Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Monday is the musical drama The Color Purple directed by Blitz Bazawule and starring Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, H.E.R., Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, Ciara, Aunjanue Ellis, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and Louis Gossett Jr. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (King Richard, Bridgerton, Secret Invasion, Green Book, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Haunted Mansion, When They See Us). WaterTower Music & gamma. have released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie (in two different versions) earlier this month and WaterTower has released a separate album featuring Bowers’ score on Monday. Click here for the full details of the song album and click here for the details of the score album.
Also opening in theaters nationwide this holiday week is the biographical drama Ferrari directed by Michael Mann and starring Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gordon, Patrick Dempsey, Gabriel Leone and Jack O’Connell. Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, Enola Holmes, Birds of Prey Ocean’s 8, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Monday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Neon release.
Also opening wide this week is the biographical sports drama The Boys in the Boat directed by George Clooney and starring Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Hadley Robinson, Jack Mulhern, Luke Slattery, Sam Strike, Thomas Elms and Chris Diamantopoulos. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Argo, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, The Queen). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios release.
Opening in select U.S. theaters this week is the French comedy The Crime Is Mine (Mon crime) written and directed by Francois Ozon and starring Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Isabelle Huppert, Rebecca Marder, Dany Boon, Fabrice Luchini and André Dussollier. Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Potiche, The Time of Secrets, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, Black Box, War of the Buttons, Angel) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the movie opened in France. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the comedy, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Music Box Films.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the German drama The Teachers’ Lounge (Das Lehrerzimmer) co-written and directed by Ilker Çatak and starring Leonine Benesch, Michael Klammer, Eva Löbau and Rafael Stachowiak. The film’s original music is composed by Marvin Miller (Balloon, I Was, I Am, I Will Be, Jim Button and the Wild 13). If… Productions Film GmbH has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past June when the movie opened in Germany. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being released stateside by Sony Pictures Classics.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Netflix next Friday, January 5, is the drama Good Grief directed by Dan Levy and starring Levy himself, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel, Luke Evans, David Bradley, Emma Corrin, Arnaud Valois, Celia Imrie and Kaitlyn Dever. Rob Simonsen (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Whale, The Way Back, The Adam Project, Foxcatcher, Nerve, (500) Days of Summer) has composed the film’s original music. Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next week. Check back on this page for the full album details and click here for more information about the movie.
