Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Tell Me Lies, Swan Song, Indignation, Franklin,We Grown Now, I Carry You with Me, Fire Island) has been tapped to score the upcoming slasher feature Heart Eyes. The film is directed by Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within, Scare Me) and stars Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Devon Sawa, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins and Jordana Brewster. The movie follows two co-workers working overtime on Valentine’s Day who gets stalked by the “Heart Eyes Killer” and must flee and spend the most romantic night of the year on the run. Phillip Murphy wrote the screenplay with Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse) & Michael Kennedy (Freaky, Time Cut). Landon is also producing the Spyglass Media Group production with Greg Gilreath & Adam Hendricks (Totally Killer, The Voyeurs). Heart Eyes will be released in theaters nationwide on February 7, 2025 by Screen Gems/Sony Pictures.
Wadley’s other recent projects include the Apple TV+ limited series Before, which just premiered last week. He also recently co-scored Scott McGehee’s & David Siegel’s drama The Friend (with Trevor Gureckis), which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and has just been picked up by Bleecker Street for a theatrical release in early 2025.
