Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror prequel The First Omen co-written and directed by Arkasha Stevenson and starring Nell Tiger Free, Tawkeef Barhom, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga and Bill Nighy. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Korven (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Black Phone, Cube, Night Swim, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Peripheral). Hollywood Records 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 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Monkey Man directed by Dev Patel and starring Patel himself, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sobhita Dhulipala, Adithi Kalkunte and Ashwini Kalsekar. Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant, The Babadook, Overlord, Macbeth, The Oxford Murders, The Pope’s Exorcist, The Mustang, Assassin’s Creed) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Sneha Khanwalkar today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Tuesday is the romantic drama Someone Like You co-written and directed by Tyler Russell and starring Sarah Fisher, Jake Allyn, Bart Johnson, Lynn Collins, Scott Reeves and Robyn Lively. The film’s original score is composed by Tyler Michael Smith (The World We Make, 90 Minutes in Heaven, Washington’s Armor, Kirk Cameron: Connect). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his music earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Fathom Events.
Opening semi-wide in around 700 U.S. theaters is the animated feature Epic Tails (Pattie et la colère de Poséidon) co-written and directed by David Alaux and starring Ellie Zeiler, Christophe Lemoine and Emmanuel Curtil. Olivier Cussac (Terra Willy, The Jungle Bunch, Pil) has composed the film’s original music. Music Box Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the movie opened overseas. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Viva Kids.
Opening in select U.S. theaters is the French sci-fi romance The Beast (La Bête) co-written and directed by Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, Zombi Child, Nocturama, On War) and starring Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Martin Scali, Guslagie Maland, Dasha Nekrasova and Élina Löwensohn. The film’s original music is composed by Bonello himself. Love Theme Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the director’s score, as well as songs by The Pointer Sisters, Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline & others earlier this year when the movie opened in France. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Sideshow & Janus Films.
Opening in New York this weekend before expanding to Los Angeles next Friday and other markets in the following weeks is the animated feature Chicken for Linda! (Linda veut du poulet!) directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach. Clément Ducol (Peter Von Kant, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, Little Tickles, Maestro) ha composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the movie opened in France. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed in the U.S. by GKIDS.
Also opening in New York this weekend before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the drama The Old Oak directed by Ken Loach and starring Dave Turner, Ebla Mari and Debbie Honeywood. The film’s original music is composed by George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Ever After, The Blue Planet, Anna and the King, Gandhi, Hitch, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Sweet Home Alabama). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released in the U.S. by Zeitgeist Films & Kino Lorber.
Opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD next Friday, April 12 is the romantic drama Parachute co-written and directed by Brittany Snow and starring Courtney Eaton, Thomas Mann, Gina Rodriguez, Joel McHale, Francesca Reale, Dave Bautista, Jennifer Westfeldt, Scott Mescudi, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle and Chrissie Fit. Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, A Teacher, Sorry for Your Loss, The Hero, Divorce) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by Vertical Entertainment.
Also opening in select theaters today before premiering next Friday on Hulu is the romantic drama The Greatest Hits written and directed by Ned Benson and starring Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet and Austin Crute. The film’s original music is composed by Son Lux’s Ryan Lott (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Paper Towns, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Mean Dreams, Single Drunk Female). Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on April 12 and will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie on the same day. Click here for the details of the score album and click here for the details of the song album.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the thriller Model House written and directed by Derek Pike and staring Scout Taylor-Compton, Corey Anne Roberts, Chris Zylka, Kyra Santoro, Hailee Lautenbach, Natalie Nootenboom, Priscilla Huggins Ortiz and Phillip Andre Botello. Nicholas Pike (Critters 2, The Shining, Return to Me, Captain Ron, Star Kid, Fear Dot Com) has composed the film’s original music. The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score this past Monday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Shout! Studios release.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the drama A Bit of Light directed by Stephen Moyer and starring Anna Paquin, Ray Winstone, Luca Hogan, Youssef Kerkour and Pippa Bennett-Warner. The film’s original music is composed by Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The Great, Cabin Fever, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Carnival Row, Hostel). No soundtrack album has been released. The movie, which follows a woman in her late 30s who is forced to move back in with her father after giving up custody of her young daughters to her ex-husband and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a mysterious teenage boy, premiered at the 2022 Raindance Film Festival and is being released by Quiver Distribution.
