Randy Edelman is scoring the upcoming family movie Max 2: White House Hero. The film is directed by Brian Levant (The Flintstones, Jingle All the Way, Are We There Yet?) and stars Lochlyn Munro, Francesca Capaldi, Carrie Genzel, Bradley Stryker, Bruce Blain, Curtis Lum, Reese Alexander and Zane Austin. The movie is the sequel to last year’s Boaz Yakin-directed feature Max, which was scored by Trevor Rabin. No plot details have been announced yet. Steven Altiere (Norm of the North) has written the screenplay. Karen Rosenfelt (Twilight series, Marley & Me, Percy Jackson series) is producing the MGM production with Ken Blancato (The Book Thief) and Matt Bierman. Edelman (Ghostbusters 2, Kindergarten Cop, Dragonheart, xXx, The Mask) has previously collaborated with Levant on the 1992 comedy Beethoven.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Ilan Eshkeri to Score Andy Serkis’ ‘Breathe’
Ilan Eshkeri has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Breathe. The film is directed by actor Andy Serkis and stars Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville and Charles Chapman. The movie is based on a true story and centers on a brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed. Academy Award nominee William Nicholson (Gladiator, Nell, Les Miserables, Shadowlands) has written the screenplay. Jonathan Cavendish (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) is producing the project for The Imaginarium Studios.
Jon Ekstrand to Score Daniel Espinosa’s ‘Life’
Jon Ekstrand is reteaming with director Daniel Espinosa on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Life. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare and Hiroyuki Sanada. The movie follows the crew of the International Space Station, who, after retrieving a sample from Mars, discover that it displays signs of life, and proves to be more intelligent than expected. Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) have written the screenplay. David Ellison & Dana Goldberg (Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys) are producing the Skydance production with Bonnie Curtis (Minority Report, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) and Julie Lynn (Albert Nobbs, Mother and Child).
Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) to Score ‘Ashes in the Snow’
Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) has been hired to score the upcoming period drama Ashes in the Snow. The film is directed by Marius Markevicius (The Other Dream Team) and stars Bel Powley, Jonah Hauer-King, Martin Wallstrom, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Sophie Cookson, Peter Franzen, Sam Hazeldine, James Cosmo, Adrian Schiller and Tom Sweet. The movie is based on Ruta Sepetys’ best-selling novel Between Shades of Gray and follows a 16-year-old girl who is forced to live in a Siberian work camp amid Stalin’s reign of terror in the Baltic region and attempts to use her art to send messages to her imprisoned father. Ben York Jones (Like Crazy, Breathe In) has written the screenplay.
Terence Blanchard Scoring Taylor Hackford’s ‘The Comedian’
Terence Blanchard has composed the original music for the upcoming comedy drama The Comedian. The film is directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, An Officer and a Gentleman, The Devil’s Advocate, Dolores Claiborne) and stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Patti LuPone, Cloris Leachman, Lois Smith and Harvey Keitel. The movie revolves around a comic icon trying to reinvent himself with the audience only wanting to know him as the former TV character he once played. Art Linson (Fight Club, Heat), Jeff Ross, Richard LaGravenese (The Horse Whisperer, The Fisher King) and Lewis Friedman (BASEketball) have written the screenplay.
‘The Time of Their Lives’ to Feature Score by Stephen Warbeck & Song by Tim Rice
Stephen Warbeck has signed on to score the upcoming British comedy The Time of Their Lives. The film is written and directed by Roger Goldby (The Waiting Room) and stars Joan Collins, Pauline Collins and Franco Nero. Academy Award-winning songwriter Tim Rice (The Lion King, Aladdin, Evita) will be providing an original song and also serves as an executive producer on the project. The movie follows a former Hollywood star who is on her way to crash her ex-husband’s funeral with a friend and becomes involved in a romantic triangle with a reclusive Italian painter. Sarah Sulick (Honeytrap) and Azim Bolkiah (Dark Places) are producing the Bright Pictures and Daryl Prince production.
Heitor Pereira Scoring Ben Lewin’s ‘Please Stand By’
Heitor Pereira is scoring the upcoming drama Please Stand By. The film is directed by Ben Lewin (The Sessions) and stars Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette and Alice Eve. The movie follows a brilliant young woman with autism who escapes her care home and embarks on a road trip of a lifetime: to enter her script into a Hollywood competition. Michael Golamco (Grimm) has written the screenplay. Daniel Dubiecki (Up in the Air, Jennifer’s Body) and Lara Alameddine (Money Monster) are producing the project for The Allegiance Theater.
Carter Burwell to Score Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
Carter Burwell is reuniting with Martin McDonagh on the upcoming comedy drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The film is written and directed by McDonagh and stars Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes and Caleb Landry Jones. The movie revolves around a woman whose daughter is murdered and then goes to war with the police in her hometown because she thinks they are not interested in pursuing justice. McDonagh is also producing the project with Graham Broadbent (Becoming Jane) and Peter Czernin (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) for Blueprint Pictures.
The Newton Brothers to Score Mike Flanagan’s ‘Gerald’s Game’
The Newton Brothers are reteaming with director Mike Flanagan on the upcoming thriller Gerald’s Game. The film starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken, Kate Siegel and Chiara Aurelia is based on Stephen King’s 1992 novel of the same title and . Flanagan also co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Howard. Trevor Macy (The Raven, The Cold Light of Day) is producing the project for Intreped Pictures. The Newton Brothers have previously collaborated with Flanagan on his previous four features, including Oculus, Before I Wake, Hush and Ouija: Origin of Evil and also scored Intrepid’s upcoming thriller The Bye Bye Man.
Adam Peters Scoring ‘Sand Castle’
Adam Peters is scoring the upcoming war drama Sand Castle. The film is directed by Fernando Coimbra (A Wolf at the Door) and stars Henry Cavill, Nicholas Hoult, Tommy Flanagan, Neil Brown Jr, Glen Powell and Logan Marshall-Green. The movie is set during the occupation of Iraq and follows a squad of U.S. soldiers who try to protect a small village. Chris Roessner wrote the screenplay based on his experience as a machine gunner in the Iraq Sunni Triangle. Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan, The Chronicles of Narnia, Steve Jobs) and Treehouse Pictures’ Justin Nappi (Arbitrage, All Is Lost, 99 Homes) are producing the project.