Filmtrax has released the Keeper—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring a score by Edo Vanbreemen (The Monkey, The Track, BRATS), which is available digitally and on vinyl. Vanbreemen—who often composes from a remote cabin studio near Vancouver—created a sparse, organic soundscape of 26 tracks using live acoustic recordings and custom textures like tapping and knocking to capture the film’s own eerie cabin setting. Keeper, directed by Osgood Perkins, follows a couple whose anniversary getaway turns unsettling as a dark presence emerges. For more information, contact Christian Endicio at christian@whitebearpr.com.
Thanks to the Aykroyd family and Judy Belushi’s estate, there are plans to expand the Blues Brothers universe over the next few years with new ventures across television, film, live events, and music, beginning with the release of the original graphic novel The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, which dropped in November. Written by Stella Aykroyd, Luke Pisano, and James Werner with art by Felipe Sobriero and editorial oversight from one of the Blues Brothers himself, actor Dan Aykroyd, the project honors the spirit of the classic characters and was first conceived by the late Judy Belushi Pisano, who passed away during the book’s production. In addition to the graphic novel, a deluxe edition pairs the book with a blue vinyl of previously unreleased live recordings featuring the full Blues Brothers band. For more information, contact Allie Gruensfelder at allie@thesyn.com.
Pasadena Playhouse will present a production of Peter Shaffer’s 1979 stage play Amadeus, directed by Tony Award-winner Darko Tresnjak (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder). Sam Clemmett will star as Mozart, with Tony Award nominee Lauren Worsham as Constanze and Jefferson Mays as Salieri. They will be joined by a full ensemble of stage and screen performers, with a crew including Alexander Dodge, Linda Cho, Will Vicari, Pablo Santiago, Jane Shaw, and Aaron Rhyne. Show dates run February 11 through March 8, bringing to life the fierce artistic rivalry between Salieri and Mozart. Find tickets at pasadenaplayhouse.org. For more information, contact Peter Goldman at p.goldman@dcpublicity.com.
Soprano Tiffany Townsend will present Crash Out Queens, a multidisciplinary recital continuing Long Beach Opera’s 2025–26 season on January 31 and February 1 at the Altar Society in Long Beach. Created in close partnership with Long Beach Opera, the program will reinterpret iconic operatic moments, from Puccini’s Suor Angelica to Menotti’s The Consul, through a modern lens that highlights women at moments of psychological reckoning. With scenic, dance, and instrumental collaborators, the recital will further shape Townsend’s artistic voice and invite audiences into her creative world. Find tickets at longbeachopera.org/2025-2026-overview.
Depeche Mode: M and the companion concert film and live album Memento Mori: Mexico City was released worldwide on December 5. The former is a 2025 concert documentary film directed by Mexican filmmaker Fernando Frías de la Parra, featuring English electronic band Depeche Mode's 2023 Mexico City performances with segments examining music, mortality and Mexican death traditions. The physical edition includes two DVDs/Blu-rays and two CDs capturing the band’s three sold-out 2023 Foro Sol Stadium shows, blending performances with archival and interpretive segments, in addition to a full concert film. The release is also accompanied by a two-CD live album featuring over two hours of music and four previously unreleased session tracks. Learn more at depechemodem.com/home.
The Father Mother Sister Brother soundtrack, featuring original music by renowned independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive, Dead Man) and singer/songwriter Anika, has dropped via Sacred Bones Records with CD, vinyl, and digital versions available. Jarmusch’s anthology film stars Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Charlotte Rampling, Mayim Bialik, Cate Blanchett, and others, following two estranged siblings forced to confront long-buried family tensions. The dramedy premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was released in the U.S. in December. Order and learn more at sacredbonesrecords.com.
