Saturday, 23 March 2024

Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 22, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the supernatural horror comedy Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire directed by Gil Kenan and starring Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Patton Oswalt, Bill Murray,Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts and Ernie Hudson. The film’s original music is composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Darkest Hour, Paddington 2, Anna Karenina, V for Vendetta). Sony Classical has 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 Sony Pictures release and click here to check out the project’s music team credits.

Also opening wide is the psychological horror movie Immaculate directed by Michael Mohan and starring Sydney Sweeney, Simona Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli, Alvaro Morte and Dora Romano. Will Bates (The Magicians, Dumb MoneyI Origins, Unbelievable, The Looming Tower, Away, Nightflyers, The Path, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, Bliss) has composed the film’s original music. 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 Neon release.

Also opening nationwide is the Australian horror movie Late Night with the Devil written and directed by Cameron Cairnes & Colin Cairnes and starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Fayssal Bazzi and Ian Bliss. The film’s original music is composed by Glenn Richards (Scare Campaign, 100 Bloody Acres, Lou). Roscoe James Irwin has written and arranged the Night Owls music. No soundtrack album has been released. The movie, which takes place during ive television broadcast in 1977 that goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms, premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released by IFC Films.

Opening in New York today before expanding to more U.S. markets over the next couple of weeks is the British thriller Femme written and directed by Sam H. Freeman & Ng Choon Ping and starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George Mackay, Asha Reid and John McCrea. Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint MaudOut of DarknessThe Marsh King’s DaughterHere BeforeBlack Mirror: Loch Henry)has composed the film’s original music. The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Utopia.

Opening in select theaters is the crime thriller Sleeping Dogs co-written and directed by Adam Cooper and starring Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Thomas M. Wright, Márton Csókás, Tommy Flanagan and Harry Greenwood. The film’s original music is composed by David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, ShineAustralia, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, The Railway ManSanctum, Sliding Doors). Filmtrax/Atlantic Screen Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by The Avenue.

Opening in Los Angeles today following a release in New York last weekend is the psychological drama Club Zero co-written and directed by Jessica Hausner and stars Mia Wasikowska, Sidse Babette Knudsen, Mathieu Demy, Elsa Zylberstein and Amir El-Masry. Markus Binder has composed the film’s original music. Trikont has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last May when the movie premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Check out our soundtrack announcement for full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Film Movement.

Opening in a single U.S. theater today before premiering next Friday, March 29 on Netflix is the British sports drama The Beautiful Game directed by Thea Sharrock and starring Bill Nighy, Micheal Ward, Callum Scott Howells, Susan Wokoma, Sheyi Cole, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Kit Young,Robin Nazari, Aoi Okuyama, Cristina Rodlo, Tadashi Watanabe,  Valeria Golino and Kazuhiro Muroyama. The film’s original music is composed by Adem Ilhan (Avenue 5, The Ones Below, In the Loop, The Ghost of Peter Sellers, Cheaters). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie.



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