Saturday, 25 May 2024

Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 24, 2024)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the post-apocalyptic action adventure Furiosa: A Mad Max Story co-written and directed by George Miller and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke and Alyla Browne. The film’s original music is composed by Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Sonic the Hedgehog, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Deadpool, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to check out the music team credits of the Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Also opening wide is the animated feature The Garfield Movie directed by Mark Dindal and starring Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein and Bowen Yang. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2The Jungle Book) has composed the film’s original score. Michael Hodges serves as the project’s executive music producer and co-wrote most of the original songs. Republic/ASG Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and three tracks of Debney’s score last week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to check out the music team credits of the movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures.

Also opening nationwide is the biographical drama Sight written and directed by Andrew Hyatt and stars Terry Chen, Greg Kinnear, Danni Wang, Raymond Ma, Fionnula Flanagan, Bennet Wang, Wai Ching Ho and Jayden Zhang. The film’s original music is composed by Sean Philip Johnson (The Blind, Full of GraceSound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, All Those Small Things). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the Angel Studios production and  separately released original song from the movie by Colton Dixon.

Opening in select theaters today premiering on Netflix on June 7 is the crime comedy Hit Man co-written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio and Retta. Graham Reynolds (Scanner DarklyBernie, Last Flag Flying, Before Midnight, Where’d You Go, Bernadette) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released in the coming weeks. Check back on this page for the full album details and check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival.

Opening in select U.S. theaters today is the Italian historical drama Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (Rapito) directed by Marco Bellocchio and starring Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Leonardo Maltese, Barbara Ronchi, Enea Sala, Filippo Timi and Fabrizio Gifuni. The film’s original music is composed by Fabio Massimo Capogrosso (Exterior Night). Decca Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last summer after the movie premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and opened in Italian theaters. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which is being distributed stateside by Cohen Media Group.

Also opening in select U.S. theaters is the Canadian drama Solo written and directed by Sophie Dupuis and starring Anne-Marie Cadieux, Félix Maritaud and Théodore Pellerin. Charles Lavoie (Pompei) of Dear Criminals has composed the film’s original music. Bonbonbon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last fall when the movie opened in France and Canada. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being released stateside by Music Box Films.

Opening in select theaters today before premiering next Friday, May 31 on Disney+ is the documentary Jim Henson Idea Man directed by Ron Howard. The film’s original music is composed by David Fleming (The Last of UsMr. & Mrs. SmithThe UnforgivableDamselBlue Planet IIHillbilly ElegyThe Night Logan Woke Up).

 



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