Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror thriller Clayface directed by James Watkins and starring Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll, Max Minghella and Joshua James. The film’s original music is composed by Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Verity, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Pressure, The Amateur, The Day of the Jackal, The Uprising, Dune: Prophecy, Adrift, A House of Dynamite). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DC Studios production, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the animated feature Wildwood directed by Travis Knight and starring Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Mahershala Ali, Amandla Stenberg, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Jemaine Clement, Tom Waits, Tantoo Cardinal, Maya Erskine and Richard E. Grant. Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Kubo and the Two Strings, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour,V for Vendetta, Anna Karenina, The Boxtrolls, Paddington in Peru, Bumblebee) has composed the film’s original score. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as The Decemberists’ original song The Better Part of Bravery (also available as a digital single) today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the LAIKA Studios production, which is being distributed by Fathom Entertainment.
Also opening nationwide is the romantic fantasy comedy Wicker written and directed by Eleanor Wilson & Alex Huston Fischer and starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, Peter Dinklage, Marli Siu and Nabhaan Rizwan. The film’s original music is composed by Anna Meredith (Eighth Grade, Living with Yourself, Tuesday, The End We Start From). Mercury Classics will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score next Friday, October 30. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to listen to a first track and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Black Bear Pictures.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi comedy drama Klara and the Sun co-written and directed by Taika Waititi and starring Jenna Ortega,Mia Tharia, Amy Adams, Aran Murphy, Steve Buscemi and Natasha Lyonne. Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Lost, Jurassic World, Ratatouille, Star Trek, The Batman, Jojo Rabbit, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has composed the film’s original music. Mutant 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 Sony Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the comedy Ali G: Who Iz I? directed by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen. The film’s original score is composed by Erran Baron Cohen (Borat, The Dictator, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Brothers Grimsby, Bruno) and Nami Melumad (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Prodigy, Dream Productions, Thor: Love and Thunder, An American Pickle, Absentia, One Fast Move, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window). Def Jam Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s original songs written by Cohen, Watt, Hit-Boy, Ant Hines & others and performed by Cohen as Ali G today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film, which is being released by Amazon MGM Studios.
Opening semi-wide in a couple of hundred theaters is the British thriller A Talent for Murder directed by Anton Corbijn and starring Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich and Olivia Cooke. Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter’s Bone, The Lost Daughter, Out of the Furnace, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Locke, Daddio, Leave No Trace, Last Chance Harvey) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being distributed by Bleecker Street.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend before expanding nationwide next Friday, October 30, is the crime thriller The Only Living Pickpocket in New York written and directed by Noah Segan and starring John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Steve Buscemi and Will Price. The film’s original music is composed by Gary Lionelli (O.J.: Made in America, Luck, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Chasing the Moon, The Newspaperman, Nuclear Family). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.
Also opening in select theaters today is the Polish/German drama Fatherland co-written and directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and starring Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler and August Diehl. The film doesn’t feature an original score. The movie, follows writer Thomas Mann and his daughter as they embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a divided Germany in ruins at the height of the Cold War, traveling from the Allied-occupied city of Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar, premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being distributed in the U.S. by MUBI.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on November 6 on Netflix is the South Korean drama Possible Love co-written and directed by Lee Chang-dong and starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong. Jung Jaeil (Squid Game, Parasite, Twinless, Mickey 17, Broker, Okja, Ponies, Tempest) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the romantic comedy Love Language written and directed by Joey Power and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos, Isabel May, Manny Jacinto, Billie Lourd, Lukas Gage, Chloe Fineman, Zach Zucker and Morgan Jay. The film’s original music is composed by Jeff Morrow (Snow White, The Snoopy Show, A Christmas Story Christmas, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Science Fair, Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by Vertical.