Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Transformers One directed by Josh Cooley and starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm and Laurence Fishburne. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World, Crazy Rich Asians, Yellowstone). Sony Classical/Milan Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today (click here for the full album details). Available separately as a digital single is an original end credits song by Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign and Tyler as ARE WE DREAMING (click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release).
Also opening wide is the satirical body horror movie The Substance written and directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Hugo Diego Garcia, Joseph Balderrama and Dennis Quaid. Raffertie (The Continental: From the World of John Wick, White Dragon, Bull, One Way, Zone 414) has composed the film’s original music. Waxwork Records 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 by MUBI.
Also opening nationwide is the psychological horror thriller Never Let Go directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins. The film’s original music is composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) (Revenge, Maniac, Gretel & Hansel, Amityville: The Awakening, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Oxygen, Other People’s Children). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles today before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the comedic psychological thriller A Different Man written and directed by Aaron Schimberg and starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson. Umberto Smerilli (The Bunker Game, Worldly Girl) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance, when his face quickly turns into a nightmare, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by A24.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Apple TV+ next Friday, September 27, is the action comedy Wolfs written and directed by Jon Watts and starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Amy Ryan, Poorna Jagannathan and Austin Abrams. The film’s original music is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Severance, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Bombshell, Ghostbusters, Destroyer, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Marley & Me, Spy). Platoon 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.
Also opening in select theaters is the medical drama/thriller A Mistake written and directed by Christine Jeffs and starring Elizabeth Banks, Simon McBurney, Mickey Sumner and Rena Owen. Frank Ilfman (Big Bad Wolves, Gunpowder Milkshake, The Operative, The Etruscan Smile) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released by Quiver Distribution.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the sci-fi drama Omni Loop written and directed by Bernardo Britto and starring Mary Louise Parker, Ayo Edebiri, Hannah Pearl Utt, Carlos Jacott, Chris Witaske, Harris Yulin, Eddie Cahill and Steven Maier. The film’s original music is composed by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (Duck Butter). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a quantum physicist who finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live, premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the British drama The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry directed by Hettie Macdonald and starring Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Earl Cave, Linda Bassett and Joseph Mydell. Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, The Young Victoria, Layer Cake, Kick-Ass, Still Alice, A Perfect Planet, A Shaun the Sheep Movie, Coriolanus) has composed the film’s original score and Sam Lee has contributed two original songs. MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album featuring both score and songs last year when the movie opened overseas. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being released stateside by Quiver Distribution.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today before coming out on VOD on October 4 is the Spanish folk horror thriller The Wait (La Espera) written and directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez and starring Víctor Clavijo, Ruth Díaz and Luis Callejo. The film’s original music is composed by Zeltia Montes (The Good Boss, Bird Box Barcelona, Sad Hill Unearthed, Traces of Sandalwood, Adiós). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring her score last fall when the movie opened in Spain. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the thriller, which is being distributed stateside by Film Movement.
Opening in theaters for as a “two-days-only” event tomorrow, September 21 and Wednesday, September 25, is the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui. Ilan Eshkeri. has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Fathom Events and Warner Bros. Pictures.
