Brian Tyler and John Carey are co-scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Escape Room. The film is directed by Adam Robitel (Insidious: The Last Key, The Taking of Deborah Logan) and stars Deborah Ann Woll, Logan Miller, Taylor Russell, Jessica Sutton and Tyler Labine. The movie revolves around six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to survive. Neal Moritz (21/22 Jump Street, I Am Legend) and Ori Marmur (Passengers, Jack the Giant Slayer) are producing the Original Films production.
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Rob Lord to Score Bert & Bertie’s ‘Troupe Zero’
Rob Lord (Slipstream) has signed on to score the upcoming comedy drama Troupe Zero. The film is directed by Bert & Bertie and stars Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Mckenna Grace, Mike Epps, Jim Gaffigan, Charlie Shotwell, Edi Patterson and Bella Higginbotham. The Amazon Studios production follows a group of elementary school kids who start a Girl Scout troupe. Lucy Alibar (Beasts of the Southern Wild) wrote the screenplay. Todd Black (Fences, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Equalizer) is producing the project.
‘Egon Schiele – Death and the Maiden’ Soundtrack Released
Deux des trentes has released a soundtrack album for the Austrian biographical drama Egon Schiele – Death and the Maiden. The album features the film’s original music composed by André Dziezuk (Colonia, Another Woman’s Life, Secrets of War). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Egon Schiele – Death and the Maiden is directed by Dieter Berner and stars Noah Saavedra, Maresi Riegner, Valerie Pachner, Marie Jung and Elisabeth Umlauft. The movie tells the story of Austrian artist Egon Schiele, whose paintings scandalized Viennese society.
Kris Bowers Scoring Peter Farrelly’s ‘Green Book’
Kris Bowers is scoring the upcoming drama Green Book. The film is directed by Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Me, Myself & Irene) and stars Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali and Linda Cardellini. The movie is set in 1962 and tells the true story of the growing friendship between Tony Lip, a nightclub bouncer who’s been hired to chauffeur the highly-educated African-American piano-playing prodigy Dr. Don Shirley through the Deep South on a concert tour.
‘Black Water’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Black Water. The album features the film’s original music composed by Spencer Creaghan (Nobody Famous). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 29, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Black Water is directed by Pasha Patriki and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. The movie revolves around a deep-cover operative imprisoned on a CIA submarine who teams with a fellow prisoner to escape the vessel and expose who set him up. The thriller will be released in select U.S. theaters and on VOD on June 29 by Saban Films.
Kevin Lax Scoring ‘The First Purge’
Kevin Lax has composed the original score for the fourth installment in The Purge series, The First Purge. The film is directed by Gerard McMurray and stars Y’Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez and Marisa Tomei. The movie is a prequel and focuses on the events that lead up to the very first Purge event. James DeMonaco who directed the first three installments has written the screenplay and is also producing the project with Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Get Out, Paranormal Activity, Insidious) and Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Brad Fuller & Andrew Form (A Quiet Place, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), as well as Sébastien K. Lemercier.
‘The Bachelors’ Soundtrack Released
Position Music has released a soundtrack album for the comedy drama The Bachelors. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joel P West (Short Term 12, Grandma, The Glass Castle, Band of Robbers). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Bachelors is written and directed by Kurt Voelker and stars J.K. Simmons, Josh Wiggins, Julie Delpy and Odeya Rush. The movie centers on a mourning father who moves across the country with his teenage son for a private school teaching job, after the early death of his wife.
Nima Fakhrara to Score John Stalberg Jr.’s ‘Crypto’
Nima Fakhrara is set to score the upcoming thriller Crypto. The film is directed by John Stalberg Jr. (High School) and stars Beau Knapp, Alexis Bledel, Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth, Jeremie Harris and Vincent Kartheiser. The movie revolves around a young anti-money laundering agent tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in his remote New York hometown, where his father and brother are struggling to maintain their family farm in a changing economic landscape.
Junkie XL Scoring ‘Mortal Engines’ Movie Adaptation
Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenborg) has recently recorded his music for the upcoming film adaptation of Mortal Engines. The film is directed by Christian Rivers and stars Hugo Weaving Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Ronan Rafterty, Leila George, Patrick Maladhide and Stephen Lang. The movie based on Philip Reeve’s book of the same title is set thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event and cities survive a now desolate Earth by moving around on giant wheels attacking and devouring smaller towns to replenish their resources.
‘The Cowboys’ & ‘Small Soldiers’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a remastered deluxe edition for the 1972 western The Cowboys directed by Mark Rydell and starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Slim Pickens, Colleen Dewhurst and Bruce Dern. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T.), including previously unreleased music and alternate tracks. For the full album details, listen to out audio clips and to order the soundtrack, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s official website.