The only movie opening nationwide this week is the supernatural horror thriller Candyman co-written and directed by Nia DaCosta and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vanessa Williams and Tony Todd. The film’s original music is composed by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. Waxwork Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in various formats today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Opening semi-wide in around 250 theaters is the British comedy drama Together directed by Stephen Daldry and starring James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan. Paul Englishby (An Education, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Sunshine on Leith, Luther, The Musketeers) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie centers on two partners who are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of lockdown. The dramedy premiered in the UK this past June on BBC Two and is being released theatrically in the U.S. by Bleecker Street.
Also opening in a few hundred theaters is the Mexican feature Un rescate de huevitos written and directed by Gabriel & Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste and starring Bruno Bichir, Maite Perroni, Angelica Vale and Jesus Ochoa. The film’s original music is composed by Zacarias M. de la Riva (Automata, The Kill Team, Tad the Lost Explorer, Below Zero, Bent). MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Pantelion Films.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the crime drama No Man of God directed by Amber Sealey and starring Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino and Robert Patrick. Clarice Jensen (Identifying Features, Ainu Mosir) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been released. The movie, which tells the true story of the complicated relationship between FBI agent Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy in the years leading to Bundy’s execution, premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released by RLJE Films.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the comedy American Sausage Standoff (Gutterbee) written and directed by Ulrich Thomsen and starring Antony Starr, Ewen Bremner, W. Earl Brown and Joshua Harto. The the film’s original music is composed by George Kallis (Cliffs of Freedom, Highlander: The Source, After We Fell, The Last Warrior, The Black Prince). Cinematic Soundscapes will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score tomorrow, August 28. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Another movie opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the sci-fi thriller The Colony (Tides) co-written and directed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Nora Arnezeder, Iain Glen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Sebastian Roché and Joel Basman. Lorenz Dangel (The German Lesson, What Will People Say, A Fortunate Man, Hell, The Robber) has composed the film’s original music. Königskinder has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Saban Films.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the French drama Final Set (5ème set) written and directed by Quentin Reynaud and starring Alex Lutz, Ana Girardot and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film’s original music is composed by Delphine Malausséna (Moon, 66 Questions). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score was released earlier this summer when the movie opened in French theaters. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being released stateside by Film Movement.
Opening in New York’s Paris Theatre before premiering on Netflix next Friday, September 3 is the drama Worth directed by Sara Colangelo and starring Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Shunori Ramanathan, Ato Blankson-Wood, Tate Donovan, Laura Benanti and Chris Tardio. Nico Muhly (The Reader, Kill Your Darlings, Margaret, Howards End) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Netflix for North American distribution.
