NEW GENRE SOUNDTRACKS

September 20, 2024

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

WaterTower Music is excited to announce the release of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Original Film Soundtrack) with music by composer Ilan Eshkeri. The soundtrack is available now, on digital platforms, and released on September 20th ahead of the theatrical release on September 21 & 25 from Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios, exclusively, via Fathom Events.
ILAN ESHKERI notes, “The score for this film captures the profound emotional journey of Christopher Reeve and his family, blending traditional Hollywood scoring with synths and intimate, experimental string techniques. Through themes like ‘Super/Man’ and ‘For A Reason,’ the music reflects Reeve’s extraordinary strength and his transformation from an actor playing a hero to a real-life symbol of courage and inspiration. It’s a powerful musical tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.”
See more details here: https://musiquefantastique.com/super-man-the-christopher-reeve-story/

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season Two

August 23, 2024

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 2: Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, the Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and forge the legendary Rings of Power, threatening to bind all peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Season 2 plunges its most beloved characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find his or her place in a world on the brink of calamity. Composer Bear McCreary brings a new musical focus to second season of THE RINGS OF POWER.

Season 2: Coming soon – August 29, 3:00 AM ET See more details here.

July 2, 2024

From X to PEARL to MAXXXINE

Composer Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, Watchmen, 300) is reuniting with director Ti West on the upcoming slasher movie MaXXXine. The final installment in West’s X trilogy, which began with X and Pearl, is set in 1980s Hollywood and follows adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx who finally gets her big break while a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood. Bates has previously co-scored the first two installments in the trilogy, 2021’s X (with Chelsea Wolfe) and 2022’s Pearl (with Timothy Williams).

See more details, and watch the MaXXXine trailer, here.

June 10, 2024

Premiere Soundtrack for Classic Score to MURDER BY DECREE from Howlin’ Wolf Records

The Jack The Ripper Murders; Sherlock Holmes lifts the veil of secrecy, corruption and terror at the heart of the throne of England itself.

Howlin’ Wolf Records proudly presents MURDER BY DECREE by Carl Zittrer and Paul Zaza, the world premiere recording of this classic orchestral score. The 1979 film tells the story of Sherlock Holmes’ hunt for Jack The Ripper from the dark streets of Whitechapel to the powerful halls of parliament. This rich symphonic score, performed by the London Symphony and conducted by Paul Zaza, is layered with dark moods, rousing action, somber regality, and lush beauty, all wrapped in a fog of Gothic atmosphere. The stereo recordings were preserved over the years by composer Paul Zaza, and this album has been carefully constructed by both composers featuring exclusive music from the sessions not heard in the film. See more details here: https://musiquefantastique.com/new-soundtracks/clue-by-clue-murder-by-murder/

May 10, 2024

Harry Peat & Nainita Desai Score New Shark Horror Film

“SOMETHING IN THE WATER, said the composers, is a thrilling rollercoaster of a story that speaks to our primal instinct of survival and how we respond to being thrown into the depths of extreme situations. But running parallel to this are the unbreakable friendships and tested loyalties that demanded a score with as much sensitivity and compassion as nail-biting terror; the sheer panic and desperation of the open water, the incessant foreboding of the ever-present threat, and the emotional journey of the characters as they fight for their survival are wrapped up in the wide range of musical emotions.” Read more details here.

Dynamic Soundtracks Offers the Soundtrack for TEEN TITANS Vol. 3

The third TEEN TITANS soundtrack album from Dynamic Music Partners (Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter), known for their masterful, dynamic animated super-hero soundtracks, is out today from Dynamic Soundtrack Records. This latest album in the DC Comics Kid Collection features 99 tracks totaling 3 ½ hours of original music from Season 3 of the fan-favorite superhero series.

Read more details here.

April 4, 2024

Mark Korven Scores THE FIRST OMEN

A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. THE FIRST OMEN is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed by Arkasha Stevenson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Smith and Keith Thomas from a story by Ben Jacoby. It is a prequel to THE OMEN (1976), being the sixth film in THE OMEN franchise.

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

April 2, 2024

Danny Elfman’s NIGHT BREED Score Given Expanded Soundtrack

Intrada announces an expanded edition of Danny Elfman’s 1990 score to Clive Barker’s NIGHTBREED, which provided Elfman with the perfect opportunity to indulge in his first outright, gore-filled horror feature. As Elfman himself described his experience, “NIGHTBREED was great fun, and I loved working with Clive Barker. But it was a real difficult score, 75 minutes with a lot of different styles, very dense, difficult music that was very challenging. But as always, the harder it is the more I love it.”

Read more details here.

March 29, 2024

STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH – The Final Season Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-8) Original Soundtrack Available Today – Music by Kevin Kiner

Star Wars: The Bad Batch – The Final Season: Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-8) is available today from Walt Disney Records. “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” season 3 debuted on February 21, with new episodes releasing each week, streaming exclusively on Disney+. The music by award-winning composer Kevin Kiner is now available on digital platforms. Star Wars: The Bad Batch – The Final Season: Vol. 2 (Episodes 9-15) is set for release on May 3. Read more details here.

March 28, 2024

March 29, 2024

Composer Andrew Scott Bell crafted a unique score for Rhys Frake-Waterfield extragoreflic WINNIE THE POOH (now sans its copyright, when the first Winnie-the-Pooh book became a public domain work in the United States in January 2022) BLOOD AND HONEY, providing a distinctive sound for his score for this film. Read more details here.

The Return of Winnie the Pooh – Blood and Honey… II

March 21, 2024

MARVEL ANIMATION’S “X-MEN ’97” Theme Available Now – Digital Soundtrack out May 24

The Newton Brothers have performed the theme from Marvel Animation’s X-MEN ’97, streaming on Disney+ and released on Hollywood Records. The theme is performed by The Newton Brothers (John Andrew Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart), which is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other digital platforms. Read more details here.

MovieScore Media Presents HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON, scored by PILOU

This film is a 2023 Canadian French-language vampire-comedy-drama co-written and directed by Ariane Louis-Seize. It stars Sara Montpetit as Sasha, a young vampire who befriends Paul (Félix-Antoine Bénard), a suicidal and very depressed boy. Sasha’s parents have cut off her blood supply, so she enters a pact with Paul and their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day breaks. The film has been scored by Pierre-Philippe Côté, better known as Pilou, a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, director and producer.

March 15, 2024

Ramin Djawadi scores Netflix Sci-Fi Series 3 BODY PROBLEM

3 BODY PROBLEM is an upcoming American science fiction television series. Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (GAME OF THRONES, WESTWORLD, IRON MAN, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, PACIFIC RIM, CLASH OF THE TITANS, UNCHARTED, ETERNALS, TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN, A WRINKLE IN TIME) has scored the series. Netflix Music will release the official soundtrack album for the streamer’s original series, which features selections of the show’s original music. Red more details here.

Christopher Young Launches NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR soundtrack CD Kickstarter Campaign

The attention given to Young’s original, 90-minute NOSFERATU score resulted in many requests, and this Kickstarter campaign was launched recently to fund the recording of the score as a physical double CD release. You can support this campaign by visiting this Kickstarter page, which provides further information, here.

or Read more details on the Musique Fantastique page, here

March 8, 2024

Richard Band Scores long-awaited stop-motion Sci-Fi Adventure THE PRIMEVALS

Fifty years ago, filmmaker David Allen registered the story for the film that would become THE PRIMEVALS. His goal was to elevate the art of stop-motion animation into more serious, thoughtful storytelling… Sadly, Allen died in 1999 and the task of completing the film fell to his visual effects colleague Chris Endicott. Finally, in 2023, the film was completed and released to film festivals in 2023, and, this March 11th, to theatres – featuring a score by Richard Band (LASERBLAST, THE DAY TIME ENDED, FROM BEYOND, RE-ANIMATOR, THE PUPPET MASTER series), who outlines his approach to THE PRIMEVALs’ music and the inspiration that lies behind it: “I’ve always been a firm believer in the importance of themes in film scoring and this score cried out for an epic theme perhaps in the classical manner of a Steiner, Herrmann or Rozsa, or perhaps even a Goldsmith, Williams, Jarre or Shore..

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

March 7, 2024

Christopher Young Launches NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR soundtrack CD Kickstarter Campaign

FW Murnau’s NOSFERATU (1922) is widely regarded as both a masterpiece of German expressionist filmmaking and a cornerstone of cinematic horror… In a recent presentation of NOSFERATU with the most latest of many new scores the film has been adorned with, the composer who crafted the modern sound of horror, Christopher Young, created a new score that was performed live to picture across two nights. For this Young composed what can only be described as a dramatic, visceral, and utterly terrifying response to the picture: a concerto for organ and large orchestra…a “Symphony of Horror.” The attention given to Young’s original, 90-minute NOSFERATU score resulted in many requests, and this Kickstarter campaign was launched recently to fund the recording of the score as a physical double CD release. You can support this campaign by visiting this Kickstarter page, which provides further information – see full details here.

February 24, 2024

John Powell’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD & Danny Elfman’s HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY Soundtrack Get Expanded OSTs

Varèse Sarabande completes its trilogy of Deluxe Editions of John Powell’s magnificent scores to the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON series with HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (2019), and HELLBOY: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008), which is the only collaboration, so far, between two icons of fantasy and horror cinema: director Guillermo del Toro and composer Danny Elfman.

Read more details here.

January 15, 2024

Intrada Presents Expanded James Horner SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES Soundtrack

“With the kind assistance of Simon Rhodes, the composer’s long time scoring mixer of choice, and the generous help of our dear friends at Walt Disney Records, we are happy to bring back this sensational and frightening 1983 score that James Horner composed for Ray Bradbury’s SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, released through Walt Disney Productions,” reports Intrada. Modestly expanded from the label’s previous release (2009), this newly remastered release includes the music that Horner and Rhodes opted to delete from that release.

Read more details here.

Korean Horror Drama GYEONGSEONG CREATURE, Parts 1 & 2, Soundtrack Album Now Available

GYEONGSEONG CREATURE is a South Korean horror/thriller historical drama series that premiered on Netflix on December 22, 2023. Set in 1945, during the occupation of Gyeongseong (the old name for Seoul) by the Imperial Japanese Army, the story depicts the brutality inflicted on civilians by the Japanese forces, subjecting men and women to secret biological experiments, the rebels who rise against them, and the monster creature produced from human experimentation… Kakao Entertainment has released both the first and the second soundtracks for the film. The albums feature selections of the show’s original score composed by Choe Jeong In, as well as additional tracks by Lim Mi Hyun, Kim Tae Seong and Yoon Chae Young…

Read more details and watch the films’ trailer, here.

January 12, 2024

Original Soundtrack Released for Marvel Studios’ ECHO – Music By Dave Porter

Available today, Hollywood Records releases the Original Soundtrack from Marvel Studios’ ECHO. All five episodes are now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. The episodes will be available on Hulu until April 9. The score composed by Dave Porter (BREAKING BAD, BETTER CALL SAUL, THE DISASTER ARTIST) is now available at Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other digital platforms… Commenting on the score, Porter said, “Just like the intricate characters I love to score, I’m constantly seeking out unique challenges, asking difficult questions of myself, and exploring my capabilities. Composing the score for ECHO and getting to collaborate with both the incredible team at Marvel Studios and artists from the Choctaw Nation created a special environment to do exactly that. I am proud and excited to share not only our musical journey but also ECHO’s powerful story with fans around the world.”

Read more details here.

December 19, 2023

Bear McCreary & Sparks & Shadows Score PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS

Hollywood Records, Disney Branded Television and 20th Television are excited to release PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS Original Series Soundtrack with themes by Bear McCreary and music by Sparks & Shadows. The epic score weaves together mythic undertones and modern intensity, adding a dynamic layer to the captivating story… McCreary reflects on the project – “With the brilliant composers from my team at Sparks & Shadows by my side, I am honored to be a part of Disney’s stellar creative team, and to help bring Rick Riordan’s mythical vision to vibrant musical life. This exciting new series gave me the opportunity to embrace the kind of sweeping melodically-driven orchestral scores that always inspired me as a kid…

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

December 15, 2023

Marvel’s WHAT IF… Series Presents the Music from Episode 3… Now?

The Original Soundtrack for this episode of Marvel’s WHAT IF…? has been released early, ahead of the series’ other episodes and is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other digital platforms. With an original score by Emmy®-winning composer Laura Karpman and Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, the soundtrack features the music of “WHAT IF…?” through the lens of Christmas melodies.

Read more details here, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

December 9, 2023

AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA Game Soundtrack Scored by Pinar Toprak

Lakeshore Records in partnership with Ubisoft have released AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA Original Game Soundtrack featuring music by Emmy-nominated composer Pinar Toprak (CAPTAIN MARVEL, FORTNITE, KRYPTON). The album is a soaring, orchestral score that thrillingly evokes the fantastic world of Pandora and the action that ensues. The game is a first-person, action-adventure game set in the open world of the never-before-seen Western Frontier of Pandora… Says Toprak: “As a big AVATAR fan, it has been such an honor and a joy to have scored this beautiful and breathtaking video game, recorded over two years with more than 200 musicians from all around the world…”

Read more details and watch the film trailer, here.

