Earlier this month, Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen, Bruised, I’m Your Woman, Betty, Selah and the Spades) has recorded her score for the upcoming documentary Phoenix Rising. The film is directed by Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis, The Case Against Adnan Syed) and follows actress and activist Evan Rachel Wood and the coalition she builds at The Phoenix Act, tracking the political and community focus the actor has established in the aftermath of her experience and trauma as a domestic violence survivor. Berg is also producing the project with Grace Sin, Lesley Goldman and Katie Doering.
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HBO’s ‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ to Feature Original Score by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks
Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Beautiful Creatures, Learning to Drive, The Divide, Outsiders) have composed the original score for the new HBO docu-series The Case Against Adnan Syed. The 4-parter is directed by Amy Berg (West of Memphis, Deliver Us from Evil) and centers on the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, a case brought to global attention by the hugely popular Serial podcast.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Scoring HBO’s & Sky’s ‘The Case Against Adnan’
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are scoring the upcoming HBO & Sky docu-series The Case Against Adnan. The show is directed by Academy Award nominee Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil) and explores the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. Henrietta Conrad and Jemima Khan are executive producing the project for INSTINCT Productions, alongside Eric Fellner & Tim Bevan (Atonement, Love Actually) and Andrew Stearn (Shameless, Gypsy) for Working Title TV.
Robin Coudert Scoring ‘Every Secret Thing’
Robin Coudert is composing the score for the upcoming crime drama Every Secret Thing. The film marks the narrative feature directorial debut of documentary filmmaker Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis) and stars Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning, Danielle Macdonald, Nate Parker and Common. The movie is based on Laura Lippman’s 2004 mystery novel of the same title and follows two 11-year-old girls who are convicted of murdering a baby and incarcerated until they turn 18 when the police turn their attention to the duo as children start to go missing. Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said, Please Give) has written the screenplay.
‘West of Memphis’ Soundtrack Announced
Sony Legacy will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary West of Memphis. The album features music from and inspired by the film, including a cover of Pink Floyd’s Mother performed by Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Satellite by Eddie Vedder, as well as songs by artists including Lucinda Williams, Band of Horses, Patti Smith, Citizen Cope, Tonto’s Giant Nuts featuring Johnny Depp. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, as well as excerpts from Damien Echols’ letters from death row recited by Henry Rollins and Johnny Depp over the score. West of Memphis: Voices for Justice will be released physically on January 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. West of Memphis directed by Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil), produced by Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh (The Lord of the Rings), Lorri Davis and Damien Echols centers on the wrongful conviction case of three Arkansas teenagers who were found guilty in 1994 of the ritual murder of three eight-year-old boy.