This week, Rolfe Kent will be recording his score for the upcoming biographical drama Stan & Ollie. The film is directed by Jon S. Baird (Filth) and stars Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy. Shirley Henderson and Danny Huston are co-starring. The movie focuses on the now-legendary 1953 tour which the the ageing comedy duo embarked on in the twilight years of their fame. Jeff Pope (Philomena, Mrs. Biggs) wrote the screenplay. Faye Ward (Suffragette, Tulip Fever) is producing the BBC Films and Fable Pictures production.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Stephen Warbeck to Score Adrian Noble’s ‘Mrs. Lowry and Son’
Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliott, Quills, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin) is set to score the upcoming British drama Mrs. Lowry and Son. The film is directed by Adrian Noble (The Importance of Being Earnest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and stars Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave. The movie examines the relationship between early 20th century British painter L.S. Lowry and his mother, Elizabeth. Martyn Hesford (Fantabulosa!) wrote the screenplay based on his stage play of the same name. Debbie Gray (Northern Soul) is producing the project.
Steven Price Scoring Disneynature’s ‘Dolphins’
Steven Price has recently recorded his score for the upcoming Disneynature documentary Dolphins. The film is directed by Alastair Fothergill (Planet Earth, Chimpanzee, African Cats) & Keith Scholey (Bears, African Cats) and tells the story of Echo, a young dolphin who’s having trouble deciding between growing up and having fun. Scholey is also producing the project with Jane Hamlin. Price (Gravity, Suicide Squad, Fury, Baby Driver) has previously scored the Fothergill-produced BBC Earth natural history docu-series The Hunt.
David Buckley Scoring ‘Arctic Justice’
David Buckley has recently composed the music for the upcoming animated feature Arctic Justice. The film is co-written and directed by Aaron Woodley (Spark: A Space Tail, The Entitled) and features the voices of Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, John Cleese, James Franco, Anjelica Huston and Omar Sy. The movie centers on a rag-tag group of inexperienced heroes who come together to stop the sinister Doc Walrus from accelerating global warming and melt the arctic circle.
Hans Zimmer to Score ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’
Hans Zimmer has been tapped to score the upcoming superhero movie X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The film marks the directorial debut of writer/producer Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Martian, Deadpool) and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Jessica Chastain. Kinberg is also producing the project with Bryan Singer (X-Men, The Usual Suspects), Hutch Parker & Lauren Shuler Donner (Logan).
Lorne Balfe Scoring ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’
Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie, Terminator Genisys, The Crown, Home) has recently composed the score for the upcoming sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim Uprising. The film is directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil, Spartacus) and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. The movie follows Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, as he reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots against a new Kaiju threat. Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni (Godzilla, The Great Wall, Warcraft) and Mary Parent (The Revenant) are producing the Legendary Entertainment production with Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) who helmed the 2013 original film (scored by Ramin Djawadi), as well as Boyega & Femi Oguns.
Tamar-kali to Score Joshua Marston’s ‘Come Sunday’
Tamar-kali (Mudbound) is composing the music for the upcoming drama Come Sunday. The film is directed by Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace, Complete Unknown) and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Condola Rashad, Jason Segel, Lakeith Stanfield and Martin Sheen. The movie revolves around the internationally-renowned pastor Carlton Pearson as he risks his church, family and future when he questions church doctrine and finds himself branded a modern-day heretic. Marcus Hinchey (All Good Things) wrote the screenplay.
‘MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.’ to Feature Original Score by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks
Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Learning to Drive, Good Girls Revolt, Beautiful Creatures, White Famous, The Divide) have composed the original score for the upcoming documentary MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. The film is directed by Stephen Loveridge and centers on rapper/singer-songwriter, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam aka M.I.A. Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, the movie captures Maya’s journey from immigrant teenager in London to international popstar M.I.A. Lori Cheatle, Andrew Goldman & Paul Mezey (Sugar, Beach Rats, Cold Souls) are producing the project.
Heather McIntosh to Score Riley Stearn’s ‘The Art of Self-Defense’
Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah) is reteaming with director Riley Stearns on the upcoming comedy The Art of Self-Defense. The film is written and directed by Stearns and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots and Alessandro Nivola. The movie is set in the world of Karate and centers on a man who is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo in an effort to learn how to defend himself. Andrew Kortschak & Cody Ryder (Cop Car), Stephanie Whonsetler and Walter Kortschak are producing the project.
Joseph Bishara to Score ‘The Children’
Joseph Bishara revealed in a recent interview with Dread Central that he is set to compose the music for the upcoming horror thriller The Children. The film is directed by Michael Chaves and stars Linda Cardellini, Sean Patrick Thomas and Patricia Velasquez. The movie follows a social worker who, while investigating the mysterious disappearance of two children, discovers her own family might also be in jeopardy. Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis wrote the screenplay. James Wan (Saw, Furious 7) is producing the New Line Cinema production with Gary Dauberman (screenwriter of It and Annabelle) and Emile Gladstone (Army of One).