Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature The Wild Robot written and directed by Chris Sanders and starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames and Mark Hamill. The film’s original score is composed by Kris Bowers (Bridgerton, Green Book, King Richard, Haunted Mansion, Secret Invasion, The Color Purple, Dear White People, Mrs. America). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two original songs co-written and performed by Maren Morris today. Check our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the DreamWorks Animation production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the sci-fi epic Megalopolis written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Kathryn Hunter, Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Fishburne. Osvaldo Golijov (Youth Without Youth, The Man Who Cried, Twixt, The Oath) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, two original songs by Grace VanderWaal and several tracks by other artists today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Lionsgate.
Opening semi-wide in around 800 theaters is the biographical drama Lee directed by Ellen Kuras and starring Kate Winslet, Josh O’Connor, Andy Samberg, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgård and Marion Cotillard. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen, Godzilla). No soundtrack album has been announced. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and visit our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Roadside Attractions & Vertical.
Also opening semi-wide is the horror Azrael directed by E.L. Katz and starring Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Katariina Unt and Sebastian Bull Sarning. Tóti Guðnason (Lamb, Cold Copy, Deliver Us) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a devout cult of mute zealots who hunts down a young woman who escaped her own imprisonment and she will stop at nothing to ensure her own survival, premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being distributed by IFC Films & Shudder.
Opening in Los Angeles and New York today before expanding nationwide on October 11 is the biographical comedy drama Saturday Night co-written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring Gabriel LaBelle, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Rachel Sennott, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Lamorne Morris, Finn Wolfhard, Cooper Hoffman, Nicholas Braun, Andrew Barth Feldman, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys and J.K. Simmons. The film’s original music is composed by Jon Batiste (Soul, American Symphony, The First Wave). Verve Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures release.
Also opening in select theaters is the supernatural horror thriller Bagman directed by Colm McCarthy and starring Sam Claflin, Antonia Thomas, William Hope, Sharon D Clarke, Steven Cree, Henry Pettigrew, Adelle Leonce, Peter McDonald, Will Davis and Caréll Rhoden. Timothy Williams (Pearl, Brightburn, Walking with the Enemy, Finding You, Your Monster, Agent Elvis, Wild Horses) has composed the film’s original music. Lionsgate 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 released by Lionsgate.
Also opening in select cities is the drama Summer of Violence written and directed by Nicki Micheaux and starring Kasey Inez, Jahking Guillory, Pedro Correa, Damon Gupton, Madhulika Krishnan and Stelio Savante. The film’s original music is composed by Marcus Norris (Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., Lady in the Lake). South Side Sound has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Three60Films.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the thriller Haunted Heart co-written and directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Matt Dillon, Aida Folch and Juan Pablo Urrego. Zbigniew Preisner (When a Man Loves a Woman, Three Colors, The Queen of Spain, The Secret Garden, Dekalog). has composed the film’s original music. Caldera Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by VMI Distribution.
Opening in select U.S. theaters today is the German thriller The Universal Theory (Die Theorie von Allem) directed by Timm Kröger and starring Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuss, Philippe Graber, Imogen Kogge and David Bennent. The film’s original music is composed by Diego Ramos Rodriguez. Oscilloscope Laboratories has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last December when the movie opened in Germany. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the South Korean crime action thriller Veteran 2: I, the Executioner written and directed by Ryoo Seung-Wan and starring Hwang Jung-Min, Jung Hae-In, Oh Dal-Su and Jang Yoon-Ju. Singer/songwriter Chang Kiha has composed the film’s original music. Genie Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the artist’s score earlier this month when the movie opened in South Korea. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the sequel.
