Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the supernatural thriller Doctor Sleep directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken and Emily Alyn Lind. The film’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Oculus, Life of Crime). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the World War II drama Midway directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, Tadanobu Asano, Luke Kleintank, Darren Criss, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson. Thomas Wander & Harald Kloser (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day: Resurgence). Music.Film Recordings/Varese Sarabande have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’s score. Visit our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening nationwide is the romantic comedy Last Christmas directed by Paul Feig and starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Emma Thompson. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Spy, Bombshell). Sony Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the Wham! and George Michael songs from the movie, including a previously unreleased song performed by Michael. Click here for the full album details.
The final wide release this week is the comedy Playing with Fire directed by Andy Fickman and starring John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Judy Greer, Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery, Finley Rose Slater and Tyler Mane. Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, You Again) has composed the film’s original score. Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the indie drama Honey Boy directed by Alma Har’el and starring Shia LaBeouf, Noah Jupe, Lucas Hedges and FKA twigs. The film’s original music is composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Aloha, Manhattan, Dawson City: Frozen Time). KRONK has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article and to learn more about the Amazon Studios release.
Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday before premiering on Netflix next month is the drama Marriage Story written and directed by Noah Baumbach and starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Merritt Wever, Azhy Robertson, Alan Alda and Kyle Bornheimer. Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Avalon, Parenthood) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening in limited release is the documentary The Kingmaker directed by Lauren Greenfield about Filipino politician and former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The film’s original music is composed by Jocelyn Pook (Eyes Wide Shut, The Wife, The Merchant of Venice, Brick Lane). No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and which will debut next year on Showtime.
Also opening in select theaters is the action drama Primal directed by Nick Powell and starring Nicolas Cage, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, LaMonica Garrett and Michael Imperioli. Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Happy!, The Man with the Iron Heart, It Boy, Ransom) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which is being released in theaters and on VOD by Lionsgate.
Also opening in select cities is the Australian war drama Danger Close directed by Kriv Stenders and starring Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey, Richard Roxburgh, Anthony Hayes, Alexander England, Nicholas Hamilton and Myles Pollard. The film’s original music is composed by Caitlin Yeo (The Rocket, The Butterfly Tree). Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this summer when the movie opened in Australia. Click here for the full album details.
Another limited release this week is the documentary 16 Bars directed by Samuel Bathrick about a rehabilitation effort in a Virginia jail that invites inmates to write and record music and collaborate on an album with Todd “Speech” Thomas. Artistically Premium Entertainment LLC and Lightyear Entertainment have released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by Teddy Kane, Garland Carr, Anthony Johnston and Devonte James. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information.
Also opening in select theaters before premiering on Netflix next week is the animated feature Klaus directed by Sergio Pablos and starring Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Joan Cusack, Will Sasso and Norm Macdonald. Alfonso Gonzalez Aguilar (Perdida, You Shall Not Sleep) has composed the film’s original score. Epic Records has released the original song Invisible performed by Zara Larsson today. Click here to check out the song and to learn more about the movie.
