Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the thriller Missing directed by Will Merrick & Nick Johnson and starring Storm Reid, Nia Long, Ken Leung, Joaquim de Almeida, Amy Landecker and Daniel Henney. The film’s original music composed by Julian Scherle (Princess of the Row, Heart of the Champions, Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche). Sony Masterworks/Milan 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 Searching sequel, which is being released by Sony Pictures.
Opening semi-wide in around 500 theaters this week following an awards-qualifying run last November is the drama The Son co-written and directed by Florian Zeller and starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath Vanessa Kirby and Anthony Hopkins. Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Lion King, Gladiator, Dune, The Dark Knight) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score in November. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures Classics release.
Opening in select theaters is the comedy drama When You Finish Saving the World written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg and starring Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Alisha Boe, Jay O. Sanders, Billy Bryk and Eleonore Hendricks. The film’s original music is composed by Emile Mosseri (Minari, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Homecoming, Kajillionaire). A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and two songs performed by Wolfhard as Ziggy Katz today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the A24 release.
Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the British drama After Love written and directed by Aleem Khan and starring Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss and Nasser Memarzia. Chris Roe (Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, Death of a Gentleman, Armstrong) has composed the film’s original music. Thirty Six Minutes has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score back in 2021 when the movie opened in the UK. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Vertigo Releasing.
Opening in select U.S. theaters and on VOD today is the Australian drama Blaze co-written and directed by Del Kathryn Barton and starring Julia Savage, Simon Baker, Josh Lawson, Yael Stone and Sofia Hampson. The film’s original music is composed by singer/songwriter Angel Olsen and Sam Petty. No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is being released in the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures.
Opening in select theaters today before premiering next Friday, January 27 on Netflix is the comedy You People co-written and directed by Kenya Barris and starring Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy, Nia Long, David Duchovny, Sam Jay, Molly Gordon and Travis Bennett. Singer/songwriter and record producer Bekon (aka Daniel Tannenbaum) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the score in the works. Click here for more information about the movie.
