Opening in theaters nationwide is Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King directed by Barry Jenkins and starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Anika Noni Rose,Keith David, Seth Rogen, Thandiwe Newton, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.The film’s original songs are written by and the movie’s original score is composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto, Moana, Hamilton, In the Heights) and Dave Metzger (Wish, Tarzan & Jane, Brother Bear 2). Lebo M has provided additional music and performances and Mark Mancina has produced the songs with Miranda. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and another album featuring the score, as well as a deluxe edition featuring both score and songs over the last week. Click here to check out the details of the deluxe edition version and for more information about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the action adventure comedy sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3 directed by Jeff Fowler and starring Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz James Marsden, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, Krysten Ritter, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Lee Majdoub, Adam Pally and Shemar Moore. Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla vs. Kong, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records 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 Paramount Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the thriller Homestead directed by Ben Smallbone and stars Neal McDonough, Dawn Olivieri, Bailey Chase, Kearran Giovanni, Susan Misner and Tyler Lofton. The film’s original music is composed by Benjamin Backus (A Week Away, Valiant One). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as two songs by Roland Lewis and Justin James today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Angel Studios.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend before expanding nationwide next month is the epic drama The Brutalist written and directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Stacy Martin, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Isaach de Bankolé, Emma Laird and Alessandro Nivola. Daniel Blumberg (The World to Come) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by A24.
Also opening in select theaters today is the drama The Room Next Door written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Alessandro Nivola, John Turturro, Raúl Arévalo, Victoria Luengo, Juan Diego Botto and Alex Hogh Andersen. The film’s original music is composed by Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Constant Gardener, Volver, The Kite Runner, Parallel Mothers, The Skin I Live In). Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past October when the movie opened in Spain. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Sony Pictures Classics release.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters this weekend is the French action adventure The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) directed by Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de La Patellière and stars Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei Laurent Lafitte. Jérôme Rebotier (About Joan, Sahara, The Fantastic Journey of Margot and Marguerite, The Best Is Yet to Come). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past June when the movie opened in France. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released stateside by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday before premiering on January 3 on Netflix is the animated feature Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl directed by Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham and starring Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Diane Morgan, Lauren Patel, Reece Shearsmith, Adjoa Andoh, Muzz Khan and Lenny Henry. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Adam, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, Bad Boys for Life,His Dark Materials, The Wheel of Time) and Julian Nott (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Aardman Animations production.
Also opening in select theaters today is the coming-of-age drama Los Frikis written and directed by Michael Schwartz & Tyler Nilson and starring Hector Medina, Eros de la Puente, Adria Arjona, Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto Garcia and César Camilo Roque. Steven Price (Gravity, Fury, Last Night in Soho, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, The World’s End) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which is set in early 90s Cuba and follows a 18-year-old teen who idolizes his older brother who deliberately inject themselves with HIV to live at a government-run treatment home, premiered at this year’s Miami Film Festival and is being distributed by Wayward/Range Releasing.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the horror thriller The Painted written and directed by Sasha Sibley and starring Aleksa Palladino, Sean Bridgers, Patrice Johnson and Jadon Cal. The film’s original music is composed by Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Star Trek: Picard, Batman: Caped Crusader,Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Doom: Annihilation, Occupation: Rainfall) . The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Vertical.
