Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the dystopian war drama Civil War written and directed by Alex Garland and starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Nick Offerman and Stephen McKinley Henderson. The film’s original music is composed by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Devs, Luce, Annihilation, Archive 81, Men, Hanna, Free Fire). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next Friday, April 19. Check back on this page for the full album details, click here to check out the project’s music team credits and visit our previous article to learn more about the A24 release.
Also opening wide is the Australian horror thriller Sting written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner and starring Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Jermaine Fowler, Penelope Mitchell, Noni Hazelhurst, Robyn Nevin, Danny Kim and Silvia Colloca. Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within) has composed the film’s original music. MovieScore Media 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, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Well Go USA Entertainment.
Also opening nationwide is the sports drama The Long Game co-written and directed by Julio Quintana and starring Jay Hernandez, Dennis Quaid, Cheech Marin, Julian Works, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Oscar Nuñez, Richard Robichaux, Brett Cullen and Paulina Chávez. The film’s original music is composed by Hanan Townshend (Knight of Cups, To the Wonder, Outcry, Semper Fi, The Book of Vision). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by Mucho Mas Media & Bonniedale.
Also opening nationwide is the action horror thriller Arcadian directed by Benjamin Brewer and starring Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins and Sadie Soverall. Kristin Gundred (Looking Glass, Smiley Face Killers) & Josh Martin have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which is set in a near future, where a normal life on Earth has been decimated and follows a father who must leave the safety of his fortified farm to find his son, premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by RLJE Films.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the comedy Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead directed by Wade Allain-Marcus and starring Simone Joy Jones, Ms. Pat, June Squibb, Jermaine Fowler and Nicole Richie. The film’s original music is composed by Jonathan Scott Friedman (French Dirty). No soundtrack album has been released. The movie, which is based on the 1991 feature of the same title (scored by David Newman) and follows a 17-year-old who is forced to stay home with her three siblings when her mother goes on vacation and gets a job working for a confident and ambitious woman, is being released by Iconic Events.
Opening in Los Angeles and New York this weekend before expanding nationwide next Friday, April 19 is the surreal comedy Sasquatch Sunset directed by David & Nathan Zellner and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner himself. The Octopus Project (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, Damsel) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the experimental band’s music today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Bleecker Street.
Also opening in select theaters is the drama The Absence of Eden co-written and directed by Marco Perego and starring Zoe Saldaña, Garrett Hedlund and Adria Arjona. The film’s original music is composed by Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, The Stranger, Significant Other, Occupied City, Foe). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which revolves around an ICE Agent who is struggling with the moral dilemmas of border security and an undocumented woman fighting to escape a cartel cross paths and work together to save the life of an innocent girl, premiered at last year’s Taormina Film Fest, is being released by Roadside Attractions & Vertical Entertainment.
Also opening in select theaters today before coming out on VOD on Tuesday, April 16, is the sports comedy drama Sweet Dreams directed by Lije Sarki and starring Johnny Knoxville, Mo Amer, GaTa, Bobby Lee, Jonnie Park, Theo Von, Brian Van Holt, Shakewell, Adam Faison, Erik Anthony Gonzalez, Beth Grant, Jay Mohr and Kate Upton. Daniel Davies (Halloween, Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends, Halloween Ends, Firestarter) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.
