Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the monster movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire directed by Adam Wingard and starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Alex Ferns, Kaylee Hottle and Fala Chen. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Sonic the Hedgehog, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Alita: Battle Angel) and Antonio Di Iorio. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Legendary Pictures production. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits.
Also opening nationwide this weekend is the Irish crime thriller In the Land of Saints & Sinners directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Liam Neeson, Kerry Condon, Ciaran Hinds and Jack Gleeson. Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg (Zwingli, Head Full of Honey, Born to Spy, The Little Witch) have composed the film’s original music. Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score on April 26. A first track (Irish Western Ballad) is already available to stream/download now. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Samuel Goldwyn Films and check back on this page for the full album details.
Opening in around 300 theaters is the crime thriller Asphalt City directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and starring Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Michael Pitt, Mike Tyson, Raquel Nave and Katherine Waterston. The film’s original music is composed by Nicolas Becker (Sound of Metal, Earwig, A Prayer Before Dawn, Memory House) and Quentin Sirjacq (I Feel Better, Brother, Made in China). Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment.
Opening in Los Angeles and New York today before expanding nationwide next Friday, April 5 is the British mystery comedy Wicked Little Letters directed by Thea Sharrock and starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall and Anjana Vasan. Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Emma, The Phantom of the Open, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Vita & Virginia, Roar, Munich: The Edge of War) has composed the film’s original music. has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics.
Also opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide in the coming weeks is the thriller DogMan written and directed by Luc Besson and starring Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, Clemens Schick and Grace Palma. The film’s original music is composed and produced by Eric Serra (GoldenEye, Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, La Femme Nikita, Lucy, Joan of Arc, The Big Blue). Because Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Sateen and Edith Piaf last fall when the movie opened in France. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the thriller, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Briarcliff Entertainment.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the French family adventure A Cat’s Life (Mon chat et moi, la grande aventure de Rroû) co-written and directed by Guillaume Maidatchevsky and starring Corinne Masiero and Capucine Sainson-Fabresse. Julien Jaouen (Ailo’s Journey, Playground, Bis) has composed the film’s original music. Grande Ourse/440 Hz have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last spring when the movie opened in France. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the film, which is being released in the U.S. by Blue Fox Entertainment.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the drama The Listener directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Hall and Logan Marshall-Green. The film’s original music is composed by Aska Matsumiya (After Yang, Skate Kitchen, Bruised, Betty, I’m Your Woman, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Selah and the Spades). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival and is being released by Vertical Entertainment.
