Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action thriller White House Down directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, James Woods, Richard Jenkins, Joey King and Rachelle Lefevre. The film’s music is composed by Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser (2012, 10’000 B.C., The Day After Tomorrow). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music was released digitally today and will be coming out on CD on July 23. To listen to audio clips and for the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the buddy cop comedy The Heat directed by Paul Feig and starring Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans and Michael Rapaport. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album earlier this week featuring the songs from the film by artists including LCD Soundsytem, Santigold, Kimbra, The Isley Brothers, Angel Haze, Parliament, Azealia Banks, Ted Nugent, Boston and Kreayshawn. For audio clips and the full track list, check out our previous article. The film’s original score is composed by Mike Andrews (Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher). No word yet on a score release.
The full details of the soundtrack album for Neil Jordan’s supernatural drama Byzantium have been revealed. The album features the film’s score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans). The soundtrack has just been released in the US today, June 25, and is now available to download on 
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the supernatural drama Byzantium. The album features the film’s score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released on CD in the UK on July 8, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release date. Byzantium is directed by Neil Jordan and stars Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller and Caleb Landry Jones. The movie follows two female vampires who wreak havoc on an unsuspecting English seaside community. The film premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being released in the UK this weekend. IFC Films has picked up domestic rights and will release the drama in select theaters on June 28 and on VOD on July 1. 
