On this day in movie history - Serenity (2005):

Serenity

directed and written by Joss Whedon,

based on the 2002 series Firefly by Joss Whedon,

was released in the United States on September 30, 2005.
Music by David Newman.

Cast:

Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Krumholtz, Michael Hitchcock, Sarah Paulson, Yan Feldman, Rafael Feldman, Nectar Rose, Tamara Taylor, Glenn Howerton, Hunter Ansley Wryn, Logan O'Brien, Erik Erotas, Demetra Raven, Jessica Huang, Marley McClean, Scott Kinworthy, Erik Weiner, Conor O'Brien, Peter James Smith, Weston Nathanson, Carrie 'CeCe' Cline, Chuck O'Neil, Amy Wieczorek, Tristan Jarred, Elaine Mani Lee, Terrence Hardy, Brian O'Hare, Ryan Tasz, Colin Patrick Lynch, Terrell Tilford, Joshua Michael Kwiat, Mischa Pfister, Antonio Rufino, Bobby Silva, David Sobolov, Linda Wang, Joss Whedon, Rick Williamson, Mark Winn.

On this day in music history:

Sacred Songs by Renée Fleming (2005)

Peace Meal by Carolyn Wonderland (2011)

Sacred Songs

Album by Renée Fleming,

released September 27, 2005.

Track list: Ave Maria; Jesu bleibet meine Freude; Dank sei dir, Herr; Ave Maria, D839; Laudamus te; Panis Angelicus; Air: “He shall feed his Flock”; Simple Song; Pie Jesu; Domine Deus; Laudate Dominum omnes gentes; Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion; Abends will ich schlafen gehn; L’Adieu des bergers; Mariä Wiegenlied, Op.76/52; Amazing Grace.

Peace Meal

Album by Carolyn Wonderland,

released September 27, 2011.

Track list: What Good Can Drinkin’ Do; Victory of Flying; Only God Knows When; St. Marks; Golden Stairs; Dust My Broom; I Can Tell; Usurper; No Exception; Meet Me in the Morning; Two Trains; Shine on.

On this day in movie history - A History of Violence (2005):

A History of Violence

directed by David Cronenberg,

written by Josh Olson,

was released in the United States on September 23, 2005.
Based on the graphic novel written by John Wagner and illustrated by Vince Locke.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Kyle Schmid, Sumela Kay, Gerry Quigley, Deborah Drakeford, Heidi Hayes, Aidan Devine, Bill MacDonald, Michelle McCree, Ian Matthews, R.D. Reid, Morgan Kelly, Martha Reilly, Jason Barbeck, Bruce Beaton, Neven Pajkic, Brendan Connor, Nick Antonacci, John Watson, Don Allison, Brittany Payer, Mitch Boughs, April Mullen, George King, Shawn Campbell, Stephen Arbuckle, Connor Price, Jacob Rolfe, Evan Rose, Michael Stevens.

On this day in music history:

Have a Nice Day by Bon Jovi (2005)

Christmas Joy by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2011)

Nádúr by Clannad (2013)

Power, Soul, Rock N’ Roll - Live In Germany by Lee Aaron (2019)

The Space Between Breaths by Sherry Finzer & Will Clipman (2019)

Yesterwynde by Nightwish (2024)

Have a Nice Day

Album by Bon Jovi,

released September 20, 2005.

Track list: Have a Nice Day; I Want to Be Loved; Welcome to Wherever You Are; Who Says You Can’t Go Home; Last Man Standing; Bells of Freedom; Wildflower; Last Cigarette; I Am; Complicated; Novocaine; Story of My Life; Who Says You Can’t Go Home.

Christmas Joy

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,

released September 20, 2011.

Track list: Walking in the Air; Still Still Still (While Shepherds Watch); Silent Night (Down the Aisle); Jingle Bells; Gliding on a Sleigh; Christmas Wedding; O Come O Come Emmanuel; Flight of the Snowbird; The Holly and the Ivy; Christmas Joy; Away in a Manger.

Nádúr

Album by Clannad,

released September 20, 2013.

