Jóhann Jóhannsson has been hired to score the upcoming dramatic thriller Prisoners. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) and stars Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard and David Dastmalchian. The movie follows a small-town carpenter whose young daughter and best friend are kidnapped and discovers that elderly neighbors have been kidnapping and murdering children for years. Aaron Guzikowski (Contraband) has written the screenplay. Andrew Kosove & Broderick Johnson (The Blind Side, Insomnia, The Book of Eli) are producing for Alcon Entertainment, along with Kira Davis for 8:38 Productions and Adam Kolbrenner for Madhouse Entertainment.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Justin Burnett Scoring ‘Getaway’
Justin Burnett is currently scoring the upcoming action crime thriller Getaway. The movie is directed by Courtney Solomon (An American Haunting) and Yaron Levy and stars Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez and Jon Voight. The film follows a burned out race car driver forced to get behind the wheel for a criminal scheme when his wife is kidnapped. Gregg Maxwell Parker and Sean Finegan wrote the script and Solomon is producing the project with Moshe Diamant (The Black Dahlia, Tristan + Isolde) and Chris Milburn. Joel Silver (The Matrix, Die Hard), Alan Zeman and Steve Richards are executive producing the Dark Castle Entertainment and After Dark Films production.
Son Lux Scoring ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His/Hers’
Son Lux is composing the score for the upcoming movies The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers. The double feature is written and directed by Ned Benson and stars Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, William Hurt, Jess Weixler, Nina Arianda, Viola Davis, Isabelle Huppert, Bill Hader and Ciaran Hinds. The films follow a New York City couple during a difficult time in their marriage from the perspectives of the restaurant-owner husband and of the wife, who goes back to college. Cassandra Kulukundis and Kirk D’Amico (Kinsey, Margin Call) are producing the Unison Films and Myriad Pictures production. The project marks Son Lux’s first major film scoring assignment.
Jeff Grace to Score ‘Night Moves’ and ‘Cold Comes the Night’
Jeff Grace is reuniting with director Kelly Reichardt on the upcoming thriller Night Moves. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard as three radical environmentalists who come together to blow up a hydroelectric dam – the very source and symbol of the resource-devouring industrial culture they despise. Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy) co-wrote the script with Jonathan Raymond (Mildred Pierce). Neil Kopp (Paranoid Park) & Anish Savjani are producing the independent feature with Chris Maybach & Saemi Kim (Martha Marcy May Marlene) and Rodrigo Teixeira (Frances Ha). Grace has previously collaborated with the director on the 2010 western Meek’s Cutoff starring Michelle Williams.
Reza Safinia to Score ‘Mercy’
Reza Safinia has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy horror film Mercy. The movie directed by Peter Cornwell (The Haunting in Connecticut) is based on the short story Gramma by Stephen King about two young boys who go with their single mother to take care of their grandmother and discover that she’s a witch who made a pact with a dark force many years before. Frances O’Connor, Dylan McDermott, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Shirley Knight, Mark Duplass and Chris Browning are starring in the movie. Matt Greenberg (1408, Reign of Fire) has adapted the short story for the screen. Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) is producing the project through his Blumhouse Productions company, alongside McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) and Mary Viola for Wonderhouse Sound and Vision.
Marcus Trumpp Scoring ‘Endangered’
Marcus Trumpp has composed the score for the upcoming action thriller Endangered. The film is directed by David Hackl (Saw V) and stars James Marsden, Piper Perabo, Thomas Jane, Billy Bob Thornton, Scott Glenn, Adam Beach, Michaela McManus and Kelly Curran. The movie, which was originally entitled Red Machine, follows two estranged brothers who reconcile on a camping trip in Alaska and are attacked and relentlessly stalked by a horrifying grizzly bear. J.R. Reher has written the screenplay and Paul Schiff (Rushmore, My Cousin Vinny, Mona Lisa Smile), Tai Duncan (Tenure) and Hadeel Reda are producing the project for Indomitable Entertainment and Paul Schiff Productions. Trumpp’s best known previous film scoring credits include Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Killer Instinct #1, which he co-scored with Marco Beltrami. He has also written additional music and provided orchestrations for numerous scores composed by Beltrami including Live Free or Die Hard and Red Eye. Endangered has recently been picked up by Open Road Films is expected to be released later this year.
‘Hell & Back’ to Feature Music by Richard Gibbs
Richard Gibbs is composing the score for the upcoming R-rated stop motion animated feature comedy Hell & Back. The film is directed by Tommy Gianas (Human Giant) & Ross Shuman and follows two best friends as they rescue a buddy who has been accidentally dragged to Hell. The movie’s voice cast includes Mila Kunis, Nick Swardson, Danny McBride, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Coolidge, Maria Bamford, TJ Miller, Rob Riggle, Brian Posehn and Kumail Najiani. Corey Campodonico, Eric Blyler and Alex Bulkley (Robot Chicken, Moral Orel) are producing the ShadowMachine Films production. Gibbs’ previous scoring credits include 10 Things I Hate About You, Doctor Dolittle, Big Momma’s House, 28 Days, I Spy and Battlestar Galactica. Hell & Back is currently in post-production and is expected to be completed later this year.
Ryan Amon Scoring Neil Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’
Ryan Amon is the composer of Neil Blomkamp’s upcoming sci-fi action drama Elysium. The movie written and directed by Blomkamp stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna and Carly Pope. The film is set on a space station occupied by the very wealthy while the rest of humanity lives on a ravaged, overpopulated Earth. Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class, Jumper) is producing the Media Rights Capital production. Elysium marks Amon’s first major film scoring assignment. The composer has previously written the music for numerous trailers and is the founder of the trailer music company City of the Fallen.
Lucas Vidal to Score ‘Mindscape’
Lucas Vidal has been tapped to score the upcoming dramatic thriller Mindscape. The film marks the feature directorial debut of commercials director Jorge Dorado and stars Mark Strong (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Sherlock Holmes), Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story) and Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy, Braveheart). The movie scripted by Guy Holmes centers on a man who can enter peoples’ memories and who takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled and dangerous teenage girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a trauma victim. Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Orphan) and Juan Sola are producing for their Ombra Films production company, along with Peter Safran (Buried) for The Safran Company and Mercedes Gamero (Intruders) for Antena 3 Films.
Aaron Zigman to Score ‘Baggage Claim’
Aaron Zigman has been hired to score the upcoming romantic comedy Baggage Claim. The film is written and directed by David E. Talbert and is based on his 2003 novel about a flight attendant who is determined not to show up to her baby sister’s engagement party without a fiance of her own and begins searching for a man while on the job. Paula Patton stars as the flight attendant, alongside Derek Luke, Adam Brody, Trey Songz, Taye Diggs, Christina Milian and Djimon Hounsou. Steven J. Wolfe (500 Days of Summer, Miss March) is producing the picture. Talbert’s previous directorial feature effort First Sunday starring Ice Cube featured a score by Stanley Clarke.