Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror movie Smile written and directed by Parker Finn and starring Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey, Robert Weigert, Kal Penn and Rob Morgan. The film’s original music composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day, National Treasure). Paramount 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 movie.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Bros co-written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, Dot-Marie Jones, Ts Madison, Eve Lindley, Jim Rash, Guillermo Díaz and Amanda Bearse. Marc Shaiman (A Few Good Men, Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, When Harry Met Sally..., Misery, Sleepless in Seattle) has composed the film’s original score. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song co-written by himself and Eichner. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the comedy drama The Good House co-written and directed by Maya Forbes & Wallace Wolodarsky and starring Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline and Morena Baccarin. The film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (Severance, Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada, Bombshell, Destroyer, Ghostbusters). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Roadside Attractions release.
Opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the psychological drama God’s Creatures directed by Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer and starring Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Outsider, The Gift, Boy Erased, Enemy, The Staircase, Fear the Walking Dead) have composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which is being released by A24.
Also opening in select theaters on VOD today is the sci-fi drama Vesper directed by Kristina Buozyte & Bruno Samper and starring Raffiella Chapman, Rosy McEwen, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake and Edmund Dehn. The film’s original music composed by Dan Lévy (I Lost My Body, Empire of the Wolves). Because Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as an original song by Yorina in August when the movie opened overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the IFC Films release.
Another movie opening in select theaters and on VOD today before coming out on Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, October 4, is the western Dead for a Dollar written and directed by Walter Hill and starring Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Benjamin Bratt, Hamish Linklater, Brandon Scott and Warren Burke. Xander Rodzinski (Willow) has composed the film’s original music. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which is being released by Quiver Distribution.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the fantasy thriller Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour and starring Kate Hudson, Jun Jong Seo, Ed Skrein, Craig Robinson and Evan Whitten. The film’s original music composed by Daniele Luppi (Marco Polo, Magic City, I Am Groot). No soundtrack album has been announced. The movie, which follows a struggling single-mother who sees a lucrative opportunity when she meets a mental institute escapee with supernatural powers, is being distributed by Saban Films.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on October 21 on Prime Video is the Argentine historical drama Argentina, 1985 co-written and directed by Santiago Mitre and starring Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner and Norman Briski. The film’s original music is composed by Pedro Osuna and produced by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Incredibles). No soundtrack album has been released for the movie, which tells the true story of public prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering on Netflix next Friday, October 7, is the drama Luckiest Girl Alive directed by Mike Barker and starring Mila Kunis, Finn Wittrock, Connie Britton, Jennifer Beals, Scoot McNairy, Justine Lupe and Alex Barone. Singer/songwriter Linda Perry has composed the film’s original score and also wrote an original song performed by Elle King. RCA Records has released the song as a digital single today. Click here to listen to the track and check back on this page for the details of a full soundtrack album to be released next week.
Opening in a single theater this week before premiering on Netflix on October 5 is the supernatural coming-of-age drama Mr. Harrigan’s Phone written and directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Jaeden Martell, Donald Sutherland, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Colin O’Brien, Joe Tippett, Cyrus Arnold, Thomas Francis Murphy and Peggy J. Scott. The film’s original music is composed by Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Antlers, Wrath of the Titans, Byzantium, Greta, Inkheart). Check out our previous article for more information about the movie.
