Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald directed by David Yates and starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz and Callum Turner. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the crime thriller Widows directed by Steve McQueen and starring Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Garret Dillahunt, Carrie Coon, Jacki Weaver, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson. Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Dunkirk) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by Sade. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy Instant Family directed by Sean Anders and starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, Isabela Moner, Tig Notaro and Margo Martindale. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, Neighbors, The Big Sick). Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and Republic Records has released the original song I’ll Stay performed by Moner. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information.
Opening in limited release before expanding nationwide next week is the comedy drama Green Book directed by Peter Farrelly and starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco, Dimiter D. Marinov and P.J. Byrne. Kris Bowers (Dear White People, For the People, Of Monsters and Men) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs Blue Jays, Timmy Shaw, The Blackwells, Jack’s Four & more. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening in limited release is the drama At Eternity’s Gate co-written and directed by Julian Schnabel and starring Willem Dafoe, Mads Mikkelsen, Emmanuelle Seigner, Amira Casar, Niels Arestrup and Oscar Isaac. The film’s original music is composed by Tatiana Lisovskaya. Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the CBS Films release.
Also opening in select theaters is the sci-fi drama Jonathan directed by Bill Olivier and starring Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Patricia Clarkson and Matthew Bomer. Will Blair & Brooke Blair (Green Room, Hold the Dark, Blue Ruin, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which centers on two brothers living very separate lives – inside the same body, premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released by Well Go USA Entertainment.
Also opening in select cities is the drama 55 Steps directed by Bille August and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor, Johan Heldenbergh and Cynthia Hoppenfeld. The film’s original music is composed by Annette Focks (Night Train to Lisbon, Silent Heart, In Harm’s Way). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the drama, which is being distributed by Vertical Entertainment and is now also available on VOD.
Another limited release this week is thriller Welcome Home directed by George Ratliff and starring Aaron Paul, Emily Ratajkowski and Riccardo Scamarcio. Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane, Outlander, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day) has composed the film’s original music. Sparks & Shadows has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack album announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Vertical Entertainment release.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD is the indie thriller The Clovehitch Killer directed by Duncan Skiles and starring Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, Samantha Mathis, Madisen Beaty, Brenna Sherman and Lance Chantiles-Wertz. The film’s original music is composed by Matt Veligdan (Clown). Visit YouTube for a video featurette about the composer’s score. The thriller premiered at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and is being released by IFC Midnight. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Also opening in limited release is the indie drama Heart, Baby! written and directed by Angela Shelton and starring Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jackson Rathbone, Shawn-Caulin Young, Keir O’Donnell, Shaun Brown, Justice Leak, Quinton Aaron, Jamie Kennedy, Abraham Benrubi, Dana Gourrier and Ann Cusack. Jay Weigel (Cut Off) has composed the film’s original score. Visit Amazon to download the score album for the movie and also check out our previous article for the details of a separate album featuring the songs from the movie by Rathbone, Andy Dixon and Doug Lowe.
Also opening in select theaters while also premiering on Netflix today is the drama Girl directed by Lukas Dhont and starring Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Katelijne Damen, Valentijn Dhaenens, Magali Elali and Alice de Broqueville. The film’s original music is composed by Valentin Hadjadj (April and the Extraordinary World). Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
