Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi action adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Peter Cullen, Tobe Nwigwe, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, Colman Domingo and Pete Davidson. The film’s original score is composed by Jongnic Bontemps (4400, United Skates, Wedding Season) and produced by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Bontemps’ score today (click here for the full album details). Available separately as a digital single is the original song On My Soul by Nwigwe & Nas feat. Jacob Banks (click here to listen to the track).
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the biographical drama Dalíland directed by Mary Harron and starring Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic, Alexander Beyer and Suki Waterhouse. Edmund Butt (Bancroft, Life on Mars, Finding Alice, Ashes to Ashes, Origin, Mistress) has composed the film’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Magnolia Pictures release.
Opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD on June 23 is the horror thriller The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster written and directed by Bomani J. Story and starring Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Reilly Brooke Stith, Chad L. Coleman and Keith Holliday. The film’s original music is composed by Nima Fakhrara (Becky, Lou, The Signal, The Wrath of Becky, Sick, Detroit: Become Human). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a brilliant teenager who embarks on a journey to bring his brother back to life after he is murdered, premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by RLJE Films.
Opening in New York today before expanding to more U.S. markets over the next couple of weeks is the French/Italian period drama Scarlet (L’envol) co-written and directed by Pietro Marcello and starring Juliette Jouan, Louis Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky, Raphaël Thiery and Ernst Umhauer. Gabriel Yared (The Talented Mr. Ripley, The English Patient, Judy, 1408, Cold Mountain, Betty Blue) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media & Quarter Records have 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 drama, which is being distributed stateside by Kino Lorber.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the British drama Blue Jean written and directed by Georgia Oakley and starring Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, and Lucy Halliday. The film’s original music is composed by Chris Roe (After Love, Trigger Point, Armstrong, Lancaster, Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo). Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Magnolia Pictures.
Another limited theatrical release this weekend is the drama Mending the Line directed by Joshua Caldwell and starring Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld, Patricia Heaton, Chris Galust and Wes Studi. Bill Brown (CSI: NY, Infamous, Hero Mode, The Devil’s Tomb, Rainbow Six, Dominion) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been released. The movie, which revolves around a wounded veteran who is struggling to find meaning in life after war, when he encounters an experienced fly-fisherman and a librarian, each bearing their own scars, is distributed by Blue Fox Entertainment.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the war drama Persian Lessons directed by Vadim Perelman and starring Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger and Jonas Nay. The film’s original music is composed by Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (The Undoing, Loveless, The Wizard of Lies, The Family, Radioactive). Hype Films has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score back in 2021 when the movie opened overseas. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed stateside by Cohen Media Group.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering next Friday, June 16 on Netflix is the action thriller Extraction 2 directed by Sam Hargrave and starring Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Tornike Gogrichiani and Daniel Bernhardt. Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) & Alex Belcher (Citadel, The Contractor, 21 Bridges) have composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score will be released next week. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie.