Track list: Vellum; Rhapsody Na Gcrann; Transatlantic; Turas DH Mhsa Chon Na Galldachd; Brave Enough; The Fishing Blues; L MH Ar L MH; Tobar An Tsaoil; The Song in Your Heart; A Quiet Town; Hymn (To Her Love); Setanta; Cit Na Gcumann.

Power, Soul, Rock N’ Roll - Live In Germany

Album by Lee Aaron,

released September 20, 2019.

Track list: Mistreated; Tomboy; Rock Candy; Metal Queen; Fire and Gasoline; Powerline; I’m a Woman; Some Girls Do; Sex with Love; Barely Holdin on; Whatcha Do to My Body; Diamond Baby; Hot to Be Rocked; American High - Bonus Features: Music Videos; Diamond Baby - Bonus Features: Music Videos; I’m a Woman - Bonus Features: Music Videos.

The Space Between Breaths

Album by Sherry Finzer & Will Clipman,

released September 20, 2019.

Track list: Evening At Angkor Wat; Cliff Dwellers; Kilauea Rain; Penumbra; The Space Between Breaths; Enchanted Forest; Black Swan; Valley Of Lights; Timbuktu & You; Child’s Play.

Yesterwynde

Album by Nightwish,

released September 20, 2024.

Track list: Yesterwynde; An Ocean of Strange Islands; The Antikythera Mechanism; The Day of; Perfume of the Timeless; Sway; The Children of 'Ata; Something Whispered Follow Me; Spider Silk; Hiraeth; The Weave; Lanternlight.

On this day in movie history - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005):

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

directed by Scott Derrickson,

written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman,

based on the book The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel by Felicitas D. Goodman,

was released in the United States on September 9, 2005.
Music by Christopher Young.
Inspired by the true 1975 Anneliese Michel case.

Cast:

Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore, Joshua Close, Kenneth Welsh, Duncan Fraser, JR Bourne, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Steve Archer, Arlene Belcastro, David Berner, Mary Black, Julian Christopher, Aaron Douglas, Lorena Gale, George Gordon, Iris Graham, Taylor Hill, Chelah Horsdal, John Innes, Jeff Johnson, Michael Jonsson, Katie Keating, Terence Kelly, Darrin Maharaj, Ryan McDonald, Marilyn Norry, Joanna Piros, Marsha Regis, Bobby Stewart, Clay St. Thomas, Cory Lee, Liduina Vanderspek, Andrew Wheeler, Ally Warren.

On this day in movie history - The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005):

The Prophecy: Forsaken

directed and written by Joel Soisson,

based on a story by John Sullivan,

was released in the United States on September 6, 2005.
Music by Joseph LoDuca.

Cast:

Kari Wuhrer, Daria Ciobanu, John Light, Jason Scott Lee, Tony Todd, Boris Petroff, Georgia Nica, Nicu Constantin, Vasilescu Valentin, Adrian Pavlovschi, George Grigore, Adriana Butoi, Smaranda Popescu, Mihai Verbi Chi, Dan Sandulescu, Alin Cristea, Cristian Iacob, Constantin Barbulescu, Jason London, Dicu Aurel.

On this day in movie history - Edmond (2005):

Edmond

directed by Stuart Gordon,

written by David Mamet,

based on the play by David Mamet,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on August 31, 2005.
Music by Bobby Johnston.

Cast:

William H. Macy, Frances Bay, Rebecca Pidgeon, Joe Mantegna, Denise Richards, Wendy Thompson, Vincent Guastaferro, Bai Ling, Matt Landers, Dulé Hill, Russell Hornsby, Aldis Hodge, Debi Mazar, Mena Suvari, Jeffrey Combs, Barry Cullison, George Wendt, Marcus Thomas, Lionel Mark Smith, Julia Stiles, Patricia Belcher, Wren T. Brown, Bruce A. Young, Dylan Walsh, Bokeem Woodbine, Jack Wallace, Michael Saad, Vanessa Born, Michael Calder, Mary Castro, Annette Harper, Elena Jovis, Steven Littles, Ryan March, Laurie Meghan Phelps, Blake Sherman, Patrick M. Strong, Saskia Vogel, Alexander von Roon.

