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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 9, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama The Social Reckoning written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and stars Mikey Madison, ​Jeremy Allen White, ​Wunmi Mosaku, ​Bill Burr, ​Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen ​and Jeremy Strong. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Queen, Frankenstein, Philomena). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Other Mommy directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, Arabella Olivia Clark and Karen Allen. Patrick Jonsson (The Boogeyman,The White Helmets, Mint, Scrapper, Black Earth Rising, Wildcat, The Lost Children, Virunga, On Her Shoulders) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse Atomic Monster production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

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Tuomas Kantelinen Scoring Renny Harlin’s ‘The Beast’

Composer Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, The Adventurers, Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend, Mother of Mine, Iron Sky: The Coming Race) is reuniting with director Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2) on the upcoming action thriller The Beast. The film is and stars Samuel L. Jackson as the U.S. president who is forced to drive the presidential limousine when a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the country and unlock the full extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities to save his injured Secret Service agent, reunite with his wife, and save the world. Joel Kinnaman and Guy Burnet are also starring in the movie.

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Tuomas Kantelinen to Score Carlos Saldanha’s ‘100 Days’

Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, The Legend of Hercules, Mindhunters, The Adventurers, Iron Sky: The Coming Race) has been hired to score the upcoming Finnish/Brazilian adventure drama 100 Days. The film is directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio, Ferdinand) and stars Filipe Bragança, Felipe Camargo and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu. The movie recounts the journey of Amyr Klink, who in 1984 became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat after many had died in the attempt.

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‘Iron Sky: The Coming Race’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Mute Records will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2019 Finnish/German  sci-fi political comedy Iron Sky: The Coming Race directed by Timo Vuorensola and starring Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale, Stephanie Paul, Julia Dietze, Tom Green and Udo Kier. The album features the film’s original music composed by Laibach (who also wrote the music for the original 2012 movie) featuring Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, Mindhunters, The Legend of Hercules). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 30. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 18, 2022)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama She Said directed by Maria Schrader and starring Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Jennifer Ehle, Andre Braugher, Samantha Morton and Adam Shapiro. The film’s original music composed by Nicholas Britell (Succession, Moonlight, Andor, Don’t Look Up, Cruella, If Beale Street Could Talk). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the horror comedy The Menu directed by Mark Mylod and starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Janet McTeer, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Judith Light and John Leguizamo. Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Color Out of Space, The First, Mayday, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) has composed the film’s original music. Milan 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 Searchlight Pictures release.

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Tuomas Kantelinen Scoring Bobby Moresco’s ‘Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend’

Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, The Legend of Hercules, The Adventurers, Mindhunters, Iron Sky: The Coming Race) has composed the original music for the upcoming biographical drama Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend. The film is written and directed by Bobby Moresco (Crash, Bent) and stars Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino, Gabriel Byrne, Romano Reggiani, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Matteo Leoni and Giovanni Antonacci. The movie is based on a book written by Ferruccio Lamborghini’s son, Tonino, and chronicles the life of the iconic entrepreneur from Emilia: from the production of tractors at the beginning of his career up to the design and construction of the legendary Lamborghini cars that have outlined his legend.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 15, 2019)

Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sports drama Ford v Ferrari directed by James Mangold and starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Logan, Scream, A Quiet Place) & Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker, Warm Bodies). Fox Music & Hollywood Records have released two soundtrack albums featuring the composers’ music (click here for the score album details) and the songs from the movie (click here for more information).

Also opening wide is the action comedy Charlie’s Angels directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin and Patrick Stewart. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Crazy Rich Asians) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music (click here for the full album details) and Republic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more details).

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 19, 2019)

The only movie opening nationwide this week is Disney’s The Lion King remake directed by Jon Favreau and starring Donald Glover, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, John Oliver, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner. The film’s original score is composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Dark Knight) who also serves as the executive music producer on the project. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the movie’s songs written by Elton John & Tim Rice (including a new song), as well as an original song by Beyoncé. Click here for the full album details.

Opening in limited release is the documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name directed by A.J. Eaton and produced by Cameron Crowe. Marcus Eaton and Bill Laurance have composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie follows the singer-songwriter as he confronts mortality and assesses all the damage of earlier days. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures Classics. Visit the official movie website for more information. 

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Tuomas Kantelinen to Score Swati Bhise’s ‘Swords and Sceptres’

Tuomas Kantelinen has been hired to score the upcoming historical epic Swords and Sceptres. The film marks the directorial debut of Indian choreographer Swati Bhise and stars Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Nathaniel Parker, Ben Lamb, Jodhi May and Devika Bhise who also co-wrote the screenplay with the director and Olivia Emden. The movie tells the story of Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, who led her army against the East India Company in the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. Swati Bhise is also producing the project for Cayenne Pepper Productions.

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‘The Adventurers’ Soundtrack Released

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for action adventure The Adventurers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: Rise of Genghis Khan, Mindhunters, The Legend of Hercules). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Adventurers is directed by Stephen Fung and stars Andy Lau, Qi Shu, Jean Reno and David Bowles. The movie tells the story of the world’s top thiefs who steal two pieces of valuable jewelry during the Cannes Film Festival and find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective. 

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