Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the biographical musical drama Michael directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier, Juliano Krue Valdi and Colman Domingo. Harvey Mason, Jr. serves as the project’s executive music producer. John Warhurst is the music supervisor and Lior Rosner has provided the underscore cues. Click here for the full music team credits. Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring thirteen Michael Jackson songs today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.
Also opening wide is the comedy thriller Over Your Dead Body directed by Jorma Taccone and starring Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, Keith Jardine, Paul Guilfoyle and Juliette Lewis. The film’s original score is composed by Matthew Compton (Palm Springs, MacGruber, Into the Deep, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Better Start Running). No word on a score release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by the Independent Film Company.
Also opening wide this weekend is the British heist thriller Fuze directed by David Mackenzie and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Sam Worthington,Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Saffron Hocking and Elham Ehsan. Tony Doogan (Relay, Starred Up, Outlaw Kings) has composed the film’s original music. Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this month when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the thriller, which is being released stateside by Roadside Attractions & Saban Films.
Also opening nationwide this weekend is the historical action drama Desert Warrior directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Sharlto Copley and Sir Ben Kingsley. The film’s original music is composed by Dan Levy (I Lost My Body, Meanwhile on Earth, Star Wars Visions: Sith, Breaking Point, Vesper, Empire of the Wolves, For My Country). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a princess who flees into the Arabian desert, hunted by mercenaries and – forged into a warrior and aided by a legendary bandit – unites warring tribes for a last stand that will change history, premiered at last year’s Zurich film Festival and is being released in the U.S. by Vertical.
Opening semi-wide in around 750 U.S. theaters is the British biographical comedy drama I Swear written and directed by Kirk Jones and starring Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, Maxine Peake, Scott Ellis Watson and Shirley Henderson. Stephen Rennicks (Room, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Frank, Normal People, Conversations with Friends, The Quiet Girl, Alice & Jack) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and was released in UK theaters last fall and is being distributed stateside by Sony Pictures Classics.
Opening in New York this weekend before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the drama Omaha directed by Cole Webley and starring John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, Talia Balsam and Wyatt Solis. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, Roofman, Mother, Couch, High Maintenance, Fantasy Life, Swallowed, The Passenger). No word on a soundtrack release. Click here to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Greenwich Entertainment.
Opening in Los Angeles this weekend following a release in New York last weekend and before expanding to more U.S. markets is the British prison drama Wasteman directed by Cal McMau and starring David Jonsson, Tom Blyth, Paul Hilton, Alex Hassell and Corin Silva. Forest Swords (aka Matthew Barnes) (Stephen, As Dusk Falls). Many Hats Distribution has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Vertigo Releasing & Sunrise Films.
Opening in New York this weekend before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the dystopian thriller The School Duel written and directed by Todd Wiseman Jr. and starring Kue Lawrence, Christina Brucato, Oscar Nuñez, Clayton Royal Johnson, Eugenie Bondurant, Kelsey Darragh, Jim Kaplan, Thomas Philip O’Neill and Jamad Mays. The film’s original music is composed by Trevor Gureckis (Old, Servant, The Friend, The Crowded Room, The Goldfinch, Voyagers, Dead Space, Bloodline). Lakeshore 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 movie, which is being released by Altered Innocence.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the Peruvian period drama Mistura written and directed by Ricardo de Montreuil and starring Bárbara Mori, Christian Meier, Hermelinda Luján, César Ballumbrosio, Juan Marco Zunino, Pablo Olyslager and Vanessa Saba. Timothy Williams (Pearl,Locked, Finding You, Brightburn, Your Monster,Mary, Eye for an Eye, Agent Elvis, Walking with the Enemy). MovieScore Media 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 stateside by Outsider Pictures.
Another movie opening in select theaters today is the documentary Just Sing directed by Angelique Molina & Abraham Troe about the celebrated college a cappella team SoCal Vocals. The film’s original score is composed by James Righton (of the former new rave band Klaxons) (Benjamin, I’ll Be Right There, Untold: The Liver King, Daddy Issues). Mercury Studios has released a soundtrack EP featuring three covers from the movie performed by SoCal Vocals today. Click here for the full EP details, to listen to all three tracks and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Abramorama.
Opening in select theaters while also premiering on Netflix today is the survival action thriller Apex directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton and Eric Bana. Högni (aka Högni Egilsson) (King & Conqueror, Touch, Under the Tree, Against the Current) has composed the film’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the movie.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the supernatural horror thriller The Wolf and the Lamb written and directed by Michael Schilf and starring Cassandra Scerbo, Jaydon Clark, Angus Macfadyen, Eric Nelson,Q’orianka Kilcher, Adrianne Palicki, Zach McGowan, Sammi Rotibi and James Landry Hébert. The film’s original music is composed by Chase Kuker & Ryan D. Wood (as Chromosomes) (The 8th Day, The Fall) and Hudson Laird. Chromosomes Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
