Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the young adult novel Divergent directed by Neil Burger and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Aaron Eckhart, Miles Teller, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Ray Stevenson, Jai Courtney, Ashley Judd and Maggie Q. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack for the film featuring the film’s songs, including tracks by by Ellie Goulding, Zedd, Pia Mia feat. Chance The Rapper. M83, Snow Patrol and Skrillex. (click here for the full album details). Junkie XL (300: Rise of an Empire) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack featuring the composer’s music is now available digitally and will be released on CD on April 15. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted directed by James Bobin and starring the Muppets characters, alongside Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey. Bret McKenzie has written the film’s original songs and Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) who also scored the 2011 Muppets feature has composed the film’s score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film performed by the film’s cast, as well as a suite from Beck’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information. Intrada Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring Beck’s music on April 15. Check back on this page for the full details.
William Ross is the composer of the upcoming sports family drama 50 to 1. The film is directed by Jim Wilson who is best known as an Academy Award-winning producer of such films as Dances with Wolves and The Bodyguard and whose previous directing credits include 1996’s Head Above Water. The movie starring Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane, William Devane, Madelyn Deutch and Calvin Borel tells the true story of Kentucky Derby longshot Mine That Bird who won the Derby in 2009 and went on to finish second in the Preakness and third in the Belmont that year. Wilson co-wrote the script with Faith Conroy and is also producing the project.