Raphael Saadiq and Laura Karpman are composing the score for the musical drama Black Nativity. The movie is directed by Kasi Lemmons and stars Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore, Nasir Jones (aka Nas), Mary J. Blige and Luke James. The film is based on the gospel musical by Langston Hughes, which […]
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Raphael Saadiq Teams Up With Laura Karpman for ‘Black Nativity’ Score
Posted: September 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Nativity, Kasi Lemmons, Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq
Marcus Miller Scoring ‘About Last Night’ Remake
Posted: September 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: About Last Night, Marcus Miller, Steve Pink
Marcus Miller is scoring the upcoming romantic comedy drama About Last Night. The film is directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine, Accepted) and stars Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Michael Ealy, Joy Bryant, Adam Rodriguez, Christopher McDonald and Paula Patton. The movie is a remake of Edward Zwick’s 1986 film of the same title […]
Joseph Trapanese, Fajar Yuskemal & Aria Prayogi to Score ‘The Raid 2’
Posted: September 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aria Prayogi, Fajar Yuskemal, Gareth Evans, Joseph Trapanese, The Raid 2
Director Gareth Evans has announced on Twitter that Joseph Trapanese, Fajar Yuskemal and Aria Prayogi will be composing the score for the upcoming action sequel The Raid 2. Iko Uwais will reprise his role as police officer Rama from 2011’s The Raid: Redemption. The film takes place right after the first film ends and follows Rama as […]
Christopher Lennertz to Return for ‘Think Like a Man Too’
Posted: September 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Think Like a Man Too, Tim Story
Christopher Lennertz is set to reunite with director Tim Story on the upcoming romantic comedy sequel Think Like a Man Too. The film stars La La Anthony, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Jenifer Lewis, Romany Malco, Gary Owen and Gabrielle Union who reprise their roles […]
R.J. Cutler’s ‘If I Stay’ to Feature Music by Heitor Pereira
Posted: September 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Heitor Pereira, If I Stay, R.J. Cutler
Heitor Pereira has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming supernatural drama If I Stay. The film based on the 2009 young-adult novel by Gayle Forman is directed by R.J. Cutler (The September Issue, Nashville) and is set to star Chloe Moretz, Mireille Enos and Jamie Blackley. The movie centers on a teenager who […]
Michael Brook to Score ‘Cry/Fly’
Posted: September 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Claudia Llosa, Cry/Fly, Michael Brook
Michael Brook has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama Cry/Fly. The film marks the English language debut of director Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow) and stars Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy and Melanie Laurent. The movie is set in Minnesota and northern Canada over two time periods and follows a mother who gets […]
BT Scoring John Herzfeld’s ‘Reach Me’
Posted: September 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Betrayal, BT, John Herzfeld, Patty Jenkins, Reach Me
BT has signed on to score the upcoming comedy drama Reach Me. The film is directed by John Herzfeld (2 Days in the Valley, 15 Minutes) and stars Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Berenger, Kevin Connolly, Thomas Jane, Kelsey Grammer, Nelly, Danny Aiello, Terry Crews, David O’Hara, Omari Hardwick, Lauren Cohan, Elizabeth Henstridge, Cary Elwes […]
Laurent Eyquem to Score ‘Momentum’
Posted: September 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Laurent Eyquem, Momentum, Stephen Campanelli, Where the Road Runs Out
Laurent Eyquem is set to score the upcoming action thriller Momentum. The film marks the directorial debut of Stephen Campanelli who has been Clint Eastwood’s camera operator since The Bridges of Madison County and stars Olga Kurylenko, Vincent Cassel and Shea Whigham. The movie follows a thief who is trying to avoid both the law and […]
Edward Shearmur to Score ‘Before I Go to Sleep’
Posted: September 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Before I Go to Sleep, Edward Shearmur, Rowan Joffe
Edward Shearmur has been hired to score the upcoming mystery thriller Before I Go to Sleep. The film is written and directed by Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock, screenwriter of The American and 28 Weeks Later) and stars Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Anne-Marie Duff. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by […]
Heitor Pereira to Score ‘Minions’ Movie
Posted: September 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Despicable Me, Heitor Pereira, Illumination Entertainment, Minions
Heitor Pereira is set to score Universal Pictures’ & Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated feature Minions. The film is a spin-off of the hit animated franchise Despicable Me and has been described as an origin story, which establishes that Minions have existed since the beginning of time, in service of history’s most ambitiously evil villains. Sandra […]