Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, Detroit: Become Human, The Pyramid, The Girl in the Photographs) has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller Becky. The film is directed by Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion (Bushwick, Cooties) and stars Kevin James, Lulu Wilson, Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel and Robert Maillet. The movie follows a spunky, rebellious 14-year-old brought to a weekend getaway by her father in an effort to try to reconnect after her mother’s death, when a group of convicts on the run suddenly invade the lake house.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Kathryn & Kim Allen Kluge Scoring John Pollono’s ‘Small Engine Repair’
Kathryn Kluge & Kim Allen Kluge (Silence) have composed the original score for the upcoming drama Small Engine Repair. The film is directed by John Pollono and stars Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, Jordana Spiro, Ciara Bravo, Spencer House, as well as Pollono himself. The movie is based on Pollono’s play of the same title and follows three blue collar childhood buddies who meet under murky circumstances after hours in an out of the way repair shop, where the arrival of a fourth man triggers long-simmering resentments.
Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Leigh Whannell’s ‘The Invisible Man’
Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Blade Runner 2049, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, Annabelle Creation) has composed the original music for the upcoming sci-fi horror movie The Invisible Man. The film is written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Upgrade, Saw, Insidious) and stars Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. The Blumhouse production is inspired by Universal’s classic monster character and follows a woman whose abusive ex commits suicide. When she suspects his death is a hoax, she tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) Scoring Animated ‘Scoob!’ Movie
This week, Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL) (Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Terminator: Dark Fate) is recording his score for the upcoming animated feature Scoob!. The film is directed by Tony Cervone and stars Kiersey Clemons, Zac Efron, Will Forte, Jason Isaacs, Ken Jeong, Tracy Morgan, Gina Rodriguez, Amanda Seyfried, Mark Wahlberg and Frank Welker. The Warner Animation Group production, which marks the first full length animated theatrical Scooby Doo movie, reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc.
Rob Scoring Shana Feste’s ‘Run Sweetheart Run’
Rob (Maniac, Revenge, Horns, Troy: Fall of a City, Planetarium) has composed the original score for the upcoming horror thriller Run Sweetheart Run. The film is written and directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong, Endless Love) and stars Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Aml Ameen, Dayo Okeniyi and Shohreh Aghdashloo. The movie revolves around a woman who has to get home through Los Angeles with her date in pursuit after a blind date that turns violent.
Nico Muhly Scoring Sara Colangelo’s ‘Worth’
Nico Muhly (The Reader, Margaret, Kill Your Darlings, Howards End) has contributed original music to the upcoming drama Worth. The film is directed by Sara Colangelo (The Kindergarten Teacher, Little Accidents) and stars Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan, Talia Balsam and Laura Benanti. The movie centers on Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, as he fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds. Max Borenstein (Godzilla, The Terror: Infamy) wrote the screenplay.
Terence Blanchard Scoring Kirby Dick’s & Amy Ziering’s ‘On the Record’
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, The 25th Hour, Inside Man, Malcolm X, Harriet) has composed the original music for the upcoming documentary On the Record. The film is directed by Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) and tells the story of music executive Drew Dixon (producer of hit records by 2Pac, Method Man and Mary J. Blige), whose career and personal life have been deeply affected by the abuse she faced from the men she admired in the industry she loves.
Bear McCreary Scoring Blumhouse’s ‘Fantasy Island’
Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) has recently scored the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Fantasy Island. The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow (Truth or Dare, Kick-Ass 2) and stars Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Portia Doubleday, Ryan Hansen and Michael Rooker. The movie is based on the classic TV series of the same title and follows the enigmatic Mr. Roarke as he makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort.
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score Simon McQuoid’s ‘Mortal Kombat’
Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Shazam!, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Lights Out) has been hired to score the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot. The film based on the popular video game franchise is directed by Simon McQuoid and stars Joe Taslim, Ludi Lin, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Chin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer and Lewis Tan. No plot details have been announced yet. Greg Russo wrote the screenplay.
Max Richter & Karim Sebastian Elias Scoring Susanne Regina Meures’ ‘Saudi Runaway’
Max Richter (The Leftovers, Ad Astra, Waltz with Bashir, Mary Queen of Scots, Taboo, Hostiles) and Karim Sebastian Elias (Help, I Shrunk My Teacher, Einstein) have composed the original music for the upcoming documentary Saudi Runaway. The film is written and directed by Susanne Regina Meures (Raving Iran) and centers on Muna, a young, fearless woman from Saudi Arabia who is tired of being controlled by the state and patronized by her family.