Expected to top this weekend’s box office is the horror thriller Don’t Breathe directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, In the Heart of the Sea, Sexy Beast, Oldboy) who previously scored the director’s Evil Dead. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for a short video featurette about the music.
Also opening wide this week is the action thriller Mechanic: Resurrection directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh. Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It) who previously scored the first part in the series has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Opening in around 800 theaters is the boxing drama Hands of Stone written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz and starring Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez, Usher Raymond IV, Ana de Armas, Ellen Barkin and John Turturro. The film’s original score is composed by Angelo Milli (Seven Pounds). Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album featuring four tracks from the composer’s music, as well as the original song Champions performed by Usher & Rubén Blades and more songs by Blades. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening semi-wide in around 800 theaters is the romantic drama Southside With You written and directed by Richard Tanne and starring Tika Sumpter, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Parker Sawyers and Jerod Haynes. The film’s original score is composed by Stephen James Taylor (Timon & Pumbaa, Teacher’s Pet). Columbia Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the original song Start by John Legend, as well as tracks by Janet Jackson, The Delfonics, Soul II Soul, Slick Rick, Bill Withers & more. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the indie comedy drama The Hollars directed by John Krasinski who also stars in the movie alongside Anna Kendrick, Margo Martindale, Richard Jenkins, Sharlto Copley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Charlie Day. Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The Hollars follows a New York City artist who returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. The dramedy premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Sony Pictures Classics. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Also opening in limited release is the drama The Sea of Trees directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts and Jordan Gavaris. The film’s original music is composed by Mason Bates. No word on a soundtrack release, but check out a couple of tracks from the score here. The Sea of Trees follows two men on a journey of reflection and survival in the Aokigahara, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji. The drama premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released in theaters and on VOD by A24.
Also opening in select cities is the indie comedy drama The Intervention written and directed by Clea DuVall who also stars in the movie with Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Alia Shawkat, Natasha Lyonne and Ben Schwartz. Sara Quin, member of the pop duo Tegan and Sara, has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album is available. The Intervention takes place on a weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage. The dramedy premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Opening in New York before expanding to more markets within the next couple of weeks is the drama Complete Unknown directed by Joshua Marston and starring Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates and Danny Glover. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Last Days in the Desert). No word on a soundtrack album. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by IFC Films. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film.
Another limited release this weekend is the thriller Blood in the Water directed by Ben Cummings & Orson Cummings and starring Willa Holland, Alex Russell, Miguel Gomez, David S. Lee and Julie Dretzin. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Before I Wake, Life of Crime, Detachment) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which was originally entitled Pacific Standard Time, follows a group of 20-somethings who try to live above their means and get involved in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong. The thriller is being released by 33 Level Entertainment and is now also available on VOD.
Also opening in select theaters is the documentary Floyd Norman: An Animated Life directed by Michael Fiore & Erik Sharkey about the life and career of 80-year-old Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney Studios. The film’s original music is composed by Ryan Shore (Prime, Harvard Man, Cabin Fever 2, The Shrine) has composed the film’s original music. The documentary is being released by FilmBuff. Visit the official movie website for more information.
Also opening in limited release is the sports drama Greater directed by David Hunt and starring Christopher Severio, Neal McDonough, Leslie Easterbrook, Michael Parks, Nick Searcy and Fredric Lehne. Stephen Raynor-Endelman (Flirting with Disaster, Evelyn, Home of the Brave, Madoff) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film.
