Opening nationwide this week is Pixar’s animated feature Coco directed by Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina and featuring the voices of Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt and Renée Victor. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Giacchino (UpInside OutThe Incredibles). Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Frozen), Germaine Franco (Dope) & Molina contributed original songs to the movie. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring both the songs and score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

Playing in front of Coco is Disney Animation’s short Olaf’s Frozen Adventure directed by Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton and featuring the voices of Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff. Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-ManThe MuppetsThe Peanuts Movie) and Jeff Morrow (Trolls Holiday) have composed the film’s original score and Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson wrote the original songs. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring songs and score. Click here for the full album details.

Opening semi-wide in over 500 theaters is the drama The Man Who Invented Christma directed by Bharat Nalluri and starring Dan Stevens as Charles Dickens, Christopher Plummer as Scrooge, as well as Jonathan Pryce. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of PiMoneyballThe Good DinosaurCapoteLittle Miss Sunshine). Decca Gold has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Bleecker Street release.

Opening in New York and Los Angeles before expanding to more markets over the next couple of weeks is the biographical drama Darkest Hour directed by Joe Wright and starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane and Ben Mendelsohn. Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina, Kubo and the Two Strings) has composed the film’s original music. Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details and visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Marianelli about his work on the project.

Also opening in select cities is the drama Call Me By Your Name directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar and Esther Garrel. Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens wrote two original songs for the movie. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring both songs, as well as tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto, John Adams, Bandolero, Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito and Frank Glazer. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures Classics release.

Also opening in limited release is the documentary Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and traces the guitar virtuoso’s career through The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, and his solo years. The film’s original score is composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being released in select theaters by Abramorama before premiering on Showtime in early 2018.