Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Pillion, Mary & George, 100 Nights of Hero, The History of Sound, Occupied City, Foe, The Stranger, Significant Other) is the composer of the new British Netflix limited series The Witness. The show is created by Rob Williams (Suspicion, The Victim) and stars Jordan Bolger, Max Fincham, Neil Maskell, Kevin Eldon, Kerry Godliman, Jahsaiah Williams, Jon Pointing, Mark Stanley, James Dryden and James Bradshaw. The 3-part drama directed by Alex Winckler is based on true events and follows the experiences of Alex and André Hanscombe as they deal with the devastating impact of a brutal act of violence following the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common in 1992, when André became a single parent overnight and made his son Alex – the only eyewitness to the attack – the center of his world. Read the rest of this entry »
Oliver Coates Scoring Netflix’s ‘The Witness’
Posted: May 30, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Oliver Coates, The Witness
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 29, 2026)
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arnau Bataller, Backrooms, Dan Deacon, Edo Van Breemen, Gary Clark, John Carney, Kane Parsons, Leo Birenberg, Power Ballad, Pressure, Rémi Boubal, Renoir, The 47, The Breadwinner, Time and Water, Volker Bertelmann, Zach Robinson
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell. The film’s original music is composed by Edo Van Breemen (The Monkey, Keeper, Afflicted, Air, Hollow in the Land, The Backward Class) and Parsons. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the North Road Films, Atomic Monster, 21 Laps Entertainment & Phobos production, which is being released by A24.
Also opening nationwide is the historical drama Pressure written and directed by Anthony Maras and starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina and Kerry Condon. Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Lion, All Quiet on the Western Front, Dune: Prophecy, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur,Adrift, A House of Dynamite, One Life) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Whistler’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diego Velasco, Freddy Sheinfeld, score, Soundtrack, The Whistler
Hideout Pictures has released a soundtrack album for the supernatural horror thriller The Whistler. The album features the film’s original music composed by Freddy Sheinfeld (The Barber, Simon, The Seal of Confession). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to a track from the composer’s score below. The Whistler is directed by Diego Velasco and stars Diane Guerrero and Juan Pablo Raba. The movie follows a couple who unexpectedly inherit a secluded farm and are hoping to start fresh after losing their daughter, but instead encounter a cult claiming it can summon spirits from beyond, forcing them to deal with dark forces and their own inner demons. Read the rest of this entry »
Lyric Video for ‘Power Ballad’ Original Song ‘How to Write a Song Without You’ Released
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gary Clark, John Carney, Nick Jonas, Power Ballad
The official lyric music video for the original song How to Write a Song Without You from the musical comedy drama Power Ballad has been released. The track written by Gary Clark and director John Carney is also being released today in several different versions performed by lead actors Nick Jonas & Paul Rudd as part of the movie’s official soundtrack album by Republic Records. Check out the lyric video of the Jonas version after the jump and visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream the song and soundtrack. Power Ballad is co-written and directed by Carney and also stars Peter McDonald, Havana Rose Liu, Jack Reynor and Marcella Plunkett. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tuner’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Roher, Marius de Vries, score, Soundtrack, Tuner, Will Bates
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Tuner. The album features the film’s original score composed by Will Bates (Immaculate, Mayfair Witches. The Magicians, The Better Sister, Unbelievable,Away, I Origins, The Life List, The Path, Bliss, The Looming Tower), as well as the original on-screen music composed by the project’s executive music producer Marius de Vries (Coda, Navalny, Sucker Punch, Strange Magic, Kick-Ass, Easy Virtue). The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, June 5. Check back on this page for the pre-order link. Tuner marks the narrative feature directorial debut of documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher and stars Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, Dustin Hoffman, Jean Reno, Lior Raz and Tovah Feldshuh. The movie tells the story of a talented piano tuner whose life is turned upside down when he discovers that his meticulous skills for tuning pianos can equally be applied to cracking safes. Read the rest of this entry »
Remastered ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: In the Mouth of Madness, Jim Lang, John Carpenter, score, Soundtrack
Terror Vision is releasing a new soundtrack album for the 1995 supernatural horror movie In the Mouth of Madness directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, Assault on Precint 13, Christine, Escape from New York. The Fog, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live) and starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. The album features the newly remastered original score from the New Line Cinema production composed by Carpenter & Jim Lang (Hey Arnold!, Body Bags, Dinosaur Train). As previously announced, the new version of the soundtrack is being released as a double vinyl, CD and audio cassette on the label’s official website. A digital version will be coming out on June 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. Two first tracks (In the Mouth of Madness & The Book Comes Back) are already available to stream/download now. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Watson’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack, Watson
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the CBS drama Watson. The album features selections of the original music from both seasons of the show composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, Last Breathk, Boston Strangler, Dynasty, Pretty Lethal, Tales from the Loop, Wormwood). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s first track and end titles cue below. Watson is created by Craig Sweeny and stars Morris Chestnut, Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga Schlingmann and Rochelle Aytes. The series follows Dr. John Watson after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty as he resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Your Biggest Fan’ from ‘The Vampire Lestat’ Released
Posted: May 29, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Daniel Hart, Sam Reid, The Vampire Lestat
Lakeshore Records has released the fifth track from the soundtrack for the upcoming AMC original series The Vampire Lestat. Available to stream/download now is the original song Your Biggest Fan written by the show’s composer Daniel Hart (The Green Knight, Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story) and performed by Sam Reid (as Vampire Lestat). Also listen to the song after the jump. The label has previously released four first tracks (Long Face & the opening titles song All Fall Down, the Dancing with Myself cover and Butterscotch Bitch) from the soundtrack for the third Interview with the Vampire season. The Vampire Lestat is developed by Rolin Jones and also stars Jacob Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Jennifer Ehle, Sheila Atim, Assad Zaman and Delainey Hayles. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Breadwinner’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: May 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Appel, Leo Birenberg, score, Soundtrack, The Breadwinner, Zach Robinson
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy The Breadwinner. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winners Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Twisted Metal, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Obliterated, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Florida Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 29 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ title track below. The Breadwinner is directed by Eric Appel and stars Nate Bargatze (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Mandy Moore, Colin Jost, Martin Herlihy, Zach Cherry, Kate Berlant, Kumail Nanjiani and Will Forte. The movie follows a husband and father whose wife lands a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank that takes her on a prolonged business trip and now has figure out how to keep the house from (literally) falling apart as a first-time stay-at-home dad. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The History of Sound’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: May 28, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Oliver Coates, Oliver Hermanus, score, Soundtrack, The History of Sound
Vertigo Abbey Road Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The History of Sound. The album features the film’s original score composed by Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Pillion, Mary & George, 100 Nights of Hero, Occupied City, The Stranger, Foe, Significant Other). Also included are the songs from the movie written by Sam Amidon, produced by Coates and performed by cast members Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor & Briana Middleton, as well as Amidon himself. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to O’Connor’s & Mescal’s rendition of Silver Dagger and the first score track below. The History of Sound is directed by Oliver Hermanus and also stars Chris Cooper, Molly Price, Peter Mark Kendall, Raphael Sbarge, Emma Canning and Hadley Robinson. The movie revolves around two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917 who bond over their shared love of folk music. Read the rest of this entry »
