Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the psychological thriller Trap written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film’s original score is composed by Herdís Stefánsdóttir (Knock at the Cabin, Y: The Last Man, The Sun Is Also a Star, The Essex Serpent, We’re Here). Saleka (who stars as the fictional pop star Lady Raven) has contributed the project’s original songs. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the thriller, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Also opening wide is the family adventure Harold and the Purple Crayon directed by Carlos Saldanha and starring Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina Jemaine Clement, Benjamin Bottani and Zooey Deschanel. Batu Sener (The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Better Man, Ice Age: Scrat Tales) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details) today. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Colors by Boots Ottestad feat. Jordy Searcy. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.
Opening semi-wide in around 700 theaters today is the Irish comedy drama Kneecap written and directed by Rich Peppiatt and starring Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby and Josie Walker. The film’s original score is composed by Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante (Criminal Record, Queen Cleopatra). No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which centers on the titular Belfast trio as it becomes the unlikely figurehead of a civil rights movement to save the mother tongue, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released stateside by Sony Pictures Classics.
Opening in select theaters today is the comedy Coup! written and directed by Joseph Schuman & Austin Stark and starring Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, Skye P. Marshall and Sarah Gadon. Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Swallow, Emily the Criminal, Minding the Gap, Watcher, In the Same Breath) has composed the film’s original music today. The Orchard 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 movie, which is being distributed by Greenwich Entertainment.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Apple TV+ next Friday, August 9, is the heist comedy The Instigators directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ving Rhames, Paul Walter Hauser, Toby Jones, Ron Perlman and Alfred Molina. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Free Guy, Shazam! Fury of the Gods). Platoon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the romantic comedy drama Boat Camp directed by Mackenzie Munro and starring Rachel Boudwin, Drew Ray Tanner, Ennis Esmer, Martin Cummins, Rachel Boyd and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Mateo Messina (Juno, Blockers, The Wrong Missy, Tall Girl, Superstore, Desperados, Butter, Barely Lethal) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the British horror feature Doctor Jekyll directed by Joe Stephenson and starring Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers, Jonathan Hyde, Lindsay Duncan, Simon Callow, Morgan Watkins and Robyn Cara. The film’s original music is composed by Blair Mowat (Nolly, Class, The Amazing Mr. Blunden, McDonald & Dodds, Electric Man). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score last fall when the movie opened in the UK. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Hammer Films production.