Spencer Creaghan Releases SURREALESTATE Soundtrack Season 2 Vols 1 and 2

Spencer Creaghan is a prolific multi-award-winning composer for film, television, and video games, known for his evocative and adventurous score to the global hit SYFY series SURREALESTATE, starring Sarah Levy (SCHITT’S CREEK) and Tim Rozon (WYNONA EARP). The series follows realtor Luke Roman, owner of a boutique residential real estate brokerage specializing in “metaphysically engaged” properties, also known as haunted houses. Luke has a special connection to the spiritual realm; he can not only sense the presence that might inhabit a client’s house, he can often communicate and negotiate with it. Along with his team, Luke takes on the houses nobody else can or will.

Read more details and watch the series 2 trailer, here.

SILVER AND THE BOOK OF DREAMS Soundtrack Released – Scored by Sara Barone & We Are Modular

Lakeshore Records releases digitally SILVER AND THE BOOK OF DREAMS the Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, with music by Bleeding Fingers composer Sara Barone and electronic composers We Are Modular which features Matthias Hauck and Nepomuk Heller. In the movie, 17-year-old Liv moves to London and meets the mysterious Henry and his group of friends, who pull her into the enthralling world of dream-travel. She and her newfound band of dream-wanderers conduct a ritual to make their biggest dream come true, but it demands the gravest sacrifice.

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

December 1, 2023

New Varèse Sarabande Releases for December Showcase David Newman’s Expanded Scores for SERENITY and PLEASANTVILLE

Varèse Sarabande’s 2005 soundtrack CD for SERENITY was released as a 23-track, 50-minute program. This new Deluxe Edition expands the album into a 2CD set, with 54 tracks featuring 90 minutes of prime David Newman sci-fi action, adventure, and emotion, as chronicled in new liner notes by Daniel Schweiger… and Varèse Sarabande released PLEASANTVILLE’S score album in 1998 as a 17-track, 31-minute edition. As the film celebrates its 25th anniversary, this Deluxe Edition features an expanded program of 34 tracks and 66 minutes, featuring new liner notes by Tim Greiving.

Read more details, and watch both films’ trailer, here.

Dynamic Music Partners Releasing “BATMAN BEYOND: Original Soundtrack, Volume One” On Dec. 8, 2023

The World’s Finest is proud to exclusively reveal that BATMAN BEYOND Original Soundtrack, Vol. 1, featuring music from the acclaimed animated series’ first season, will be released December 8, 2023. This long-awaited soundtrack, featuring a wealth of never-before-available tracks, is being released by Dynamic Soundtrack Records and will be available through all digital retailers and streamers.

Read details, and watch the series trailer, here.

November 22, 2023

A Five-CD Set of All of the INDIANA JONES Movie Scores Coming From Disney Next March

Walt Disney Records will be releasing the Indiana Jones: The Collection Box Set in March 2024 in limited quantities on Disney Music Emporium. The five-CD set includes every score from the Lucasfilm “Indiana Jones” 42-year franchise, composed by legendary five-time Academy Award®-winning John Williams. The definitive collection will be available for pre-order today, and includes the renowned “Raiders March” from INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK as well as the Grammy®-nominated “Helena’s Theme” from INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY.

Read more details here.

November 11, 2023

Silva Screen Presents Two Classic DOCTOR WHO soundtracks from 1975 and 1987

Silva Screen Records Presents DOCTOR WHO: REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN, with music by Carey Blyton with Peter Howell and The BBC Radiophonic Workshop. This episode was the season 12 finale, first broadcast on April 19, 1975… Also released by the label is DOCTOR WHO: TIME AND THE RANI, with music by Keff McCulloch. This episode was the opening serial of season 24, first broadcast on September 7, 1987.

Read more details here.

November 3, 2023

Leopold Ross Scores MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS – Soundtrack Due November 17

Milan Records today announced the November 17 release of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) featuring music by composer Leopold Ross (THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE, DR. DEATH, EARTHQUAKE BIRD, BLACK MIRROR). Of the soundtrack, composer Ross says, “Contrary to its title, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS unveils a human narrative at its core, delving into the essence of familial bonds. This underlying concept paved the way for a rich spectrum of emotions to be articulated in the score. The opportunity to pair heart-rending familial turmoil with the spectacle of titan battles and the unique prospect of crafting a theme for the indomitable screen legend Godzilla, was a dream for a composer.

Watch the film’s trailer, here.

November 1, 2023

Sherri Chung’s Soundtrack CD for Horror Film THE LONG NIGHT Released

Sherri Chung (GREMLINS: SECRETS OF THE MOGWAI, KUNG FU, RIVERDALE, BATWOMAN, BLINDSPOT) has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller THE LONG NIGHT… The movie follows a devoted couple’s quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer as well as a cue from Chung’s score, here.

October 30, 2023

Intrada Announces the Complete CD Soundtrack to SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

While a CD was released at the time of the film’s initial appearance in theaters, it was a single disc of highlights. Some time later, a digital-only release made an appearance featuring a greatly expanded program. Fans clamored for a CD release of this deluxe program and Intrada presents, at last, the complete album, including John Williams’ theme for Han Solo, “The Adventures of Han” and original STAR WARS music and featuring an action-packed, massive score by John Powell that perfectly captures the epic scope of the STAR WARS universe.

Read for more details, here.

October 14, 2023

Composer Randin Graves Scores with HE NEVER LEFT – CD Released by Howlin’ Wolf

HE NEVER LEFT is a Halloween-themed slasher film that blends visceral realism with heavy atmosphere and nostalgia (-Indiegogo). After hearing strange noises coming from an adjoining motel room, a federal fugitive and his girlfriend inadvertently become targets of the notorious “Pale Face” killer, whose legend has consumed and haunted the local community for decades… Howlin’ Wolf Records presents HE NEVER LEFT, by Randin Graves. A return to our favorite holiday with the composer who delivered THE WITCHING SEASON and THEY LIVE INSIDE US.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

September 22, 2023

Joseph Trapanese’s Score to Gripping SF Thriller NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU released

Hollywood Records is excited to announce the release of the “taut, minimalist sci-fi horror” (theverge.com) film NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by composer Joseph Trapanese. The 30-track album is available today, September 22, on all digital platforms. NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU is a captivating sci-fi psychological thriller introducing Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever), a creative and talented but exiled and anxiety-ridden homebody who finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up – until she’s awakened one night by strange noises from decidedly unearthly intruders. Read more details, and watch the film’s gripping trailer, here.

SAW 10 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music by Charlie Clouser – Soundtrack Due September 29th

Lakeshore Records is set to release SAW X Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with original music by Charlie Clouser digitally on September 29. Clouser, who built upon his already iconic reputation as a musician (Nine Inch Nails), and producer (Prong, White Zombie, Snoop Dogg), as well as the composer of the first SAW films, returns with a crushing musical backdrop to the latest installment of the franchise. “My score for SAW X goes to new extremes that I haven’t hit before in the franchise,” notes Clauser. “There’s warm sunrises, hopeful emotions, and cautious optimism, followed by some truly bonkers music for the most insane trap scenes ever. Mournful cello melodies, emotional solo vocals, and soothing chord progressions accompany John Kramer’s journey towards salvation. But then things go horribly wrong, and atonal orchestral torture, chunky metal guitars, and crashing percussion take the lead.”

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

September 18, 2023

Intrada Releases James Horner’s Complete 24-track HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP Soundtrack

Following closely on the heels of Intrada’s release of James Horner’s DEADLY BLESSING comes another early horror score from Horner: HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980). Although previously released on CD several times, this is the first release to work from the complete 24-track recording sessions, restoring Horner’s score into a complete program. This new program features a level of detail not previously heard, particularly in the some woodwind and percussion colors that are almost inaudible in the original mix. Horner composed the score for an orchestra of strings, woodwinds, piano, harp, xylophone, marimba and an array of percussion, including mixing bowls, as well as the blaster beam…

Read more details here.

September 1, 2023

Lakeshore Records Releases ALL FUN AND GAMES – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Music By Alex Belcher

Directed by Eren Celeboglu and Ari Costa in their feature directorial debut, ALL FUN AND GAMES. The film is a horror movie that explores the terrifying idea of childhood games turning into harrowing experiences when a group of teenagers accidentally summon a demonic force… The film is composed by Alex Belcher, known for his work in major productions such as CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, CAPTAIN PHILIPS, KINGSMEN: A SECRET SERVICE, UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, and the recent action thrillers, EXTRACTION, CITADEL, and 21 BRIDGES.

Read more details, and watch the film trailer here.

Waxwork Records releases John Beal’s Horror Score to THE FUNHOUSE on Vinyl

Waxwork Records is thrilled to release THE FUNHOUSE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Beal! THE FUNHOUSE is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper. The plot follows four teenagers who become trapped in a dark, horror-themed ride at a local carnival in Iowa and are stalked by a mentally disabled, murderous carnie. Aside from scoring films, John Beal has conducted for major recording artists, movies in concert such as STAR WARS, TOY STORY, HOME ALONE, and the HARRY POTTER series, and he is the principal conductor of the Hollywood Symphonic Orchestra. Beal is considered by The New York Times as the pioneer of original scores for film trailer music…

Read more details, and watch the original 1981 film trailer, here.

August 19, 2023

Lakeshore Releases HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Score by Jason & Nolan Livesay

HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY is a 2023 British horror film directed by Gary Shore and starring Alice Eve and Joel Fry. The film involved three interconnected stories which cover the violent disintegration of two families onboard the RMS Queen Mary in 1938 and the present day. For HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY, the duo creates a multifaceted musical backdrop that both pays homage to the history of the iconic ship with elegant orchestrations and performing original songs with a big band, as well as dark, unhinged moments that augment the horrors of the film.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here:

August 5, 2023

PHANTOM FUN WORLD Soundtrack Released, Score by Frank Dormani

Employees of the indoor fun park Phantom Fun World find themselves targeted by a masked killer obsessed with the fictional character of The Phantom and the Park’s jaded history. Directed by indie filmmaker Tory Jones (THEY SEE YOU, WICKED ONES, ANGEL, THE WICKED ONE, THE KILLBILLIES), the film’s music is composed by Frank Dormani is a Film & TV composer and multi-instrumentalist proficient in composing several different genres of music, who has established himself as a sought-after talent for horror/thriller films.

Read more details, and listen to a sample of Dormani’s music, here.

August 4, 2023

APRIL FOOL’S DAY & BLOOD SIMPLE – Varèse Sarabande’s Latest Deluxe Edition CD Releases

Varèse Sarabande revisits a classic horror soundtrack from its early catalog with APRIL FOOL’S DAY, the 1986 black comedy/horror slasher film directed by Fred Walton and scored by Charles Bernstein, about college friends whose spring break trip to an island mansion unfortunately coincides with April Fool’s Day. Innocent pranks lead to a steadily rising body count as murders decimate the group – with a surprising twist climax. APRIL FOOL’S DAY was released on LP (and later CD) by Varèse Sarabande, in a synthesized performance not heard in the film itself. That 20-track, 30-minute synth program is included on this Deluxe Edition, along with the long-awaited premiere release of the actual orchestral recording heard in the film, plus previously unreleased bonus tracks. Also released is BLOOD SIMPLE, the debut film, score, and collaboration between writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen and composer Carter Burwell. The original release of the score featured only 7 tracks (20 minutes) on a 1987 soundtrack album to coincide with RAISING ARIZONA. Now, 40 years after its 1983 recording, Carter Burwell has produced a new mix and album of BLOOD SIMPLE, featuring 13 tracks and 35 minutes from the original multitrack session tapes.

Read more details here.

July 28, 2023

Harry Gregson-Williams’ Soundtrack for MEG: 2 Released by WaterTower

WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for this Summer’s shark action sequel, MEG 2: THE TRENCH on July 28. The album features the film’s original music composed by (SHREK, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, THE MARTIAN, CHICKEN RUN, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, THE LAST DUEL, MULAN) who previously scored 2018’s original THE MEG movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally later today, and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

July 17, 2023

Denny Zeitlin’s INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS Score Gets an Expanded Soundtrack

Intrada presents a completely restored and expanded edition of Denny Zeitlin’s score to the 1978 version of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. Zeitlin was an interesting choice to score Invasion, seeing as he had not scored films previously (or after), but his acquaintanceship with director Philip Kaufman led to the assignment… Zeitlin had never composed for orchestra before – he ultimately composed a score bristling with avant-garde dissonances and effects, as well as a nod to 1950s horror in an alarming four-note “sting” for the pods, and a jazz/blues love theme.

Read more details here.

July 14, 2023

Marvel Music & Hollywood Records release first soundtrack album for Marvel’s SECRET INVASION series.

Marvel Music and Hollywood Records have released the first soundtrack album for Marvel’s SECRET INVASION series. Episodes 1-3 of the limited series are available to stream now on Disney+. The album features selections of the original music from the first three episodes of the show composed by Emmy Award nominee Kris Bowers.

Read more details here.

