Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror feature Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell. The film’s original music is composed by Edo Van Breemen (The Monkey, Keeper, Afflicted, Air, Hollow in the Land, The Backward Class) and Parsons. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the North Road Films, Atomic Monster, 21 Laps Entertainment & Phobos production, which is being released by A24.
Also opening nationwide is the historical drama Pressure written and directed by Anthony Maras and starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina and Kerry Condon. Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, Lion, All Quiet on the Western Front, Dune: Prophecy, The Day of the Jackal, The Amateur,Adrift, A House of Dynamite, One Life) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music 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 Focus Features release.
Also opening wide is the family comedy The Breadwinner directed by Eric Appel and starring Nate Bargatze, Mandy Moore, Colin Jost, Kate Berlant, Martin Herlihy, Zach Cherry, Will Forte and Kumail Nanjiani. The film’s original music is composed byLeo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Twisted Metal, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Obliterated, Florida Man). Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
Opening in select theaters this weekend before expanding nationwide next Friday, June 5, is the musical comedy drama Power Ballad co-written and directed by John Carney and starring Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Havana Rose Liu, Marcella Plunkett and Jack Reynor. John Carney (Once, Begin Again, Sing Street) & Gary Clark (Flora and Son, Modern Love) have composed the film’s original songs and score and Clark also as the project’s executive music producer. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, including the lead track How to Write a Song Without You (click here to check out the lyric video). Visit our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Lionsgate release.
Opening in New York today before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the documentary Time and Water directed by Sara Dosa and produced by Shane Boris, Elijah Stevens & Jameka Autry about Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason. The film’s original music is composed by Dan Deacon (Task, Venom: The Last Dance, Hustle, Rez Ball, Ascension, The Changeling, Strawberry Mansion, All Light, Everywhere, Twixt, Wedding Season). No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the Sandbox Films & National Geographic Films production, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the Spanish drama The 47 (El 47) written and directed by Marcel Barrena and starring Eduard Fernández, Clara Segura, Salva Reina, Zoe Bonafonte and Aimar Vega. Arnau Bataller (The Vault, [REC] 4: Apocalypse, She Walks in Darkness, A Perfect Day, Prey, Killer Book Club, Balandrau, Wake Up, The Chosen) has composed the film’s original music. Globomedia has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in late 2024 when the movie opened in Spanish theaters. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which is being distributed stateside by Myriad Pictures.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters today is the Japanese language coming-of-age drama Renoir written and directed by Chie Hayakawa and starring Yui Suzuki, Lily Franky, Hikari Ishida, Ayumu Nakajima, Yuumi Kawai and Ryota Bando. The film’s original music is composed by Rémi Boubal (Plan 75, Black Tide, Our Mothers Bigger Than Us, Teach Me If You Can). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the movie opened in France. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being released stateside by Film Movement.
