Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the survival horror thriller/comedy Send Help directed by Sam Raimi and starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Alice in Wonderland,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Good Will Hunting, Men in Black). Hollywood 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 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening nationwide is the action thriller Shelter directed by Ric Roman Waugh and staring Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy and Naomi Ackie. David Buckley (The Sandman, Nobody, The Good Wife, The Nice Guys, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Good Fight, The Lincoln Lawyer, Papillon, Jason Bourne) 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 released by Black Bear Pictures.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi horror feature Iron Lung written and directed by Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) and staring Fischbach himself, Caroline Rose Kaplan, Elsie Lovelock and Troy Baker. The film’s original music is composed by Andrew Hulshult (Doom Eternal, Dusk, Quake Champions, Amid Evil, Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, Prodeus). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score this past Monday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the film adaptation of the horror game.
Also opening nationwide is the documentary Melania directed by Brett Ratner about First Lady Melania Trump. Tony Neiman (MK Ultra, Cosmoball) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been released. The movie, which follows Melania as she orchestrates inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White House transition, and moves her family back to the Nation’s Capital, is being released by Amazon MGM Studios.
Opening semi-wide in a couple of hundred theaters is the sci-fi thriller Worldbreaker directed by Brad Anderson and starring Luke Evans, Billie Boullet, Mila Harris and Milla Jovovich. The film’s original music is composed by Matthew Rogers (Volition, Vindicta, Family Law, The Stranger in My Home, My Secret Santa, Adventures in Public School, Darc, The Unspoken). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Aura Entertainment.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend before expanding nationwide next Friday, February 6, is the mockumentary The Moment co-written and directed by Aidan Zamiri and starring Charli xcx, Rosanna Arquette, Jamie Demetriou, Kate Berlant, Arielle Dombasle, Mel Ottenberg, Hailey Benton Gates, Alexander Skarsgård, Trew Mullen and Kylie Jenner. Music producer and songwriter A.G. Cook has composed the film’s original score. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the A24 release.
Also opening in select theaters is the thriller Islands co-written and directed by Jan-Ole Gerster and starring Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing, Ramiro Blas, Fatima Adoum, Pep Ambros and Dylan Torrell. The film’s original music is composed by Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Tatami, Blood Red Sky, Bliss, The Swarm, 22 Lanes, A Million Minutes, Souls). KMV 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 distributed by Greenwich Entertainment.
Also opening in select theaters is the crime drama Moses the Black written and directed by Yelena Popovic and starring Omar Epps, Wiz Khalifa himself, Quavo and Chukwudi Iwuji. Kostas Christides (Benji, Maestro in Blue, Love & Gelato, The Baytown Outlaws, Worlds Apart) has composed the film’s original score. No word on a score release. Taylor Gang Entertainment has released a soundtrack album featuring the Wiz Khalifa songs from the movie today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Fathom Entertainment.
Opening in New York today before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the documentary Natchez directed by Suzannah Herbert about the titular Mississippi town that is reckoning with a romanticized past and the debt it owes to the descendants of slavery. The film’s original music is composed by James Newberry (Is This Thing On?, Barron’s Cove, Wolfgang, The Lady and the Dale, Enigma). Clacks and Bangs has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last November. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters this weekend is the Canadian indie comedy Paying for It co-written and directed by Sook-Yin Lee and starring Dan Beirne, Emily Lê, Andrea Werhun, Chris Sandiford, Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato, Stephen Kalyn, Sera-Lys McArthur, Kris Siddiqi, Scott Thompson and Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll. Lee and Dylan Gamble (as Lee & Gamble Unlimited) have composed the film’s original music. Mint Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the duo’s score in early 2025 when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the comedy, which is being released stateside by Film Movement.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the New Zealand drama Pike River directed by Robert Sarkies and starring Melanie Lynskey, Robyn Malcolm and Lucy Lawless. The film’s original music is composed by Karl Sölve Steven (Come to Daddy,The Justice of Bunny King, Bookworm, The Girl on the Bridge, Uproar, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!). The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score when the movie opened in New Zealand. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Brainstorm Media.
