A Talent for Murder Movie Soundtrack
A Talent for Murder | |
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| Movie Soundtrack (2026) | |
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| Director | Anton Corbijn |
| Studio | Film4 / Brouhaha Entertainment |
| Release date | 2026-10-23 |
| Genre(s) | Drama, Thriller |
| Composer(s) | Dickon Hinchliffe |
| Music supervisor | Ian Neil |
| Score album | A Talent for Murder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Record label | Lakeshore Records |
| Cast | Helen Mirren as Patricia Highsmith Alden Ehrenreich as Edward Ridgeway Olivia Cooke as Clementine Balfour Juliet Stevenson as Peggy |
About This Soundtrack
Scheduled for theatrical release on October 23, 2026, A Talent for Murder is a psychological thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn (Control, A Most Wanted Man, The American) from a screenplay by Joanna Murray-Smith. Adapted from Murray-Smith's acclaimed 2014 stage play Switzerland, the movie stars Academy Award winner Helen Mirren as legendary crime novelist Patricia Highsmith, alongside Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story, Oppenheimer), Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon, Sound of Metal), and Juliet Stevenson (Bend It Like Beckham).
The musical identity of A Talent for Murder features an original instrumental score composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter's Bone, Locke, The Lost Daughter), alongside music supervision by industry veteran Ian Neil (Control, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Free Guy). Reuniting director Anton Corbijn with supervisor Ian Neil nearly two decades after their iconic collaboration on the Joy Division biopic Control (2007), the soundtrack weaves tense string arrangements with carefully selected commercial needle drops to complement the sinister cat-and-mouse game unfolding in the Swiss Alps.
This webpage serves as the official soundtrack database and music guide for A Talent for Murder (2026). As an upcoming theatrical release, all verified trailer music, licensed songs, composer score tracks, and direct streaming links on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon will be continually updated right here on Soundtrack Wiki as official announcements are made.
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Songs in Trailer
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About the Composer(s)
Dickon Hinchliffe is an acclaimed British composer, multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of the Nottingham chamber-pop band Tindersticks. After launching his film scoring career with director Claire Denis on Nénette et Boni (1996) and Friday Night (2002), Hinchliffe established a distinguished solo career creating sparse, evocative, and string-heavy scores for independent cinema. His notable credits include Debra Granik's Oscar-nominated drama Winter's Bone (2010), Steven Knight's high-concept thriller Locke (2013), Ira Sachs' Little Men (2016), and Maggie Gyllenhaal's psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021). For Anton Corbijn's 2026 psychological thriller A Talent for Murder, Hinchliffe composed a tense and atmospheric score that mirrors the psychological game played between Patricia Highsmith and her visitor.
Did you know?
- Director Anton Corbijn and music supervisor Ian Neil previously collaborated on the critically acclaimed 2007 musical biopic 'Control', which explored the tragic life of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis.
- Composer Dickon Hinchliffe was a founding member of the influential British chamber-pop band Tindersticks before launching a successful solo career scoring indie hits like 'Winter's Bone' and 'The Lost Daughter'.
- The film is an adaptation of Joanna Murray-Smith's 2014 stage play 'Switzerland', which premiered at the Sydney Theatre Company to widespread critical acclaim.
Official Trailer
About the Movie
Set in 1995, A Talent for Murder follows Edward Ridgeway (Alden Ehrenreich), an ambitious young American literary agent who travels to the secluded Swiss sanctuary of legendary crime author Patricia Highsmith (Helen Mirren). Ridgeway's mission is to convince the reclusive, cantankerous writer to pen one final installment in her celebrated Tom Ripley series.
However, what begins as a professional pitch devolves into a tense, psychological battle of wits. Highsmith, suspicious of her guest's motives, challenges him to plot out the 'perfect murder' with her. As the line between creative fiction and deadly reality blurs, a high-stakes game of deception unfolds.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Anton Corbijn (Control, A Most Wanted Man) and adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith from her acclaimed stage play Switzerland, the film also stars Olivia Cooke and Juliet Stevenson.
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