July 12, 2023

Animated RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND Film Soundtrack Released by Sony – Score by Japanese Composer Rei Kondoh

RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND is a 2023 Japanese adult computer-animated action horror film set in the same universe as the RESIDENT EVIL video games… Rei Kondoh (RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION, THE WONDERFUL 101, REDEMPTION REAPERS, BAYONETTA 3, TEKKEN: BLOODLINE TV series) has released a soundtrack album for the animated sci-fi horror movie RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND. Kondoh is a prolific composer and sound designer at T’s Music. He has worked on more than twenty video games through his career, including various games on the BAYONETTA, FIRE EMBLEM, and MARIO PARTY franchises.

See more details, and listen to a track from Kondoh’s score, here.

July 7, 2023

Joseph Bishara’s Latest Two INSIDIOUS Soundtracks Have Been Released

The scores for INSIDIOUS THE LAST KEY (2018) and INSIDIOUS THE RED DOOR (2023), the franchise’s fourth and fifth installments, have been released digitally on numerous streaming services. Joseph Bishara has composed the scores for all five INSIDIOUS films, a swell as numerous other horror films and franchises including THE CONJURING films, the first and third ANNABELLE films, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, THE UNHOLY, MALIGNANT, and much more (as well as performing the monsters for some of them).

See more details and watch the scary trailer for INSIDIOUS THE RED DOOR, here.

THE HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH Soundtrack – Music By Siddhartha Khosla & Garrett Gonzales

Lakeshore Records has released THE HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH – Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack digitally today, with music by Siddhartha Khosla (RABBIT HOLE, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, RUNAWAYS, THIS IS US) ), and Garrett Gonzalez (RULES OF THE TRADE, co-composer THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, A DREAM OF SPLENDOR). The film, based on the hit Spotify podcast series of the same name, is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired urban legend of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism, and survival of the fittest. The score conveys both innocence and dread utilizing piano, strings and synth to create a deliciously deceptive backdrop to the macabre dark comedy.

Read more details and watch the film trailer, here.

July 5, 2023

La-La Land Records Presents STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – THE 1701 COLLECTION VOL. 1 CD

La-La Land Records and CBS Studios proudly present STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – THE 1701 COLLECTION VOL. 1, the first in a series of limited edition CD releases that showcase original scores from the landmark sci-fi television series STAR TREK (1966-1969). Containing music originally from the label’s long out-of-print 2012 Original Series Box Set, these exciting volumes utilize the same restored master as that acclaimed release, but feature new packaging and liner notes. This ground-breaking, iconic music, from one of television’s most acclaimed and beloved series, is now again available for fans everywhere!

Read more details here.

June 30, 2023

Back Lot Music Releases Dreamworks Animation’s RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN – Soundtrack by Stephanie Economou

Back Lot Music announces the release of DreamWorks Animation’s RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, with music by Grammy® Award winning composer Stephanie Economou and original songs by Mimi Webb and Freya Ridings… “The idea of dream pop/shoegaze came into my head while I was reading the script,” Economou says. “There’s something about the washy and bubbly textures, guitars through modulation effects pedals, reverb-y vocals, and vintage synths that really capture the essence of water to me. My goal was to make the music as immersive and arresting as the visuals.”

Read more details and listen to a cue from the soundtrack, here.

THE SANDMAN Series Soundtrack 2xLP On Sale Now

Waxwork Records presents THE SANDMAN Original Soundtrack Music from the Netflix series by David Buckley. Based on the beloved award-winning DC Comics series written by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures… Buckley’s soundtrack to THE SANDMAN is a lush and dynamic composition overflowing with analog synthesizers, full orchestra, sound design, and even usage of ancient instrumentation. It grants each character in the series their own theme, and effectively transports the listener to an otherworldly, dreamlike setting.

Read more details here.

June 29, 2023

THE WITCHER Season 3 Vol. 1 is Available – Score by Joseph Trapanese

Milan Records today announces the release of THE WITCHER: Season 3 – Vol. 1 (Soundtrack From The Netflix Original Series) by composer Joseph Trapanese, who returns to the series after scoring the show’s second season, this time enlisting the help of Polish folk metal band Percival Schuttenbach, who contribute their expertise in historical Slavic music to deliver an authentic soundscape for the world of THE WITCHER.

“I am excited to share another sneak peek with the fans into our work on Season 3 of Netflix’s THE WITCHER,” said Trapanese “The new season’s storyline explores Geralt’s mythology more deeply and boldly than ever before, and demands an equally compelling and grand score.”

Read more details, listen to an album track, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

Ronald Stein’s SPIDER BABY Crawls Into Vinyl in Rob Zombie’s Specially Curated Horror Soundtrack Line

Rob Zombie and Waxwork Records have released the second vinyl album in their exclusive, curated line of classic Horror movie soundtracks. Their second vinyl release is now shipping: “Rob Zombie Presents SPIDER BABY” featuring the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by B-movie maestro Ronald Stein (VOYAGE TO THE PREHISTORIC PLANET, THE HAUNTED PALACE, DEMENTIA 13, THE TERROR, THE PREMATURE BURIAL).

Read more details here.

June 27, 2023

INTRADA Announces DEADLY BLESSING Soundtrack – Music by James Horner

Intrada announces the premiere release of James Horner’s 1981 score to the Universal Pictures film DEADLY BLESSING. In the early ‘80s, Horner’s career was just starting to take off and he’d scored a series of horror films, including HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP, THE HAND and WOLFEN. Even though it was early in his career, Horner had an undeniable gift for human emotion and the mechanics of film drama and it is on full display here.

Read more details here.

June 24, 2023

OUT NOW: “Helena’s Theme” (For Violin and Orchestra) from INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Walt Disney Records has released the first track from the soundtrack for James Mangold’s INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY. Written by the film’s composer John Williams, “Helena’s Theme,” performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter, is now available to download/stream. The full original soundtrack will be available next week.

Listen to “Helena’s Theme” below – and below that listen to the Official Music video for that music, showing orchestral performance and scenes from the movie, here.

Marvel’s SECRET INVASION Main Theme by Kris Bowers Released

Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released the first track from the soundtrack for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series SECRET INVASION. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the main title theme “Nick Fury” written by the show’s composer Kris Bowers.

Listen to Bowers’ Main Theme from SECRET INVASION below, and watch the film’s trailer below that, here.

June 23, 2023

Milan Records releases THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY with music by Ian Hultquist

The series follows Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) Negan traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan cut off from the mainland in search of Maggie’s kidnapped son, Hershel. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror. Ian Hultquist (ROSALINE, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, NIGHT TEETH, GOOD GIRLS, MILLENIAL MAFIA) has composed the score, supporting vulnerable moments in the show, using strings, drums, synths, Therevox, distorted Baritone guitar, and Guitarviol. Similar to the original series, the music is dark and industrial…

Read more details and watch the series trailer, here.

June 17, 2023

THE FLASH Soundtrack Released – Score by Benjamin Wallfisch

WaterTower Music has released the soundtrack to Warner Bros. Pictures’ film THE FLASH. Directed by Andy Muschietti (the IT films, MAMA), THE FLASH serves as the DC super hero’s first-ever standalone feature film, and sees Director Muschietti reunite with noted collaborator, two-time GRAMMY- and BAFTA-nominated composer Benjamin Wallfisch, who created all of the music found on THE FLASH. ” “The movie is also of course a love letter to the legacy of DC, right back to its earliest origins, and one of the most exciting challenges for me was to celebrate that history, whilst still looking to the future with completely new material,” said the composer.

Read more details here.

Out Now – Lead Single From THE WITCHER Season 3 The Ride Of The Witcher

Milan Records today releases the first single from the hugely-anticipated third season of Netflix’s epic fantasy series. Available everywhere now is The Ride Of The Witcher, a collaborative track from series’ composer Joseph Trapanese, actor Joey Batey, and Polish folk metal band Percival Schuttenbach.

See more details here.

June 2, 2023

Sony Releases Daniel Pemberton’s Score to SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Swing ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE with Daniel Pemberton’s epic, web-slinging, record-scratching, dimension-hopping original score, out today! After his zeitgeist-conquering blockbuster, 2018’s SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, Pemberton returns to expand upon Miles Morales’ eclectic, multiversal soundscape, incorporating everything from operation tenor vocals and a 100-piece orchestra to DJ scratching, acid-house inspired Indian percussion, punk rock, techno drums, and even.. a prominently sampled goose!

Read more details here.

Lakeshore Records Releases THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA: Season 2 – Amazon Original Series Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has released THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA: SEASON 2, the Amazon Original Series Soundtrack digitally today, June 2. The soundtrack to the second season of the hit adult animated fantasy-adventure series based on beloved characters and stories from the world of Critical Role, again showcases an exhilarating orchestrated score by Neal Acree.

Read more details here.

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: Soundtrack Released – Music by Jongnic Bontemps

Milan Records today has released TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by composer Jongnic Bontemps. The album features music written by Bontemps for the seventh live-action installment in the blockbuster film franchise… Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – to join them as allies in the existing battle for earth.

Read more details here.

Danny Lux’s Soundtrack to Netflix Original Series, MANIFEST, Available From Watertower Music

WaterTower Music announces the release of the 21-track soundtrack to MANIFEST, the character-driven supernatural mystery/drama television series in which a commercial plane inexplicably disappears on a trans-oceanic flight and, more mysteriously, returns five years later after being presumed lost at sea… The MANIFEST soundtrack features the music of Emmy®-nominated composer Danny Lux (GREYS ANATOMY, BOSTON PUBLIC, MY NAME IS EARL). The prolific composer has scored well over 2000 episodes covering all categories from dramas to comedies to horror feature films.

Read more details here.

May 17, 2023

The Golden Age Of Science Fiction Vol. 2 CD Released by DDR

During the 1950s the Cold War launched the paranoia of nuclear and communist nightmares into full swing. The American teenager frequently sought salvation in the darkness of a movie theater or drive-in where it wasn’t hard to find some sort of a science-fiction film playing on the screen. Hundreds of low-budget films were cranked out for double features, many with plots inspired by real-world events under the guise of science-fiction. Dragon’s Domain Records is proud to present the second volume in their Golden Age series with three more classic original scores by musical masters of the genre: THE LOST MISSILE / WAR OF THE SATELLITES / THE ANGRY RED PLANET.

Read more details and watch the 1950’s trailers from each of the films, here.

May 12, 2023

Benjamin Wallfisch’s “Worlds Collide” And “Run,” First Music From THE FLASH released by Watertower Music

WaterTower Music has announced today’s release of “Worlds Collide” and “Run”—the first music to be released from Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming film THE FLASH. Directed by Andy Muschietti (the “IT” films, “MAMA”), THE FLASH serves as the DC Super Hero’s first-ever standalone feature film. “Worlds Collide” and “Run” were created by lauded two-time GRAMMY- and BAFTA-nominated composer Benjamin Wallfisch (The “IT” films, “SHAZAM,” “BLADE RUNNER: 2049” [with Hans Zimmer]) and both are now available for streaming (Standard and Dolby Atmos / Spatial Audio configurations) and digital purchase. The two tracks will also be included on the forthcoming THE FLASH (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

CRATER Original Soundtrack is available today from Walt Disney Music

CRATER is the story of Caleb Channing (Russell-Bailey), who was raised on a lunar mining colony and is about to be permanently relocated to an idyllic faraway planet following the death of his father (Mescudi). But before leaving, to fulfill his dad’s last wish, he and his three best friends, Dylan (Barratt), Borney (Hong) and Marcus (Boyce), and a new arrival from Earth, Addison (Grace), hijack a rover for one final adventure on a journey to explore a mysterious crater. The score has been composed by Dan Romer (LUCA, SUPERMAN & LOIS) and Osei Essed (SAINT X) and is available now.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

May 5, 2023

Disney+ Releases STAR WARS: VISIONS Vol. 2: 9 New Animated Shorts – Walt Disney Records Presents 9 New Digital Soundtracks

STAR WARS: VISIONS is an animated anthology series created for Disney+. Produced by Lucasfilm, the series consists of various original stories set in, or inspired by the STAR WARS universe. STAR WARS: VISIONS Vol. 2 celebrates STAR WARS through the lens of the world’s best anime creators, storytellers, and composers. The first volume of nine anime short films were produced by seven Japanese animation studios… A second volume of nine animated shorts was released on May 4, 2023 from a variety of animated studios worldwide.

Walt Disney Records has accordingly released nine new soundtracks for the Lucasfilm/Disney+ animated short film series STAR WARS: VISIONS. See more details, and watch a featurette on the making of STAR WARS: VISIONS Vol. 2, here.

Atli Örvarsson Scores Dystopean series SILO, now showing on Apple TV+

The soundtrack for the Apple’s new sci-fi drama SILO, composed by Atli Örvarsson, debuted today, along with the global premiere of the first two episodes of series on Apple TV+. Örvarsson’s score was crucial in telling the agonizing struggle of the last ten thousand people on Earth, and lays the emotional foundation built on by the incredible cast. “As a sci-fi fan for as long as I can remember, it’s been a dream come true for me to help telling this story and working with the performances of this brilliant cast, led by the inimitable Rebecca Ferguson, has made the process a real joy,” said the composer.

Read more details and watch the series’ trailer here.

May 3, 2023

Notefornote Music to Release Joe Renzetti’s score for THE EXTERMINATOR

For the first time ever, Joe Renzetti’s score to the 1980 James Glickenhaus directed cult classic hybrid of action, revenge and horror is available on CD. The film follows the killing of a man’s best friend on the streets of New York City. In response, the man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York City into a great war zone, and only Detective James Dalton (Christopher George) is able to stop him.

