Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the superhero movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps directed by Matt Shakman and starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, Natasha Lyonne, Sarah Niles and Paul Walter Hauser. The film’s original music is composed byMichael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Doctor Strange, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have 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 Marvel Studios production.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller The Home co-written and directed by James DeMonaco and starring Pete Davidson, Mary Beth Peil, John Glover, Bruce Altman, Mugga, Adam Cantor, Denise Burse,Ethan Phillips, Stuart Rudin and Nathalie Schmidt. Nathan Whitehead (The Purge, Keanu,Days Gone, Stephanie, This Is the Night, Chicago Party Aunt, The Remaining) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Roadside Attractions.
Also opening nationwide is the romantic comedy Oh, Hi! written and directed by Sophie Brooks and starring Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, John Reynolds and David Cross. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Last Night in Soho, Fury, Over the Moon, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, The World’s End). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures Classics.
Opening in select U.S. theaters this weekend is the historical thriller Shoshana directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Harry Melling, Irina Starshenbaum, Douglas Booth, Ian Hart and Aury Alby. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Eve, Out of Sight, Haywire, Analyze That, Logan Lucky) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and is being distributed stateside by Greenwich Entertainment.
Opening at New York’s Paris Theater today and at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre this coming Monday while also premiering on Netflix today is the comedy sequel Happy Gilmore 2 directed by Kyle Newacheck and starring Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Travis Kelce, Ben Stiller, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Sunny Sandler, John Daly, Sadie Sandler, Conor Sherry and Ethan Cutkosky. The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Over the Hedge, Hacksaw Ridge, The Gilded Age, Smallfoot, Hotel Rwanda, The Legend of Tarzan, The Perfect Couple). No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the British/Irish romantic drama Four Letters of Love directed by Polly Steele and starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Skelly and Fionn O’Shea. Anne Nikitin (The Dropout, American Animals, Hijack, I.S.S., Mrs. Wilson, Fate: The Winx Saga, Dangerous Liaisons, One Day, Lost Girls). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song performed by Johnny Flynn feat. Katherine Priddy last Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released stateside by Quiver Distribution.
Opening in Los Angeles this weekend following a release in New York last Friday is the documentary Death & Taxes directed by Justin Schein about the filmmaker’s father, Harvey Schein, The film’s original music is composed by Bobby Johnston (Edmond, City of Gold, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Mother’s Day, Stuck, She’s Just a Shadow, Marfa Gir). MovieScore Media’s Reality Bytes 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.
