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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 6, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the Japanese monster movie Godzilla Minus Zero written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Hidetake Yoshioka, Min Tanaka, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Masami Nagasawa, Yuki Yamada, Iun Kunimura, Sakura Ando and Mio Tanaka. The film’s original music is composed by Naoki Sato (Godzilla Minus One, Rurouni Kenshin, Pretty Cure, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Masquerade Night, Blood-C, X). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday and Rambling Records has released a CD and vinyl edition in Japan. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Toho production, which is being distributed stateside by GKIDS.

Also opening wide is the animated feature The Cat in the Hat directed by Erica Rivinoja & Alessandro Carlon and starring Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Quinta Brunson, Paula Pell, Tiago Martinez, Bowen Yang and Tituss Burgess.have been revealed. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life,The LEGO Batman Movie,  Black Adam, His Dark Materials, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) has composed the film’s original score. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the project’s theme song by Fitz & Tim Minchin and an original end credits Hilary Duff last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation production.

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‘The Trap’ (‘Die Falle’) Soundtrack Album Released

Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the German Netflix original series The Trap (Die Falle). The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Clayface, All Quiet on the Western Front, Verity, Lion, Adrift, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, Pressure, Dune: Prophecy) and Ben Winkler (Delicious, Etty, Every You Every Me). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composers’ opening and end credits tracks after the jump. The Trap is created by Isabel Kleefeld based on Melanie Raabe’s novel of the same title and stars Friederike Becht, Hans Löw, Matthias Brandt, Malaya Takeda, Miriam Ohlmeyer,  Josephine Thiesen, Michael Klammer, Anna Schudt, Ursula Strauss and Sesede Terziyan. The 6-part psychological thriller follows a successful author who hasn’t left her house since she witnessed the murder of her sister almost ten years ago, but when she believes she recognizes the killer on television, she sets out to trap him.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 23, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Clayface directed by James Watkins and starring Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll, Max Minghella and Joshua James. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Verity, All Quiet on the Western Front,  Lion, Pressure, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, The Uprising, Dune: Prophecy,  Adrift, A House of Dynamite). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DC Studios production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Wildwood directed by Travis Knight and starring Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Mahershala Ali, Amandla Stenberg, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Jemaine Clement, Tom Waits, Tantoo Cardinal, Maya Erskine and Richard E. Grant. Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Kubo and the Two Strings, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour,V for Vendetta,  Anna Karenina, The Boxtrolls, Paddington in Peru, Bumblebee) has composed the film’s original score. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as The Decemberists’ original song The Better Part of Bravery (also available as a digital single) today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the LAIKA Studios production, which is being distributed by Fathom Entertainment.

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‘Clayface’ Soundtrack Album Details

The details of the soundtrack album for DC Studios’ horror thriller Clayface have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Verity, Pressure, Lion, The Amateur, Dune: Prophecy,  The Day of the Jackal, The Uprising, Adrift, A House of Dynamite). Also included is the cover version of Chicago’s If You Leave Me Now performed by Jasmine Jethwa. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, October 16 by WaterTower Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the song and Bertelmann’s end credits track below. The label has previously released the composer’s main theme as a digital single last Friday. Clayface is directed by James Watkins and stars Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Eddie Marsan, Max Minghella, Nancy Carroll and Joshua James. The movie follows a Gotham Kid whose meteoric rise to a Hollywood leading man is shattered when a crime boss leaves him horribly disfigured, driving him to use a cutting-edge treatment that restores his face but fractures his sanity, launching a destructive quest for revenge.

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Volker Bertelmann & Ben Winkler Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Trap’ (‘Die Falle’)

Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Verity, All Quiet on the Western Front, Clayface, Lion, Pressure, The Amateur, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal,  Dune: Prophecy, The Uprising) has teamed up with Ben Winkler (Delicious, Etty, Every You Every Me) to score the new German Netflix original series The Trap (Die Falle). The show is created by Isabel Kleefeld (Dear Child) based on the novel by Melanie Raabe and stars Friederike Becht, Hans Löw, Matthias Brandt, Miriam Ohlmeyer, Malaya Takeda, Josephine Thiesen, Anna Schudt, Michael Klammer, Ursula Strauss and Sesede Terziyan. The 6-part psychological thriller follows a successful author who hasn’t left her house in nearly ten years, ever since she witnessed the murder of her sister, but when she believes she recognizes the killer on television, she sets out to trap him.

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Volker Bertelmann’s ‘Clayface’ Theme Released

WaterTower Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for DC Studios’ Clayface. Available to stream/download on all major digital music services is the Clayface Theme written by the film’s composer Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Lion, Verity, All Quiet on the Western Front, Pressure, The Amateur, Dune: Prophecy, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal, The Uprising, A House of Dynamite). Also listen to the track after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the soundtrack album to be released later this month. Clayface is directed by James Watkins and stars Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik,  Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll and Joshua James.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 2, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the psychological thriller Verity directed by Michael Showalter and starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Brady Wagner and Ismael Cruz Córdova. The film’s original music is composed by  Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Lion, All Quiet on the Western Front, Dune: Prophecy, Pressure, The Amateur, Adrift, The Day of the Jackal,The Uprising, A House of Dynamite, One Life). Lakeshore Records 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 Amazon MGM Studios.

Also opening nationwide is the comedy Digger co-written and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Jesse Plemons, Emma D’Arcy, Michael Stuhlbarg, Burn Gorman, Sophie Wilde and Robert John Burke. Cosmo Sheldrake has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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‘Verity’ Soundtrack Album Details

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Verity. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Dune: Prophecy, Pressure, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur, Adrift, The Uprising, A House of Dynamite, One Life). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 2. Check back on this page for the pre-order link and click here to check out the project’s music team credits. Verity is directed by Michael Showalter and stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Brady Wagner. The movie is based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel of the same title and follows a struggling writer who relocates to the remote estate of a renowned author and starts to uncover disturbing truths about the family she’s living with.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 11, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the romantic fantasy drama Practical Magic 2 directed by Susanne Bier and starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Lee Pace, Joey King, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña and Solly McLeod. The film’s original music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman,  The Gilded Age, Hacksaw Ridge,  The CrownThe Legend of Tarzan, Over the Hedge, Smallfoot, Hotel Rwanda). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Bleachers, Brandi Carlile & Aldae today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the period action drama The Uprising written and directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Woody Norman, Jonny Lee Miller, Katherine Waterston and Sky Yang. Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Pressure, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, Lion, Dune: Prophecy, Adrift,  A House of Dynamite, One Life) 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 for more information about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.

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‘The Uprising’ Soundtrack Album Details

Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the period drama The Uprising. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Adrift, Pressure, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, Dune: Prophecy. A House of Dynamite, One Life). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 11 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s “ouverture” track below and click here to check out the project’s music team credits/ The Uprising is written and directed by Paul Greengrass and stars Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Tom Hollander, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman, Katherine Waterston and Sky Yang. The movie follows the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II as he forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice and survival.

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