Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend (but advertised as a limited release) is the biographical sports drama Young Woman and the Sea directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Christopher Eccleston, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia and Glenn Fleshle. The film’s original music is composed by Amelia Warner (Mr. Malcolm’s List, Wild Mountain Thyme, Mary Shelley, Mum’s List). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Ezra directed by Tony Goldwyn and starring Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, William Fitzgerald, Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg. Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Lessons in Chemistry, Godless, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Griselda, Hacks) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song written by Adrienne Ackerman and performed by Rae Isla today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Bleecker Street.
Also opening nationwide is the comedy Summer Camp written and directed by Castille Landon and starring Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Eugene Levy, Josh Peck, Nicole Richie, Betsy Sodaro and Beverly D’Angelo. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Knuckles, Daisy Jones & the Six, Early Man, Shrinking, Book Club: The New Chapter, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon) . No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Roadside Attractions.
Also opening wide is the Canadian slasher In a Violent Nature written and directed by Chris Nash and starring Ry Barrett, Charlotte Creaghan and Liam Leone. The movie doesn’t feature an original score and no soundtrack release is expected. The film, which chronicles an enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness. premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by IFC Films before making its streaming debut on Shudder later this year.
Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters is the western The Dead Don’t Hurt written and directed by Viggo Mortensen and starring Mortensen himself, Vicky Krieps, Garret Dillahunt, Solly McLeod, Colin Morgan, Atlas Green, Ray Mckinnon, W Earl Brown and Danny Houston. Mortensen (who previously scored his 2020 feature Falling) has also composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Shout! Studios release.
Opening in New York following an awards-qualifying release last year and before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the animated feature Robot Dreams written and directed by Pablo Berger based on the graphic novel by Sara Varon. The film’s original music is composed by Alfonso de Vilallonga (Transsiberian, Blancanieves, Abracadabra, The Bookshop, It Snows in Benidorm). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score overseas in late 2023 and in the U.S. earlier this year. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Neon.
Also opening in New York before expanding to more cities in the coming weeks is the Norwegian mystery thriller Handling the Undead (Håndtering av udøde) co-written and directed by Thea Hvistendahl and starring Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bente Børsum, Bjørn Sundquis, Bahar Pars and Inesa Dauksta. Peter Raeburn (Woodshock, The Dry, Nancy, Photograph, Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next Friday, June 7. Check back on this page for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is also being distributed by Neon .
Also opening in select theaters is the thriller Protocol 7 co-written and directed by Andy Wakefield and starring Rachel Whittle, Matthew Mardsen and Eric Roberts. The film’s original music is composed by Will Taylor. Strings Attached Music 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 released by Abramorama.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the noir thriller What You Wish For written and directed by Nicholas Tomnay and starring Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Juan Carlos Messier, Randy Vasquez and Penelope Mitchell. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, Ripley, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) and Tracie Turnbull (A Brief History of Time Travel, Brand New Cherry Flavor) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Fantasia International Film Festival and is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing.
