Will Bates (Unbelievable, The Magicians, Away, I Origins, The Looming Tower, Nightflyers) is scoring the upcoming, currently untitled documentary about pop star and business mogul Rihanna. The film is directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and provides a glimpse into the evolution of one of the world’s most well-known pop artists. The movie will offer private insights into Rihanna’s personality, sense of humor, work ethic, family and love. Matthew Goldberg & Brandon Carroll (Serena, State of Play) serve as executive producers on the Film 45 production. The documentary is set to premiere later this year on Amazon Prime.
As previously reported, Bates also has Michael Haussman’s period drama Edge of the World (originally entitled Rajah) coming up. He also recently scored Mike Cahill’s feature Bliss, which premiered this past February. Check out a recent BMI video featurette with the composer talking about his creative process working on the score and writing and producing the original song You and I performed by Skye Edwards below.
