Opening in theaters nationwide is the superhero movie Kraven the Hunter directed by J.C. Chandor and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Alessandro Nivola, Fred Hechinger, Christopher Abbott and Russell Crowe. The show’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Twisters, Alien: Romulus, The Flash, Shazam!, Hidden Figures) and Evgueni Galperine & Sacha Galperine (Baby Reindeer, The Undoing, Loveless, Radioactive, Scenes from a Marriage, Wizard of Lies). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim directed by Kenji Kamiyama and starring Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Miranda Otto, Yazdan Qafouri, Luke Pasqualino, Benjamin Wainwright, Lorraine Ashbourne, Shaun Dooley, Jude Akuwudike, Laurence Ubong Williams, Janine Duvitski, Bilal Hasna and Michael Wildman. Stephen Gallagher (Mystic, Puppet Killer, Conquering Cancer) has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, an original song by Paris Paloma & more last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Opening semi-wide in around 500 theaters today is the crime thriller The Man in the White Van co-written and directed by Warren Skeels and starring Madison Wolfe, Brec Bassinger, Skai Jackson, Sean Astin and Ali Larter. The film’s original music is composed by Scott Thomas Borland (Surfacing: AKA A Letter from My Father, Thespians). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Legion M production, which is being distributed by Relativity Media.
Opening in select theaters today is the historical drama September 5 co-written and directed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Leonie Benesch, Ben Chaplin, Georgina Rich, Daniel Adeosun, Zinedine Soualem, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Ferdinand Dörfler and Benjamin Walker. Lorenz Dangel (The German Lesson, The Colony, What Will People Say, Hell, A Fortunate Man, The Robber) has composed the film’s original music. Königskinder has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s last month. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.
Opening in New York this weekend before expanding to Los Angeles next Friday and to more markets in the coming weeks is the drama Nickel Boys co-written and directed by RaMell Ross and starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Hamish Linklater and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. The film’s original music is composed by Alex Somers (Captain Fantastic, Causeway, Honey Boy,Fresh, Charm City Kings, Dawson City: Frozen Time, Aloha, Together, Together) & Scott Alario (Hale County This Morning, This Evening). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Click here for the full album details and and to learn more about movie, which is being distributed by Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the action thriller Dirty Angels directed by Martin Campbell and starring Eva Green, Maria Bakalova, Ruby Rose and Jojo T. Gibbs. Rupert Parkes (aka Photek) (How to Get Away with Murder, The Protege, Station 19, Memory, Gang Related, Life in a Year, Mosul) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the Canadian romantic comedy Young Werther written and directed by José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço and starring Douglas Booth, Alison Pill, Jaouhar Ben Ayed, Iris Apatow, Amrit Kaur and Patrick J. Adams. The film’s original music is composed by Owen Pallett (Her, Dream Scenario, The Box, Life, Spaceship Earth, Alice/Darling, On the Count of Three). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is also being distributed by Lionsgate.
Opening in exclusively at Pacific Palisades’ Bay Theater while also premiering on Netflix today is the action thriller Carry-On directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris, Sinqua Walls and Josh Brener. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, The Wheel of Time, Black Adam, Bad Boys for Life, Top Gun: Maverick, His Dark Materials) has composed the film’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
