Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub and Ken Leung. The film’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steve Jobs, The Bad Guys, Enola Holmes, Materialists, Birds of Prey, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Amazon MGM Studios release.
Also opening wide is the horror comedy Ready or Not 2: Here I Come directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Néstor Carbonell, Elijah Wood, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Kevin Durand and Olivia Cheng. Sven Faulconer (Scream VI, Psycho Killer, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Unstable, Blood Father, Lost & Found in Cleveland) has composed the film’s original score and Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3) has provided the original themes. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Searchlight Pictures.
Also opening wide is the animated feature The Pout-Pout Fish directed by Ricard Cussó & Rio Harrington and starring Nick Offerman, Nina Oyama, Jordin Sparks, Miranda Otto and Amy Sedaris. The film’s original music is composed by Ack Kinmonth (Scarygirl, Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal, Combat Wombat, A Sloth Story ,The Wishmas Tree). No word yet on a soundtrack release. The movie, which is based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same title and tells the story of an unlikely duo who embark on an epic undersea quest to find a legendary fish that could save their homes, is being distributed by Viva Pictures.
Opening in select theaters this weekend is the drama Tow directed by Stephanie Laing and starring Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, Dominic Sessa, Demi Lovato, Ariana DeBose and Simon Rex. Este Haim (Maid, Anyone But You, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Suncoast, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah) & Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Hostel, The Great, Cabin Fever) have composed the show’s original music. No soundtrack album been released yet. The movie, which revolves around a woman living in her aging Toyota Camry on the streets of Seattle and is thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system when her car is stolen and impounded, premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released by Roadside Attractions & Vertical.
Also opening in select theaters is the period drama Palestine 36 directed by Annemarie Jacir and starring Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al-Massri, Jeremy Irons, Robert Aramayo, Saleh Bakri, Jalal Altawil, Karim Daoud Anaya, Dhafer L’Abidine, Yafa Bakri, Billy Howle and Liam Cunningham. The film’s original music is composed by Ben Frost (Dark, Sleeping Beauty,Raised by Wolves, 1899, Super Dark Times, Fortitude). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being distributed in the U.S. by Watermelon Pictures.
Also opening in select theaters is the horror thriller I Live Here Now written and directed by Julie Pacino and starring Lucy Fry, Madeline Brewer, Sheryl Lee, Cara Seymour, Sarah Rich, Lara Clear and Matt Rife. Jackson Greenberg (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, Madu, AKA Jane Roe, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On) & Pam Autuori (Theater Is Dead, Wicket) have composed the film’s original music. Venice Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Utopia.
Also opening in select theaters is the horror thriller Do Not Enter directed by Marc Klasfeld and starring Jake Manley, Adeline Rudolph, Francesca Reale, Nicholas Hamilton, Kai Caster, Shane Paul McGhie, Javier Botet and Laurence O’Fuarain. The film’s original music is composed by Blitz//Berlin (Silent Night, Deadly Night, PG: Psycho Goreman, Queens of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Still/Born, Frankie Freako, Extraterrestrial, Night Shift, Deathstalker, It Stains the Sands Red). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a group of thrill-seeking urban explorers who love pushing things to the edge and decide to livestream from New Jersey’s abandoned Paragon Hotel as their latest stunt, is being distributed by Lionsgate.
Also opening in select theaters today before coming on Digital on April 7 is the animated feature The Land of Sometimes directed by Leon Joosen and starring Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Alisha Weir, Mel Brooks, Andrei Shen, Asa Butterfield, Terry Jones and Jessica Henwick. Terry Davies (Tiddler, Revolting Rhymes, The Scarecrows’ Wedding, Play Without Words, The Car Man).has composed the film’s original score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie, including three original tracks written by Tim Rice & Pete Hobbs, today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Shout! Studios release.
Also opening select theaters today is the Canadian horror comedy Dead Lover written and directed by Grace Glowicki and starring Glowicki herself, Ben Petrie, Lowen Morrow and Leah Doz. The film’s original music is composed by U.S. Girls (aka Meg Remy) who has made her scoring debut on the project. 4AD has released her theme song, entitled You’ve Got Everything – But a Smile, as a digital single today. Click here to the track and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Cartuna x Dweck.
Also opening in select cities is the horror comedy Vampires of the Velvet Lounge written and directed by Adam Sherman and starring Mena Suvari, Dichen Lachman, India Eisley, Stephen Dorff, Sarah Dumont, Rosa Salazar, Timothy Murphy, Lochlyn Munro, Mark Boon Jr., Sherman Augustus, Tom Berenger and Tyrese Gibson. Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Battlestar Galactica, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, Outlander, Happy Death Day, 10 Cloverfield Lane) has composed the themes and Sparks & Shadows has composed the film’s original score. Check out out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Strand Releasing.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the British biographical drama Mr. Burton directed by Marc Evans and starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey and Lesley Manville. The film’s original music is composed by John Hardy (Hidden, A Dark Place, Steel Country, Tree on a Hill, Hegus, Hinterland). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last May when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which is being released by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
