Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Lee Cronin’s The Mummy written and directed by Cronin and starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace and Veronica Falcón. The film’s original music is composed by Stephen McKeon (Evil Dead Rise, The Hole in the Ground, Queen & Country, Sharp Corner, Pilgrimage, Rose Plays Julie, The Damned, Norm of the North, My Name Is Emily). 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 Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Normal directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Bob Odenkirk, Lena Headey, Henry Winkler, Brendan Fletcher, Billy MacLellan, Ryan Allen, Jess McLeod, Reena Jolly, Peter Shinkoda, Derek Barnes and David Lawrence Brown. Harry Gregson-Williams Shrek, The Martian, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mulan, Man on Fire, Chicken Run, Gladiator II, Kingdom of Heaven) and Ryder McNair (Andy Kaufman Is Me, Yosemite) have composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Magnolia Pictures.
Opening semi-wide in around 400 theaters is the documentary Lorne directed by Morgan Neville about Lorne Michaels, the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The film’s original music is composed by Darian Sahanaja (of Wondermints) (STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces, The Replacements, Future-Worm!) who has made his feature scoring debut on the project. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Focus Features.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend before expanding nationwide next Friday, April 24, is the psychological drama Mother Mary written and directed by Lowery and starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer,Kaia Gerber, Alba Baptista, Atheena Frizzell, Sian Clifford, Jessica Brown Findlay and Isaura Barbé-Brown. The film’s original songs are written by Jack Antonoff & Charli XCX and FKA twigs and the movie’s original score is composed by Daniel Hart (The Green Knight,Interview with the Vampire, Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man & the Gun, A Ghost Story, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Peter Pan & Wendy). A24 Music has released two soundtrack albums today featuring both songs and score today. Click here for the full details of the Greatest Hits (song) album and click here for the details of the score album.
Also opening in select theaters today is the Canadian romantic comedy Mile End Kicks written and directed by Chandler Levack and starring Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Magi Merlin, Stanley Simons, Audrey Ann Boucher, Juliette Gariépy and Svetlana Citta. Cecile Believe has composed the film’s original score. Sumerian Records has released several digital singles featuring covers of Alanis Morissette songs (performed by Avril Lavigne, Bailey Spinn, The Haunt, Gore. & Charlotte Sands) this week. Check out our previous news article to listen to all tracks and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Sumerian Pictures.
Also opening in Los Angeles and New York this weekend before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the indie drama Erupcja directed by Pete Ohs and starring Lena Góra, Charli xcx, Agata Trzebuchowska, Will Madden and Jeremy O. Harris. The film’s original music is composed by singer/songwriter Charles Watson (of Slow Club) (Youngstown) and Isabella Summers (of Florence + the Machine) (Lisa Frankenstein, Little Fires Everywhere, The Offer, Physical, My Oxford Year, KAOS, Lady Chatterley’s Lover) No soundtrack album has been released 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 by 1-2 Special.
Opening in a single New York theater today before expanding to more U.S. cities in the coming weeks is the political thriller Eagles of the Republic (Les Aigles de la République) written and directed by Tarik Saleh and starring Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri, Zineb Triki, Amr Waked and Cherien Dabis. Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel,The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Shape of Water, Jurassic World Rebirth, Godzilla, Frankenstein, The Queen, Philomena) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last November when the movie opened in Sweden and France. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about thee thriller, which is being released stateside by Cohen Media Group.
Also opening in New York this weekend before expanding to more U.S. markets in the coming weeks is the German historical coming-of-age- drama Amrum co-written and directed by Fatih Akin and starring Jasper Billerbeck, Laura Tonke, Kian Köppke, Lisa Hagmeister and Diane Kruger. The film’s original music is composed by electronic music producer Hainbach. The artist has released a soundtrack album featuring his score last fall when the movie opened in Germany. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Kino Lorber.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the action thriller Brothers Under Fire directed by Justin Chadwick and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Omar Chaparro, Ashton Sanders,Laura Osma, Tommy Martinez, Laird Akeo and Solly McLeod. Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void, State of Play, The Regime, Queen of Katwe, Shardlake, The Rite) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music 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 released by Vertical.
