Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Ted 2 directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Freeman, Jessica Barth and Giovanni Ribisi. The film’s original music is composed by Walter Murphy (American Dad, Family Guy) who also scored 2012’s original movie. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Mean Ol’ Moon performed by Amanda Seyfriend and Norah Jones in two different version and tracks by Ray Charles, Bone Symphony and John Wilson, Maida Vale Singers & Curtis Stigers. To check out the full soundtrack album and to learn more about the comedy, visit our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the family adventure Max directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Josh Wiggins, Lauren Graham, Thomas Haden Church, Robbie Amell, Luke Kleintank and Jay Hernandez. Trevor Rabin (Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds, National Treasure) has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit Variety for an article about the composer’s work on the film.
Mac Quayle has been hired to score the upcoming horror comedy L.A. Slasher. The film is written and directed by Martin Owen and stars Mischa Barton, Eric Roberts, Dave Bautista, Danny Trejo, Drake Bell and Brooke Hogan. The movie is a satirical take on the horror genre set against the celebrity obsessed world of modern day Los Angeles. Daniel Sollinger is producing the project.
Quayle has previously scored the Netflix series Bad Samaritans and co-composed the music for the drama A Belfast Story starring Colm Meaney with Nick Glennie-Smith. He also collaborated with Cliff Martinez as an additional music composer and music programmer on a number of projects.