Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie Deadpool & Wolverine directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Karan Soni, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams and Matthew Macfadyen. The film’s original score is composed by Rob Simonsen (The Whale, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Foxcatcher, The Way Back, The Adam Project, The Age of Adaline, (500) Days of Summer, Nerve). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information) and a deluxe edition featuring both score and songs his past Wednesday. Also click here to check out the music team credits of the Marvel Studios production.
Also opening wide is the comedy The Fabulous Four directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Bruce Greenwood and Michael Bolton. David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Australia, Shine, The Railway Man, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, The Dressmaker, Sanctum) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Bleecker Street release. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide next month is the coming-of-age comedy drama Dìdi written and directed by Sean Wang and starring Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Chang Li Hua and Shirley Chen. The film’s original music is composed by Giosuè Greco (Let the Right One In, Welcome to Wrexham, Not Going Quietly, Nai Nai & Wài Pó, Big Man on Campus). Back Lot Music has 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 movie, which is being released by Focus Features.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the British horror thriller The Beast Within is directed by Alexander J. Farrell and starring Kit Harington, Ashleigh Cummings, Miriam Arabella Maslin, James Cosmo, Adam Basil and Caoilinn Springall. Nathan Klein (MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, McGregor Forever, 101 Dalmation Street) and Jack Halama (Traces, Rogue, Who Is Erin Carter?, Kindred, Too Close) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Well Go USA Entertainment.
Also opening in limited release today is the psychological thriller Mothers’ Instinct directed by Benoît Delhomme and starring Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Josh Charles and Anders Danielsen Lie. The film’s original music is composed by Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Hijack, The Dropout, I.S.S., Fate: The Winx Saga, Dangerous Liaisons, Lost Girls, Mrs. Wilson). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past March when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the thriller, which is being released in the U.S. by Neon.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the Norwegian historical drama The Arctic Convoy (Konvoi) written and directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken and starring Tobias Santelmann, Adam Lundgren, Jakob Fort, Anders Baasmo and Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen. Johannes Ringen (Troll, Captain Fall, The Quake, The Burning Sea, The Girl from Oslo) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the British supernatural horror drama Starve Acre written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo and starring Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark and Erin Richards. The film’s original music is composed by Matthew Herbert (Disobedience, The Wonder, Gloria Bell, A Fantastic Woman, The Beast Must Die, Temple, The Cave, The Responder) No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s BFI London Film Festival and is being released in the U.S. by Brainstorm Media.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Netflix this coming Wednesday, July 31, is the documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa directed by Lucy Walker. Adam Peters (Savages, Snowden, Shantaram, Icarus, The Yellow Birds) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. The movie, which centers on a Nepali mountaineer who risks everything on a Mount Everest climb to secure a brighter future for her daughters, premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival (with a different score) before being picked up by Netflix for a worldwide release.
