Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the psychological thriller Blink Twice co-written and directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment, Simon Rex, Geena Davis and Alia Shawkat. The film’s original music is composed by Chanda Dancy (Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Devotion, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, The Defeated, Aftershock). Lakeshore 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 Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening wide is the action thriller The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Sami Bouajila, Karel Dobry, Jordan Bolger, Josette Simon, Laura Birn and Danny Huston. Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Hotel Mumbai, Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, The Old Guard, Ammonite) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Lionsgate release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.
Also opening in theaters nationwide is the horror thriller Strange Darling written and directed by JT Mollner and starring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Giovanni Ribisi, Ed Begley Jr., Bianca Santos, Madisen Beaty and Steven Michael Quezada. The film’s original score is composed by Craig DeLeon (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Fatal Attraction, Velma, End of the Road, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Music, The Last Survivors) and the movie’s original songs are written and performed by Z Berg. Warner Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Z Berg’s songs today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Magenta Light Studios release.
Another wide release this weekend is the faith-based drama The Forge co-written and directed by Alex Kendrick and starring Cameron Arnett, Priscilla Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Aspen Kennedy, Karen Abercrombie, Ken Bevel, BJ Arnett, Jonathan Evans, Jerry Shirer, Benjamin Watson and Tommy Woodard. Zack Leffew (Halloween Be Thy Name, Palau the Movie, A Murder of Innocence). has composed the film’s original score. Provident Films 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 Sony Pictures’ AFFIRM Films.
Opening semi-wide in couple of hundred theaters is the animated sequel 200% Wolf directed by Alexs Stadermann and starring Samara Weaving, Jennifer Saunders, Akmal Saleh and Ilai Swindells. The film’s original score is composed by Ash Gibson Greig who previously scored the 2020’s original 100% Wolf movie and Matt Druery has contributed the original songs. Sony Music Entertainment Germany’s EUROPA has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs earlier this month. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the animated feature, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Viva Pictures.
Opening in select U.S. theaters is the Chinese thriller Decoded directed by Chen Sicheng and starring Liu Haoran, John Cusack, Chen Daoming and Daniel Wu. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials) & Kevin Riepl (Green Lantern: Beware My Power, Justice League, Crisis on Infinite Earth, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, The Night Crew, Cabin Fever) have composed the film’s original music. Dream Studio has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score, as well as an original song. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the Spanish/Argentine drama Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos) directed by Víctor Erice and starring Manolo Solo, Jose Coronado, María León, Ana Torrent and Petra Martínez.. The film’s original music is composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, The English, A Gentleman in Moscow, Watership Down, The Head, Life Itself, Loving Pablo). Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (both digitally and on CD) when the movie opened in France. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being released stateside by Film Movement.
Also opening in select cities is the sci-fi romantic comedy The Becomers written and directed by Zach Clark and starring Russell Mael, Molly Plunk, Isabel Alamin, Mike Lopez and Keith Kelly. Fritz Myers (Sushi Girl, White Reindeer, Little Sister, The Harrow) has composed (and performed) the film’s original music. Platitude Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on September 23. Check out our previous article for the full album details, to listen to a first track and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Dark Star Pictures.
Opening in select theaters as a double feature are the martial arts action thrillers Lady Scorpions directed by Bruce Del Castillo and stars Cynthia Rothrock, Caitlin Dechelle & Jeff Fahey and Kung Fu Games directed by Ryan Jaeger and starring Mark Strange, Caitlin Dechelle, Jade Xu, Jose Manuel, Matthew Goodwin and Lathrop Walker.. East Bank Studios has released soundtrack albums for both movies. Click here for the full album details of the Lady Scorpions album featuring music by Joe Wong (Russian Doll, Master of None, Will Trent, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) and click here for the details of the Kung Fu Games soundtrack featuring music byTommy Simpson (Run the Tide).
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the crime comedy thriller Greedy People directed by Potsy Ponciroli and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Simon Rex and Tim Blake Nelson. The film’s original music is composed by Jordan Lehning (Old Henry, Easy Does It, Make-Out with Violence, The Dead Center). No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows a rookie cop and his rogue partner Terry who upend their small island town when they accidentally discover one million dollars at a crime scene (of their own making), is being released by Lionsgate.