On this day in movie history - Wolf Creek (2005):

Wolf Creek

directed and written by Greg McLean,

was released in Australia on July 23, 2005.
Inspired by the true Australian cases of Ivan Milat (1996) and Bradley Murdoch (2001).
Music by Frank Tétaz.

Cast:

John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, Nathan Phillips, Gordon Poole, Guy O’Donnell, Phil Stevenson, Geoff Revell, Andy McPhee, Aaron Sterns, Michael Moody, Andrew Reimer, Vicki Reimer, Isabella Reimer, David Rock, Jenny Starvall, Guy Petersen, Paul Curran, Christian McMillan, Sean Gannon, Aaron J. March, Eddie White, Geoffrey Yu, Amy Schapel, Teresa Palmer, Bow Vayne, Renee Chomel, Noni Dunstone, John Henry Duncan, Chloe Gardner, Greg Sara, Renee Luna, Michael Soang, Niesha de Jong, Leesa Millhouse, Alex De Rosa, Darren Humphreys, Peter Alchin, Rory Walker, Jon Blaikie, Greg McLean, Jacob Francis Worrall.

On this day in movie history - Watch the Skies! Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005):

Watch the Skies!

Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

documentary directed and written by Richard Schickel,

released in the United States on July 5, 2005.

Music by Casey Cohen.

Cast:

Mark Hamill, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Edmund Gwenn, Lou Costello, Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, James Arness, Michael Rennie, Warner Anderson, Morris Ankrum, Raymond Bailey, Gene Barry, Noah Beery Jr., Lloyd Bridges, Edward Colmans, Frank Conroy, Robert Cornthwaite, Sandy Descher, Kirk Douglas, Leif Erickson, Arthur Franz, Bert Freed, Ned Glass, Billy Gray, Jimmy Hunt, Virginia Huston, Sam Jaffe, Jack Kelly, Harry Lauter, Lock Martin, Osa Massen, Cameron Mitchell, Leslie Nielsen, Ann Robinson, William Schallert, Douglas Spencer, Warren Stevens, Randy Stuart, Barry Sullivan, Kenneth Tobey, Joan Weldon, James Whitmore, Grant Williams.

On this day in movie history - War of the Worlds (2005 movie & novel):

War of the Worlds

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp,

based on the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells,

was released in the United States on June 29, 2005.
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Ann Robinson, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, Roz Abrams, Michael Brownlee, Camillia Monet, Marlon Young, John Eddins, Peter Gerety, David Harbour, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, January LaVoy, Stephen Gevedon, Julie White, Marianne Ebert, Rafael Sardina, Amy Ryan, Erika LaVonn, Christopher Evan Welch, John Michael Bolger, Zoe Quist, Ana Maria Quintana, Lorelei Llee, Mark Manley, John Scurti, Becky Ann Baker, Mariann Mayberry, Jerry Walsh, Tommy Guiffre, Daniel Franzese, Ed Schiff, Ellen Barry, Amy Hohn, Dan Ziskie, David Conley, Daniel Eric Gold, Booker T. Washington, Eric Zuckerman, Daniel A. Jacobs, Asha R. Nanavati, Joaquin Perez-Campbell, Dendrie Taylor, James DuMont, Ben Ciaramello, Ricky Luna, Columbus Short, Kent Faulcon, Kevin Collins, Terry Thomas, Clay Bringhurst, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Suanne Spoke, Kirsten Nelson, Melody Garrett, Lauri Johnson, Takayo Fischer, Shanna Collins, Elizabeth Jayne Hong, Art Chudabala, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Dempsey Pappion, Chris Todd, Johnny Kastl, Juan Carlos Hernández, Bruce W. Derdoski Jr., John N. Morales.

Recommended reading:

The War of the Worlds

By H.G. Wells

First published 1898.

ISBN 10: 0451522761
ISBN 13: 9780451522764

Description:

No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own....

So begins The War of the Worlds, the science fiction classic that first proposed the possibility of intelligent life on other planets and has enthralled readers for generations. This compelling tale describes the Martian invasion of earth. When huge, tireless creatures land in England, complete chaos erupts. Using their fiery heat rays and crushing strength, the aliens just may succeed in silencing all opposition. Is life on earth doomed? Will mankind survive? A timeless view of a universe turned upside down, The War of the Worlds is an ingenious and imaginative look into the possibilities of the future and the secrets yet to be revealed.

