Composer Nathan Furst is reteaming with director Scott Waugh on the upcoming action thriller Project X-Traction. The film starring Jackie Chan and John Cena follows a retired Chinese military man and now private security contractor who is sent to rescue workers from a Chinese-run oil refinery under attack.When he learns that the attackers’ real plan is to steal a fortune in oil, he teams up with an American to stop them. Arash Amel (A Private War, Grace of Monaco) wrote the screenplay. Chan is also producing the project for his Sparkle Roll Media production company, alongside Joe Tam, Esmond Ren (Skiptrace) and Hans Canosa (Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac). Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Furst to Reteam with Scott Waugh on ‘Project X-Traction’
Posted: May 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Furst, Project X-Traction, Scott Waugh
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Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Netflix Movie ‘Murder Mystery’
Posted: May 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kyle Newacheck, Murder Mystery, Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan) has composed the original score for the upcoming comedy Murder Mystery. The film is directed by Kyle Newacheck (Game Over, Man!, Workaholics) and stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Shioli Kutsuna, David Walliams, Adeel Akhtar, John Kani, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Dany Boon and Terence Stamp. The comedy follows a New York cop and his wife who – after attending a gathering on a billionaire’s yacht during a European vacation – become prime suspects when he’s murdered. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Shiny Shrimps’ (‘Les Crevettes Pailletées’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 8, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frédéric Kooshmanian, Les Crevettes Pailletées, score, Soundtrack, The Shiny Shrimps, Thomas Couzinier
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy The Shiny Shrimps (Les Crevettes Pailletées). The album features the film’s original music composed by Thomas Couzinier & Frédéric Kooshmanian (Black Spot, Goal of the Dead). Also included are songs by R.E.M., The Music Yard, Harshman & others. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. A CD version will also be released overseas. The Shiny Shrimps is directed by Cedric Le Gallo & Maxime Govare and stars Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Michaël Abiteboul, David Baiot, Romain Lancry and Roland Menou. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Wurman Scoring Epix’s ‘Perpetual Grace, LTD’
Posted: May 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Wurman, Buddy Games, Epix, Josh Duhamel, Perpetual Grace LTD, Steve Conrad
Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) is scoring the upcoming Epix original series Perpetual Grace, LTD. The show created by Steve Conrad (Wonder, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) & Bruce Terris (Patriot) and stars Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson, Jackie Weaver, Luis Guzman, Damon Herriman, Chris Conrad, Kurtwood Smith, Terry O’Quinn and Hana Mae Lee. The drama centers on a mysterious young grifter who sets his eyes on a paster who uses his religious influence to dupe hundreds of innocent people out of their life savings. Read the rest of this entry »
Netflix’s ‘Unbelievable’ to Feature Music by Will Bates
Posted: May 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Netflix, Unbelievable, Will Bates
Will Bates (I Origins, The Path, Another Earth, The Looming Tower) is the composer of the upcoming Netflix original series Unbelievable. The show is developed by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, Pocahontas), Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman and stars Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever. The drama is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning article by The Marshall Project and ProPublica, An Unbelievable Story of Rape, and follows two detectives whose lives become intertwined in their mutual pursuit of a possible serial rapist. Read the rest of this entry »
Javier Navarrete to Score Scott Cooper’s ‘Antlers’
Posted: May 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antlers, Guillermo Del Toro, Javier Navarrete, Scott Cooper
Javier Navarrete has been tapped to score the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Antlers. The film is directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Black Mass, Out of the Furnace) and stars Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Amy Madigan, Scott Haze and Rory Cochrane. The movie follows a small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, as they become entwined with a young student harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences. Nick Antosca (The Act, Channel Zero) and Henry Chaisson wrote the screenplay (with revisions by Cooper) based Antosca’s short story The Quiet Boy. Read the rest of this entry »
Disney+’s ‘ Lady in the Tramp’ Remake to Feature Original Songs by Janelle Monae
Posted: May 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Janelle Monae, Lady and the Tramp, Wonderland
Variety is reporting that Janelle Monae is contributing two original songs to the upcoming live-action remake of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. In addition, her artist collective Wondaland is also recording a new version of The Siamese Cat Song originally performed by Peggy Lee for the 1955 animated classics. Monae is also part of the voice cast of the movie, which is directed by Charlie Bean and also stars Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen, Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Benedict Wong and Yvette Nicole Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Charlie’s Angels’
Posted: May 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Charlie's Angels, Elizabeth Banks
Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians) has signed on to score the upcoming action comedy Charlie’s Angels. The film based on the classic 70s TV series is directed by Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2) and stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott & Ella Balinska in the title roles, as well as Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Djimon Hounsou, Patrick Stewart and Banks herself. Jay Basu (The Girl in the Spider’s Web) & Banks wrote the screenplay based on eearlier versions by Craig Mazin (Identity Thief, The Hangover II & III) and Semi Chellas (American Woman). Read the rest of this entry »
‘XY Chelsea’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Posted: May 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile, score, Soundtrack, XY Chelsea
Pop Noire will release a soundtrack album for the documentary XY Chelsea. The album features the film’s original music composed by Savages front woman Jehnny Beth & Johnny Hostile. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A first track (Let It Out) is already available to download here. A vinyl edition is also in the works and will be available to order here. XY Chelsea is directed by Tim Travers Hawkins and tells the historic story of whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in a maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Korven Scoring Robert Eggers’ ‘The Lighthouse’
Posted: May 6, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Korven, Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse
Mark Korven has composed the original score for the upcoming horror thriller The Lighthouse. The film is directed by Robert Eggers and stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. The movie tells the story of an aging lighthouse keeper who lives in early 20th-century Maine. Robert Eggers also co-wrote the screenplay with Max Eggers. Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me By Your Name, Frances Ha) & Lourenço Sant’ Anna are producing the project for RT Features, alongside Jay Van Hoy (American Honey, Love Is Strange) & Youree Henley (The Beguiled, 20th Century Women) for Parts & Labor. Read the rest of this entry »
