James Newton Howard is set to reunite with director Dan Gilroy on the upcoming dramatic thriller Inner City. The film is written and directed by Gilriy and will star Denzel Washington as an attorney for a big Los Angeles law firm who discovers some unfavorable things about his late partner and decides to right his wrongs. Jennifer Fox […]
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James Newton Howard to Score Dan Gilroy’s ‘Inner City’
Posted: November 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Gilroy, Inner City, James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard to Score Francis Lawrence’s ‘Red Sparrow’ & Disney’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
Posted: November 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Francis Lawrence, James Newton Howard, Lasse Hallstrom, Red Sparrow, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
James Newton Howard revealed during a press tour promoting his upcoming concert series that he will be reteaming with director Francis Lawrence on the spy thriller Red Sparrow. The film starring Jennifer Lawrence & Joel Edgerton is based on the Jason Matthews novel of the same name and is set in modern-day Russia in the intelligence bureaucracy. The movie follows […]
Chris Bacon to Score Jonathan Levine’s Untitled ‘Mother/Daughter’ Movie
Posted: November 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Bacon, Jonathan Levine, Mother/Daughter, Snatched
Chris Bacon has been hired to score Jonathan Levine’s untitled Mother/Daughter comedy. The film directed by Levine (50/50, Warm Bodies, The Night Before) stars Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Christopher Meloni, Ike Barinholtz, Oscar Jaenada and Wanda Sykes. No plot details have been revealed yet. Katie Dippold (Ghostbusters, The Heat) has written the screenplay with Schumer and Kim Caramele (Inside Amy […]
Clint Mansell to Score Rupert Sanders’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Posted: November 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Mansell, Ghost in the Shell, Rupert Sanders
Director Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) revealed at a media event in Tokyo this weekend that Clint Mansell is scoring the upcoming film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. The film is based on the Japanese manga of the same title created by Masamune Shirow and stars Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and […]
Mark Isham to Score Jennifer Morrison’s ‘Sun Dogs’
Posted: November 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jennifer Morrison, Mark Isham, Sun Dogs
Mark Isham has signed on to score the upcoming comedy Sun Dogs. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Jennifer Morrison from the Isham-scored ABC drama Once Upon a Time and stars herself, alongside Michael Angarano, Melissa Benoist, Allison Janney and Ed O’Neill. The movie follows a young misfit in his repeated failed attempts to join the Marines […]
Julian Wass to Score ‘Fun Mom Dinner’
Posted: November 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alethea Jones, Fun Mom Dinner, Julian Wass
Julian Wass has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Fun Mom Dinner. The film is directed by Alethea Jones and stars Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon, Adam Scott, Rob Huebel, Adam Levine and Paul Rust. The movie centers on four moms whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class, who decide to get […]
Dario Marianelli to Score Joe Wright’s ‘Darkest Hour’
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dario Marianelli, Darkest Hour, Joe Wright
Working Title Films and Focus Features announced today that Dario Marianelli will be reteaming with director Joe Wright on the upcoming historical drama Darkest Hour. The film stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, alongside John Hurt as Neville Chamberlain, Lily James as Churchill’s personal secretary, Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI and Kristin Scott Thomas as Churchill’s wife, Clementine. […]
Will Bates Scoring ‘Hot Summer Nights’
Posted: November 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elijah Bynum, Hot Summer Nights, Will Bates
Will Bates is composing the music for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Hot Summer Nights. The film is written and directed by Elijah Bynum and stars Maika Monroe, Thomas Jane, Maia Mitchell, Emory Cohen, Timothee Chalamet, Alex Roe and William Fichtner. The movie follows a teenager whose life spirals out of control when he befriends the town rebel, falls […]
Nicholas Britell to Score Jonathan Dayton’s and Valerie Faris’ ‘Battle of the Sexes’
Posted: November 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Battle of the Sexes, Jonathan Dayton, Nicholas Britell, Valerie Faris
Nicholas Britell is currently scoring the upcoming drama Battle of the Sexes. The film is directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine, Ruby Sparks) and stars Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Stowell, Alan Cumming, Sarah Silverman and Bill Pullman. The movie tells the true story of the competition between tennis pros Billie […]
Michael Giacchino to Score Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Posted: November 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Watts, Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino, Spider-Man: Homecoming
Marvel Studios president confirmed during a Q&A this past week at the University of Southern California (USC) following a screening of Doctor Strange that Michael Giacchino will be scoring the studio’s upcoming feature Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film is directed by Jon Watts (Cop Car) and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, […]