This is a living page. Drop Watch lists film scores arriving between now and Christmas that we could confirm on a studio's, streamer's or theater's own page. Fewer rows, all checked. When a label confirms an album date, it goes in and the date at the top changes.

Drop Watch tracks new scores from major composers and the year's biggest films.

Confirmed on Netflix's, Disney's and a theater chain's own pages as of November 14, 2026. Album labels and dates aren't printed on those pages yet.
DateTitleComposerWhat's confirmed
Nov 20Steps (Netflix)Kris Bowers EliteFilm arrives on Netflix Nov 20; Bowers' score was recorded at Abbey Road, and Netflix links a soundtrack pre-save 1
Nov 25Hexed (Disney, theaters)Kris Bowers EliteIn theaters Nov 25 with an original score by Bowers; Disney's page doesn't list an album yet 2
Dec 18Dune: Part Three (theaters, IMAX)Hans Zimmer EliteOpens Dec 18 3; the first single, "Desert Chant," has been out since October 4

The ones to circle

Kris Bowers, twice in six days

Bowers has two films opening within a week: Steps on Netflix on November 20 and Disney's Hexed in theaters on November 25 12. He was an Oscar nominee for his score for The Wild Robot 6. Netflix says the Steps score was recorded at Abbey Road 1. Two studios, two release models, one composer.

Dune: Part Three, December 18

Zimmer's finale opens December 18 3. He won a Golden Globe for the first Dune and was nominated again in 2026, for F1 7. The soundtrack's first track, "Desert Chant," credited to Timothée Chalamet and Zimmer, is already out 4. Our full story on the score is here.

Out now

  • Paper Tiger (Christopher Spelman) High-profile: our story on the score for James Gray's Cannes Competition film is here.

On the radar (not yet confirmed by a label)

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping – The Score (James Newton Howard) High-profile: reported for November 20 with 35 tracks 5, the day Lionsgate opens the film 8. We'll add it to the table when the label's page confirms it. Full story here.