Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain, Moon) is scoring the upcoming crime drama Out of Blue. The film is written and directed by Carol Morley (The Falling, Dreams of a Life) and stars Patricia Clarkson, Jacki Weaver, James Caan, Toby Jones, Aaron Tveit, Mamie Gummer, Jonathan Majors and Devyn A Tyler. The movie revolves around a homicide detective who is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert and is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Christopher Lennertz to Score Charles Stone III’s ‘Uncle Drew’
Christopher Lennertz has been hired to score the upcoming comedy Uncle Drew. The film is directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline, Mr 3000) and stars Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Lisa Leslie, Tiffany Haddish and Nick Kroll. The movies follows a basketball player who struggles financially after entering a team in a tournament in Harlem and enlists the help of basketball legend Uncle Drew and urges him to return to the court once again to win the coveted championship.
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Bilby’ to Feature Music by Benjamin Wallfisch
Benjamin Wallfisch has composed the music for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming short Bilby. The film written and directed by Pierre Perifel, JP Sans & Liron Topaz is set in Australia’s Outback and follows the title character who finds himself an unwitting protector, and unexpected friend, to a helpless baby bird. Kelly Cooney and Jeff Hermann are producing the project. The short is among the first two films in DreamWorks Animation’s new shorts program.
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Otto Bathurst’s ‘Robin Hood’
Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Straight Outta Compton, Insurgent) has recently recorded his score for the upcoming action adventure Robin Hood. The film is directed by Otto Barhurst (Peaky Blinders) and stars Taron Egerton in the title role, Jamie Foxx as Little John, Eve Hewson as Maid Marian, Ben Mendelsohn as the as well as the Sheriff of Nottingham, as well as Jamie Dornan, Paul Anderson and Tim Minchin. The movie tells the origin story of Robin Hood being a war-hardened crusader and joining with a Moorish commander in an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
M83 Scoring Yann Gonzalez’s ‘Knife + Heart’
M83 have announced that they have composed the music for the upcoming French thriller Knife + Heart (Un couteau dans le coeur). The film is directed by Yann Gonzalez and stars Vanessa Paradis, Kate Moran and Nicolas Maury. The movie is set in 1970s Paris and follows a porn producer who decides to make a more ambitious film. Charles Gillibert (On the Road, Clouds of Sils Maria, Mustang) is producing the project.
Steve Jablonsky Recording ‘Skyscraper’ Score
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, The Island, Ender’s Game, Deepwater Horizon) is currently recording his score for the upcoming action thriller Skyscraper. The film is written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (We’re the Millers, Dodgeball) and stars Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Pablo Schreiber, Byron Mann, Hannah Quinlivan and Noah Taylor. The movie follows a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers when he finds the tallest, safest building in the world in China suddenly ablaze.
Christopher Gordon Scoring Bruce Beresford’s ‘Ladies in Black’
Christopher Gordon has recently composed the music for the upcoming Australian drama Ladies in Black. The film is directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy) and stars Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond, Alison McGirr, Vincent Perez, Ryan Corr, Susie Porter, Shane Jacobson and Noni Hazlehurst. The movie based on Madeleine St John’s novel The Women in Black is set in 1959 and tells the coming-of-age story of a suburban schoolgirl, who, while waiting for her final high school exam results, takes a summer job at a large department store.
Lorne Balfe Scoring Christopher McQuarrie’s ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’
Christopher McQuarrie has confirmed on Twitter that Lorne Balfe is composing the music for the upcoming action sequel Mission: Impossible – Fallout. The film is directed by McQuarrie and stars Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Kirby, Sian Brooke, Angela Bassett and Sean Harris. McQuarrie and Cruise are also producing the Bad Robot and Skydance Media production with J. J. Abrams & Bryan Burk (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek, Lost), David Ellison & Dana Goldberg (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Altered Carbon) & Don Granger (Jack Reacher).
Sacha & Evgueni Galperine to Score Marjane Satrapi’s ‘Radioactive’
Sacha Galperine and Evgueni Galperine are set to score the upcoming drama Radioactive. The film is directed by Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis, The Voices) and stars Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard and Simon Russell Beale. The movie charts the scientific and romantic passions of Marie and Pierre Curie, and the transformative effects of the discoveries of the wife and husband team throughout the 20th century.
El-P to Score Josh Trank’s ‘Fonzo’
BRON announced today that Grammy-nominated producer/rapper El-P (aka Jaime Meline) (of Run The Jewels) has signed on to compose the original score for the upcoming biographical drama Fonzo. The film is written and directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle, Fantastic Four) and stars Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Jack Lowden, Matt Dillon and Kyle MacLachlan. The movie tells the story of Al “Fonzo” Capone, a ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist.