Jeff Cardoni has been hired to score the upcoming action comedy Once Upon a Time in Venice. The film is written and directed by Mark & Robb Cullen (Cop Out, Back in the Game) and stars Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, John Goodman, Stephanie Sigman, Adrian Martinez, Kal Penn, Emily Robinson, Tyga, Adam Goldberg, Ken Davitian, David Arquette and Victor Orti. The movie follows an L.A.-based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. The Cullen brothers are also producing the project with Voltage Pictures’ Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Killer Joe), Zev Foreman (Good Kill, Colossal) and Laura Ford.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Toby Chu to Score John Leonetti’s ‘Wish Upon’
Toby Chu has signed on to score the upcoming horror thriller Wish Upon. The film is directed by John Leonetti (Annabelle) and stars Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Elisabeth Rohm, Shannon Purser, Ki Hong Lee, Sherilyn Fenn, Sydney Park, Alice Lee, Mitchell Slaggert and Josephine Langford. The movie follows a 16-year-old misfit who finds a magic box that promises a chance at the life she’s always wanted only to discover that each wish would demand a deadly payment. Barbara Marshall (Viral) has written the screenplay. Sherryl Clark (Cloverfield, Plush) is producing the project for Busted Shark Productions.
Nima Fakhrara to Score Frederick Cipoletti’s ‘Desolate’
Nima Fakhrara has been tapped to score the upcoming dystopian drama Desolate. The film is directed by Frederick Cipoletti and stars Callan Mulvey, Tyson Ritter, Mark Kassen, Juston Street, Will Brittain, Natasha Bassett, James Russo, Bill Tangradi and Jonathan Rosenthal. The movie revolves around a family of farmers living in a dystopian future during a severe drought who are troubled by a menacing stranger. Cipoletti co-wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Rosenthal. They are also producing the project with Jordan Foley (The Open Road).
Joseph Trapanese to Score Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Granite Mountain’
Joseph Trapanese is reteaming with director Joseph Kosinski on the upcoming action drama Granite Mountain. The film’s cast includes Miles Teller, Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges, Ben Hardy, Jennifer Connelly, Taylor Kitsch, Andie MacDowell, Natalie Hall, James Badge Dale and Scott Haze. The movie tells the true story of the elite crew of men who battled a wildfire in Prescott, Arizona in June 2013 that claimed the lives of 19 of their members. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers series, Salt, Deepwater Horizon) is producing the project with Erik Howsam, Jeremy Steckler (Army of One), Dawn Ostroff, Mike Menchel (One Chance), Molly Smith (Demolition), Trent Luckinbill & Thad Luckinbill (Sicario).
Gabriel Yared Scoring ‘If You See His Heart’ (‘Si tu voyais son coeur’)
Gabriel Yared is composing the music for the upcoming French drama If You See His Heart (Si tu voyais son coeur). The film noir is directed by Joan Chemla and stars Gael Bernal Garcia and Marine Vacth. The movie follows a gypsy, excluded from his community after the death of his best friend, who finds solace in the figure of a woman. Pierre Guyard (Love at First Fight, This Summer Feeling) is producing the project for the Paris-based production company Nord-Ouest.
David Wingo & Jeff McIlwain to Score ‘State Like Sleep’
David Wingo revealed in a recent interview with GoSeeTalk.com that he is currently co-scoring the upcoming indie drama State Like Sleep with Jeff McIlwain. The film is written and directed by Meredith Danluck and stars Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans and Mark O’Brien. The movie revolves around a woman whose celebrity husband commits suicide and starts to discover his double life and to struggle with the truth to unanswered questions. Eddie Vaisman (In a World…) is producing the project with Julie Lebedev and Angel Lopez (Dear White People).
Steve Moore Scoring Joe Lynch’s ‘Mayhem’
Steve Moore has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie action thriller Mayhem. The film is directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Knights of Badassdom) and stars Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie and Kerry Fox. The movie tells the story of a virus that infects a corporate law office on the day one of their attorneys is framed by a co-worker and wrongfully fired. Matias Caruso wrote the screenplay. Lawrence Mattis (Mr. Right, Hellbenders), Matt Smith (Trash Fire), Sean Sorensen and Mehrdad Elie are producing the project.
Robert Lydecker Co-Scoring ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’
Following last month’s news of Brian Tyler recording his score for the action sequel xXx: Return of Xander Cage, it has been revealed that Robert Lydecker has co-scored the movie with the composer. Tyler and Lydecker are also working together on the music for the Fox series Sleepy Hollow, which will return for a third season in 2017. Tyler is reportedly also collaborating with Kill the Noise and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello on an original song for xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The movie directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev, Toni Collette, Donnie Yen, Kris Wu, Michael Bisping, Tony Jaa and Samuel L. Jackson will be released nationwide on January 20, 2017 by Paramount Pictures.
Jeff Russo to Score Jon Avnet’s ‘The Three Christs of Ypsilanti’
Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming drama The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. The film is directed by Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Up Close & Personal, The War) and stars Richard Gere, Walton Goggins, Peter Dinklage, Julianna Margulies and Bradley Whitford. The movie revolves around a doctor who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believe they are Jesus Christ. Avnet also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Nazarian based on the biographical novel by Milton Rokeach. The director is also producing the project for his Brooklyn Films company, alongside Aaron Stern, Molly Hassell (Edmond, Jackie & Ryan), Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier.
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score ‘Annabelle 2’
Benjamin Wallfisch is reteaming with director David F. Sandberg on the upcoming supernatural thriller Annabelle 2. The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Anne Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. The movie follows a dollmaker and his wife who welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle. Gary Dauberman wrote the screenplay. Peter Safran (The Conjuring, Buried) and James Wan (Furious 7, Saw, Insidious) are producing the sequel.