Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear trades indie rock stages for the silver screen with his brooding new score for Roofman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — out now digitally via Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings. The film, directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) and starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, and Peter Dinklage, blends crime, comedy, and chaos in equal measure and Bear’s score doesn’t flinch.
Featuring contributions from GRAMMY-winner Jon Natchez (The War on Drugs), the soundtrack drops in both standard and HD audio, with vinyl and CD editions hitting February 20. Expect liner notes from both Bear and Cianfrance — because if you’re going to hide out in a Toys “R” Us as a fugitive, you might as well make it cinematic.
Roofman tells the bizarre but true story of Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army veteran who decided that dropping through ceilings was a better career move than dropping into combat. Over the years, he robbed dozens of fast-food joints across America—cutting his way through their roofs, waiting patiently for morning staff, and pulling off heists that were more oddball than outright evil. Known to cops as “Roofman,” Manchester was the rare criminal who handed out coats before locking people in freezers. Eventually, he was caught and handed a 45-year sentence.
But the story didn’t stop there. After escaping prison, Manchester hid out for six months in a Toys “R” Us in Charlotte, North Carolina, living off baby food and Peanut M&M’s, and somehow found time to fall in love with a single mom (Kirsten Dunst).
Director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) brings this strange slice of American desperation to the screen, reuniting with Christopher Bear of Grizzly Bear—who previously contributed music to Blue Valentine. Bear’s score walks a fine line between melancholy and mischief, capturing a man too kind to be good at crime and too restless to ever stay put. As Cianfrance puts it, “Here’s a guy who locks people in freezers but makes sure they have their jackets first.” That contradiction is exactly what drives both the film and its quietly haunting soundtrack.
Despite glowing reviews, Roofman has struggled to find an audience. Since opening October 10th on 3,370 screens, it’s only taken in $20 million domestically and $5.2 million overseas—a disappointing haul for one of the few films currently worth watching. Meanwhile, the so-called Springsteen biopic (One Battle After Another) has completely tanked, scraping together $10 million across 3,460 screens. Maybe audiences just aren’t in the mood for stories about working-class heroes anymore—or maybe they’re just tired of Hollywood trying to sell sincerity like it’s a Happy Meal toy.
The soundtrack, however—and the film itself—are absolutely worth your time. The blue vinyl pressing looks fantastic, and honestly, the twelve bucks were worth it just to see Peter Dinklage channel a little Tyrion Lannister-style charm into a North Carolina crime caper with a soul. Turns out, even when he’s not sitting on a throne, he still steals every damn scene.
Available now on every major digital platform in both standard and HD audio, the Roofman soundtrack is also up for vinyl and CD pre-order ahead of its February 20, 2026 release. Whether you stream it, spin it, or stash it next to your Criterion discs, it’s one of those rare soundtracks that actually earns shelf space — and not just because it’ll make your Spotify algorithm a little classier.
Where to pre-order: $29.99 at Amazon | Varèse Sarabande
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