Opening in select U.S. theaters today is the French drama Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute) co-written and directed by Justine Triet and starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado Graner. The film doesn’t feature an original score and no soundtrack release is expected. The movie, which tells the story of an author who trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Palme d’Or, and is being released by Neon.
Opening in New York today before expanding to more markets in the coming weeeks is the sci-fi thriller Divinity written and directed by Eddie Alcazar and stars Stephen Dorff, Moises Arias, Bella Thorne, Jason Genao, Scott Bakula and Karrueche Tran. The film’s original music is composed by DJ Muggs (of Cypress Hill) & Dean Hurley (Looks That Kill). Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the artists’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Utopia release.
Also opening in select theaters today is the documentary The Mission directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Gift, The Outsider, Enemy, The Staircase, Fear the Walking Dead, Boy Erased) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the National Geographic Films release.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the British period drama The Road Dance written and directed by Richie Adams and starring Hermione Corfield, Mark Gatiss, Morven Christie, Will Fletcher and Ali Whitney. Carlos José Alvarez (Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, Exposed, Of Mind and Music) has composed the film’s original score. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed stateside by Music Box Films.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Prime Video next Friday, October 20, is the documentary Silver Dollar Road directed by Raoul Peck about a Black family in North Carolina battling harassment. The film’s original music is composed by Alexei Aigui (The Truth, I Am Not Your Negro, The Young Karl Marx, Wild Field, Test). No word yet on a soundtrack release. Click here for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Amazon MGM Studios.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the zombie horror thriller Herd co-written and directed by Steven Pierce and starring Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, Jeremy Holm, Timothy V Murphy, Corbin Bernsen, Amanda Fuller and Dana Snyder. Alexander Arntzen (Last Man Down, Beyond the Woods, Initiation, Follow Her) has composed the film’s original music. Alpha 7 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 Dark Sky Films release.
Opening in a single theater today before premiering on Netflix next Friday, October 20, is the comedy Old Dads co-written and directed by Bill Burr and starring Burr himself, Bobby Cannavale, Bokeem Woodbine, Reign Edwards Katie Aselton, , Rachael Harris, Katrina Bowden, Jackie Tohn and Bruce Dern. The film’s original score is composed by Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Veep, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Schmigadoon!). No soundtrack album has been announced. Click here for more information about the movie.