Read more details and watch the film trailer, here.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3 Soundtracks Announced – Score today, Mix Tape on May 5th

Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have announced the details of the soundtrack albums for Marvel Studios’ GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3. The score soundtrack featuring John Murphy’s (THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, KICK-ASS, 28 WEEKS LATER) original music from the movie was released digitally on May 3 to most streaming services.

Read more details here.

DUNE: PART TWO Trailer Released Today – Hans Zimmer’s Soundtrack Set for Oct 20th

The DUNE saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on DUNE: PART TWO, the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s six-time Academy Award-winning DUNE… DUNE: PART TWO will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Read more details and watch the DUNE: PART TWO Trailer, here.

April 29, 2023

Rob Zombie Presents Classic Horror Film Soundtrack Series

Rob Zombie and Waxwork Records have partnered to release an exclusive, curated line of classic horror movie vinyl soundtracks. “Rob Zombie Presents” will feature several never-before-released film soundtracks that were personally selected by the singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. Their first soundtrack title is “Rob Zombie Presents WHITE ZOMBIE.” Starring Bela Lugosi, 1932’s WHITE ZOMBIE is considered the first zombie movie. It was also filmed on Universal Studio’s lot, using several props from other horror films of that time.

After working together on the successful release of the official soundtracks to Zombie’s films, Zombie explored other ways to collaborate with Waxwork in an effort to unearth, re-master, and release classic, left-of-center horror soundtracks from films that he is a life-long fan of. Read more details here.

April 28, 2023

Walt Disney Records releases two Star Wars: Jedi Survivor game albums today

THE STAR WARS: JEDI SURVIVOR Original Video Game Soundtrack Score was released today, featuring the music composed by Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab. Additionally the label has also released Sounds From The Galactic Skylines, which features the bands and artists Joywave, The Hu, Tatran, Altin Gün & Kaelin Ellis whose music is heard from in-game characters…

Commenting on their score, composers Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab said, “It is our absolute honor to creatively reunite with each other… to bring you the music for the second installment of the “Star Wars Jedi” series. This music is the culmination of our shared passion for musical experimentation and growth, combined with a mutual love for one of the greatest stories ever told; Star Wars! It represents the extraordinarily hard work of an incredible team of more than one hundred London orchestral musicians at Abbey Road and Air Studios, fifty singers, a world-class recording crew, and the best production team in the business…”

Read more details and watch the game’s trailer, here.

Lakeshore Records Releases QUANTUM LEAP – Music By Daniel James Chan

It’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. The season premiered on September 19, 2022 and concluded after 18 episodes on April 3, 2023. The series has been renewed for a second season.

Says composer Chan: “In ‘Quantum Leap’ we’re on a space shuttle one week and the next in the old west. That type of storytelling calls for a broad range of music flavors which is one of my favorite parts of being a composer.”

Read more details, and watch the series trailer, here.

April 20, 2023

Lakeshore Records Releases STAR TREK: PICARD Season 3 Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has released the original digital series soundtrack to STAR TREK: PICARD SEASON 3 today, with music by Stephen Barton and Frederik Wiedmann. Both composers are new to the series for this season and bring a fresh perspective to the music while seamlessly blending in classic themes creating a thrilling backdrop to the resoundingly acclaimed third season of the series… “The score to Season 3 of ‘Star Trek: Picard’ is a throwback to the classic theatrical scores by Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner,” says Terry Matalas, the season three showrunner. “When I first sat down with Stephen, we knew that we wanted each episode to have that same cinematic feeling but include new exciting themes for our heroes as well — like the Titan suite which serves as the overture for the season. What Stephen and Freddie have delivered here is an emotional orchestral masterpiece that sweeps us into the final frontier once again!”

Read more details here.

April 13, 2023

Stephen McKeon Scores Latest EVIL DEAD Film With EVIL DEAD RISE

WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the supernatural horror movie EVIL DEAD RISE. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen McKeon (PILGRIMAGE, THE HOLE IN THE GROUND, NORM OF THE NORTH, QUEEN & COUNTRY). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, April 14… EVIL DEAD RISE is a 2023 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Lee Cronin. It is the fifth installment of the EVIL DEAD film series.

See more details here.

April 11, 2023

Composer Dmitri Golovko Scores Australian Thriller GODLESS: THE EASTFIELD EXORCISM – Digital Soundtrack Available

Inspired by true events, the Australian horror thriller GODLESS: THE EASTFIELD EXORCISM tells the chilling story of Lara (Georgia Eyers), a young woman tormented by haunting visions of a demonic presence both in her dreams and in her waking life… The film is composed by Dmitri Golovko, an award winning music composer and sound designer based in Australia… Primarily an orchestral score, Dmitri also tried to capture other unique esoteric sounds. Using a variety of recording techniques, from contact microphones to processing sounds through guitar pedals, he recorded the sounds of bowed and tapped welded metallic objects, bowed acoustic guitars, rubber mallets running across drum skins, and more in order to convey the sound of Lara’s ordeal.

Read more details here, and check out the film’s trailer here.

April 7, 2023

STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH – Season 2: Vol. 2 (Episodes 9-16) Digital Soundtrack Is Now Available.

The BAD BATCH Season 2 soundtrack album features selections of the original music from episodes 9-16 of the show’s second season composed by Kevin Kiner. Kiner is known for scoring such series as STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS & REBELS, DOOM PATROL, TITANS, NARCOS: MEXICO, CSI: MIAMI, and HELL ON WHEELS.

First appearing in STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, the five elite troopers that make up Clone Force 99 include Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Crosshair, each with his own distinct skills and characteristics. The introduction of Omega, an eager and kind-hearted adolescent clone, presents a new kind of challenge for the eclectic family unit.

Read more details here, and watch the BAD BATCH Season 2 trailer, here.

Lakeshore Records Releases THE PORTABLE DOOR Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Music By Benjamin Speed

This 2023 Australian fantasy film movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices, and Paul and Sophie discover the true agenda of the vast corporation. The music is from Australian composer Benjamin Speed, known for 52 TUESDAYS, MONOLITH, AFTERTASTE (TV series), EMBRACE: THE DAY.

For more details, and to watch the film trailer, see here.

April 1, 2023

Morgan Kibby’s Soundtrack to Sci-Fi Series THE POWER Released by Milan

Based on the best-selling novel by Naomi Alderman, the new sci-fi thriller series THE POWER features original music by multi-talented composer Morgan Kibby. Starring Toni Collette, Auliʻi Cravalho, John Leguizamo, Toheeb Jimoh, and Ria Zmitrowicz, THE POWER is a British science fiction drama television series developed by Raelle Tucker, Naomi Alderman, Claire Wilson, and Sarah Quintrell for Amazon Prime Video. The first season consists of nine episodes and premiered on March 31, 2023.

“It is a rare thing when a project comes along that taps into one’s innate palette and instincts as a creator. THE POWER, and the exceptional team I had the pleasure of working with, was exactly that,” said Kibby. “I am so grateful for the free creative reign I was trusted with to help craft the breadth and scope of these stories.”

Read more details here.

A Symphonic Celebration Album of Studio Ghibly Classic Scores by Joe Hisaishi

Deutsche Grammophon has announced the album A Symphonic Celebration, a series of new symphonic arrangements of original soundtracks from Studio Ghibli classics directed by Hayao Miyazaki (including SPIRITED AWAY, PRINCESS MONONOKE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE & CASTLE IN THE SKY) composed by Joe Hisaishi. The music was recorded in London by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Hisaishi.

Read more details here.

March 31, 2023

MAD HEIDI Soundtrack Released – Score by Mario Batkovic

The way over-the-top “Swissploitation” film MAD HEIDI is a wild action thriller developed entirely through crowdfunding… it boasts superb visual effects and colorful set design, a bit of tasteful nudity, gallons of wild violence, and a splendid score by Swiss musician Mario Batkovic.

The digital soundtrack has been released by Invada Records UK and is available now in the US.

Listen to the main title track, and more details, here.

March 29, 2023

THE MANDALORIAN: Season 3 – Vol. 1 (Chapters 17-20) Digital Soundtrack Available Today

Walt Disney Records releases the first volume soundtrack from Season 3 of THE MANDALORIAN, Lucasfilm’s multiple Emmy®-winning live-action series, streaming exclusively on Disney+. THE MANDALORIAN Season 3: Vol. 1 (Chapters 17-20) digital soundtrack features musical themes by Oscar®, Grammy® and Emmy® winning composer Ludwig Göransson (BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, TENET, BLACK PANTHER) and score by Joseph Shirley (CREED III, THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT). Göransson also produced the score.

Read more details, and watch the Season 3 trailer, here.

March 26, 2023

Christophe Beck’s Soundtrack to SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS Available

WaterTower Music has released the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album of SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS by award-winning composer Christophe Beck. The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!,” is transformed into his adult super hero alter ego, Shazam – is now showing in North American theaters and rolling out to theaters internationally.

Read more details here.

March 25, 2023

Composer Reber Clark Visits THE INNSMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Composer Reber Clark has scored the independent Lovecraftian horror thriller THE INNSMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS from indie director Joshua Kennedy (COWGIRLS VS. PTERODACTYLS, THE FUNGUS AMONG US, HOUSE OF GORGON, THE NIGHT OF MEDUSA, etc.). Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s immortal tale “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” and filmed entirely in South Texas, Joshua Kennedy’s THE INNSMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS is a fun fearsome fungi fest sure to bring viewers chills, chuckles…and perhaps a few screams.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

March 20, 2023

BOSTON STRANGLER Original Soundtrack by Paul Leonard-Morgan Released by Hollywood Records

BOSTON STRANGLER is a 2023 American historical crime drama film written and directed by Matt Ruskin. It is based on the true story of Albert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler, who in the 1960’s killed 13 women in Boston… The soundtrack album, from BAFTA award-winning and Emmy & Ivor Novello nominated composer and producer Paul Leonard-Morgan is now available to stream from Hollywood Records.

Read more details, and watch the film trailer, here.

March 5, 2023

Shadow and Bone Season 2 Series Soundtrack Releases March 10 – Single Out Now – Music by Joseph Trapanese

Netflix announces the release of the single “Come Sail Away” from SHADOW AND BONE: Season 2 (Soundtrack From the Netflix Series) with music by composer Joseph Trapanese. The single is available now here. The full 29-track album will be available on March 10 on digital platforms here… The music of SHADOW AND BONE continues to explore the series’ central themes of identity, power, love, and sacrifice with expansive variations on the powerful melodies from the first season and original music for new characters and locations of Season 2.

Read more details, and watch the Season 2 trailer, here.

THE ORVILLE: NEW HORIZONS Original Television Soundtrack Available Now

Hollywood Records has released the soundtrack to Seth MacFarlane’s THE ORVILLE: NEW HORIZONS Original Television Soundtrack and is available now on all music streaming platforms (See here). The 72-track album features over 4 ½ hours of music from the Emmy-nominated sci-fi series… The music for THE ORVILLE: NEW HORIZONS was composed by Joel McNeely, John Debney, Andrew Cottee, and Kevin Kaska and recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the historic Newman Scoring Stage at Fox Studios by Academy Award-winning sound engineer Shawn Murphy. “These four composers have written the finest, most lush orchestral scores in television today. Enjoy their brilliant work. I know I do,” said Seth MacFarlane.

See more details here.

February 28, 2023

Marco Beltrami’s Horror Score for THE FACULTY Gets Premiere Release from Intrada

Intrada announces the premier 2-CD release of Marco Beltrami’s 1998 sci-fi horror score… When Casey Connor, Herrington High School’s newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings. Marco Beltrami was already a veteran of the horror genre, having scored dynamic music for SCREAM and MIMIC for the same studio prior to THE FACULTY. “For this intense and violent thriller, Beltrami scores for full orchestra in a dazzling display of aggressive action music requiring the players to provide numerous techniques with their instruments, from entrances at different times and pitches to uncommon bowing techniques, horn glissandi, detuned instruments, and numerous other devices,” writes the label.

Read more details, and watch the film’s original trailer, here.

February 27, 2023

THE LAST OF US Soundtrack Released – Music by Gustavo Santaolalla & David Fleming

Milan Records has released the first soundtrack album for the HBO horror series THE LAST OF US. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Gustavo Santaolalla & David Fleming. The A 66-track soundtrack album for the series, which mixes songs with score, will be released today, February 27 and is available on streaming/download on Amazon and other major digital music services.

For more details, see here.

February 25, 2023

Varèse Sarabande Releases Expanded Edition of Klaus Badelt’s 2002 Score to THE TIME MACHINE

The 2002 THE TIME MACHINE remake was DreamWorks’ big-budget adaptation of H.G. Wells’ seminal 1895 novella. Adapted by John Logan (Gladiator) and directed by Simon Wells—the author’s great-grandson—it drew from both from the original book and George Pal’s popular 1960 film version… THE TIME MACHINE was the first solo score for German composer Klaus Badelt, then working for Hans Zimmer but soon to have a prominent career of his own… Varèse Sarabande originally released THE TIME MACHINE soundtrack in a 15-track program at the time of the film. This new Deluxe Edition expands the album to 23 tracks and 76 minutes, with new liner notes by composer and author Brian Satterwhite.

