Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the comedy sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 directed by David Frankel and starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Simone Ashley and B.J. Novak. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Severance, Ghostbusters, The Housemaid, Tropic Thunder, Bombshell, Spy, A Simple Favor, Dodgeball). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today and Interscope Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, including Lady Gaga’s & Doechii’s Runway, on the same day. Click here for the details of the score album and click here for the details of the song album and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Hokum written and directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, Florence Ordesh, David Wilmot, Will O’Connell and Michael Patri. Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Malignant, The Curse of La Llorona, Annabelle, Dark Skies, Tarot, The Unholy) has composed the film’s original music. Void Recordings 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, which is being released by Neon.
Also opening nationwide is the survival thriller Deep Water directed by Renny Harlin and starring Aaron Eckhart, Angus Sampson, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Barrett and Molly Belle Wright. The film’s original music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, The Orphanage, A Monster Calls, Crimson Peak, Devil, Hercules, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, My Penguin Friend). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Magenta Light Studios.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Animal Farm directed by Andy Serkis and starring Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Woody Harrelson, Kieran Culkin, Laverne Cox, Serkis himself, Kathleen Turner, Jim Parsons and Iman Vellani. Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Paw Patrol: The Movie, The Smurfs) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as three tracks by DJ Carl Cox. today. Check out out our soundtrack announcement for the full album and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Angel.
Opening semi-wide in around 600 theaters is the action thriller One Spoon of Chocolate written and directed by RZA and starring Shameik Moore, Blair Underwood, Paris Jackson, RJ Cyler, Emyri Crutchfield, Michael Harney and Harry Goodwins. The film’s original music is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, John Wick, 300, Watchmen, Atomic Blonde, Dawn of the Dead, X) & RZA. Gravel and Echo Recordings have released a soundtrack album featuring the score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being distributed by Variance Films.
Opening in select U.S. theaters today is the French romantic drama Two Pianos (Deux Pianos) co-written and directed by Arnaud Desplechin and starring François Civil, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling and Hippolyte Girardo. Grégoire Hetzel (Incendies, Summertime, Ismael’s Ghosts, The Midwife, My Golden Years, The Innocent) has composed the film’s original music. 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 released stateside by Kino Lorber.
Opening in New York this weekend before expanding to more U.S. cities in the coming weeks is the Italian drama The Last One for the Road (Le città di pianura) co-written and directed by Francesco Sossai and starring Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romano, Pierpaolo Capovilla, Roberto Citran, and Andrea Pennacchi. The film’s original music is composed by Krano (aka Marco Spigariol). Maple Death Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the artist’s score last November (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download and to order the vinyl edition). The movie, which premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, opened in Italian theaters last fall and is being distributed stateside by Music Box Films.
Opening in select theaters while also premiering on Netflix today is the animated feature Swapped directed by Nathan Greno and starring Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, Justina Machado, Lolly Adefope and Ambika Mod. Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, Paradise, The Idea of You,Rabbit Hole, Looking for Alaska, Imperfect Women, Welcome to Chippendales) has composed the film’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details to learn more about the Skydance Animation production.
