Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expecting to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action film Real Steel directed by Shawn Levy and starring Hugh Jackman, Kevin Durand, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie and Hope Davis. The movie’s score is composed by Danny Elfman. A soundtrack album featuring his score will be released on November 1 by Varese Sarabande (click here for the details). A separate soundtrack featuring songs from the movie by artists including Bad Meets Evil, Beastie Boys and Foo Fighters, as well as one track from Elfman’s score has been released on Interscope Records. To find out more about the album and to listen to audio clips, check out our previous article.
Also opening wide is the drama The Ides of March directed by George Clooney and starring Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella and Jeffrey Wright. The film’s music is written by Alexandre Desplat. As reported on this page last month, Varese Sarabande has announced a score album to be released on November 1. More details are expected to be revealed soon and will be posted on this site.
Opening in limited release is the drama Dirty Girl directed by Abe Sylvia and starring Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen and Tim McGraw. Jeff Toyne has composed the score for the movie. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie. None of Toyne’s score is included, but his string arrangement can be heard in Melissa Manchester’s song Rainbird on the album. For more information, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening in select cities is the indie drama The Way directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Estevez, Martin Sheen and Deborah Kara Unger. The music for the film is written by Tyler Bates. A soundtrack album featuring Bates’ score and several songs from the movie has been released in the US by Milan Records and is available to order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. To find out more about the movie, check out our soundtrack announcement from earlier this year when the film and soundtrack was released in the UK.