Read more details, listen to Badelt’s main theme, and watch the original 2002 trailer, here.

February 24, 2023

SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS (Main Title Theme) by Emmy® Award-Winning Composer Christophe Beck Now Available From Watertower Music

Watertower Music is extremely excited to announce today’s release of award-winning composer Christophe Beck’s SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS (Main Title Theme). The enthralling new theme is the first music to be made available from director David F. Sandberg’s SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS, which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!,” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.

Read more details, and listen to Beck’s theme, here.

February 17, 2023

Bear McCreary Scores WE HAVE A GHOST for Netflix – Soundtrack Released Today

WE HAVE A GHOST is a family comedy horror film written and directed by Christopher Landon, based on the 2017 short story “Ernest,” by Geoff Manaugh. Synopsis: After finding a ghost with a murky past haunting their new house, a family becomes internet sensations – and the targets of a shadowy government agency… Bear McCreary has scored the film; a soundtrack album was released today and is available to stream or download on the major digital music services.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

Waxwork Records has released vinyl, CD, and digital soundtrack sets from the 90s sci-fi adventure animated series ÆON FLUX.

Officially available for the very first time in any format, the soundtrack to the groundbreaking animated series is now available as a deluxe 6xLP box set, multi-disc CD set, and across all digital streaming services. Æon Flux is a mysterious and amoral secret agent from the country of Monica. Her motives or background are left unexplained, as are those of her antagonist/love, Trevor Goodchild. On her missions, she deals swift, bloody “justice” to all who oppose her.

Read more details, and watch a short segment of the show from Liquid Television, here.

February 14, 2023

Silva Screen Records Releases The Essential Games Music Collection Volume 3

Silva Screen Records offers The Essential Games Music Collection Volume 3, performed by the renowned London Music Works. The selection features a wide range of music from both award-winning and well-established film and TV soundtrack composers such as Clint Mansell, Bear McCreary, Hans Zimmer, and composers well known within the games soundtracks community – Inon Zur, Motoi Sakuraba, Yuka Kitamura, Jack Wall, Daniel Rosenfeld, Shoi Miyazawa, Tai Tomisawa, Tsukasa Saitoh and Yoshimi Kudo.

Read more details here.

February 13, 2023

Out Now: Marvel’s MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR Digital Soundtrack

MARVEL’S MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR is an animated television series based on the characters of the same name by Marvel Comics. The series follows follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex. Lunella lives with her parents and grandparents in the Lower East Side of New York. One day, she activates a portal to another dimension and a red, horned tyrannosaur-like dinosaur steps out of it. Together, the duo works to protect the city’s Lower East Side from danger… Raphael Saadiq serves the executive music producer for the show. He also provided both the score and songs for the show…

Read more details here.

February 11, 2023

Anne-Kathryn Dern Score to S.F./Horror Film THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY Coming from MSM

THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY is a 2022 science fiction/horror film written and produced by Ed Alan and directed by Nathan Frankowski which tells of a biotech firm posing as a secret enigmatic cult which is able to clone history’s most impactful figures with cutting-edge technology using Jesus’ DNA – DNA in which they have access to after stealing the Shroud of Turin. The film has been scored by Anne-Kathryn Dern, a German composer and CEO of e-Quality Music Productions LLC, residing in Los Angeles, California.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

February 10, 2023

Two Video Game Soundtracks for HOGWARTS LEGACY Are Released

WaterTower Music has released two separate albums of music from Hogwarts Legacy – the highly anticipated immersive, action, open-world role-playing-game set in the 1800s wizarding world. The two albums offer fans a total of 75 incredible tracks from the game soundtrack composers chuck e. myers “sea,” J Scott Rakozy, and Peter Murray. Each respective album contains a completely different set of songs from the other. The Hogwarts Legacy (Original Video Game Soundtrack) is available for streaming, digital purchase, and on vinyl, thru Mondo. The vinyl configuration is currently offered as a preorder, and is scheduled to ship in late spring…

Read more details here, listen to a track from the soundtrack, and watch the HOGWARTS LEGACY Trailer:

February 3, 2023

Shyamalan’s KNOCK AT THE CABIN Scored by Herdís Stefánsdóttir – OST Available Now

The movie follows a young girl and her parents who are taken hostage by a group of armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Y: THE LAST MAN, THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, THE ESSEX SERPENT, WE’RE HERE) has scored M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological horror thriller, KNOCK AT THE CABIN.; the soundtrack is now available from Back Lot Music.

See details here.

Soundtrack from Docu Score About Making of 2022 OBI-WAN KENOBI Series Released

OBI-WAN KENOBI: A JEDI’S RETURN Original Soundtrack with music from the documentary film by Scott Michael Smith and Michael Dean Parsons is out today from Disney Music. The docu series premiered on September 8, 2022 on Disney+, exploring the making of the series, and the returns of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Read more details, and watch the docu trailer, here.

Neo-Soul Singer-Songwriter Saleka Releases Song “All I Want” from Apple Original Series SERVANT

Lakeshore Records has announced the release today of Philadelphia-based neo-soul singer-songwriter Saleka’s darkly seductive new single, “All I Want.” The track will appear in the fourth season of SERVANT, the Apple Original series from her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Saleka’s music is key to setting the tone to key moments in the psychological thriller and this song reflects a crucial pivot in the perspective of the character, Leanne.

Read more details here.

February 1, 2023

Christophe Beck Scores ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA

Award-winning composer Christophe Beck returns to score Marvel Studios’ third installment in the Ant-Man series, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. The film marks Beck’s fourth collaboration with director Peyton Reed, with whom he collaborated on the previous Ant-Man films and the 2000 comedy, BRING IT ON, and Beck’s fifth Marvel score, the hit series WANDAVISION and HAWKEYE. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, and Kathryn Newton, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA opens in theaters on February 17th. The digital soundtrack album will be released by Marvel Music on February 15th.

Read more details and watch the latest QUANTUMANIA trailer, here.

January 28, 2023

Expanded “Ultimate Cut” of Harry Manfredini’s Score to FRIDAY THE 13^TH Part 2

La-La Land Records presents an all-new restored, remixed, remastered, and expanded “ULTIMATE” stereo presentation of renowned composer Harry Manfredini’s original motion picture score to the 1981 feature film FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, starring Amy Steel and directed by Steve Miner… Produced by Dan Goldwasser and Brian Satterwhite, mixed by Jerry Lambert, and mastered by James Nelson, this special CD release features exclusive liner notes by Satterwhite that provide a detailed track-by-track breakdown along with an in-depth examination of the release’s restoration and remix process.

Read more details here.

January 27, 2023

Soundtrack by French Composer ROB for Horror Thriller RUN SWEETHEART RUN Now Available

The Amazon Original Motion Picture RUN SWEETHEART RUN, featuring soundtrack music by French composer ROB, has been released by Lakeshore. The horror thriller follows a woman who, after what seems to be an innocent date, faces a night of terror when her date hunts her down and tries to kill her. She now must run for her life throughout the city and escape his grasp… Since 2010, Paris-based composer ROB (aka Robin Coudert) delivers a wide range of original soundtracks, alongside his work on tour with the Grammy-awarded band Phoenix. His acclaimed work in genre features includes MANIAC, REVENGE, and GRETEL & HANSEL.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

January 24, 2022

Intrada Announces John Beal’s Complete Score to 1981 Fear Festival THE FUNHOUSE

In Tobe Hooper’s 1981 carnival of horrors, four Iowa teenagers visit a local fun house for a night of innocent amusement, but soon become trapped in a dark ride. discovering nothing there is innocent or amusing as they become stalked by a deformed murderous carnie (Kevin Conway)… Intrada released an 11-track promotional CD of John Beal’s vivid orchestral score in 1998, but now they offer the complete score in a 33-track, 77.35-minute soundtrack CD which is sure to please the dark carnie within all listeners.

Read more details and watch the original 1981 trailer to THE FUNHOUSE, here.

January 17, 2023

Trevor Rabin returns to NATIONAL TREASURE franchise with EDGE OF HISTORY TV series

Disney has premiered the streaming series NATIONAL TREASURE: EDGE OF HISTORY, an action-adventure television series based on, and a continuation of, Jon Turteltaub’s two previous NATIONAL TREASURE film series (2004, 2007). The adventure drama follows a young heroine (Lisette Olivera) in search of answers about her family who embarks on an adventure to uncover the truth about the past and save a lost Pan-American treasure… Hollywood Records is releasing the a soundtrack album for the series on Jan. 18th. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Trevor Rabin, who scored both PREVIOUS NATIONAL TREASURE features.

Read more details and watch the series trailer, here.

January 11, 2023

Intrada Releases Expanded Soundtrack to Jay Chattaway’s SILVER BULLET

Based on the Steven King novelette, Cycle Of The Werewolf, SILVER BULLET tells about a small town in which brutal killings start to plague the close knit community. Marty Coslaw, a paraplegic boy who was given a custom-built wheelchair/motorcycle, which he nicknames the “Silver Bullet, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf… Jay Chattaway scored the 1985 film, which was released that year by Varèse Sarabande on a 14-track CD. Intrada’s release expands the score into a full 30-track/56:08-minute presentation remastered from the original three-channel stereo mixes made in 1985.

Read more details, and watch the film’s 1985 trailer, here.

January 10, 2023

Blanck Mass Scores Scottish Horror Film THE RIG – Now Showing on Amazon Prime

THE RIG is a supernatural thriller television series streaming in Amazon Prime. Summary: When the crew of the North Sea stationed Kinloch Bravo oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world. The crew will be driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties and will be forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their imagination. The series features music by Blanck Mass, which is a British electronic solo project by Ivor Novello Award-winning composer Benjamin J Power. Blank Mass has imbued the music for the series with a claustrophobic sense of unfolding horror, at times the electronic score feels like it’s being performed on THE RIG, with clanging percussion driving the tension. He has imbued the music for the series with a claustrophobic sense of unfolding horror, at times the electronic score feels like it’s being performed on THE RIG, with clanging percussion driving the tension.

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

January 8, 2023

Ken Thorne’s 1982 TV HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Score Released Digitally

A new digital soundtrack album has been released for Hallmark Hall of Fame’s 1982 television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME directed by Michael Tuchner and Alan Hume (uncredited). This TV presentation was the sixth film adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel… The film was composed by Academy Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Ken Thorne (1924-2014; HELP!, SUPERMAN II & III, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, THE PROTECTOR, THE RITZ, INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU). The 13-track digital soundtrack album has just now been released by CD PROJEKT and is available to stream/download on major digital music services.

See more details here.

December 28, 2022

Hollywood Records To Release Sara Barone’s Score for Horror Film GRIMCUTTY

GRIMCUTTY is a 2022 monster horror film written and directed by John Ross, known for THE BIRCH and BITE SIZE HORROR TV series, SHADOWS OF THE DEAD, FREAKY FARON. The film was distributed in United States by Hulu on October 10th, in Latin America by Star+ and internationally by Disney+. Hollywood Records will release the GRIMCUTTY Original Soundtrack with music by Sara Barone, (known for scoring AFTER MASKS, THE DESIRING, and providing additional music for LOVE DEATH & ROBOTS, orchestrator for GODZILLA VS KONG, score programming for ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG) on Friday, December 30th.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

December 24, 2022

Arnau Bataller’s score for Spanish SciFi Thriller THE ANTARES PARADOX Released by MSM

MovieScore Media has released Arnau Bataller’s score for the Spanish sci-fi thriller THE ANTARES PARADOX (Spanish title, La paradoja de Antares), which was nominated for the best motion picture award at this year’s Sitges festival. The film follows a dedicated astrophysicist who is working in a Spanish branch of the SETI project. Upon receiving a signal from the Antares system that could herald the confirmation of extraterrestrial intelligence (and which she is required to verify), she receives the news of her father being at death’s door. She faces a dilemma as to whether priority should be given to career or to family.

See more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

December 22, 2022

Christopher Young’s OOP Score to THE MONKEY KING Now Available Digitally

Tribeca Tunes has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 2014 Chinese fantasy adventure THE MONKEY KING: HAVOC IN HEAVEN’S PLACE (aka simply THE MONKEY KING) directed by Soi Cheang and starring Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-Fat, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen and Joe Chen. This is one of two Chinese Monkey King films that were scored by Christopher Young (SPIDER-MAN 3, HELLRAISER, DRAG ME TO HELL, THE GRUDGE, PET SEMATARY remake, ECHO 3, THE OFFERING).

Read the details, and watch the film’s 2014 trailer, here.

December 17, 2022

Christopher Young has Composed the Score for the Horror Film THE OFFERING

Directed by Oliver Park in his feature film debut and originally shot as ABYZOU, the horror film delves into familial themes of grief, denial, and shame within a Hasidic family in the horror… Composer Christopher Young (HELLRAISER, SINISTER, GHOST RIDER, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, DRAG ME TO HELL) has scored the film, fresh from composing music for “The Autopsy” episode from Guillermo del Toro’s CABINET OF CURIOSITIES and the 10-episode Apple-TV+ black-ops thriller series ECHO 13… a digital soundtrack is due for release on January 13th…

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer, here.

