Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi sequel TRON: Ares directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cameron Monaghan, Arturo Castro and Jeff Bridges. The film’s original music is composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Challengers, Gone Girl, Watchmen, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as Nine Inch Nails. Interscope Records & The Null Corporation have released a soundtrack album featuring the band’s score and songs last month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide this weekend is the crime comedy drama Roofman directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Melonie Diaz, Uzo Aduba, Lily Collias, Jimmy O. Yang and Peter Dinklage. Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, High Maintenance, Adults, Mother, Couch, Swallowed, The Passenger) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album will be released by Varese Sarabande according to the movie’s end credits, but no details have been announced yet. Check out our previous article for more information about the dramedy, which is being released by Paramount Pictures.
Also opening wide is the movie musical Kiss of the Spider Woman directed by Bill Condon based on the Tony Award-winning stage show and starring Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh, Diego Luna, Josefina Scaglione, Aline Mayagoitia and Bruno Bichir. The film’s original score is composed by Sam Davis.Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as the songs from the film written by John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) and performed by the cast. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the musical drama, which is being distributed by Roadside Attractions.
Also opening nationwide this weekend is the faith-based drama Soul on Fire directed by Sean McNamara and starring Joel Courtney, John Corbett, Stephanie Szostak, DeVon Franklin, Masey McLain and William H. Macy. Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, 42, Blade, The Accountant, Nell, The Black Dahlia) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures’ AFFIRM Films.
Opening in Los Angeles and New York this weekend before expanding nationwide next Friday,October 17 is the psychological drama /thriller After the Hunt directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, Chloë Sevigny and Michael Stuhlbarg. The film’s original score is composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Bones and All, Gone Girl, Challengers, Watchmen, Queer). Nonesuch Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, tracks by John Adams, songs by The National, Everything but the Girl, Tony Bennett & Bill Evans & others today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening in New York and Los Angeles before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the psychological comedy drama If I Had Legs I’d Kick You written and directed by Marty Bronstein and starring Rose Byrne, Christian Slater, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald and A$AP Rocky. The film doesn’t feature an original score. The movie, which revolves around a woman who attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, a missing person, her absent husband ,and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by A24.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Netflix on October 24 is the political thriller A House of Dynamite directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Moses Ingram and Jason Clarke. Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, Adrift, Hotel Mumbai, Patrick Melrose, The Amateur, The Old Guard, One Life) has composed the film’s original music. Netflix Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score later this month. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters this weekend is the British drama Urchin written and directed by Harris Dickinson and starring Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Karyna Khymchuk, Shonagh Marie and Amr Waked. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Myson (White Island). No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows a young man who struggles to reintegrate into society, shuffling between gigs as a line cook and a trash collector, and must balance a newfound sense of community with his own itch for self-destruction, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being distributed by 1-2 Special.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the animated feature 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) directed by Kenji Iwaisawa is based on the manga by Uoto. Hiroaki Tsutsumi (Jujutsu Kaisen, Tokyo Revengers, Dr. Stone) has composed the film’s original music. Ponyo Canyon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the movie opened in Japan. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released stateside by GKIDS.
Also opening in select cities is the Deathstalker reboot written and directed by Steven Kostanski and starring Daniel Bernhardt, Christina Orjalo, Nicholas Rice, Paul Lazenby and Patton Oswalt. The film’s original score is composed by Blitz//Berlin (PG: Psycho Goreman, Day of the Dead,Night Shift, Still/Born, Extraterrestrial, It Stains the Sands Red, Frankie Freako). Sparks & Shadows Records has released a digital single featuring two songs from the movie by Brendan McCreary, Bear McCreary & Chuck Cirino and Nina Bergman & Jonah Nimoy today. Click here to listen to the tracks and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Shout! Studios.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the horror feature The Oval Portrait written and directed by Adrian Langley and starring Michael Swatton, Pragya Shail, Simon Phillips, Paul Thomas and Louisa Capulet. Andrew Morgan Smith ( The Old Way, Bunker, Boneyard, Jeepers Creepers III,Average Joe, The Culling, You Might Be the Killer) has composed the film’s original music.MovieScore Media 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 Blue Fox Entertainment.
