Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend while also premiering on Peacock today is the horror movie Five Nights at Freddy’s directed by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling and Piper Rubio. The film’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep, The Forever Purge, Midnight Mass). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the action comedy Freelance directed by Pierre Morel and starring John Cena, Alison Brie, Marton Csokas, Juan Pablo Raba, Alice Eve and Christian Slater. Elliot Leung (The Rescue, Operation Red Sea, Warriors of Future) has composed the film’s original score and Geoff Zanelli (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disturbia) has contributed the themes. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Relativity Media.
Also opening nationwide is the documentary After Earth directed by Stephen Gray and Chris Radtke. The film’s original score is composed by Hannah Parrott (Harlan Coben’s Shelter, The Croods: Family Tree, Head Count, When Jeff Tried to Save the World). Sypher Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song by Chris Quilala today. Check back on this page for the full album details to be added within the next day. The movie is being released by Angel Studios.
Opening semi-wide in several hundred theaters is the animated comedy Inspector Sun (Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra) directed by Julio Soto Gúrpide and starring Ronny Chieng, Emily Kleimo, Rich Orlow, Jennifer Childs Greer and Iain Batchelor.The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, A Monster Calls,The Orphanage, Hercules, Crimson Peak, Devil). No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie opened in Spain and other international markets over the last year and is being distributed in the U.S. by Viva Pictures.
Opening in select theaters this weekend before expanding nationwide on November 10 is the comedy drama The Holdovers directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa. Mark Orton (Nebraska, My Old Lady, The Good Girl, 12 Mighty Orphans) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and the songs from the movie on November 10. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Focus Features release.
Also opening in select theaters before expanding nationwide next Friday, November 3, is the biographical drama Priscilla written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi and Dagmara Domińczyk. The French indie pop band Phoenix (Lost in Translation, On the Rocks, Somewhere) have written original music and also serves as the project’s music supervisor, alongside Randall Poster. Sons of Raphael also contributed original music. No word on a soundtrack release for the movie, which premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and is being released by A24.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on November 10 on Netflix is the thriller The Killer directed by David Fincher and starring Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte, Charles Parnell and Gabriel Polanco. The film’s original music is composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Watchmen, Gone Girl, Mank). A soundtrack album is expected to be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the project.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Apple TV+ next Friday, November 3 is the sci-fi romance Fingernails written and directed by Christos Nikou and starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Annie Murphy, Luke Wilson and Jeremy Allen White. Christopher Stracey (Maid, Manodrome, Cha Cha Real Smooth, War Pony) has composed the film’s original music. Platoon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Opening in select theaters today before coming out on Digital on November 7 is the animated feature Under the Boardwalk directed by David Soren and starring Keke Palmer, Michael Cera, Bobby Cannavale, Gideon Adlon, John Magaro, Steve Schirripa, Cassandra Scerbo and Vanessa Bell Calloway. The film’s original score is composed by John Debney (The Jungle Book, Iron Man 2, The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Hocus Pocus) & Jonathan Sadoff (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Ingrid Goes West, Dollface). No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release.
