Opening in around 800 U.S. theaters this weekend is the sci-fi horror movie Crimes of the Future written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Don McKellar, Welket Bungué, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Nadia Litz, Tanaya Beatty and Lihi Kornowski. The film’s original music is composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Aviator, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo). Howe Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check back on this page for the full details of the album and check our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the Neon release.
Also opening semi-wide is the thriller Watcher directed by Chloe Okuno and starring Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman and Burn Gorman. Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Swallow, One Percent More Humid, Minding the Gap, In the Same Breath) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by IFC Midnight.
Opening in select U.S. theaters is the British comedy drama The Phantom of the Open directed by Craig Roberts and starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Jake Davies, Jonah Lees and Christian Lees. The film’s original music is composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Emma, Roar, Munich: The Edge of War, Vita & Virginia, Vanity Fair, The Split). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened overseas. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures Classics release.
Also opening in select theaters is the mystery thriller Frank & Penelope written and directed by Sean Patrick Flanery and starring Billy Budinich, Caylee Cowan, Kevin Dillon, Flanery himself, Donna D’Errico, Johnathon Schaech and Lin Shaye. Jared Forman (Alone We Fight, Badland) and Rhyan D’Errico (Hard Kill, Christmas vs. The Walters) have composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score was released today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Opening in select theaters this week before premiering on Netflix on Wednesday, June 8, is the sports comedy drama Hustle directed by Jeremiah Zagar and starring Adam Sandler, Juancho Hernangómez, Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall, Ben Foster, Heidi Gardner, Jordan Elizabeth Hull and Anthony Edwards. The film’s original music is composed by Dan Deacon (Ascension, Strawberry Mansion, Twixt, Rat Film, Well Groomed, All Light, Everywhere). Netflix Music 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.
Opening in select U.S. theaters is the French romantic drama Eiffel co-written and directed by Martin Bourboulon and starring Emma Mackey and Romain Duris. Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which opened in French theaters last fall and is being distributed in the U.S. by Blue Fox Entertainment.
Opening in Columbus, Ohio before expanding to more markets over the next couple of weeks is the indie thriller Poser directed by Noah Dixon & Ori Segev and starring Sylvie Mix and Bobbi Kitten. The film’s original score is composed by Adam Robl & Shawn Sutta (Uncle John, Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story, East of Middle West). The movie’s distributor has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists including Devin Summers, Z Wolf, WYD, Damn the Witch Siren and Son of Dribble today. Click here for the full album details.
Opening in select U.S. theaters is the Vietnamese family sci-fi adventure Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy directed by Ham Tran and starring Phu Truong Lai, Diep Anh Chu, Tin Tin, Ngoc Tuong and Kim Nha. Christopher Wong (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass, The Immortal, Sword of the Assassin, Jailbait) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released stateside by Well Go USA Entertainment.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the Spanish horror thriller The Passenger (La pasajera) directed by Raúl Cerezo & Fernando González Gómez and starring Ramiro Blas, Cecilia Suárez, Paula Gallego and Cristina Alcázar. The film’s original music is composed by Alejandro Roman (The Perfect Stranger, A Common Enemy, Estandar). Mousika has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened in Spain. Visit Amazon to stream/download the soundtrack. The thriller is being distributed in the U.S. by Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting.
