Film Music Reporter

Singer/songwriter Patrick Watson has composed the music for the upcoming supernatural thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax. The film is directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D, High Tension) and stars Jamie Dornan, Aaron Paul, Sarah Gadon, Oliver Platt, Molly Parker, Barbara Hershey and Aiden Longworth. The movie follows a psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall and finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality. Actor Max Minghella has written the screenplay based on Liz Jensen’s novel of the same title. Aja and Minghella are also producing the project with Tim Bricknell (Breaking and Entering for AntColony Films, as well as Shawn Williamson for Brightlight Pictures. Watson who is best known for his has previously scored a number of smaller features and shorts, including Philippe Falardeau’s 2008 movie It’s Not Me, I Swear!. The 9th Life of Louis Drax is expected to be released in 2016.