Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide today:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Jungle Cruise directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jesse Plemons, Jack Whitehall and Paul Giamatti. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Fugitive, The Village). Walt Disney Records 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 movie, which is also available to stream on Disney+ with Premiere Access today.
Also opening wide is the fantasy adventure The Green Knight written and directed by David Lowery and starring Dev Patel, Joel Edgerton, Alicia Vikander,Sean Harris, Sarita Choudhury, Barry Keoghan, Kate Dickie and Ralph Ineson. Daniel Hart (A Ghost Story, Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man and the Gun, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Strange Angel) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to listen to a track from the score and for more information about the movie, which is being released by A24.
Also opening nationwide is the crime drama Stillwater co-written and directed by Tom McCarthy and starring Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Idir Azougli, Deanna Dunagan and Anne Le Ny. The film’s original music is composed by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote, Onward, Little Miss Sunshine, The Good Dinosaur, Girl, Interrupted). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Focus Features.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles before expanding to other markets over the next weeks is the drama Nine Days written and directed by Edson Oda and starring Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, David Rysdahl, Bill Skarsgård and Arianna Ortiz. Antonio Pinto (City of God, McFarland, USA, Lord of War, The Mosquito Coast, Senna, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Amy) has composed the film’s original music. Warner Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s earlier this month. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the indie drama Lorelei written and directed by Sabrina Doyle and starring Jena Malone, Pablo Schreiber, Amelia Borgerding, Chancellor Perry and Parker Pascoe-Sheppard. The film’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy, Lucy in the Sky). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Deauville American Film Festival and is being distributed by Vertical Entertainment.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the thriller Masquerade written and directed by Shane Dax Taylor and starring Bella Thorne, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Austin Nichols, Mircea Monroe and Skyler Samuels. Ben Lovett (The Signal, The Night House, The Ritual, Synchronicity, The Wind, Black Rock) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Click here for more information about the movie, which follows a young girl who must survive the night after a group of intruders break into her family’s home to steal priceless artwork, and is being released by Shout! Studios.
Another movie opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the comedy The Exchange directed by Dan Mazer and starring Ed Oxenbould, Avan Jogia, Justin Hartley, Paul Braunstein, Jennifer Irwin and Jayli Wolf. The film’s original music is composed by Electric Wave Bureau’s Michael Smith (The Kid Who Would Be King, Broken) and Christoph Bauschinger (Brassic). Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Quiver Distribution release.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the British crime drama Twist directed by Martin Owen and starring Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora, Raff Law, Jason Maza, Franz Drameh, David Walliams and Sophie Simnett. Neil Athale (Strange But True, Wasteland, Golden Years, In a Day, Gloves Off) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie premiered in the UK on Sky Cinema. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Saban Films.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the comedy Ride the Eagle directed by Trent O’Donnell and starring Jake Johnson, D’Arcy Carden, J.K. Simmons, Susan Sarandon, Luis Fernandez-Gil and Cleo King. The film’s original score is composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Turner & Hooch, CSI: Miami, Step Up All In, Just Friends). Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Click here for the full album details and to learn about the movie, which is being distributed by Decal.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering next Friday, August 6 on Netflix is the animated feature Vivo directed by Kirk DeMicco and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Simo, Zoe Saldana, Juan de Marcos, Brian Tyree Henry, Gloria Estefan, Michael Rooker and Nicole Byer. Miranda has also written the film’s original songs and Alex Lacamoire has composed the original score. Atlantic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie next Friday. A first track is already available now. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the Sony Pictures Animation production.
