Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Status Update. The film is directed by Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) and stars Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt, Courtney Eaton, Rob Riggle, Famke Janssen, John Michael Higgins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Ostrovsky, Alexandra Siegel, Diana Bang, Martin Donovan, Harvey Guillen, Gregg Sulkin and Brec Bassinger. The movie centers on a teenager who, after being uprooted by his parents’ separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true. Jason Filardi (Bringing Down the House, 17 Again) wrote the screenplay.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Noël Wells’ ‘Mr. Roosevelt’ to Feature Music by Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller is composing the original music for the upcoming indie comedy Mr. Roosevelt. The film is written and directed by comedian Noël Wells who also stars in the movie, alongside Nick Thune, Britt Lower, Daniella Pineda, Andre Hyland, Doug Benson, Armen Weitzman and Sergio Cilli. The movie revolves around a struggling comedian who returns to her college town of Austin, Texas and must come to terms with her past while staying with her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. Chris Ohlson (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter) and Beachside Films’ Michael B. Clark & Alex Turtletaub (Miss Stevens, People Places Things) are producing the project.
Fil Eisler to Score Ben Falcone’s ‘Life of the Party’
Fil Eisler has signed on to score the upcoming comedy Life of the Party. The film is directed by Ben Falcone (Tammy, The Boss) and stars Melissa McCarthy, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph, Gillian Jacobs, Jacki Weaver, Debby Ryan, Luke Benward and Matt Walsh. No plot details have been announced yet. McCarthy and Falcone also co-wrote the screenplay and are producing the New Line Cinema production with Chris Henchy (Daddy’s Home, Get Hard). Mike Disco (Horrible Bosses) and David Siegel (The Hangover) serve as executive producers.
Brian McOmber Scoring ‘The Strange Ones’
Brian McOmber is composing the music for the upcoming indie thriller The Strange Ones. The film is directed by Lauren Wolkstein & Christopher Radcliff and stars Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus and Gene Jones. The movie follows two brothers who are making their way across a remote American landscape. Radcliff also wrote the screenplay. Sebastien Aubert, Michael Prall, Eric Schultz (James White), Shani Geva and Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are All Right, Hello, My Name Is Doris, Beasts of No Nation) are producing the project.
Chris Hajian to Score Brad Furman’s ‘LAbyrinth’
Chris Hajian is reteaming with director Brad Furman on the upcoming crime thriller LAbyrinth. The film starring Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Rockmond Dunbar, Neil Brown Jr., Xander Berkeley, Shea Whigham, Wynn Everett, Toby Huss, Louis Herthum and Shamier Anderson centers on a disgraced LAPD detective, a beaten man who was unable to solve his biggest case – the murders of music icons Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G, and teams up with a reporter after nearly two decades to find out the truth. Christian Contreras wrote the screenplay based on Randall Sullivan’s book of the same title.
Brooke & Will Blair Scoring Evan Katz’s ‘Small Crimes’
Brooke Blair and Will Blair are composing the music for the upcoming indie comedy Small Crimes. The film is directed by Evan Katz (Cheap Thrills) and stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jacki Weaver, Robert Forster, Gary Cole, Molly Parker and Pat Healy. The movie follows a disgraced former cop who is released from prison and returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind. Katz also co-wrote the screenplay with the composers’ brother Macon Blair who also appears in the film. David Lancaster (Whiplash, Nightcrawler, Eye in the Sky) and Stephanie Wilcox are producing the project.
Lesley Barber to Score Boaz Yakin’s ‘Boarding School’
Lesley Barber has been hired to score the upcoming horror thriller Boarding School. The film is written and directed by Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Fresh, Safe, Max) and stars Will Patton, Samantha Mathis, Sterling Jerins, Luke Prael and Tammy Blanchard. The movie is set in a mysterious boarding school where children deemed undesirable are committed and revolves around a 12-year-old boy who starts to suspect that something much more sinister than education is going on when one of the students is found dead.
H. Scott Salinas Scoring ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown’
H. Scott Salinas is composing the music for the upcoming western The Ballad of Lefty Brown. The film is written and directed by Jared Moshé (Dead Men’s Burden) and stars Bill Pullman, Kathy Baker, Jim Caviezel, Tommy Flanagan, Peter Fonda, Joe Anderson, Diego Josef, Michael Spears, Lewis Pullman and Joseph Anderson. The movie is set in 1889 after Congress declared the frontier closed and follows a 63 year old sidekick who confronts the ugly realities of frontier justice. Moshé is also producing the project with Edward Parks (Special), Neda Armian (Rachel Getting Married) and Dan Burks (Space Station 76).
Rupert Gregson-Williams in Talks to Score ‘Legacy of Fire’
Producer Timothy Haas announced today that Rupert Gregson-Williams is in talks to score the upcoming drama Legacy of Fire. The film is directed by Stuart Orme (Colditz, The Puppet Masters, The Lost World) and is set to star Malcolm McDowell as German composer Richard Strauss. The movie centers on the battle to save his Jewish daughter-in-law Alice during the Nazi period. Haas also wrote the screenplay (with additional material from Wendy Oberman) and is producing the project with Philip Waley for Haas Silver Levene Film Studios, alongside Bernie Stampfer, Markus R. Vogelbacher & Roland Schaffner for International Film Partners.
Ludwig Goransson to Score Eli Roth’s ‘Death Wish’
Ludwig Goransson has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Death Wish. The film is directed by Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel, The Green Inferno) and stars Bruce Willis, Mike Epps, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dean Norris, Kimberly Elise, Elisabeth Shue and Camila Morrone. The movie is a remake of the 1974 feature starring Charles Bronson & and the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfileld and follows a mild-mannered father who is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act. Roger Birnbaum (The Magnificent Seven, The Vow, While You Were Sleeping) is producing the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production.