Mark Mothersbaugh has been tapped to score the upcoming IMAX 3D documentary Island of Lemurs: Madagascar. The film is directed by David Douglas and features trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright, an expert on lemurs and the wildlife of Madagascar where the creatures arrived as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse and now endangered species. Morgan Freeman is narrating the movie. Drew Fellman has written the screenplay and is also producing the project. Mothersbaugh has previously scored the IMAX documentary Born to be Wild 3D in 2011, which was produced by Fellman, narrated by Freeman and on which Douglas served as the director of cinematography. Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is set to be released in select IMAX theaters on April 4, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Scott Glasgow to Score ‘Poker Night’
Scott Glasgow has signed on to score the crime thriller Poker Night. The film is written and directed by Greg Francis and stars Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito, Titus Welliver, Ron Eldard and Beau Mirchoff. The movie follows a young cop who learns from a Greek chorus of wiser, older detectives gathered for their ritual night of poker when a killer pulls the young cop and his mentors into a web of mutual deceit. Corey Large (Loaded) and Alan Pao are producing the project for Wingman Productions. Glasgow has previously collaborated with the producers on the features Chasing Ghosts and Toxic.
John Debney to Score Ivan Reitman’s ‘Draft Day’
John Debney is reteaming with director Ivan Reitman on the upcoming sports drama Draft Day. The film’s cast includes Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Chadwick Boseman, Frank Langella, Sean Combs, Terry Crews, Sam Elliott and Tom Welling. The movie centers on the manager of the Cleveland Browns who struggles to acquire the top draft pick for his team on the day of the draft. Scott Rothman and Rajiv Joseph have written the screenplay. Reitman is also producing the project with Ali Bell and Tom Pollock (Hitchcock) through his Montecito Motion Picture Company. Debney has previously worked together with Reitman on the 2011 romantic comedy No Strings Attached starring Natalie Portman & Ashton Kutcher.
Tree Adams Scoring ‘Reach Me’, ‘Swelter’ and USA’s ‘Sirens’
Tree Adams has recently composed the score for the upcoming drama Reach Me. The movie is directed by John Herzfeld (15 Minutes, 2 Days in the Valley) and stars Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Berenger, Kevin Connolly, Thomas Jane, Kelsey Grammer, Nelly, Danny Aiello, Terry Crews, Lauren Cohan, Elizabeth Henstridge, Cary Elwes, Ryan Kwanten, David O’Hara and Omari Hardwick.. The film follows a group of very different people connected by a self-help book written by a reclusive football coach whose lives intertwine and eventually collide. Rebekah Chaney and Cassian Elwes (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, The Paperboy) are producing the Seraphim Films and Paradox Entertainment production.
Johnny Klimek to Score ‘Kill Me Three Times’ and ABC’s ‘Mind Games’
Johnny Klimek is set to score the upcoming crime thriller Kill Me Three Times. The film is directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) and stars Simon Pegg, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Bryan Brown, Sullivan Stapleton and Callan Mulvey. The movie’s story is being told from three different points of view and follows a mercurial professional assassin in a sundrenched Australian surfing town who is hired to kill the singer wife of a wealthy man. James McFarland has written the screenplay and Laurence Malkin & Share Stallings (Death at a Funeral, A Few Best Men) are producing the project with former film industry administrator Tania Chambers. Kill Me Three Times is currently in post-production and will be released in 2014.
Steven Price to Score David Ayer’s ‘Fury’
Steven Price has been tapped to score David Ayer’s upcoming currently untitled WWII dramatic thriller, previously known as Fury. The film is written and directed by Ayer (screenwriter of Training Day) and stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood. The movie follows the commander of a Sherman tank and its five-man crew on a mission behind enemy lines in April 1945 as Nazi Germany collapses. Ayer is also producing the QED International and Le Grisbi production with Bill Block (W., Alex Cross), John Lesher (End of Watch, Blood Ties) and Ethan Smith. Price is best known for his score for this year’s box office hit and awards contender Gravity directed by Alfonso Cuaron. His other film scoring credits include Edgar Wright’s The World’s End and Attack the Block.
Roque Banos to Score Ron Howard’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Roque Banos has been hired to score the upcoming action drama In the Heart of the Sea. The film is directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Keeley, Ben Whishaw, Charlotte Riley and Tom Holland. The movie is based on a novel by Nathaniel Philbrick and follows a whaling ship that is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond, K-Pax) has adapted the material for the screen. Howard’s producing partner Brian Grazer, Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland, Snow White and the Huntsman), Paula Weinstein (The Perfect Storm, Blood Diamond) and William Ward are producing the Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow production. Howard has previously collaborated with such composers as James Horner (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Cocoon), John Williams (Far and Away), Thomas Newman (Cinderella Man) and Randy Newman (Parenthood).
Peter Gregson Scoring Alan Rickman’s ‘A Little Chaos’
Peter Gregson is composing the score for the upcoming British period comedy A Little Chaos. The film is directed by Alan Rickman who also stars in the film alongside Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Stanley Tucci, Helen McCrory and Jennifer Ehle. The movie follows two rival landscape gardeners who compete to design a fountain at Versailles for Louis XIV. Alison Deegan has written the screenplay. Gail Egan (Half of a Yellow Sun, A Most Wanted Man), Andrea Caldrewood (The Last King of Scotland) and Bertrand Faivre (Julia, Farewell) are producing the BBC Films, Lipsync and Lionsgate U.K. production. The comedy marks Gregson’s first major film scoring assignment.
Christopher Young to Score Scott Derrickson’s ‘Beware the Night’
Director Scott Derrickson has announced on Twitter that he will be reteaming with composer Christopher Young on the upcoming supernatural police thriller Beware the Night. The movie stars Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Joel McHale and Sean Harris. The film follows a New York street cop who has put his faith in religion behind him, but now finds himself targeted by the devil in the form of possessed soldier. Derrickson has co-written the screenplay with Paul Harris Boardman (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Urban Legends: Final Cut). Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean series, National Treasure, The Rock) is producing the project through his production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Austin Wintory to Score ‘Dark Summer’
Austin Wintory is currently scoring the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Dark Summer. The film is directed by Paul Solet and stars Peter Stormare, Stella Maeve, Grace Phipps, Keir Gilchrist and Maestro Harrel. The movie follows a 17-year-old boy who is placed under house arrest for the summer while his mother is away on business. Mike Le (K-Town web series) has written the script. Ross M. Dinerstein (The Pact, The Divide, Powder Blue) is producing the project for Preferred Film & TV and Jamie Carmichael (Black Book, Splinter) is executive producing for Content Film. The composer has previously collaborated with Solet on the horror thriller Grace, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.