Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the first part of the film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater and Keala Settle. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet, Solo: A Star Wars Story) & Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas). Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released a soundtrack album featuring the Schwartz-penned songs from the movie today. A separate album featuring the score will be coming out on December 6. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Picture release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.
Also opening wide is the historical action epic Gladiator II directed by Ridley Scott and starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Denzel Washington, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi and Connie Nielsen. Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, The Gilded Age, Spy Game) has composed the film’s original music. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Paramount Pictures release. Also click here to check out the project’s music team credits.
Also opening in theaters nationwide is the historical drama Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin written and directed by Todd Komarnicki and starring Jonas Dassler, Moritz Bleibtreu, David Jonsson, August Diehl, Nadine Heidenreich, Flula Borg and Lisa Hofer. The film’s original score is composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, McFarland, USA, Shot Caller, Nine Days) and Gabriel Ferreira (Dom, Pele) Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Lauren Daigle has contributed an original song to the project. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the Angel Studios release.
Opening in select theaters this weekend is the animated feature Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Away) who also composed the film’s original music with Rihards Zalupe (The Pagan King). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the director’s and composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for information about the movie, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Janus Films & Sideshow.
Opening in select theaters while also premiering on Netflix today is the animated feature Spellbound directed by Vicky Jenson and starring Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess and Nathan Lane. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Enchanted, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) who also wrote the project’s original songs with Glenn Slater (Tangled, Galavant). Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie and several score suites today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Skydance Animation production.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters this weekend is the Chinese drama Black Dog (Gou Zhen) co-written and directed by Guan Hu and starring Eddie Peng and Jia Zhang-ke. Breton Vivian (Yellowstone, 1883, Five Feet Apart, Redeeming Love, 1923) has composed the film’s original music. Dream Studio has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today (before coming out on DVD on December 10) is the documentary Never Look Away directed by Lucy Lawless about New Zealand–born groundbreaking CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth. The film’s original music is composed by Karl Sölve Steven (Bookworm, Come to Daddy, The Justice of Bunny King, Uproar, The Girl on the Bridge) and Jason Smith. Heard & Seen has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Greenwich Entertainment.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the action thriller Armor directed by Justin Rout and starring Jason Patric, Sylvester Stallone, Dash Mihok, Blake Shields, Josh Wiggins and Erin Ownbey . Yagmur Kaplan (Cash Out, Deadlock) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a father and son working as security guards for an armored truck company who encounter a team of would-be robbers while on a bridge, where they get trapped and must come up with a plan to escape, is being released by Lionsgate.
Opening in select AMC theaters today is the romantic comedy Say a Little Prayer directed by Patrick Perez Vidauri and starring Luis Fonsi, Vivian Lamolli, Vannessa Vasquez, Angelica Maria and Jackie Cruz. Susan DiBona & Salvatore Sangiovanni (Mad Macbeth, The Transparent Woman). The composers have released a soundtrack album featuring their score earlier this week. Click here for the full album details. Available separately as a digital single is Fonsi’s original song Prayer in Your Eyes (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the track).
Opening in the U.S. exclusively at Pacific Palisades’ Bay Theater (following a release in select UK theaters last weekend) while also premiering on Netflix today is the British drama Joy directed by Ben Taylor and starring Thomasin McKenzie, Bill Nighy, James Norton, Joanna Scanlan, Charlie Murphy, Tanya Moodie, Rish Shah and Ella Bruccoleri. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Fury, Last Night in Soho, Our Planet, The World’s End, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, The Aeronauts). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
