Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the action thriller Shadow Force co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Mark Strong and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The film’s original music is composed by Craig DeLeon (Strange Darling, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, A Man in Full, Fatal Attraction, End of the Road, Velma, Music, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul). Lionsgate Records 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 Lionsgate release.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Fight or Flight directed by James Madigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Katee Sackhoff, Marko Zaror, Charithra Chandran and Julian Kostov. Paul Saunderson (Trying, Love at First Sight, Three Identical Strangers, Starfish, The More You Ignore Me, Picture This, The Grand Duke of Corsica) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song performed by Stephen Warwick this past March when the movie premiered in the UK. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Vertical.
Also opening nationwide is the musical romantic drama Juliet & Romeo written and directed by Timothy Scott Bogart and starring Clara Rugaard, Jamie Ward, Rebel Wilson, Jason Isaacs, Derek Jacobi, Dan Fogler, Martina Ortiz Luis, Ledisi, Tayla Parx, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Rupert Graves. The film’s original score and songs are composed by Evan Bogart & Justin Gray (Spinning Gold). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.
Also opening wide is the slasher comedy Clown in a Cornfield directed by Eli Craig and starring Katie Douglas, Carson MacCormac and Aaron Abrams. Brandon Roberts (Andor, Thanksgiving, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, Motherland: Fort Salem, Chaos Walking) and Marcus Trumpp (Love and Monsters, Fear Street Part 1 & 3, Plane, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death) have composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which is based on the novel by Adam Cesare and takes place in a fading midwestern town that is terrorized by Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by RLJE Films & Shudder.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide on May 23 is the comedy Friendship written and directed by Andrew DeYoung and starring Tim Robinson, Jack Dylan Grazer, Kate Mara and Paul Rudd. The film’s original music is composed byKeegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, I’ll See You in My Dreams, Sorry for Your Loss, A Teacher, The Hero, Divorce, Love Again). A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the Swedish sci-fi adventure Watch the Skies (UFO Sweden) directed by film collective Crazy Pictures and starring Inez Dahl Torhaug, Jesper Barkselius, Eva Melander and Joakim Sällquist. Gustaf Spetz (The Unthinkable, Så jävla easy going) & Oskar Sollenberg have composed the film’s original music. Fähuset has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score back in 2023 when the movie opened in Sweden. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film, which is being distributed stateside by XYZ Films.
Also opening in select theaters is the biographical drama Lilly co-written and directed by Rachel Feldman and starring Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey, Thomas Sadoski, Josh McDermitt and Deirdre Lovejoy. The film’s original music is composed by Ariel Marx (Candy, Dying for Sex, Shiva Baby, Sanctuary, Happy Face, A Small Light, A Friend of the Family, The Tale). No soundtrack album has been released. Liz Rose Records has released an original song from the movie performed by Cassidy Daniels today. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Blue Harbor Entertainment.
Also opening in select theaters is the psychological thriller Sew Torn co-written and directed by Freddy MacDonald and starring Eve Connolly, Calum Worthy, John Lynch, Ron Cook, K Callan, Werner Biermeier, Veronika Herren-Wenger, Thomas Douglas and Caroline Goodall. Jacob Tardien has composed the film’s original music. Lost Upland 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 distributed in the U.S. by Sunrise Films.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the thriller Unit 234 directed by Andy Tennant and starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Jack Huston and Don Johnson. The film’s original music is composed by George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Hitch, The Blue Planet, Ever After, Anna and the King, Gandhi). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which opened in the UK last fall and is being released stateside by Brainstorm Media.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the Canadian/Irish thriller Sharp Corner written and directed by Jason Buxton and starring Ben Foster, Cobie Smulders, Gavin Drea and William Kosovic. Stephen McKeon (Evil Dead Rise, The Hole in the Ground, Pilgrimage, Norm of the North, The Damned, Rose Plays Julie, The Cellar, Queen & Country) has composed the film’s original music. Moonflower Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s last September following the movie’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the thriller, which is being distributed stateside by Vertical.
Opening in select U.S. theaters while also premiering on Netflix today is the comedy drama Nonnas directed by Stephen Chbosky and starring Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, Brenda Vaccaro, Lorraine Bracco, Linda Cardellini, Talia Shire, Joe Manganiello, Michael Rispoli, Drea de Matteo and Campbell Scott. The film’s original music is composed byMarcelo Zarvos (Wonder, The Equalizer 3, May December, The Affair, Fences, The Good Shepherd, Good American Family, Ray Donovan). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and a song by Pink Martini today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
