Roger Goula (Sense and Sensibility, Next Goal Wins, All That Breathes, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Shark Whisperer, Tiger House, Identicals) has provided the original score for the upcoming survival thriller Above the Below. The film is directed by actor Idris Elba (who made his feature directorial debut on the project) & Martin Owen (Let’s Be Evil, Twist) and stars Elba himself, Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. The movie follows three astronauts in a race against time after an unscheduled crash-landing leaves them trapped in the crushing depths of the ocean with no contact with mission control and oxygen rapidly running out.Elizabeth Morris, Matthew Mitchell and Vicki Sargent wrote the screenplay. Matt Williams (Bank of Dave, Book of Love) and Gina Carter (See How They Run, Rogue Agent) are producing the Future Artists Entertainment production. Goula has previously scored the Owen-directed 2019 feature Killers Anonymous. Above the Below will be released in theaters nationwide on December 4, 2026 by Lionsgate.
Goula’s other recent projects include Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility, which just opened in U.S. theaters last weekend, as well as Grant Gee’s Bill Evans biopic Everybody Digs Bill Evans, which premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and will be released in select U.S. theaters on December 4 by Cohen Media Group.
