Film Music Reporter

Singer/songwriter Bill Ryder-Jones is attached to compose the music for the upcoming British coming-of-age drama Mountain. The film is directed by Celyn Jones (The Almond and the Seahorse, MadFabulous) and stars Peter Mullan, Seth Isaac Thomas, Rebecca Lucy Taylor and Iwan Rheon. The movie is set in 1980s Wales and tells the story of a neglected, young boy who is searching for friendship and community when he meets an older man who lives in isolation on the mountain. Lisa Baker co-wrote the screenplay. Nadia Jaynes (Marcella), Sean Marley (Poms, The Vanishing) and Rachel Richardson-Jones (Habit, Splintered) are producing the project. Ryder-Jones has previously scored Kieron Hawkes’ 2012 feature Piggy, as well as several shorts.Mountain has just started principal photography last month in Anglesey, North Wales. (Variety)