Nathan Whitehead has been hired to score the upcoming thriller He’s Out There. The film is directed by Dennis Iliadis (The Last House on the Left) and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Justin Bruening, Anna Pniowsky, Abigail Pniowsky, Julian Bailey and Ryan McDonald. The movie follows a mother who comes to visit a remote lake house, and finds herself fighting for the lives of herself and her two daughters after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a homicidal psychopath. Mike Scannell wrote the screenplay. Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) and Adrienne Biddle (The Monster, Mockingbird) are producing the project for Unbroken Pictures.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek to Score ‘Paul, Apostle of Christ’
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek has been tapped to score the upcoming historical drama Paul, Apostle of Christ. The film is written and directed by Andrew Hyatt (The Last Light) and stars James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley and John Lynch. The movie tells the story of Paul, going from the most infamous persecutor of Christians to Jesus Christ’s most influential apostle. The drama follows his last days awaiting execution by Emperor Nero in Rome under the watchful eye of Mauritius, Mamertine Prison’s ambitious prefect.
Heitor Pereira to Score Raja Gosnell’s ‘Show Dogs’
Heitor Pereira is reuniting with director Raja Gosnell (Never Been Kissed, Scooby-Doo, Big Momma’s House) on the upcoming family comedy Show Dogs. The film starring Will Arnett, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Natasha Lyonne, Jordin Sparks, Gabriel Iglesias, Shaquille O’Neal, Alan Cumming and Stanley Tucci revolves around the unlikely pairing of a human detective and his canine partner who has to go undercover at the world’s most exclusive dog show to solve his biggest case yet.
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring IMAX Documentary ‘Pandas’
Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok, The LEGO Movie, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums) is composing the music for the upcoming IMAX documentary Pandas. The film is directed by David Douglas & Drew Fellman and follows a researcher at Chengdu Panda Base in China who is dedicated to protecting the species by breeding adult Giant Pandas in order to introduce cubs into the wild and whose passion leads her to initiate a new technique inspired by a black bear program in rural New Hampshire.
John Williams to Return for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
John Williams confirmed in a recent interview with Variety that he will be returning to score the final installment in the third Star Wars trilogy. The currently untitled Episode IX will reunite him with director J.J. Abrams who previously helmed 2015’s The Force Awakens. Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac are set to star in the movie, which will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy. Williams has previously scored all eight episodes in the Star Wars saga and is also writing the theme for the main character in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Tuomas Kantelinen to Score Swati Bhise’s ‘Swords and Sceptres’
Tuomas Kantelinen has been hired to score the upcoming historical epic Swords and Sceptres. The film marks the directorial debut of Indian choreographer Swati Bhise and stars Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Nathaniel Parker, Ben Lamb, Jodhi May and Devika Bhise who also co-wrote the screenplay with the director and Olivia Emden. The movie tells the story of Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, who led her army against the East India Company in the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. Swati Bhise is also producing the project for Cayenne Pepper Productions.
Laura Karpman Scoring Netflix’s ‘Set It Up’
Laura Karpman has recently recorded her score for the upcoming Netflix original movie Set It Up. The film is directed by Claire Scanlon and stars Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs and Lucy Liu. The romantic comedy revolves around two overworked assistants who try to get their horrible bosses out of their hair by setting them up together. Katie Silberman wrote the screenplay. Justin Nappi (Arbitrage, All Is Lost, 99 Homes) and Juliet Berman are producing the project for Treehouse Pictures.
Photek Scoring ‘Life in a Year’
Photek is composing the score for the upcoming romantic drama Life in a Year. The film is directed by Mitja Okorn (Letters to Santa, Planeta Singli) and stars Jaden Smith, Cara Delevingne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Chris D’Elia and Nia Long. The movie follows a 17-year-old boy who is determined to give his dying girlfriend their entire life together, in the year she has left. Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews wrote the screenplay. Marc Bienstock (Split, The Visit) is producing the project with Will Smith’s & James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment (I Am Legend, The Karate Kid, The Pursuit of Happiness).
Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring Debra Granik’s ‘Leave No Trace’
Dickon Hinchliffe is reuniting with director Debra Granik on the upcoming indie drama Leave No Trace. The film starring Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Jeff Kober and Dale Dickey is based on the book My Abandonment by Peter Rock. Granik also co-wrote the screenplay with Anne Rosellini who is also producing the project with Anne Harrison (The Danish Girl, Two Family House) and Linda Reisman (Affliction, Waking the Dead). Hinchliffe has previously scored Granik’s last narrative feature, Winter’s Bone starring Jennifer Lawrence.
David Newman to Score Malcolm D. Lee’s ‘Night School’
David Newman has signed on to score the upcoming comedy Night School. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Undercover Brother) and stars Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Yvonne Orji, Rob Riggle, Taran Killam, Ben Schwartz, Yvonne Orji, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Keith David and Anne Winters. The movie follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they’ll pass the GED exam. Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Roots) is producing the project with Hart. Newman has previously collaborated with Lee on last year’s hit comedy Girls Trip, as well as the 2008 feature Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins.