Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the biographical drama First Man directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas. The film’s original music is composed by Justin Hurwitz (La La Land,Whiplash). Back Lot 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 Universal Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the mystery thriller Bad Times at the El Royale written and directed by Drew Goddard and starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman and Chris Hemsworth. Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Star Trek) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music (click here for the full album details) and Republic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).
Gabriel Yared is composing the music for the upcoming biographical drama The Happy Prince. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Rupert Everett who also stars in the movie with Colin Firth, Edwin Thomas, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Beatrice Dalle and John Standing. The movie tells the story of the last days of famed playwright Oscar Wilde. Everett also wrote the screenplay. Philipp Kreuzer (Death of a Superhero, Morgan’s Last Love), Katja Kuhlmann and Jörg Schulze (The Silence, Five Years) are producing the project.