Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Midsommar, Beef, Beau Is Afraid, Eddington, Him, Invasion, Returnal, Anemone, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Eenie Meanie, Snowpiercer) has composed the original music for the upcoming action comedy The Wrecking Crew. The film is directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) and stars Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon, Miyavi, Frankie Adams, Stephen Root, Morena Baccarin, Lydia Peckham, Branscombe Richmond, Roimata Fox, Maia Kealoha and Josua Tuivavalagi. The movie follows two estranged half-brothers who are forced to reunite after their father’s mysterious death and set out to uncover the truth, when they unveil a conspiracy that threatens to tear their family apart. Read the rest of this entry »
Bobby Krlic Scoring Angel Manuel Soto’s ‘The Wrecking Crew’
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Angel Manuel Soto, Bobby Krlic, The Wrecking Crew
2026 Oscars Best Original Score (Updated) Predictions
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Following yesterday’s announcement of the shortlist of twenty titles and today’s SCL (Society of Composers & Lyricists) Awards nominations, we have updated our predictions in the Best Original Score category for next year’s 98th Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. Nomination voting will begin on January 12, 2026 and will end on January 16. The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on January 22 and the awards ceremony will take place on March 15. Check out our previous article for our original predictions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Disney Plus, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, score, Soundtrack, Sparks & Shadows
The details of the second soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians have been revealed. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season, featuring themes written by Emmy Award winner Bear McCreary (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Battlestar Galactica) and original score composed by Sparks & Shadows (Foundation, Imaginary, The Serpent Queen, Halo). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, December 19 by Hollywood Records. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. The label has previously released an album featuring music from Season 1 back in 2023. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is created by Rick Riordan (based on his book series of the same title) & Jonathan E. Steinberg and stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Daniel Diemer and Dior Goodjohn. Read the rest of this entry »
‘You Found Me’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alice Vial, L'âme idéale, Olivier Marguerit, score, Soundtrack, You Found Me
Gaumont has released a soundtrack album for the French romantic comedy You Found Me (L’âme idéale). The album features the film’s original music composed by Olivier Marguerit (The Night of the 12th, First Case, The Great Arch, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, My Best Part, Dark Inclusion). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s first track after the jump. You Found Me is co-written and directed by Alice Vial and stars Magalie Lépine Blondeau, Jonathan Cohen, Jean-Christophe Folly, Anne Benoit and Soufiane Guerrab. The movie follows a doctor with the ability to see the dead and help them cross to the other side who given up on love, retreating into solitude and her work, when she meets a charming a dead man who doesn’t know he’s dead. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Border Hunters’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Border Hunters, Ruben Islas, score, Soundtrack, Yagmur Kaplan
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Border Hunters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Yagmur Kaplan (Armor, Cash Out, Alarum, High Rollers, Exit Protocol, Deadlock). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 18. Check back on this page for the streaming/download link. Border Hunters is directed by Ruben Islas and stars Dean Norris, Julio Macias, Danforth Comins, Ramón Medína, Gerardo Taracena, Paola Paulin and Hoze Meléndez. The movie follows a former spy who gets enlisted to dismantle Mexican cartels following a fentanyl overdose. Read the rest of this entry »
Nominations for 7th Annual SCL Awards Announced
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: SCL Awards
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominees for the 7th Annual SCL Awards, which will take place on February 6, 2026 at the Skirball Cultural Center, hosted by Kevin Bacon & Michael Bacon, in Los Angeles. Composer Ludwig Göransson and director Ryan Coogler will receive the Spirit of Collaboration Award at the event. The final round of voting will commence on January 19.
Here’s are the nominations (numerous misspelled names from press release have been fixed):
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film:
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Wohl Scoring Morgan Neville’s ‘Breakdown: 1975’
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breakdown 1975, Daniel Wohl, Morgan Neville, Netflix
Composer Daniel Wohl (Project Blue Book, On the Come Up, Search Party,The Weekend Away, The Stand In) is reuniting with director Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor, 20 Feet from Stardom) on the new Netflix original documentary Breakdown: 1975. The film is narrated by Jodie Foster and centers on the year 1975 as America faced social and political upheaval and filmmakers turned chaos into art. The movie explores how a turbulent era gave rise to iconic movies such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Taxi Driver and Network. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Manipulated’ Soundtrack Album Released
Posted: December 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chong Jeehoon, Disney Plus, Hulu, Jo Sohye, Ju Hongcheol, Oh Junhyeo, score, Soundtrack, The Manipulated
Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean Disney+/Hulu original series The Manipulated. The album features the songs You Don’t Let Down (by Lefty Violet) & Big Boy (by Yeon Kyooseong), as well as selections of the show’s original score written by Chong Jee-hoon, Oh Jun-hyeo, Jo So-hye, Ju Hong-cheol, among other composers. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon any other major digital music services. Also listen to You Don’t Let Me Down and the opening title score track below. The Manipulated is directed by Park Shin-woo & Kim Chang-ju and stars Ji Chang-wook, Doh Kyung-soo, Lee Kwang-soo, Jo Yoon-su and Kim Jong-soo. The thriller revolves around a man who gets framed for a crime he didn’t commit and sets off on a rage-fueled quest for revenge. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Small Town Scandal’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Mike Newport, score, Sky New Zealand, Small Town Scandal, Soundtrack
Mike Newport (Home Kills, Mega Time Squad, Andover, Shooting Heroin, Generational Sins) will release a soundtrack album for the Sky Zealand original comedy Small Town Scandal. The album features selections of the composer’s original music from the show and will be released digitally tomorrow, December 17. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and also listen to Newport’s first track below. Small Town Scandal is created by Tom Sainsbury based on his hit iHeartRadio NZ true-crime parody podcast of the same name and stars Sainsbury himself, Felicity Kendal, Rose Matafeo, Morgana O’Reilly and Alexander England. The series follows a disgraced journalist turned podcast host who returns to his rural hometown to investigate the bizarre death of his millionaire uncle who was suspiciously killed by an automatic lawnmower. Read the rest of this entry »
Donna Murphy’s ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Cover from NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’ Released
Posted: December 16, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brilliant Minds, Donna Murphy, Joseph Trapanese, NBC
WaterTower Music has released the cover version of the holiday song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from the Season 2 episode The Resident of the NBC drama Brilliant Minds. The track produced by the show’s composer Joseph Trapanese and performed by Donna Murphy (who stars as Muriel Landon) is now available to stream/download (in two different versions) on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Brilliant Minds is created by Michael Grassi and also stars Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears, Brian Altemus, John Clarence Stewart and Al Calderon. Read the rest of this entry »