December 16, 2022

THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN Soundtrack Released Today – Music by Bear McCreary

Netflix Music has released the 17-track soundtrack album for the limited series THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN. The new series serves as a prequel to the Netflix television series and will consist of four episodes… The prequel series is composed by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary and is available now from Amazon and, shortly, from other major digital music services.

Read more details, watch a short video with McCreary on “Crafting the Sound of The Witcher: Blood Origin,” and watch the series’ trailer, here.

December 15, 2022

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Releases Tomorrow – Original Score By Simon Franglen – Extended Score Album Releases Dec. 20^th

Hollywood Records has announced the release of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), now available on all streaming platforms. Featuring music by GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Simon Franglen, the 22-track soundtrack also includes the original song “Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” written and performed by The Weeknd, and produced by Swedish House Mafia along with Simon Franglen. The soundtrack will also be available on vinyl in early 2023… Additionally, the extended AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Original Score) album will release Tuesday, December 20th and will include 11 additional score cues from the film…

Read more details here.

December 9, 2022

Quartet Records Releases Hitchcock’s FRENZY Soundtrack Jan 4^th – Including Ron Goodwin’s Score AND Henry Mancini’s Unused Score (both for the first time)

Quartet Records and Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection present the world premiere release of both the used and unused scores for Alfred Hitchcock’s FRENZY, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the film… FRENZY was the only completely rejected score in Henry Mancini’s long career, and also one of the most famous and requested Goodwin scores over the ensuing decades. Neither of them, however, have previously been officially released in any form until today. This collection has been painstakingly produced, restored and mastered by Mike Matessino from stereo and mono elements vaulted at Universal Pictures, with the collaboration of both the Ron Goodwin and Henry Mancini estates…

Read more details here.

Anna Drubich’s Score for Horror Thriller BARBARIAN Released

Hollywood Records announces the release of the BARBARIAN (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by Anna Drubich. The 16-track album is available today, December 9, on major digital platforms here… The film is scored by composer Anna Drubich. She has frequently collaborated with film composer Marco Beltrami, writing an episode of the Danish television historical war drama series 1864 (2014), composing additional music and playing piano on EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE (2019), and co-writing the scores for SCARY STORIES IN THE DARK (2019) and FEAR STREET (2021). On her own she recently scored HYPNOSIS (2020), the horror comedy thriller WEREWOLVES WITHIN (2021)…

Read more details here.

Nicholas Britell’s ANDOR Vol. 3 Soundtrack Available

Walt Disney Records releases the third digital soundtrack from Lucasfilm’s original live-action series ANDOR, today. The Andor: Volume 3 (Episodes 9-12) (Original Score) digital album features scores composed and produced by three-time Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-winning composer Nicholas Britell and is available here. All 12 episodes of “Andor” are now streaming exclusively on Disney+.

Read more details here.

December 4, 2022

Johannes Ringen Scores Norwegian Monster Movie TROLL – Soundtrack Released by Netflix

Deep in the Dovre mountain in Norway, something gigantic wakes up after a thousand years in captivity. The creature is the last remaining Troll King, which proceeds to destroy everything in its path and quickly approaches Oslo. TROLL is a Norwegian monster film directed and co-written by Roar Uthaug… The score is composed by Johannes Ringen, a Norwegian-born, LA-based composer known for his work on THE BURNING SEA (2021), THE GIRL FROM OSLO (2021), PROJECT Z (2021), and THE QUAKE (2018)

Read more details, watch the film’s trailer, and sample a suite of Ringen’s score, here.

December 1, 2022

Lakeshore Records Releases 4-Track EP from WEDNESDAY Series – Includes Contains Cover Versions of “Paint It Black” & “Don’t Stop”

Lakeshore Records has released a four track EP yesterday led off by a striking hit version of the Rolling Stones’ “Paint it Black” performed by Wednesday Addams on cello and additional tracks by The Nevermore Academy Orchestra. See the streaming/purchase link here.

November 29, 2022

Composer VAAAL Scores Serial Killer Horror Film A WOUNDED FAWN – Soundtrack Out on Dec 1

Zombi Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller A WOUNDED FAWN. The album features the film’s original music composed by VAAAL (WES SCHLAGENHAUF IS DYING, HAVANA LIBRE). The 31-track album will be released digitally on December 1st; it is now available for pre-order on Amazon… A WOUNDED FAWN follows the story of Meredith Tanning (Lind), a local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool, only to be targeted by a charming serial killer (Ruben). When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

November 28, 2022

Soundtrack to Horror Comedy SOMETHING IN THE DIRT Released by Node Records – Score by Jimmy LaValle aka The Album Leaf

Node Records has released of the soundtrack album for the horror comedy SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, featuring an original score by recording artist The Album Leaf, aka Jimmy LaValle. The film, the latest from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (MOON KNIGHT, LOKI, THE TWILIGHT ZONE), is another of the duo’s genre-bending signature sci-fi and supernatural horror/dark comedy films (The Endless, Synchronic). In this film, Benson and Moorhead offer up a twisted reflection of our paranoid times in this inventive mix of buddy comedy and sci-fi thriller; the film tells the story of two neighbors who witness something supernatural in their LA apartment building. The two realize that documenting these unexplainable paranormal events could change their lives with fame and fortune. The journey plunges them down a frayed and uncertain path as they uncover the truth of the phenomena. This is the fourth film collaboration with composer Jimmy LaValle, aka The Album Leaf.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here:

November 24, 2022

La-La Land Record’s Final Five 2022 Releases – Includes Two Expanded Genre Soundtracks

La-La Land Records has announced its Final Five CDs for 2022, including two notable genre albums: a 20th Anniversary soundtrack of 2002’s SPIDER-MAN with a remastered and expanded 3-CD deluxe presentation of renowned composer Danny Elfman’s original score. Teeming with thematic motifs that expertly swing from kinetic and soaring action to heartfelt drama and romance, Elfman’s SPIDER-MAN score is an orchestral knockout and a notable work in the composer’s acclaimed canon. And a remastered and expanded CD re-issue of legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith’s original motion picture score to the 1989 big screen cult comedy THE ‘BURBS. Continuing an exciting collaboration with filmmaker Joe Dante, Goldsmith unleashed another wildly creative and notable score for the director’s hilarious, knowing suburban romp.

Read more details here.

November 20, 2022

Howlin’ Wolf Records Announces DEATHCEMBER – Soundtrack CD Features Music by Andrew Scott Bell & Others

Howlin’ Wolf Records is excited to present DEATHCEMBER, a holiday-themed horror anthology series soundtrack with an international ensemble of renowned composers, directors, and actors. The movie is a collection of 24 films that take a look at the dark side of the festive season. 24 international directors with the most diverse ideas and styles; linked by short animated segments that deal with the Advent calendar itself.

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

November 18, 2022

Marco Beltrami’s MIMIC (1997) Score Gets Deluxe CD Club Edition from Varèse Sarabande

Among Varèse Sarabande’s November 2022 CD Club titles is MIMIC Deluxe Edition (Music From the Dimension Motion Score) with music by Marco Beltrami. Mimic displays the hallmarks of Beltrami’s popular style: bold, pulse-pounding action; eerie suspense and scares; and—most importantly—a sensitivity to human emotion. All of this is carefully and immaculately produced in a symphonic-electronic package that calls upon elevated, avant garde orchestral traditions while remaining accessible to modern audiences. Mimic was last available within Varèse Sarabande’s 2016 12CD set, Little Box of Horrors. For this new release, the 34-track Deluxe Edition, limited to 1000 copies, has been newly assembled and remastered from first-generation sources, and the score packaged with new cover art and liner notes by Randall D. Larson.

For more details see here.

November 17, 2022

Invada & Lakeshore Records to Release 1899 – Original Music from the Netflix Series Digitally November 24 – Music By Ben Frost

Invada Records and Lakeshore Records are set to release 1899—Original Music From The Netflix Series featuring music by Ben Frost (DARK), digitally on November 24. The mystery series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese (“Dark”), streams on Netflix worldwide November 17. Lakeshore will release the album in North and South America and Invada will release the album in the rest of the world. A vinyl edition (cover art upper right), will be available in the spring 2023.

For more details, and to sample a track, see here.

November 12, 2022

J. Peter Robinson Scores Sequel film R.I.P.D. 2: RISE OF THE DAMNED – Soundtrack Album Released

Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural action comedy R.I.P.D. 2: RISE OF THE DAMNED. The album features the film’s original music composed by J. Peter Robinson (CLEANERS, CHARMED, SPAWN, THE OUTER LIMITS [1995-99]). Directed by Paul Leyden, R.I.P.D. 2 is a sequel to R.I.P.D. (also marketed as R.I.P.D.: REST IN PEACE DEPARTMENT), the poorly received 2013 supernatural action comedy film starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds. The new film stars Jeffrey Donovan, Penelope Mitchell, Richard Brake, Jake Choi and Kerry Knuppe, and follows Sheriff Roy Pulsipher (Donovan) as he becomes the newest officer for the Rest In Peace Department, enforcing the afterlife’s laws who is given a mission to stop a dangerous demon from opening a portal to the underworld.

Read more details, sample one of the soundtrack cues, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

November 8, 2022

MovieScore Media Releases Swedish Horror Score to FEED by Oscar Fogelström

The score contains two prominent themes: for the main theme I wanted a melody that could be used in both positive and darker sequences; Märit’s theme represents the mythical witch who is haunting the island. It’s basically an antagonist theme, but it also appears in a few other situations in the film. The instrumentation is organic/electronic where the organic instruments are nyckelharpa and other traditional Swedish instruments with live percussion by Jesper Skarin. Since the witch wears a mask with a bell, we had Jesper do a lot of metallic sounds, including bowed cymbals and different bells. There are also quite a lot of vocal elements in the score…

Read more details here.

November 4, 2022

ANDOR: Volume 2 (Episodes 5-8) (Original Score) Digital Soundtrack Available Today

Walt Disney Records has released the digital soundtrack from Lucasfilm’s original live-action series ANDOR, today. The ANDOR: Volume 2 (Episodes 5-8), featuring the episode scores composed by Nicholas Britell… Britell says, “I’m very excited to share the original score from Episodes 5-8 in Volume 2, which drops today. As ANDOR the show evolves, so does the music. Exploring the many different sounds – both orchestral, and those with electronic/synthesizer textures – has been such a thrill. I could not be more happy to be a part of this amazing journey with Tony Gilroy, Lucasfilm, and our incredible cast and crew.”

Read more details here.

Lakeshore Records Releases AVENUE 5 – Original Series Soundtrack – Music by Adem Ilhan

Lakeshore Records has released the original series soundtrack to AVENUE 5, featuring music from the first and second seasons by Adem Ilhan (IN THE LOOP).

AVENUE 5 takes us to a not-so-distant future where space tourism is a booming business. While manning a luxury spacecraft owned by Herman Judd (Josh Gad), Captain Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie) finds himself in over his head when the ship is thrown disastrously off-course – turning what was meant to be an eight-week cruise into an eight-year journey.

Read more details here.

Lakeshore Records Releases STRANGER THINGS 4 EP Apple Music Exclusive in Dolby Atmos

Lakeshore Records has released an EP of three tracks taken from STRANGER THINGS 4 Original Score from the Netflix Series in Dolby Atmos “Spatial Mix” versions, available for listeners exclusively on Apple Music today.

The music is by two-time Grammy®-nominated and Emmy®-winning composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein…

Read the details here.

November 3, 2022

Silva Screen Records Presents The Musical Anthology of HIS DARK MATERIALS Series Three

On December 2nd, Silva Screen will digitally release the third volume of the highly successful 2019 concept album as an introduction to HIS DARK MATERIALS Series Three music, presenting the newly composed principal themes from Series three. The music for the entire HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy is composed by Lorne Balfe. In this introduction to the Music from the Television Series, Balfe delves into the series and character themes from the final instalment of Philip Pullman’s acclaimed trilogy. Lorne describes his score as “Elgar meets Nine Inch Nails” and recounts that “The main thing that we wanted to do was to always have a clear journey of each character’s theme… I wrote their themes separately as a journey, so that we knew musically what would happen throughout the series…

Read more details here.

Silva Screen Records Presents A Collection of Ramin Djawadi’s Music From WESTWORLD

On November 18, 2022, Silva Screen Records will digitally release Music From Westworld (2016-). Performed by London Music Works, the album features music highlights from Ramin Djawadi’s extensive and rich score. “We’ve always had a great hybrid, and I always felt like that was such a creative and fun way to approach the score with season 1, where we had obviously the Westworld elements, and we did acoustic guitars and all the organic elements,” Djawadi commented. “And then, whenever we would be under the park with all the techy stuff, robots, and futuristic things, we always had to use the synthesizers. But, especially in season 3, when it pushed into this future world, it became very synthetic.

Read more details here.

