Frederik Wiedmann (The Dragon Prince, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Field of Lost Shoes, Hangman, Doom: Annihilation) has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi sequel Occupation: Rainfall. The film is written and directed by Luke Sparke (Red Billabong) who previously helmed 2018’s original Occupation movie and stars Temuera Morrison, Dan Ewing, Ken Jeong, Daniel Gillies, Aaron Jeffery, Zac Garred, Izzy Stephens, Trystan Go, Lawrence Makoare, Vince Colosimo and Tamala Shelton. The sequel picks up two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, with a group of survivors in Sydney fighting back in a desperate ground war.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Germaine Franco Scoring Netflix’s ‘Work It’
Germaine Franco (Tag, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dope, Little, Someone Great) has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original film Work It. The movie is directed by Laura Terruso (Fits and Starts) and stars Sabrina Carpenter, Liza Koshy, Keiynan Londsdale, Drew Ray Tanner, Michelle Buteau and Jordan Fisher. The dance comedy follows a teenage girl who forms a ragtag group of dancers to take on the best squad in school to the get into the college of her dreams. Alison Peck (UglyDolls) wrote the screenplay.
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Henry Joost’s & Ariel Schulman’s ‘Project Power’
Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, The Raid 2, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp) has composed the original music for the upcoming Netflix original film Project Power. The movie is directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman (Catfish, Nerve) and stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, Allen Maldonado, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Machine Gun Kelly, Casey Neistat, Jim Klock and Courtney B. Vance. The sci-fi thriller follows a local New Orleans cop who teams with a teenage dealer and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta to fight power with power and risk taking a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.
Eskmo Scoring Chase Palmer’s ‘Naked Singularity’
Eskmo (aka Brendan Angelides) (13 Reasons Why, Billions) has made his feature solo scoring debut on the upcoming drama Naked Singularity. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Chase Palmer (It) and stars John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Ed Skrein, Bill Skarsgård, Linda Lavin and Tim Blake Nelson. The movie is based on the book of the same title by Sergio De La Pava and revolves around a rising star in the New York public defenders’ office who starts to question the criminal justice system after losing a case that results in his suspension.
Roger Suen Scoring Justin Chon’s ‘Blue Bayou’
Composer Roger Suen is reteaming with director Justin Chon on the upcoming drama Blue Bayou. The film is written and directed by Chon and stars Chon himself, alongside Alicia Vikander, Mark O’Brien, Linh Dan Pham and Emory Cohen. The movie tells the story of a Korean adoptee raised in the United States who is forced to confront his distant past and what it means for his own future and his family’s when he unexpectedly faces deportation. Chon is also producing the project with Charles D. King (Sorry to Bother You, Mudbound), Poppy Hanks (Tigertail) and Kim Roth (American Made, Tower Heist).
Will Blair & Brooke Blair Scoring Conor Allyn’s ‘No Man’s Land’
Will Blair & Brooke Blair (Green Room, Hold the Dark, Blue Ruin, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Black Christmas) are scoring the upcoming western No Man’s Land. The film is directed by Conor Allyn (Walk. Ride. Rodeo) and stars Frank Grillo, Andie MacDowell, George Lopez, Alex MacNicoll and Jorge A. Jimenez, as well as Jake Allyn who also wrote the screenplay. The movie is set is set in the Rio Grande Valley along the border between the U.S. and Mexico and follows two border vigilantes who are out on patrol when one of them accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy.
Dario Marianelli to Score Gil Kenan’s ‘A Boy Called Christmas’
Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, V for Vendetta, Darkest Hour, Anna Karenina, Bumblebee) has been tapped to score the upcoming family drama A Boy Called Christmas. The film is directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House, City of Ember, Poltergeist) and stars Jim Broadbent, Zoe Colletti, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Michiel Huisman, Henry Lawfull, Rune Temte, Indica Watson and Kristen Wiig. The movie is based on the bestselling book by Matt Haig and tells the story of an ordinary young boy who sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves. Kenan also co-wrote the screenplay with Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).
Nima Fakhrara Scoring Christian Sesma’s ‘Paydirt’
Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, The Pyramid, The Girl in the Photographs, Detroit: Become Human) has composed the original music for the upcoming action thriller Paydirt. The film is written and directed by Christian Sesma (Vigilante Diaries, The Night Crew) and stars Luke Goss, Val Kilmer, Mike Hatton, Mercedes Kilmer, Paul Sloan, Mirtha Michelle, V. Bozeman, Murielle Telio and Nick Vallelonga. The movie follows a parolee who teams up with his old crew determined to find a buried bag of cash stolen a decade ago from a DEA bust gone bad, while being tracked by a retired Sheriff.
George Kallis to Score ‘The Last Warrior: The Root of Evil’
George Kallis (Cliffs of Freedom, The Black Prince, Albion: The Enchanted Stallion, 93 Days) has signed on to score the two sequels to Disney’s Russian fantasy adventure The Last Warrior (Posledni Bogatyr). The first sequel, The Last Warrior: The Root of Evil, is directed by Dmitry Dyachenko and stars Victor Khorinyak, Elena Yakovleva, Ekaterina Vilkova, Konstantin Lavronenko and Evgeny Dyatlov. The project is produced by Disney CIS, Yellow Black and White. Kallis has previously composed the music for the 2017 original film and his score is available on Walt Disney Records.
Don Harper & Tommy Emmanuel Scoring Ray Giarratana’s ‘The Tiger Rising’
Don Harper (The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata, Tarzan & Jane, Auggie Rose) has teamed up with guitarist and singer/songwriter Tommy Emmanuel to score the upcoming family drama The Tiger Rising. The film is written and directed by Ray Giarratana and stars Queen Latifah, Madalen Mills, Christian Convery, Sam Trammell, Katharine McPhee and Dennis Quaid. The movie is based on Kate DiCamillo’s best-selling children’s book and follows a reserved 12-year-old boy who is starting a new life in rural Florida at the Kentucky Star Motel, when he discovers a caged tiger in the woods.