On this day in movie history - The Prophecy: Uprising (2005):

The Prophecy: Uprising

directed and written by Joel Soisson,

based on a story by John Sullivan,

was released in the United States on June 7, 2005.
Music by Joseph LoDuca.

Cast:

John Light, Sean Pertwee, Dan Chiriac, Boris Petroff, Alin Cristea, Kari Wuhrer, Florinel Popescu, Dan Astileanu, Doug Bradley, Georgina Rylance, Catalina Alexandru, Jason London, Ichim Luceafarul, Flori Truscan, Claudia Templeton, Alexandru Virgil Platon, Adrian Ciobanu, Adriana Butoi, Mihai Verbintschi, David Aparu, Smaranda Popescu, Stephen Billington, Snowy Highfield, Nick Phillips, Nelu Caragea, Lucian Iordache, Dicu Aurel, Adrian Pavlovschi, Vasilescu Valentin.

On this day in movie history - Cinderella Man (2005):

Cinderella Man

directed by Ron Howard,

written by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman,

story by Cliff Hollingsworth,

based on the life of James J. Braddock,

was released in the United States on June 3, 2005.
Music by Thomas Newman.

Cast:

Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband, Connor Price, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis, Rosemarie DeWitt, Linda Kash, Nicholas Campbell, Gene Pyrz, Chuck Shamata, Ron Canada, Alicia Johnston, Troy Amos-Ross, Mark Simmons, Art Binkowski, David Litzinger, Matthew G. Taylor, Rance Howard, James Ritz, Fulvio Cecere, Clint Howard, Gerry Ellison, Bill Mackie, Ray Marsh, Fernand Chretien, Dave Dunbar, Ken James, Rufus Crawford, Angelo Dundee, Lou Eisen, Wayne Gordon, Wayne Flemming, Nick Alachiotis, Christopher D. Amos, Nick Carusi, Keith Murphy, Everton McEwan, John Kalbhenn, David Georgieff, Wayne Bourque, Paul Ryan, Sean Gilroy, Michael McNamara, Billy Wine, Richard Bachynsky Hoover, Michael Chin, Stewart Lunn, Richard Lewis, Peter Wylie, Thomasz Kurzydlowski, Stuart Clark, Julian Lewis, Eric Fink, Sergio Di Zio, Gavin Grazer, Boyd Banks, Daniel Kash, Judah Katz, Angelo Tsarouchas, Rob Smith, Craig Warnock, Aaron Abrams, Duff MacDonald, Andrew Stelmack, Christopher Crumb, Gerry Quigley, Peter MacNeill, Darrin Brown, John Healy, Peter Didiano, James Kirchner, Michael Langlois, Magdalena Alexander, Nola Augustson, Gino Marrocco, Mark Taylor, Sharron Matthews, Alec Stockwell, Chick Roberts, Isabella Fink, Beau Starr, Philip Craig, Roman Podhora, R.D. Reid, Michael Dyson, Sam Malkin, Tony Munch, Conrad Bergschneider, Richard Binsley, Ramona Pringle, Katrina Matthews Swain, Cooper Bracken, Jacob Bracken, Alon Nashman, Dominic Cuzzocrea, Neil Foster, Brian Jagersky, Ray Kerr, Tim Eddis, Dave Arkell, Debra Sherman, Joanne Ritcey, Alex Cairns, George Duff, Tom Anastasios, Timothy Burd, Krysta Carter, Rick Cordeiro, James Donohue, Mark Falvo, Conor Gomez, Carlos Henriques, Riva Lombardi, Robert-William McAlpine, Kennedy McGuckian, Liam McGuckian, Robert Morse, Michael C. Newsome, Andrew Martin Priestman, Riley Raymer, Jake Richards, Jason Ruta, Michael Sercerchi, John Shannon, Nick Smith, Nick Smyth, Michael Stevens, Derek Sypniewski, Egidio Tari, Marcello Tulipano, Nancy E.L. Ward.