October 26, 2022

Two Horror Scores – Richard Band & Alan Howarth – Announced from Dragons Domain

Dragon’s Domain Records presents a new release of THE PIT & THE PENDULUM, to be distributed through Buysoundtrax.com. THE PIT & THE PENDULUM features music composed and conducted by Richard Band (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, GHOST WARRIOR, TROLL) for the 1991 version of the classic story written by Edgar Allan Poe, adapted by Dennis Paoli, directed by Stuart Gordon (RE-ANIMATOR) and starring Lance Henriksen. Stephen Lee, Rona De Ricci, Jonathan Fuller, William Norris, Mark Margolis, Frances Bay, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Jeffrey Combs and Oliver Reed…

See more details here.

Rocky Gray Scores 10/31 PART III – Soundtrack CD from Howlin’ Wolf Records

Horror soundtrack specialist Howlin’ Wolf Records presents Rocky Gray’s score for 10/31 PART III, the third installment in the gruesomely popular 10/31 Anthology Series, with segments directed by a variety of renowned cult-cinema directors. Rocky Gray is an award-winning composer of over 30 features, shorts, and video games. An accomplished musician, he was the original drummer for the multi-platinum goth rock band Evanescence, and later drummer and lead guitarist for We Are The Fallen and Living Sacrifice, respectively.

Read more details here.

October 24, 2022

Ramin Djawadi’s Soundtrack Album to HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, first season, Now Available

WaterTower Music has released the first soundtrack album for the HBO original series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Ramin Djawadi (GAME OF THRONES, WESTWORLD, ETERNALS, IRON MAN, CLASH OF THE TITANS). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services.

Read more details here.

October 21, 2022

Full Soundtrack to GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Released

Lakeshore Records has released GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES – Soundtrack From The Netflix Series featuring music by the ten composers who created the score to each episode directed by a different filmmaker, appearing in the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s four-day horror anthology miniseries event that begins on Netflix October 25.

Read more details here.

Amie Doherty’s Score for SHE-HULK Episodes 5-9 Now Available

In an interview with Jon Burlingame at Variety, Doherty spoke up about scoring SHE-HULK: “The challenge, she says, was finding a central theme that she could apply to both sides of the character, along with creating music for the ‘really quirky characters’ who are her clients. It’s fun to get to dabble in that established Marvel sound while trying to bring something new and fresh

Read more details here.

October 20, 2022

Listen to Holly Amber Church’s Main Title Theme & a Christopher Young track from Guillermo del Toro’s CABINET OF CURIOSITIES – Full Soundtrack Album Releases Tomorrow

Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack of the new horror anthology series for purchase digitally ahead of the premiere. With eight composers creating music for eight separate episodes, and two others handling show’s theme and other tracks, they bring unique personal styles to their work that gives each episode its own unique musical style and ensures the series as a whole possesses distinctly foreboding and scary musical elements.

Read more details, and listen to Holly Amber Church’s Main Theme, here.

Latest Animated Superhero Score From Dynamic Music Partners Released

BATMAN AND SUPERMAN: BATTLE OF THE SUPER SONS is a 2022 animated direct-to-video superhero film… based on the DC Comics of the same name. It is the overall 49th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, it is the first fully-CGI animated film from DC Entertainment, and it tells the story of Jonathan Kent and reluctant young sidekick Damian Wayne who are burdened with saving the world from impending doom from the alien mind control of Starro. The film is scored by Dynamic Music Partners (Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, and Michael McCuistion), the exemplary composer team known for their amazing scores for DC and Marvel animated universe films since the early 1990s

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

October 19, 2022

Colin Stetson’s Score is on THE MENU: Forthcoming Satirical Horror Thriller

Of the score, Colin Stetson says, “From my first reading of the script to our last moments on the mix stage, my experience creating the music on this film has been an absolute joy, as the themes, refrains, and aesthetic have seemed to jump right off of the page and screen for me with every brilliant turn of phrase, perfect edit, and wickedly delivered performance. It is pure pleasure working with such an incredible team and I am truly grateful for the whole of it.”

Read more details, listen to advance track “All Aboard,” and watch the film’s trailer, here.

October 18, 2022

WaterTower Music Releases a new Choral version of David Buckley’s SANDMAN Main Theme

A special choral version of David Buckley’s main theme from the Netflix series THE SANDMAN, based on Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel series, has been released by WaterTower Music. The new arrangement, composed by David Buckley, is performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.

Read more details and listen to the Choral version of the theme, here.

October 16, 2022

Two new Cues from Ramin Djawadi’s HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Score Released

WaterTower Music has released two new piano-based tracks by Ramin Djawadi from the latest episode of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, “Lament” and “Fate of the Kingdoms.” The label has previously released two first tracks (“The Prince That Was Promised” and “Protector of the Realm”). The series’ full soundtrack album will be released after next week’s season finale.

Read more details, or listen to the tracks, here.

October 14, 2022

BLACK ADAM Full Soundtrack Released by WaterTower – Score by Lorne Balfe

WaterTower Music has announced today’s release of the soundtrack to the upcoming New Line Cinema action adventure BLACK ADAM, starring Dwayne Johnson. The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the uncompromising DC antihero comes to the big screen… The 43-track album by noted Grammy Award-winning and Emmy-nominated composer Lorne Balfe (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, BLACK WIDOW) has just been released – in advance of the film. “My goal was to get the emotion and darkness of the main characters back story across to the audience, whilst simultaneously intertwining the old themes and familiarities of the DC comic book world and introducing a new class of superheroes,” said Balfe. “One way to bring in the feeling of an ancient world together was to collaborate with traditional instruments from Latin America, India, Africa and the Middle East….”

Read more details here, and sample a cue from the soundtrack.

Netflix Debuts THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL on Oct 19 – Soundtrack by Theodore Shapiro Now Available

The original score by Shapiro perfectly matches the magical, whimsical, and sweeping world of the film. “The world of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is incredibly rich, drawing visually on everything from ancient myths to modern couture. The score for the film follows this lead, combining medieval sounds like recorders and frame drums with Baroque harpsichords, an epically sized orchestra, and modern beats and programming. My mantra was: cinematic and epic, but never forgetting a pop sensibility,” says Shapiro.

Read more details here and watch the film’s latest trailer:

Bear McCreary’s Final Season 1 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER Episode 8 Soundtrack

With the release of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER (Season One: Episode 8 Amazon Original Series Soundtrack), all nine soundtrack albums from the Amazon Prime Video series are available, including Bear McCreary’s soundtracks to episodes 1-8, and the overall Season 1 soundtrack album featuring Howard Shore’s main title theme and selections of McCreary’s music from the first season not found on the individual episode soundtracks… Mondo, in partnership with Amazon Studios, will present both Vinyl and 2 disc CD editions of THE RINGS OF POWER Season 1 album featuring Bear McCreary and the main theme by Howard Shore, as well as “Where The Shadows Lie” performed by Fiona Apple.

Read more details here.

October 10, 2022

Kenneth Lampl Scores Horror Film SISSY – CD released by MovieScore Media

Sweden’s MovieScore Media has released the original score from the 2022 horror feature film SISSY, directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, and starring Aisha Dee, Yerin Ha and Hannah Barlow… The film has been scored by American film composer Kenneth Lampl, who has scored over 90 films during his career thus far. “The SISSY score is best described as a psychotic rollercoaster, veering its way from sinister Italian Giallo and tense Herrmann-esque thriller to over-exuberant, saccharine-coated, Disney magic,” Lampl said. “The music is intended to capture the unreal, inner fantasy land of social media and its impact on the slowly unraveling mind of our main character Sissy.

Read more details here.

October 9, 2022

Second Theme By Ramin Djawadi From HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Released – Full Soundtrack still forthcoming

WaterTower Music has released Ramin Djawadi’s “Protector of the Realm” today, the second piece of music available from the HOUSE OF THE DRAGON series – the prequel to GAME OF THRONES which is streaming on HBO and HBO Max since August 21. The music was created by acclaimed Emmy Award- Winning and Grammy ® nominated composer Ramin Djawadi, who wrote the popular musical scores from GAME OF THRONES, and HBO’s WESTWORLD. Djawadi’s cue “The Prince That Was Promised” was released as a single last August.

Read more details, and listen to the cue, here.

October 7, 2022

Varese Sarabande Announces A Pair of Alan Silvestri Deluxe CD Soundtracks

From the storied collaboration of Robert Zemeckis and Alan Silvestri comes the devilishly fun 1992 horror–comedy score, DEATH BECOMES HER… Alan Silvestri’s score captures, as always, a perfect sense of the film’s tone: grand yet wry, large-scale and symphonic for the supernatural drama, but with a lighthearted touch of the macabre… Also coming soon is LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER—THE CRADLE OF LIFE (2003), the second of two action-adventure movies starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, the protagonist of the popular Tomb Raider (1996) videogame series. For this project, Silvestri fused both concepts into an expansive, pulse-pounding and dynamic score for the film’s world-spanning adventure.

Read more details here.

Marvel Studios’ WEREWOLF BY NIGHT Soundtrack Is Available Today

On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader… In his Marvel film directorial debut, Oscar®-winning composer of UP and other Pixar favorites, longtime Marvel Studios collaborator Michael Giacchino directs WEREWOLF BY NIGHT. Giacchino has a classic approach to horror, believing, “Horror is all about what you don’t know and what you think is about to happen or what you think you see or what you think you hear. I am trying to use that for us as much as possible. That was the goal from day one on this project.”

Read more details, and watch the WEREWOLF BY NIGHT trailer, here.

Lorne Balfe’s “Justice Society Theme” from BLACK ADAM Released

WaterTower Music has today released “The Justice Society Theme” (from BLACK ADAM) – the latest music to be made available from the upcoming New Line Cinema action adventure BLACK ADAM, starring Dwayne Johnson. It follows on the heels of last week’s release of the “Black Adam Theme.” The BLACK ADAM (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) soundtrack will be released October 14, and BLACK ADAM smashes into theaters and IMAX internationally beginning October 19_^th,

Read more details here.

Ben Lovett’s Score to New HELLRAISER Soundtrack Released Today

Today Lakeshore Records has released Spyglass Media Group’s digital soundtrack for HELLRAISER – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with music by Ben Lovett (THE RITUAL, THE NIGHT HOUSE). Lovett reunites with director David Bruckner as he reimagines the score to the reinvented iconic horror classic, Hellraiser, which debuts in the U.S. exclusively today on Hulu.

Read more details here.

October 6, 2022

Lorne Balfe’s Soundtrack for PENNYWORTH Season 3 Releases Tomorrow

DC’s HBO Max original series PENNYWORTH has premiered it’s third season today. The series tells the continuing story of the origin story of Alfred Pennyworth, a former special-forces soldier living in London and how he came to work for Bruce Wayne’s father. WaterTower Music will released tomorrow the soundtrack album for the third season, featuring selections of the original score from the show’s third season. The music has been composed by Lorne Balfe…

Read more details, and watch the Season 3 trailer, here.

October 5, 2022

Lakeshore Records has Early-Released “Blood Box” Track by Ben Lovett from 2022’s HELLRAISER Soundtrack

Arriving October 7 is the soundtrack to 2022’s HELLRAISER, featuring a score by Ben Lovett (THE NIGHT HOUSE, THE RITUAL, THE SIGNAL, THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW). This new incarnation of hell-raising horror is directed by David Bruckner and based on the Clive Barker story and 1987 film, will make its debut on Hulu in tandem with the soundtrack release…

Listen to the chilling track “Blood Box” which premiered at Bloody Disgusting and is now available via YouTube – and on my news page here.

October 4, 2022

Expanded Remaster of Hans Zimmer’s 2002 Score to THE RING Released on CD

La-La Land Records, Paramount Pictures, and Geffen present a remastered and expanded, two-disc 20th Anniversary release of composer Hans Zimmer’s original motion picture score to the 2002 feature film supernatural thriller THE RING, starring Naomi Watts, and directed by Gore Verbinski. Zimmer’s score is a masterpiece of atmosphere – haunting, dreadful, beautiful, poignant, tense – it effectively envelops the film and the listener in an unforgettable sonic dreamstate. The film is a remake of Hideo Nakata’s 1998 Japanese horror film RING…

Read more details here.

October 3, 2022

Jeff Russo’s Soundtrack to SHOWTIME Series THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Released

Lakeshore Records has released the digital THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Original Series Score, featuring music by Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated composer Jeff Russo (TV’s STAR TREK: PICARD, FARGO, THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY). Says Russo: “The performances in THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, coupled with such an engaging and emotional story, made writing this score incredibly thrilling. I really got to open up melodically and also have so much fun with it.”

Read more details about the series and watch its final #2 trailer, here.

October 2, 2022

Sample a Track From the EXCEPTION Soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto – OST Due Oct 14

Ryuichi Sakamoto has composed the soundtrack for the upcoming Netflix anime series, EXCEPTION. The series takes place in a far future when human beings have been forced to leave earth and migrate to another galaxy. An advanced team of spacecraft arrives at a planet that is to be terraformed. Each member of the team is output by a biological 3D printer, but one of them has been printed with a deformity.

