Archive for the ‘Film Scoring Assignments’ Category

Tim Hecker is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama The Free World. The film is written and directed by Jason Lew (screenwriter of Gus Van Sant’s Restless) and stars Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer, Sung Kang and Waleed Zuaiter. The movie follows a man truggling to adapt to life on the outside following his […]

Henry Jackman has been hired to score the upcoming drama The Birth of a Nation. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Nate Parker and stars himself, alongside Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union and Mark Boone Jr. The movie tells the true story of Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose […]

Singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart has been tapped to write the music for the upcoming indie comedy Joshy. The film is written and directed by Jeff Baena (Life After Beth, writer of I Heart Huckabees) and stars Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Alex Ross Perry, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman and Jenny Slate. The movie follows the title character […]

The Belgian alternative rock/electronic music duo of Soulwax has composed the music for Felix van Groeningen’s upcoming drama Belgica. The marks the director’s follow-up feature to 2012’s Academy Award-nominated film The Broken Circle Breakdown and stars Stef Aerts, Tom Vermeir, Charlotte Vandermeersch and Hélène Devos. The movie follows two brothers who start a bar and get swept up […]

Jóhann Jóhannsson is reuniting with director So Yong Kim on the upcoming drama Lovesong. The film stars Jena Malone, Riley Keough, Brooklyn Decker, Amy Seimetz, Ryan Eggold and Rosanna Arquette. The movie follows Sarah & Mindy, two best friends who embark on an impromptu road trip with Sarah’s young daughter in tow and see their […]

Sara Quin, member of the pop duo Tegan and Sara, is making her film scoring debut on the upcoming indie comedy drama The Intervention. The film is written and directed by Clea DuVall and stars Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Alia Shawkat, DuVall herself, Natasha Lyonne and Ben Schwartz. The movie takes place during a weekend […]

Jake Monaco has recently composed the music for the upcoming comedy sequel Kindergarten Cop 2. The film is directed by Don Michael Paul (Half Past Dead) and stars Dolph Lundgren as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to find a missing flash drive from the Federal Witness Protection Program. David H. Steinberg (American Pie 2, Slackers) has […]

James Lavino has composed the music for the upcoming indie comedy Wiener-Dog. The film is written and directed by Todd Solondz (Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse) and stars Greta Gerwig, Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, Julie Delpy and Zosia Mamet. The movie tells several stories featuring people who find their life inspired or changed […]

Lesley Barber is reteaming with director Kenneth Lonergan on the upcoming drama Manchester by the Sea. The film stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges and Kyle Chandler. The movie follows a man who is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew after brother passes away and is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him […]

Christophe Beck has been tapped to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Trolls. The film is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After, Sky High) & Walt Dohrn and features the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. The movie is based on the Troll dolls – created by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam in 1959 based on the […]