Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller The Long Walk directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Judy Greer, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Roman Griffin Davis, Tut Nyuot, Josh Hamilton, Joshua Odjick and Mark Hamill. The film’s original music is composed by Jeremiah Fraites (of the folk band The Lumineers). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the musician’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Available separately as a digital single is the original song Took a Walk by Shaboozey & Stephen Wilson Jr. Click here to listen to the track and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Also opening wide is the period drama Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale directed by Simon Curtis and starring Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton, Paul Giamatti, Laura Carmichael, Dominic West, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Joanne Froggatt and Joely Richardson. John Lunn (The Last Kingdom, Belgravia, The White Queen, Jamestown, The White Princess) who has previously the Downton Abbey TV series, as as well as 2019’s first feature and the 2022 sequel. Decca 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 Focus Features release.
Also opening wide is the mockumentary sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues directed by Rob Reiner and starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Elton John, Fran Drescher, Paul McCartney, Paul Shaffer, Questlove and Chris Addison. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring several nine new songs by the titular band, as well as four reinvented tracks from the original This Is Spinal Tap movie today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Bleecker Street.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the romantic drama The History of Sound directed by Oliver Hermanus and starring Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, Chris Cooper, Molly Price, Peter Mark Kendall, Raphael Sbarge, Emma Canning, Hadley Robinson and Briana Middleton. The film’s original music is composed by Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Mary & George, Foe, Occupied City, The Stranger, Significant Other). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which revolves around two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917 who bond over their shared love of folk music, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released by Mubi.
Also opening in select theaters this weekend is the thriller The Man in My Basement directed by Nadia Latif and starring Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe and Anna Diop. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Candyman, Master, Power, Telemarketers, Union, Grasshopper Republic) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will debut later this fall on Hulu.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the British psychological horror thriller Rabbit Trap written and directed by Bryn Chainey and starring Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen and Jade Croot. The film’s original music is composed by Lucrecia Dalt (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, The Seed, The Baby). Invada Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing.
Opening in New York and San Francisco this weekend before expanding to Los Angeles and other markets in the coming weeks is the Japanese/American drama Happyend written and directed by Neo Sora and starring Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi, Shina Peng, ARAZI, Kilala Inori, PUSHIM, Ayumu Nakajima and Makiko Watanabe. Lia Ouyang Rusli (Sorry, Baby, Problemista, Test Pattern, Fantasmas, Bruiser) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the movie opened in Japan. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released stateside by Film Movement.
Also opening in select theaters is the drama Looking Through Water directed by Roberto Sneider and starring Michael Stahl-David, David Morse, Cameron Douglas, Ximena Romo, Walker Scobell and Michael Douglas. The film’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, Alien: Earth, Untamed, The Umbrella Academy, Zero Day, The Night Of, Legion, For All Mankind). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Good Deed Entertainment release.
Opening in New York this weekend before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the drama Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake) directed by Sierra Falconer and starring Maren Heary, Jim Kaplan, Tenley Kellogg, Karsen Liotta, Dominic Bogart and Emily Hall. Brian Steckler (The Rumba Kings, Deadly DILF) has composed the film’s original music. The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score prior to the movie’s premiere this past January at the Sundance Film Festival. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which is being distributed by The Future of Film Is Female.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters this weekend is the German animated feature Elli and Her Monster Team (Elli – Ungeheuer Geheim) written and directed by Piet De Rycker & Jesper Møller based on Klaus Baumgart’s bestselling book of the same name. The film’s original music is composed by Amaury Laurent Bernier (Totem, Princess Emmy, Atomic Puppet). MovieScore Media has released aa soundtrack featuring the composer’s score last summer when the movie opened in Germany. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released stateside by Viva Pictures.
