Edward Shearmur has been tapped to score the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora. The show is directed by Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder, Zoolander, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), written by Brett Johnson (Ray Donovan) & Michael Tolkin (The Player, Deep Impact) and stars Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt, Eric Lange and David Morse. The 8-parter is based on the stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015 that spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers. Stiller, Johnson & Tolkin are also executive producing the project with Bryan Zuriff (Ray Donovan, The Details) and Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball, Fifty Shades of Grey). Escape at Dannemora will premiere on November 18, 2018 on Showtime. Visit the official show website for updates.
Shearmur (Charlie’s Angels, Cruel Intentions, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Johnny English) has also recently scored the crime drama Billionaire Boys Club directed by James Cox and starring Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts, Suki Waterhouse, Bokeem Woodbine, Billie Lourd, Jeremy Irvine and Judd Nelson. The movie, which centers on a group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s, was released earlier this month in select theaters and on VOD by Vertical Entertainment. The film will be also be released on September 18 on DVD.
Great soundtrack! Best one I’ve heard in ages! Will there be an album to download?