Read more details, listen to Sakamoto’s “Exception” main theme, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

John Debney’s Score for Disney’s HOCUS POCUS 2 – Digital Soundtrack Released Today – CD Set For Release November 11

Hocus Pocus 2 Original Soundtrack is available digitally today with the CD set for release on November 11th. The soundtrack features 9 songs with an original score composed and produced by Emmy®-winning and Oscar®-nominated composer John Debney… Debney comments, “Having started my career with HOCUS POCUS 1, what a wonderful bookend to have just completed HOCUS POCUS 2. To re-explore the wonderful world of our beloved witches has been an absolute joy. Working with the amazingly talented director Anne Fletcher, we strove to both capture the magic of the first film while giving the new one its own voice and darkly fun attitude. I hope that fans of the original film will love the new film creating a whole new generation of fans….and being reunited with the incredible Marc Shaiman has been an absolute joy as we again explore the musical landscape of Hocus Pocus!”

Read more details and watch the latest trailer, here.

September 30, 2022

Dan Levy’s Soundtrack to French Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Film VESPER Released

VESPER is a science fiction (released in France as VESPER CHRONICLES) that takes place after the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, when a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed father, meets a woman with a secret who will force her to use her wits, strengths and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of having a future… The film is scored by Dan Levy, Paris, is a French composer and actor, known for FOR MY COUNTRY(2022), LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS (episode: The Tall Grass, 2021), and I LOST MY BODY (2019).

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

Lakeshore Records Releases LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS: SEASON 3 Soundtrack From The Netflix Series

Lakeshore Records has unleashed LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS: SEASON 3 – Soundtrack From The Netflix Series featuring music by composer and series music consultant Rob Cairns , Award-winning composer Jason Hill (who scored the David Fincher-directed “Bad Travelling”), iconic DJ/composer Tom Holkenborg (AKA Junkie XL), and renowned electronic artist Killawatt (who scored the double Emmy-winning episode “Jibaro”).

Read more details, and watch the LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS Season 3 Trailer, here.

The Theme From New Line Cinema’s BLACK ADAM By Grammy Award-Winning Composer Lorne Balfe Available from WaterTower Music

WaterTower Music is pleased to announce today’s release of the first music to be heard from the upcoming New Line Cinema action adventure BLACK ADAM, starring Dwayne Johnson. The first-ever feature film to explore the story of the uncompromising DC antihero comes to the big screen under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra… “It was exciting to get into the Black Adam theme, and I really wanted to capture his essence as the DC comic book world’s anti-hero. We had a large brass section across the score to give the weight and power of the main character’s past, which I balanced out with high tempo, more melodic sounds to give the audience that more familiar heroic feel,” said composer Lorne Balfe.

Read more details, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

September 24, 2022

New Sci-Fi Thriller BLANK Features Score by Aryhnn Descy

BLANK is 2022 sci-fi thriller about Claire, a desperate writer who, after checking in for an A.I. operated writer’s retreat, finds herself trapped in her unit with a malfunctioning android. As her captor becomes increasingly unstable she has to outsmart the technology in order to make it out alive.

The film has been scored by Aryhnn Descy (THE TOMBS, NINE NIGHTS, EYE FOR AN EYE), a French/South African composer and pianist who divides her time between London and LA.

Read more details and watch the BLANK trailer, here.

September 23, 2022

Cris Velasco’s Score to Video Game Dauntless Vol. 3 Released

Players Sent Recordings of Themselves Doing Chants to be Incorporated Into the New Theme

“We wanted the theme to be highly melodic and memorable. With over 30 million players worldwide, it was also a great chance to use the Dauntless community as an element. We asked them to lend their literal voices into the recording of the new Main Theme. It was so much fun to see the excitement and passion in all the submissions. Everyone that sang the new chant is included in the recording. This is now the new sound of Dauntless,” said Velasco.

Read more details, watch a video about the Main Theme process, and listen to the final track, here.

Science Fiction TV Series LA BREA Gets a Soundtrack Between Seasons – Music by James S. Levine

LA BREA is a science fiction drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 28, 2021 and tells of a massive sinkhole that mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles, separating part of a family in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a desperate group of strangers. The series was renewed for a second season which is set to premiere on September 27, 2022… LA BREA has been scored by Emmy-nominated composer James S. Levine, best known for creating ground breaking scores to hit television series such as NIP/ TUCK, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, BLOODLINE, and INSTINCT. Since 2001, Levine has been honored by ASCAP and BMI with over 30 film and television music awards, including those for most performed underscore.

Read more details, and watch LA BREA’s Season 2 trailer, here.

September 22, 2022

Silva Screen Records Presents Music From the Terminator Movies Performed by London Music Works

On October 7, 2022, Silva Screen Records will digitally release Music From the Terminator Movies, featuring music highlights from composers Brad Fiedel, Marco Beltrami, Danny Elfman, Lorne Balfe and Tom Holkenborg. Scoring for the Terminator franchise has come full circle and with this new album, London Music Works curates its musical journey. The album follows the scores chronologically… The critically acclaimed London Music Works specializes in playing film and TV soundtracks. The critically acclaimed London Music Works specializes in playing film and TV soundtracks…

Read more details here.

September 21, 2022

STAR WARS: Nicholas Britell’s ANDOR Theme Released as Digital Single

The “Main Titles Themes (Episodes 1-3)” from Andor are now available digitally from Walt Disney Records. The score is composed by Emmy®-winning and three-time Academy Award® nominated composer, pianist, and producer Nicholas Britell (DON’T LOOK UP, SUCCESSION, CRUELLA.) The digital album consists of three tracks, main title themes from each of the first three episodes of the series…

Read more details, and listen to the first episode theme from ANDOR, here.

September 16, 2022

Disney’s Live Action Pinocchio Soundtrack is Out – Scored by Alan Silvestri

Released last week by Walt Disney Records, the music & song soundtrack to Robert Zemeckis’ live-action remake of PINOCCHIO for Disney features score by the director’s long-time collaborator Alan Silvestri… Silvestri used the songs as a resource, along with an accordion to evoke a bit of Old World Italy for Geppetto’s shop. Silvestri explained, “Even though the film takes place at a much earlier time in history, I didn’t feel that we had to limit ourselves to period music. In a film like this, with these big action sequences, there’s a great range of musical needs, a lot of music that had to be written. But it really comes back to the emotional arc of the characters. These were very emotional scenes and adventures and things happening that are timeless and universal – friendship and danger, mystery and fantasy, all these things. So, the film seemed to really be able to take and handle a tremendous musical range.”

Read more details, and watch the film’s trailer, here.

Soundtrack to DOCTOR WHO Series 13: FLUX Announced for CD Sept 30^th

Silva Screen Records is releasing, on Sept. 30, the DOCTOR WHO SERIES 13 – FLUX (Original Television Soundtrack) composed by Segun Akinola. This three CD set features the score for FLUX spread across two CDs, plus a bonus disc of the New Years’ Day special REVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS… DOCTOR WHO: FLUX tells a story in which the Doctor’s quest to recover her lost Timeless Child memories coincided with a potentially universe-destroying threat.

Read the details here.

MovieScore Media announces the Soundtrack to DEUS by composer John Koutselinis

Says composer John Koutselinis about the score: “Wonderful to work with writer/director Steve Stone once again, for whom I have a great admiration of his vision and the dark worlds he depicts through his films. The score for the sci-fi thriller DEUS calls to describe a dark and dystopian reality, humanity on its final days, the search for the unknown, and a challenging question put to the viewer of a great ethical dilemma. As such, the tone is also dark, atonal, somber, distorted…

Read more details and watch the film’s trailer here.

September 15, 2022

LOTR THE RINGS OF POWER Episode 4 Soundtrack Released – Music by Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary’s Season 1 Episode 4 soundtrack for the Amazon series THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER has been released today. The album features approximately 54 minutes of original music from the fourth Season 1 episode (titled “The Great Wave”) and is now available to stream exclusively on Amazon Music…

Read more details here.

SHE-HULK ATTORNEY AT LAW Vol 1 Soundtrack Releases Tomorrow – Score by Amy Doherty

Hollywood Records will release the SHE-HULK Attorney At Law Vol. 1 digital soundtrack album tomorrow, Sept. 16^th. The album features the original music from the first four episodes of the show composed by Amie Doherty. A single containing Doherty’s main theme was previously released last month; a second volume containing composer’s music from episodes 5-9 is expected to come out after the season finale on October 13.

Read more details here.

A24 Music Releases “Pearl Main Titles” From PEARL – Music by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams

Today, A24 Music released the single “Pearl Main Titles” from the PEARL Original Motion Picture S

June 17, 2022

Michael Giacchino’s LIGHTYEAR Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out Now

LIGHTYEAR Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featuring score composed and produced by Oscar®-winning composer Michael Giacchino is out now. A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, LIGHTYEAR follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew.

Read more details here.

June 10, 2022

Kurt Farquhar’s Soundtrack for Netflix’s FIRST KILL Vampire Drama Released

Composer Kurt Farquhar (THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BLACK LIGHTNING, THE PROUD FAMILY) has scored the Netflix horror series FIRST KILL, a supernatural teen romance drama in which falling in love is tricky for teens Juliette and Calliope: one’s a vampire, the other’s a vampire hunter and both are ready to make their first kill.

Listen to Farquhar’s provocative track, “The Gathering,” (and watch the FIRST KILL trailer below that), here.

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH: Themes And Sketches album released – music by Jeff Russo – Original Score Forthcoming

Lakeshore Records is set today to digitally release THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH: Themes and Sketches, featuring music by Emmy-winning and Grammy®-nominated composer Jeff Russo (STAR TREK: PICARD, FARGO, OSLO). From the Showtime drama series starring Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomi Harris, the tracks offer a fascinating listen to the original character and relationship themes found in the score as they evolved in their early stages – whether orchestrated differently or stripped down to piano or organ sketches.

Read more details, and watch the series’ trailer, here.

June 9, 2022

Listen to Advance Score Track from Disney’s LIGHTYEAR by Michael Giacchino

Composed and produced by Oscar®-winning composer Michael Giacchino, the digital soundtrack to Disney and Pixar’s LIGHTYEAR is set for release on June 17, the same day the film opens in U.S. theaters. An advance listen of the track “Mission Perpetual” from the film was released on June 3rd. Commenting on the track, Giacchino said, “One of my favorite sequences is called ‘Mission Perpetual.’ It’s early on in the film when Buzz is trying to accomplish a mission and keeps failing. It was an exciting challenge for me because there were so many things the music needed to convey: Buzz’s frustration with himself and the sadness of being alone in his pursuit, but also his undying ambition and drive to achieve his goal.

Read more details and listen to the “Mission Perpetual” track here.

June 8, 2022

Disney+/Marvel Studios Releases MS. MARVEL Suite by Laura Karpman

The “Ms. Marvel Suite,” composed by Emmy-winning composer Laura Karpman and its companion video are available today. The MS. MARVEL: Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-3) Original Soundtrack is set for release on June 22 and will be followed by Vol. 2 (Episodes 4-6) on July 13.

Listen to the Ms. Marvel Suite here.

June 6, 2022

New UK TV Series THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS Composed by Hannah Peel

John Wyndham’s durable 1957 science fiction novel “The Midwich Cuckoos,” source of several notable films including VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960 and 1975; and the former’s 1964 sequel CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED) has been adapted into an seven-part TV series by David Farr… The series stars Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley; the series’ score is an evocative mix of eerie suspense, aggressive synths, and delicate tonalities, has been composed by Northern Irish, Emmy-nominated composer Hannah Peel.

Read more details and sample the music here.

Italian Sci-Fi MONDOCANE Soundtrack Released – Blu-Ray Coming from Kino Lorber in July

Cinevox & GDM Music have released a soundtrack album for the Italian sci-fi thriller MONDOCANE. The album features a provocative synth-based score composed by Federico Bisozzi & Davide Tomat… The movie is set on Italy’s southern coast in the near future in the city of Taranto, a toxic ghost town that no one dares to enter. The poorest are left fighting for survival, while gangs are competing for territory. Two thirteen-year-old orphans, who grew up together, dream of joining one of the gangs.

Read more details, sample music, and watch the trailer here.

June 3, 2022

Lakeshore Records Releases ELDEST SOULS: DEPTH OF THE FORGOTTEN—Original Game Soundtrack Music

Lakeshore Records has released a digital 3-track single of composer Sergio Ronchetti’s music for Depths of the Forgotten, a free major expansion for Eldest Souls, the critically-acclaimed action-RPG which introduces a new and perilous region, three new bosses, a selection of special weapons, and an all-new, obliterating ability.

Read more details here.

May 31, 2022

Two of Albert Glasser’s Classic ‘50s Sci-Fi Scores Released on CD

Dragon’s Domain Records presents The Albert Glasser Collection, Volume 4: Science Fiction: Atomic Mutation I. With this fourth collection of the composer’s music, we are pleased to explore two films that he scored for director Bert I. Gordon in 1957. Albert Glasser consistently made musical magic out of limited resources and onrushing deadlines as one of Hollywood’s most prolific B-movie composers. THE ALBERT GLASSER COLLECTION, VOLUME 4 features expanded releases of Glasser’s music for THE CYCLOPS and BEGINNING OF THE END.

For more details, see here.

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NEW GENRE SOUNDTRACKS

Silva Screen Presents Two Classic DOCTOR WHO soundtracks from 1975 and 1987

DUNE: PART TWO Trailer Released Today – Hans Zimmer’s Soundtrack Set for Oct 20th

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Frontispiece artwork by Allen Koszowski from Musique Fantastique 1st Edition, Scarecrow Press, 1985.