Film Music Reporter

Rob Simonsen (Love, Simon, Nerve, Foxcatcher, The Upside, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now) is currently scoring the upcoming supernatural comedy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The film is directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) and stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd. The movie follows a single mom and her two kids as they arrive in a small town and begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Reitman also co-wrote the screenplay with Gil Kenan (Monster House, City of Ember). Ivan Reitman (Stripes, Kindergarten Cop, Dave) who directed the 1984 original Ghostbusters (scored by Elmer Bernstein) is producing the project. Simonsen has previously scored Jason Reitman’s last two features, Tully and The Front Runner. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is set to be released on July 10, 2020 by Sony Pictures. Visit the official movie website for updates.

Simonsen’s recent projects also include Gavin O’Connor’s The Way Back, which is opening in theaters nationwide this weekend, as well as Julia Hart’s Stargirl, which will premiere on Disney+ on March 13.