The only new movie opening nationwide this weekend is the slasher thriller Halloween co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner and Nick Castle. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album and also click here to watch a video featurette about the music for the Blumhouse production.
Opening in limited release is the coming-of-age comedy drama Mid90s written and directed by Jonah Hill and starring Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith, Gio Galicia, Ryder McLaughlin, Alexa Demie, Katherine Waterston and Olan Prenatt. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Patriots Day) have composed the film’s original score. The Null Corporation has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and to learn more about the A24 release.
Danny Mulhern has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama What They Had. The film is written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko and stars Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga and Josh Lucas. The movie follows a woman who returns home to Chicago at her brother’s urging to deal with her mother’s Alzheimer’s and her father’s reluctance to let go of their life together. Keith Kjarval (A Single Shot, Rudderless), Bill Holderman (A Walk in the Woods, The Company You Keep), Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine, Cold Mountain), Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Election, Little Children), Alex Saks & Andrew Duncan (The Florida Project) and Tyler Jackson are producing the project.