Tag: Dead Man’s Wire

Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 9, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror feature Primate co-written and directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Gia Hunter, Charlie Mann, Victoria Wyant, Benjamin Cheng and Tienne Simon. The film’s original music is composed by Adrian Johnston ( The Strangers: Prey at Night, Becoming Jane, Brideshead Revisited, Kinky Boots, Lassie, A Very Royal Scandal, Dancing on the Edge, The Child in Time, The Tunnel). Lakeshore Records & Paramount Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the Paramount Pictures release.

Also opening nationwide is the post-apocalyptic survival thriller Greenland 2: Migration directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, William Abadie, Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson and Trond Fausa Aurvåg. David Buckley (The Sandman, The Good Wife,The Nice Guys, The Lincoln Lawyer, Papillon,  Jason Bourne, Nobody, Evil, The Forbidden Kingdom). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Lionsgate.

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Danny Elfman to Score Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

Producer Cassian Elwes has confirmed in a recent conversation with Deadline that Danny Elfman (Batman, SpiderMan, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Men in Black, Alice in Wonderland) is set to score the upcoming hostage thriller Dead Man’s Wire. The film is directed by Gus Van Sant and stars Bill Skarsgard, Dacre Montgomery, Al Pacino, Kelly Lynch, Myha’la, Cary Elwes and Colman Domingo. The movie is based on a true story and follows a former real estate developer who takes the mortgage banker who did him wrong hostage, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

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