Wildwood Movie Soundtrack
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| Movie Soundtrack (2026) | |
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| Director | Travis Knight |
| Studio | Laika Studios / Focus Features |
| Release date | 2026-10-23 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Family |
| Composer(s) | Dario Marianelli |
| Available on | Theaters |
| Cast | Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Prue McKeel Jacob Tremblay as Curtis Mehlberg Carey Mulligan as Alexandra Mahershala Ali as Brendan Angela Bassett as General Awkwafina as Septima ... e 8 more |
About This Soundtrack
Based on the bestselling novel by Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Laika's stop-motion animated movie Wildwood is directed by Travis Knight. Following Prue McKeel into the Impassable Wilderness outside Portland, Oregon, the fantasy adventure is scheduled for theatrical release by Focus Features on October 23, 2026.
The soundtrack for Wildwood features an original score composed by Academy Award-winner Dario Marianelli. Known for his lush symphonic textures on Joe Wright's period films and Laika's Kubo and the Two Strings, Marianelli crafts a sweeping, emotional, and magical soundtrack that elevates the hand-crafted stop-motion world.
This directory serves as the official soundtrack list for Laika's Wildwood. We will update this page with the full list of licensed songs, orchestral score tracks, and official trailer themes with scene descriptions and streaming links immediately following the movie's premiere.
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We are currently preparing the complete musical guide for Wildwood. As soon as the movie premieres starting 2026-10-23, our editorial team will update this page with every song, scene description, and timestamp.
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Wildwood â Trailer Oficial Music
About the Composer(s)
Dario Marianelli is an Academy Award-winning Italian composer, pianist, and conductor renowned for his elegant, emotional, and richly orchestrated scores across cinema and theater. He is best known for his collaborations with director Joe Wright on films like *Pride & Prejudice* (which earned him his first Oscar nomination), *Anna Karenina*, and *Atonement*, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Golden Globe. Marianelli has also lent his signature symphonic craftsmanship to acclaimed animated features, notably composing the score for Laika's stop-motion hit *Kubo and the Two Strings* (2016). For Travis Knight's 2026 dark fantasy animated film *Wildwood*, Marianelli returns to Laika, weaving a magical, intricate, and sweeping orchestral score that captures the mystery and danger of the Impassable Wilderness.
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Did you know?
- Written by Colin Meloy: The original fantasy novel Wildwood was written by Colin Meloy, who is widely known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Grammy-nominated indie folk-rock band The Decemberists.
- Kubo and the Two Strings Reunion: Composer Dario Marianelli and director Travis Knight previously collaborated on Laika's critically acclaimed stop-motion fantasy film Kubo and the Two Strings (2016).
- Laika's Portland Roots: Laika Studios is based in Hillsboro, Oregon, just outside Portland. This makes Wildwood particularly special to the studio, as the novel's setting of Portland and the St. Johns neighborhood is local to the crew.
- Oscar-Winning Pedigree: Composer Dario Marianelli won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2008 for Joe Wright's historical romance-drama Atonement, famous for incorporating a typewriter's rhythm into the music.
- Tom Waits in the Cast: Legendary, raspy-voiced singer-songwriter Tom Waits lends his iconic gravelly voice to the character of Maxim, adding a distinct gritty vocal personality to the fantasy film's cast.
Official Trailer
About the Movie
Wildwood is an upcoming stop-motion animated fantasy film produced by Laika Studios, directed by Travis Knight, and written by Chris Butler, based on the 2011 bestselling novel by Colin Meloy (frontman of The Decemberists) and Carson Ellis. The story follows Prue McKeel (voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee), a young girl from Portland, Oregon, who embarks on a high-stakes adventure into the 'Impassable Wilderness' (a forbidden area just outside Portland limits) to rescue her baby brother Mac, who has been abducted by a murder of crows. Alongside her classmate Curtis (Jacob Tremblay), Prue uncovers a secret, magical forest world filled with talking animals, warring factions, and dark magic. The stellar ensemble voice cast also includes Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tom Waits, and Richard E. Grant.
Supporting this breathtaking stop-motion visual spectacle is an original score composed by Academy Award-winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Kubo and the Two Strings). Rejoining Travis Knight and Laika, Marianelli delivers a rich, sweeping, and intricate orchestral score that seamlessly captures both the whimsical magic and the dark, looming dangers of the wilderness. This directory will be updated with the complete tracklist, trailer music, and licensed song details upon the film's theatrical release.
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