Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Death of a Unicorn written and directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani and Jessica Hynes. The film’s original score is composed by Dan Romer (Luca, Station Eleven, Beasts of No Nation, Maniac, Superman & Lois, Beasts of the Southern Wild) & Giosuè Greco (Didi, Welcome to Wrexham, Notice to Quit, Let the Right One In). A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week and a digital single featuring St. Vincent’s original song DOA today. Click here for the details of the score album and click here to listen to the song and for more information about the A24 release.
Also opening wide is the action thriller A Working Man co-written and directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Jason Flemyng, Cokey Falkow, Merab Ninidze, Emmett J. Scanlan, Arianna Rivas, Maximilian Osinski, Noemi Gonzalez and Eve Mauro. Jared Michael Fry (The Beekeeper, Safehouse) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen 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 Amazon MGM Studios.
Another movie opening nationwide is the horror thriller The Woman in the Yard directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Estella Kahiha, Russell Hornsby and Peyton Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Adam, His Dark Materials). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and an original end credits song performed by Ayanna Witter-Johnson today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Blumhouse production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama The Penguin Lessons directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Alfonsina Carrocio, Vivian El Jaber, David Herrero and Björn Gustafsson. Federico Jusid (The Secret In Their Eyes, The English, A Thousand Blows, A Gentleman in Moscow, Misconduct, Watership Down, The Head, Life Itself) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles today before expanding nationwide in the coming weeks is the British comedy drama The Ballad of Wallis Island directed by James Griffiths and starring Tom Basden, Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, Sian Clifford and Akemnji Ndifornyen. The film’s original songs are written by Basden and the original score is composed by Adem Ilhan (In the Loop, Avenue 5, The Beautiful Game, The Ghost of Peter Sellers, The Ones Below). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs performed by Basden & Mulligan (as McGwyer Mortimer) today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features.
Opening in New York today before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the drama The Friend written and directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel and starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, Carla Gugino and Owen Teague. Jay Wadley (Heart Eyes, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Tell Me Lies, Franklin, Swan Song, Indignation, I Carry You with Me) & Trevor Gureckis (Servant, The Crowded Room, Old, The Goldfinch, Voyagers). No soundtrack album has been released yet. Click here to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being distributed by Bleecker Street.
Also opening in select theaters today is the contemporary western Day of Reckoning directed by Shaun Silva and starring Billy Zane, Zach Roerig, Trace Adkins, Travis Hammer, Yelawolf, Struggle Jennings, Edward Crowe, Cara Jade Myers, Gus Langley and Scott Adkins. The film’s original music is composed by Jamie Christopherson (Running Wild, A California Christmas, The Curse of the Necklace, Bennett’s War, Perfect Harmony, Leave, The Ride). No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows struggling sheriff who teams up with a tough U.S. Marshal to detain a cunning female outlaw, is being released by ESX Entertainment.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the French coming-of-age drama Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux) co-written and directed by Louise Courvoisier and starring Clément Faveau, Maïwène Barthélemy, Mathis Bernard, Dimitry Baudry and Luna Garret. Linda Courvoisier & Charlie Courvoisier have composed the film’s original music. 22D Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score this past February. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Zeitgeist Films.
Also opening in select theaters today is the biographical drama Audrey’s Children directed by Ami Canaan Mann and starring Natalie Dormer, Jimmi Simpson, Clancy Brown, Ben Chase, Brandon Micheal Hall, Julianna Layne and Evelyn Giovine. The film’s original music is composed by Genevieve Vincent (Fantasy Island, The Broken Hearts Gallery, Gutsy, What Happened, Brittany Murphy?). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which tells the true story of Dr. Audrey Evans who is recruited to the world-renowned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1969 and becomes the first female to head her department, premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released by Blue Harbor Entertainment.
