Composer Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Queen) is set to reteam with director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist, OSS 117) on the upcoming animated feature The Most Precious of Cargos. The film, which marks the director’s first animation project, is based on the bestselling book by Jean-Claude Grumberg and will feature the voice talent of Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Blanc and Denys Podalydès.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Scoring The Roku Channel’s ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Die Hart, F*&% the Prom) have been tapped to score the upcoming Roku Channel original movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The film is directed by Eric Appel (Son of Zorn) and stars Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic, Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, Rainn Wilson as radio broadcaster Dr. Demento, as well as Julianne Nicholson & Toby Huss as Yankovic’s parents, Mary and Nick. The biopic chronicles Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.
Sarah Schachner Scoring Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘Prey’
Sarah Schachner (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Assassin’s Creed Origins, The Lazarus Effect) has composed the original score for the upcoming action thriller Prey. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) and stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush and Julian Black Antelope. The fifth installment in the Predator series is set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago during 1719 and follows a fierce and highly skilled warrior who sets out to protect her people when danger threatens her camp.
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Tom George’s ‘See How They Run’
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey, Being the Ricardos) has composed the original music for the upcoming murder mystery See How They Run. The film is directed by Tom George (Defending the Guilty) and stars Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody, Harris Dickinson, Ruth Wilson, Sian Clifford, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Reece Shearsmith, Shirley Henderson, Paul Chahidi, Pearl Chanda, Charlie Cooper and Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Finneas O’Connell Scoring B.J. Novak’s ‘Vengeance’
FINNEAS (aka Finneas O’Connell) has composed the original score for the new comedy thriller Vengeance. The film marks the feature directorial debut of B.J. Novak (The Office, The Premise) and stars Novak himself, Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron and Dove Cameron. The movie centers on a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with. Novak also wrote the screenplay.
Christophe Beck Scoring David F. Sandberg’s ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, WandaVision, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover, The Muppets, Hawkeye) is composing the original music for the upcoming superhero movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The film is directed by David F. Sandberg (Annabelle Creation, Lights Out) and stars Zachary Levi who returns in the title role, alongside Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Russ Butler, D.J. Cotrona, Meagan Good, Grace Fulton and Lucy Liu.
Joe Kraemer Scoring Eromose’s ’88’
Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, Comrade Detective, The Way of the Gun) has recently scored the upcoming thriller 88. The film is written and directed by Eromose (Legacy) and stars Brandon Victor Dixon, Naturi Naughton, Orlando Jones, Thomas Sadoski, William Fichtner and Amy Sloan. The movie follows the financial director for a democratic super PAC (political action committee) behind a frontrunner presidential candidate as he investigates donations uncovering a conspiracy.
Michael Giacchino to Reteam with Taika Waititi on ‘Next Goal Wins’
Composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is reteaming with Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows) on the upcoming sports comedy drama Next Goal Wins. The film starring Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Will Arnett, Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Lehi Falepapalangi, Beulah Koale, Semu Filipo, Uli Latukefu & Angus Sampson is based on the 2014 documentary of the same title and tells the true story of Dutch coach Thomas Rongen as he attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.
Angel Olsen & Sam Petty Scoring Del Kathryn Barton’s ‘Blaze’
Singer/songwriter Angel Olsen has made her feature film scoring debut on the the upcoming Australian drama Blaze. She has co-scored the film directed by painter Del Kathryn Barton (The Nightingale and the Rose) and starring Julia Savage, Simon Baker, Yael Stone, Josh Lawson and Sofia Hampson with Sam Petty. The movie centers on a teenager who is the sole witness to a shocking crime and – struggling to make sense of what she saw – unleashes the wrath of a dragon coming from her wild imagination.
Mark Orton Scoring Ray Romano’s ‘Somewhere in Queens’
Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, 12 Mighty Orphans, The Last Shift, Love Hard, People Places Things) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy drama Somewhere in Queens. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Ray Romano and stars Romano himself, Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Jennifer Esposito, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Jon Manfrellotti and Dierdre Friel. The movie follows a father who secretly meddles in teen social dynamics to make sure his basketball star son continues playing well when the prospect of athletic scholarships becomes more likely.