Nathan Whitehead has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming WE tv original series South of Hell. The show is executive produced by Eli Roth (Hostel, Hemlock Grove, Cabin Fever) & Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Whiplash) and stars Mena Suvari, Zachary Booth, Bill Irwin, Drew Moerlein, Lamman Rucker and Paulina Singer. The supernatural thriller is set in Savannah, GA and follows a reluctant exorcist for hire with her very own demon living inside of her. Roth has also directed the pilot episode.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Alex Heffes to Score ‘Bastille Day’
Alex Heffes has signed on to score the upcoming action thriller Bastille Day. The film is directed by James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake) and stars Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly and Jose Garcia. The movie follows a rogue CIA agent who is forced to team with an unsuspecting American con-artist to thwart a terrorist attack on French soil. Andrew Baldwin and John Hodge (Trainspotting, The Beach) have written the screenplay.
David Buckley to Score ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Prequel ‘Leatherface’
David Buckley has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller Leatherface. The film is directed by Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury (Inside) and stars Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Sam Strike and Julian Kostov. The movie is a prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and follows a teenage Leatherface as he escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnaps a young nurse and takes her on a road trip from hell. Seth M. Sherwood wrote the screenplay. Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman & Carl Mazzocone (Texas Chainsaw 3D) and Les Weldon (The Expendables series, Conan the Barbarian) are producing the Millennium Films production.
Charlie Mole Scoring Oliver Parker’s ‘Dad’s Army’
Charlie Mole has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British comedy Dad’s Army. The film is directed by Oliver Parker (Johnny English Returns) and stars Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jone, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Blake Harrison, Danny Mays, Bill Paterson, Sarah Lancashire, Alison Steadman, Mark Gatiss and Annette Crosbie. The movie based on the British TV series of the same title is set in 1944 as World War II is reaching its climax and follows the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon dealing with a visiting female journalist and a German spy.
Alexandre Desplat to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
Alexandre Desplat is set to reteam with director Stephen Frears on the upcoming comedy drama Florence Foster Jenkins. The film stars Meryl Streep in the title role, alongside Hugh Grant as her partner St Clair Bayfield, as well as Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson and Nina Arianda. The movie tells the true story of the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great opera singer despite having a terrible voice. Nicholas Martin wrote the screenplay.
Brian Tyler & Keith Power to Score ‘Criminal’
Brian Tyler and Keith Power have taken over scoring duties on the upcoming thriller Criminal. The movie is directed by Ariel Vromen (The Iceman) and stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Alice Eve and Gal Gadot. The film centers on a dangerous criminal who has the memories and skills of a dead CIA agent implanted into his brain in order to track down and stop an international terrorist. Douglas Cook & David Weisberg (The Rock, Double Jeopardy) wrote the screenplay.
Dustin O’Halloran to Co-Score Drake Doremus’ ‘Equals’
Dustin O’Halloran has joined German electronic musician Apparat to co-score the upcoming sci-fi romance Equals. The movie is directed by Drake Doremus and stars Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult and Guy Pearce. The film is set in the future and centers on a couple young couple rebelling against their society where emotions have been eradicated. Nathan Parker (Moon) wrote the screenplay. Ridley Scott and Michael Schaefer (Exodus: Gods and Kings) are producing the project for Scott Free Productions, alongside Ann Ruark (The Beaver, The Motel Life), Jay Stern (Horrible Bosses, Rush Hour 2) and Chip Diggins (A Walk in the Woods, Love and Honor).
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’
The first trailer for the upcoming sci-fi adventure The Martian confirms that Harry Gregson-Williams has been tapped to score the film. The movie is directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) and stars Matt Damon, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Kristen Wiig, Jessica Chastain, Sean Bean, Mackenzie Davis, Kate Mara, Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sebastian Stan. The film is based on Andy Weir’s 2012 e-book publication and follows an astronaut character who is stranded on Mars and must survive in a brutal environment and find a way to notify NASA that he’s still alive. Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, The Cabin in the Woods, Daredevil) has adapted the material for the screen.
Mark Bradshaw Scoring ‘The Daughter’
Mark Bradshaw has recently composed the music for the drama The Daughter. The film marks the feature directorial debut of theatre director Simon Stone and stars Paul Schneider, Ewen Leslie, Geoffrey Rush, Mirando Otto, Anna Torv, Odessa Young and Sam Neill. The movie follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret and whose attempts to put things right threaten the lives of those he left years before. Stone also wrote the screenplay. Jan Chapman (The Piano, Holy Smoke) and Nicole O’Donohue are producing the Fate Films production.
Gabriel Yared to Score Angelina Jolie’s ‘By the Sea’
Gabriel Yared has been hired to score the upcoming romantic drama By the Sea. The film marks the third directorial feature of Angelina Jolie who also stars in the movie alongside Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Niels Arestrup, Melvil Poupaud and Richard Bohringer. The drama follows an American writer who arrives with his wife a tranquil and picturesque seaside resort in 1970s France with their marriage in apparent crisis. Jolie also wrote the screenplay and is producing the project with Pitt. Chris Brigham, Holly Goline and Michael Vieira are executive producing.