Hanan Townshend (Knights of Cup, To the Wonder, The Vessel) has composed the music for the upcoming crime thriller Semper Fi. The film is directed by Henry-Alex Rubin (Disconnect, Murderball) and stars Sam Claflin, Jai Courtney, Nat Wolff, Finn Wittrock and Beau Knapp, Arturo Castro and Leighton Meester. The movie follows a by-the-book police officer who makes ends meet as a Marine Corps reservist whose reckless half-brother accidentally kills a guy in a bar fight and tries to flee. Rubin also co-wrote the screenplay with Sean Mullin (Amira & Sam).
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Rolfe Kent to Score Robert Budreau’s ‘The Man Who Saved Paris’
Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Wedding Crashers, Election, Mean Girls, Up in the Air) has been tapped to score the upcoming romantic drama The Man Who Saved Paris. The film is directed by Robert Budreau (Born to Be Blue, Stockholm) and stars Stanley Tucci, Kristen Scott Thomas, Jean Reno and Tom Wilkinson. The movie is set in 1940s Paris and revolves around a successful brothel owner who is asked by the government to restore the city’s image after the Nazi Occupation and falls in love when he least expects it. Phillip Jayson Lasker (The Man from Elysian Fields) wrote the screenplay.
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Scoring Martha Coolidge’s ‘Music, War and Love’
Academy Award winner Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Finding Neverland, Unfaithful, The Visitor, Get Low) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama Music, War and Love. The film is directed by Martha Coolidge (Valley Girl, Real Genius, Rambling Rose) and stars Adelaide Clemens, Leo Suter, Connie Nielsen, Stellan Skarsgard, Stephen Dorff, Toby Sebastian, Sam Gillet, Sebastian Croft, Ursula Parker, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Weronika Rosati and Maciej Zakościelny. The movie tells the love story between two young musicians, one Jewish, one Catholic, who are separated by the outbreak of World War II.
Stanley Clarke Scoring Frédéric Tcheng’s ‘Halston’
Stanley Clarke (Boyz n the Hood, Passenger 57, The Transporter, The Best Man) is composing the original score for the upcoming documentary Halston. The film is directed by Frédéric Tcheng (Dior and I, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel) and tells the story of America’s first superstar fashion designer. The movie uncovers the cautionary tale of an artist who sold his name to Wall Street and was responsible for many iconic moments in American fashion and culture in the ’70s and ’80s.
Henry Jackman to Score Netflix’s ‘Dhaka’
Henry Jackman has confirmed in a recent interview with Film.Music.Media that he is set to score the upcoming Netflix original movie Dhaka. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Sam Hargrave and stars Chris Hemsworth, David Harbour, Golshifteh Farahani, Randeep Hooda and Rudhraksh Jaiswal. The action adventure follows a mercenary who has to liberate a kidnapped Indian boy who is being hidden in Dhaka and has to come to terms with his identity and sense of self.
Herdís Stefánsdóttir to Score Ry Russo-Young’s ‘The Sun Is Also a Star’
Herdís Stefánsdóttir has been hired to score the upcoming romantic drama The Sun Is Also a Star. The film is directed by Ry Russo-Young (Before I Fall, Nobody Walks) and stars Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Cathy Shim and Miriam A. Hyman. The movie is based on the bestselling YA novel by Nicola Yoon (Everything, Everything) and centers on a girl in New York City whose pragmatism is challenged when she falls in love right before her family is set to be deported back to Jamaica. Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Barbershop: The Next Cut) wrote the screenplay.
Andrew Lockington Scoring Richie Mehta’s ‘Delhi Crime Story’ & Lone Scherfig’s ‘The Kindness of Strangers’
Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Rampage, Journey to the Center of the Earth) is reteaming with director Richie Mehta on the upcoming mini-series Delhi Crime Story. The 7-parter is written and directed by Mehta and stars Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, Adil Hussain, Gopal Datt and Vinod Sherawat. The drama is based on a. true story and follows the Delhi Police during their investigation of a horrific gang rape of a young woman on a bus in 2012.
Bruno Coulais to Reteam with Benoit Jacquot on ‘Mr. Casanova’ (‘Dernier amour’)
Composer Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Crimson Rivers, Winged Migration, The Chorus) is reuniting with director Benoît Jacquot on the upcoming French drama Mr. Casanova (Dernier amour). The film starring Vincent Lindon, Stacy Martin, Valeria Golino and Nathan Willcocks tells the story of the life of Giacomo Casanova, the famed Italian libertine, adventurer and author. Jacquot also co-wrote the screenplay with Chantal Thomas and Jerome Beaujour. Kristina Larsen (The Last Days) is producing the project. Coulais has previously collaborated with Jacquot numerous times on such films as Farewell, My Queen, Diary of a Chambermaid, 3 Hearts and this year’s Eva.
Alex Heffes Scoring William Nicholson’s ‘Hope Gap’
Earlier this month, Alex Heffes has recorded his score for the upcoming British family drama Hope Gap. The film is written and directed by William Nicholson (screenwriter of Gladiator, Les Miserables, Shadowlands & Unbroken) and stars Annette Bening, Bill Nighy and Josh O’Connor. The movie charts the unraveling of a marriage after 29 years and the impact on a family unit. David M Thompson (Woman in Gold, The Sense of an Ending) is producing the project for Origin Pictures, alongside Sarada McDermott.
Jed Palmer & Zoë Barry Scoring Sophie Hyde’s ‘Animals’
Jed Palmer (Upgrade, OtherLife) and Zoë Barry are composing the music for the upcoming comedy Animals. The film is directed by Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays) and stars Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat. The movie follows two best friends and drinking buddies whose hedonistic existence falls under the creeping horror of adulthood when one of them gets engaged. Emma Jane Unsworth wrote the screenplay based on her novel.