Archive for the ‘Film Scoring Assignments’ Category

Composer Mark Mothersbaugh has been hired to score the upcoming documentary Born to be Wild 3D. According to Variety, the movie centers on orphaned baby orangutans and elephants receiving a second chance at life in the wild, thanks to primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas in Borneo and elephant authority Dame Daphne Sheldrick. The documentary directed by […]

Cliff Martinez is currently finishing up scoring the upcoming legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. In the movie, a lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills. The drama stars Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, John Leguizamo, Ryan Phillippe and William H. Macy. Brad Furman directs […]

Michael Andrews will compose the score for the upcoming comedy Bridesmaids. The movie is centered around two women battling to plan their friend’s wedding party. The comedy directed by Paul Feig (Unaccompanied Minors) stars Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm and Rose Byrne. Bridesmaids is produced by Judd Apatow, who worked with Andrews on his last directorial […]

According to the film’s new trailer, Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi action movie Cowboys & Aliens. The Dreamworks movie is directed by Jon Favreau, who worked with composer John Debney on most of his movies including Elf, Zathura and Iron Man 2. Cowboys & Aliens stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, […]

Film Music Reporter has learned that Lorne Balfe will be the co-composer of Ron Howard’s upcoming comedy The Dilemma alongside Hans Zimmer, who previously has been announced as the film’s composer. In the movie, a man discovers that his best friend’s wife is having an affair. The Dilemma stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, […]

Heitor Pereira recently recorded the score for the upcoming romantic comedy A Little Bit of Heaven. The movie centers around a guarded woman who finds out she’s dying of cancer, but when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death. The comedy is directed by Nicole Kassell who previously […]

Film Music Reporter has learned that Trevor Rabin has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi action movie I Am Number Four. The movie is directed by D.J. Caruso, who previously worked with such composers as Thomas Newman (The Salton Sea), Philip Glass (Taking Lives), Christophe Beck (Two for the Money), Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia) and […]

Ilan Eshkeri recently recorded the score for the upcoming drama Coriolanus. The movie marks the directorial debut of actor Ralph Fiennes who also stars in the movie alongside Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox. In the movie based on Shakespeare’s play adapted by Oscar nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Aviator), […]

Michael Brook has written the score for the upcoming country-themed drama Country Strong. The movie directed by Shana Feste starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester centers on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star. Feste previously worked with composer Christophe Beck on her last movie The Greatest. […]

UPDATE (February 19, 2011): Edward Shearmur has taken over scoring duties on Jumping the Broom. Visit our new article announcing his involvement. The composer duo of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman has been hired to score the upcoming comedy Jumping the Broom. In the movie, two very different African American families converge on Martha’s Vineyard […]