Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, Outer Banks, Thunder Force, UnReal, Superintelligence, The Titan) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming comedy Reunion. The film is directed by Chris Nelson (The Perfect Date, Date and Switch) and stars Lil Rel Howery, Billy Magnussen, Jillian Bell, Nina Dobrev, Jamie Chung, Michael Hitchcock and Chace Crawford. The movie centers on a murder that takes place during a snowstorm at a high school reunion party, which leaves guests trapped in an isolated mansion trying to piece together clues.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring Nimrod Antal’s ‘Retribution’
Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, The Last Duel, Mulan, Kingdom of Heaven) has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Retribution. The film is directed by Nimrod Antal (Predators, Control) and stars Liam Neeson, Matthew Modine, Embeth Davidtz, Arian Moayed, Noma Dumezweni, Jack Champion and Lilly Aspel. The movie is based on the Spanish feature El Desconocido and follows a banking executive whose life is thrown upside down when a bomb is placed inside his car with him and his family, and the banker’s children are forced to go through the harrowing events with him.
Jeff Russo Scoring Paul Dektor’s ‘American Dreamer’
Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery/Picard, The Night Of, Legion, Lucy in the Sky) has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy American Dreamer. The film is directed by Paul Dektor and stars Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon, Danny Glover, Danny Pudi, Kimberly Quinn and Michelle Mylett. The movie follows a twice-divorced, frustrated and underpaid economics professor who gets an opportunity to fulfill his grand dream of owning a home when a lonely, childless, near-death widow offers him her sprawling estate for pennies.
John Frizzell Scoring Mike Judge’s ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe’
John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak, The Following, Gods and Generals, Thirteen Ghosts, Legion) is returning as the composer of the new Paramount+ original movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe. The film is written and directed by Mike Judge (Silicon Valley, Idiocracy) and features the voices of Judge himself, Gary Cole, Chris Diamantopoulos, Nat Faxon, Chi McBride, Brian Huskey, Tig Notaro, Andrea Savage, Stephen Root, Martin Starr and Jimmy O. Yang.
Natalie Holt Scoring Le-Van Kiet’s Hulu Film ‘The Princess’
Natalie Holt (Loki, Knightfall, Herself, Journey’s End, Fever Dream, Beecham House, Press) has recently scored the upcoming fantasy comedy The Princess. The film is directed by Le-Van Kiet (Furie, The Requin) and stars Joey King, Dominic Cooper, Olga Kurylenko and Veronica Ng. The movie tells the story of a beautiful, strong-willed princess who is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle when she refuses to wed the cruel sociopath to whom she is betrothed.
Leo Birenberg Scoring Billy Porter’s ‘Anything’s Possible’
Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, PEN15, Son of Zorn, Secret Society of Second-Born Royals) has composed the original score for the upcoming coming-of-age romantic comedy drama Anything’s Possible. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Billy Porter and stars Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali and Renée Elise Goldsberry. The movie follows a confident high school girl who is trans as she navigates through senior year and musters up the courage to ask her classmate out, despite the drama he knows it could cause.
Mark Korven Scoring Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Black Phone’
Mark Korven (The Witch, The Lighthouse, Cube, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Them, The Terror: Infamy) has composed the original music for the upcoming horror thriller The Black Phone. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and stars Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies and James Ransone. The movie is based on the short story by Joe Hill from his New York Times bestseller 20th Century Ghosts and follows a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement, where he discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims through a disconnected phone on the wall.
Colin Stetson Scoring Mark Mylod’s ‘The Menu’
Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Color Out of Space, The First, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Barkskins, Mayday) is scoring the upcoming horror comedy The Menu. The film is directed by Mark Mylod (Succession, Shameless) and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, Judith Light, John Leguizamo, Hong Chau, Reed Birney, Paul Adelstein, Arturo Castro, Aimee Carrero, Mark St. Cyr and Rob Yang. The movie revolves around a couple who travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Cristobal Tapia de Veer Scoring Parker Finn’s ‘Smile’
Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Utopia, The Girl with All the Gifts, The Third Day, Hunters, National Treasure) has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller Smile. The film is written and directed by Parker Finn and stars Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Jessie T. Usher, Kal Penn, Rob Morgan, Judy Reyes, Caitlin Stasey and Gillian Zinser. The movie is based on Finn’s short Laura Hasn’t Slept and follows a psychiatrist who begins to experience terrifying occurrences that only she can see and grows increasingly convinced that she’s being pursued by a malevolent supernatural force.
Stuart Earl Scoring Carrie Cracknell’s Netflix Film ‘Persuasion’
Stuart Earl (And Then There Were None, Rillington Place, My Brother the Devil, The Accident, Angela Black, Ordeal by Innocence). has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Persuasion. The movie is directed by Carrie Cracknell and stars Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Richard E. Grant and Henry Golding. The romantic comedy drama is based on Jane Austen’s novel of the same title and follows Anne Elliot who lives with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, when she reconnects with a man she was once persuaded to reject and faces a second chance at love.