Opening nationwide this weekend is the drama The Last Shift written and directed by Andrew Cohn and starring Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker, Allison Tolman and Ed O’Neill. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures/Stage 6 Films.
Opening in over 500 theaters this weekend is the crime comedy Kajillionaire written and directed by Miranda July and starring Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger. Emile Mosseri (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Minari, Homecoming) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the Mr. Lonely cover by himself & Angel Olsen, which is also available separately as a digital single. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the action thriller Ava directed by Tate Taylor and starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Common, John Malkovich, Geena Davsi, Ioan Gruffudd and Joan Chen. The film’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, Happy Death Day). No word on a soundtrack release. Click here for more information about the movie, which opened theatrically in several international territories this summer and is being distributed stateside by Vertical Entertainment.
Also opening in limited release is the British comedy drama Misbehaviour directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Lesley Manville, Greg Kinnear, Keeley Hawes, Rhys Ifans and Phyllis Logan. Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, Leave No Trace, Locke, Out of the Furnace, Last Chance Harvey) has composed the film’s original music. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film, which is being released in the U.S. in theaters and on VOD by Shout! Studios.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the Chinese drama Leap (Duo Guan) directed by Peter Ho-Sun Chan and starring Gong Li, Huang Bo, Wu Gang, Peng Yuchang and Bai Lang. The film’s original music is composed by Shigeru Umebayashi (In the Mood for Love, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, A Single Man, The Grandmaster). No soundtrack album has been released. Click here for more details about the movie, which is also being released in China today.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Netflix on October 16 is the political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Strong, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch and Alex Sharp. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Birds of Prey, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ocean’s 8). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our previous article for more information about the Paramount Pictures production.
Already playing in virtual theaters since this past Wednesday is the documentary Oliver Sacks: His Own Words directed by Ric Burns about renowned neurologist and literary giant Oliver Sacks and his eloquently written case studies of cognitive disorders. Brian Keane (Copper, The Night Flier, Death and the Civil War) has composed the film’s original music. Valley Entertainment has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Zeitgeist Films & Kino Lorber release.
Already out on VOD since this past Tuesday is the documentary Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story directed by April Wright and narrated by Michelle Rodriquez. The film’s original score is composed by Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Bird Karma, Stockholm, Pennsylvania, Grand-Daddy Day Care, Regarding Susan Sontag). Diane Warren has contributed the original song Without the Net, which is performed country music singer/songwriter Mickey Guyton. To listen to the track, which has been released by Capitol Nashville, and for more information about the Shout! Studios release, click here.
Also already out on VOD since Tuesday is the documentary Jay Sebring…Cutting to the Truth directed by Anthony DiMaria about Jay Sebring, the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur who created a billion-dollar hair & beauty industry and defined iconic Hollywood styles for men. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, The Biggest Little Farm, Challenger: The First Flight, Carnivale) ha composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released by Notefornote Music. Check back on this page for more details.
