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Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 28, 2025)

Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Zootopia 2 directed by Jared Bush & Byron Howard and starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Quinta Brunson, Fortune Feimster, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Warburton and Nate Torrence. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Jurassic World, Inside Out, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles, Star Trek). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Zoo performed by Shakira last Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Eternity co-written and directed by David Freyne and starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. David Fleming (Superman, The Last of Us, The Alto Knights, Damsel, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Unforgivable, Jim Henson: Idea Man, Americana) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.

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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Soundtrack Album Details

Cut Narrative will release the official soundtrack album for Rian Johnson’s Netflix original movie Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Nathan Johnson (Looper, Nightmare Alley, Poker Face, Brick, Don Jon, Kill the Messenger, Mr. Corman) who previously scored the first two installments in the Knives Out feature series. The soundtrack will be released on December 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (The Confession (Violin Concerto in G Minor)) is already available to stream/download now and can be checked out below. Wake Up Dead Man is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Daryl McCormack and Cailee Spaeny. The film follows Detective Benoit Blanc as he teams up with an earnest young priest to investigate a perfectly impossible crime at a small-town church with a dark history.

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Nathan Johnson to Return for Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’

Nathan Johnson (Looper, Nightmare Alley, Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Don Jon, Poker Face, Kill the Messenger) is set to return to score the third installment in Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The film written and directed by Rian Johnson will star Daniel Craig who is reprising his role of Benoit Blanc from the first two movies. No other casting announcements have been made yet. The director is also producing the project with Ram Bergman (3 Body Problem, Papillon) for T-Street Productions.

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