Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi thriller Mercy directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, Kylie Rogers and Chris Sullivan. The film’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Fallout, Iron Man, Westworld, Eternals, Pacific Rim, Uncharted, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Prison Break). Lakeshore 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 Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the psychological horror thriller Return to Silent Hill co-written and directed by Christophe Gans and starring Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson. Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill video games) has composed the film’s original music. Laced Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Cineverse.
Opening semi-wide in around 500 theaters following an awards-qualifying release last month is the British drama H Is for Hawk directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and starring Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Eden Hamilton and Josh Dylan. The film’s original music composed by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (All of Us Strangers, The Agency, Living, The Assessment,Late Shift, The Forgotten Battle, The Strays, Censor). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in December. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Roadside Attractions.
Also opening semi-wide is the music drama Clika co-written and directed by Michael Greene and starring JayDee, Concrete, DoKNOW, Laura Lopez, Percy “Master P” Miller, Nana Ponceleon, Peter Greene and Eric Roberts. Michael “Nomad” Ripoll has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which tells the story of an aspiring small town musician who seizes the opportunity when a video of him performing one of his songs goes viral in order to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music, is being released by Columbia Records.
Opening in select theaters this weekend following an awards-qualifying release last November and before expanding nationwide next Friday, January 30, is the Academy Award-nominated French animated feature Arco co-written and directed by Ugo Bienvenu and starring Natalie Portman, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Flea, Andy Samberg, Mark Ruffalo. Romy Fay and Juliano Valdi. The film’s original music is composed by Arnaud Toulon. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Clouds Away by November Ultra & Toulon last November in the U.S. and Hamburger Records has released the album internationally. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Neon release.
Opening in select theaters this weekend is the Canadian crime thriller In Cold Light directed by Maxime Giroux and starring Maika Monroe, Troy Kotsur, Helen Hunt and Allan Hawco. Philippe Brault (The Origin of Evil, Shepherds, Norbourg, Maria Chapdelaine) 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 Tribeca Film Festival and is being distributed by Saban Films.
Opening in New York this week following an awards-qualifying release last year in Los Angeles and before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks the Academy Award-nominated documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin directed by David Borenstein and co-directed by Pavel Talankin. The film’s original music is composed by Jonas Struck (Borg vs McEnroe, Idealisten, Boundless, Apolonia, Apolonia, The Good Traitor). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score in December. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Kino Lorber.
Opening in select theaters this weekend while also premiering on Netflix this week is the anime feature Cosmic Princess Kaguya! directed by Shingo Yamashita and starring Yuko Natsuyoshi, Anna Nagase and Saori Hayami. Conisch (Hetalia: Axis Powers) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album featuring songs from the movie by Vocaloid producers including ryo (supercell), kz (livetune), 40mP, HoneyWorks, Aqu3ra & yuigot has been released this past Thursday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Studio Colorido & Studio Chromato production.
