MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the sci-fi adventure Xeno. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ryan Taubert (Code 8, The Stolen Valley, American Exit, Freedom’s Path). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track (Welcome Home) after the jump. Xeno is written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and stars Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Wrenn Schmidt, Trae Romano, Paul Schneider and Josh Cooke. The movie tells the story of a young girl who stumbles upon a terrifying alien in the desert and forges an unbreakable bond with the creature.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 19, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Him directed by Justin Tipping and starring Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Jim Jefferies and Tim Heidecker. The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, Blue Beetle, Beef, Eddington, Eenie Meanie, Snowpiercer, Invasion, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness). Loma Vista Recordings has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Denzel Curry, Gucci Mane, Guapdad 4000, Mobb Deep and Tierra Whack today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the romantic fantasy drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey directed by Kogonada and starring Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hamish Linklater, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lily Rabe, Billy Magnussen, Yuvi Hecht, Sarah Gadon and Kevin Kline. Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Boy and the Heron, My Neighbor Totoro, Departures) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as four songs by Laufey (including an original track) and a song by Mitski today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.
Ryan Taubert Scoring Matthew Loren Oates’ ‘XENO’
Ryan Taubert (Code 8, American Exit, The Stolen Valley, Freedom’s Path) has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming sci-fi adventure XENO. The film is written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and stars Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Paul Schneider, Wrenn Schmidt, Trae Romano and Josh Cooke. The movie follows a teenage girl and a terrifying alien who form a powerful bond after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature of good and evil.
Jon Ekstrand Scoring Matthew Loren Oates’ ‘Xeno’
Jon Ekstrand (Morbius, Life, Easy Money, Child 44, All the Old Knives, Margrete – Queen of the North) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming sci-fi adventure Xeno. The film is written and directed by Matthew Loren Oates and stars Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick and Trae Romano. The movie revolves around a teenage girl who befriends a terrifying alien that crash-lands in the desert near her home and has to protect her dangerous new companion while also dealing with her depressed mother and her abusive boyfriend.