason Mantzoukas, Nicole Byer, Alan Tudyk, Charlie Berens, Rebecca Wisocky and Mark Proksch.
David Byrne’s & Hayley Williams’ Original Song ‘Open the Door’ from Netflix’s ‘The Twits’ Released
Netflix Music has released the original song Open the Door from the streamer’s original animated film The Twits. The track is written and performed by Talking Heads’ David Byrne & Hayley Williams (of the rock band Paramore) and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album featuring Byrne’s songs and Oli Julian’s score from the movie will be released next week. The Twits is directed by Phil Johnston, co-directed by Katie Shanahan & Todd Demong and stars Johnny Vegas, Margo Martindale, Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, Ryan Lopez , Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Timothy Simons, Nicole Byer, Jason Mantzoukas, Alan Tudyk, Charlie Berens, Rebecca Wisocky and Mark Proksch.
Netflix’s ‘The Twits’ to Feature Original Songs by David Byrne and Original Score by Oli Julian
Talking Heads’ David Byrne (American Utopia, Here Lies Love) has written and produced three original songs for the upcoming Netflix original animated film The Twits. The songs, entitled We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else, Lullaby & The Problem Is You, are performed by the movie’s voice cast. In addition, he also co-wrote and -performed the end title song Open the Door with Hayley Williams (of the rock band Paramore). Oli Julian (Sex Education, Breeders, Catastrophe, Renegade Nell, The Full Monty, How to Build a Girl) has composed the original score for the animated feature directed by Phil Johnston (Ralph Breaks the Internet), co-directed by Katie Shanahan & Todd Demong and starring Johnny Vegas, Margo Martindale, Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ryan Lopez , Timothy Simons, Jason Mantzoukas, Nicole Byer, Alan Tudyk, Charlie Berens, Mark Proksch and Rebecca Wisocky.