Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the drama The Social Reckoning written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen and Jeremy Strong. The film’s original music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Queen, Frankenstein, Philomena). Sony Classical 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 Sony Pictures.
Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Other Mommy directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, Arabella Olivia Clark and Karen Allen. Patrick Jonsson (The Boogeyman,The White Helmets, Mint, Scrapper, Black Earth Rising, Wildcat, The Lost Children, Virunga, On Her Shoulders) 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 to learn more about the Blumhouse Atomic Monster production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.
Also opening nationwide is the western Angel and the Badman directed by Julio Quintana and starring Zachary Levi, Meg Fraser, Tommy Lee Jones, Barrett Klepac, Jean Louisa Kelly, Jesus Carus, Melissa Chambers,Maurice Greene, Sean Bridgers and Neal McDonough. The film’s original music is composed by Hanan Townshend (Knight of Cups, To the Wonder, Went Up the Hill, The Long Game, Semper Fi, The Vessel, Blue Miracle, Outcry). Angel has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Angel (Studios).
Opening semi-wide in around 500 theaters is the action thriller The Beast directed by Renny Harlin and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Joel Kinnaman and Guy Burnet. Tuomas Kantelinen (Mindhunter, Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, The Legend of Hercules, The Adventurers, Mother of Mine, Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend, Iron Sky: The Coming Race) has composed the film’s original music. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by Aura Entertainment.
Opening in select theaters today before expanding nationwide in the coming weeks is the drama Fjord written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Lisa Carlehed, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Henrikke Lund-Olsen. The film’s original music is composed by Kaspar Kaae (In Order of Disappearance, Bordertown, A Good Family, Out Stealing Horses, The Swedish Connection). Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past July. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed stateside by Neon.
Also opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend before expanding to more markets in the coming weeks is the comedy drama Misty Green written and directed by Chris Rock and starring Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Kaluuya and Rock himself. Marcus Miller (Boomerang, House Party, Everybody Hates Chris, The Brothers, Marshall, The Great White Hype, Head of State, Serving Sara, About Last Night) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released yet. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by A24.
Another movie opening in select U.S. theaters this weekend is the comedy drama California Schemin’ directed by Jamex McAvoy and stars McAvoy himself, Séamus McLean Ross and Samuel Bottomley. The film’s original music is composed by Raffertie (The Substance, The Continental: From the World of John Wick, White Dragon, Tyson, Zone 414, One Way, Bull). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Click here to learn more about the movie, which opened in UK theaters earlier this year following a premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being distributed stateside by Magenta Light Studios.
Also opening in select theaters is the documentary Musk directed by Alex Gibney and produced by Gibney, Jessie Deeter, Erin Edeiken, Joey Marra, Nick Shumaker, Zhang Xin, Dana O’Keefe, Jessica Grimshaw, Ronan Farrow and Lawrence Wright. Daniel Pemberton (Project Hail Mary, Spider-Man: Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Masters of the Universe, The Bad Guys, Enola Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Materialists, Steve Jobs, Birds of Prey) has composed the film’s original score and also co-wrote the original song Let Me Sell You a Dream with David Byrne. Matador has released the song this past Thursday. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Bleecker Street.
Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday before premiering next Wednesday, October 14 on Prime Video is the romantic drama Love of Your Life directed by Rachel Morrison and starring Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Gabriel Basso, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Corey Johnson, Tamara Lawrance and Catherine Keener. The film’s original music is composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Old Guard, The Essex Serpent, Eleanor the Great, Ammonite, A Spy Among Friends). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn about the Amazon MGM Studios release.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Apple TV next Friday, October 16 is the biographical drama Tenzing directed by Jennifer Peedom and starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Caitríona Balfe, Tenzin Dalha and Thinley Lhamo. Rebekka Karijord (All the Old Knives, I Am Greta, Raptures, Explorer, Songs of Earth, Pray, Obey, Kill) 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.
Also opening in select theaters while also premiering on Netflix today is the thriller Animals co-written by Ben Affleck and starring Affleck himself, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz, Matt Gerald, Ray Fisher and Luis Gerardo Méndez. The film’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Gilded Age, The Martian, Gladiator II, Man on Fire, Mulan, Gone Baby Gone, The Meg, The Town, Kingdom of Heaven, Chicken Run). Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.
