Opening on VOD today in the U.S. is the new film adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel The Secret Garden directed by Marc Munden and starring Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Dixie Egerickx. The film’s original music is composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hours, V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our previous article and visit the official movie website for more information about the STX Entertainment release, which follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.

Opening in select theaters and on VOD is the thriller The Tax Collector written and directed by David Ayer and starring Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, George Lopez and Shia LaBeouf. Michael Yezerski (BlindspottingMr. Inbetween, Feel the Beat, The Devil’s Candy) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which centers on two “tax collectors” for a crime lord who are collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs’ illicit dealings, and is being released by RLJE Films.

Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the comedy Made in Italy written and directed by James D’Arcy and starring Liam Neeson, Valeria Bilello, Micheál Richardson and Lindsay Duncan. The film’s original music is composed by Alex Belcher (Extraction21 Bridges, IO). Music.Film Recordings & Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the IFC Films release.

Also opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD is the Norwegian drama Out Stealing Horses (Ut Og Stjæle Hester) written and directed by Moland and starring Stellan Skarsgård, Bjørn Floberg, Tobias Santelmann, Jon Ranes and Danica Curcic. Kaspar Kaae (Kraftidioten) has composed the film’s original music. Zentropa Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s last year when the movie opened overseas. Click here for the full album details and also visit the official movie website to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Magnolia Pictures.

Another VOD release today is the drama Waiting for the Barbarians directed by Ciro Guerra and starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan and Greta Scacchi. The film’s original music is composed by Giampiero Ambrosi. No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and is being released stateside by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Also opening on VOD in the U.S. today is the Australian horror thriller Black Water: Abyss directed by Andrew Traucki and starring Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Benjamin Hoetjes, Anthony J. Sharpe, Louis Toshio Okada and Rumi Kikuchi. Michael Lira (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, The Hunter, Growing Up SmithNekrotronic) has composed the film’s original music. The movie, which is set deep in the forests of Australia and follows a group of friends as they explore a remote cave system when a tropical storm hits and are getting trapped deep below the surface, is being released by Screen Media Films.

Also opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD is the animated feature SamSam directed by Tanguy De Kermel based on Serge Bloch’s comic books and the animated TV series of the same title. The film’s original music is composed by Eric Neveux (The InsultThe AttackA Stork’s JourneySpirou & Fantasio’s Big Adventures, Zombillennium). 22D Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original score has been released earlier this year when the movie opened overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the film, which is being released by Blue Fox Entertainment.

Also opening on VOD today is the action thriller Paydirt written and directed by Christian Sesma and starring Luke Goss, Val Kilmer, Mike Hatton, Mercedes Kilmer, Paul Sloan, Murielle Telio and Nick Vallelonga. Nima Fakhrara (The SignalThe Pyramid, Becky, Detroit: Become Human, The Girl in the Photographs) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment.