Millennium Media Records has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Tesla. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, My All American, DreamWorks Dragons). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Tesla is written and directed by Michael Almereyda and stars Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Hannah Gross and Kyle MacLachlan. The movie tells the story of brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla as he fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy.
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John Paesano to Score Michael Almereyda’s ‘Tesla’
John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, The Defenders, The Star) has been hired to score the upcoming biographical drama Tesla. The film is written and directed by Michael Almereyda (Marjorie Prime, Experimenter) and stars Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Kyle MacLachlan and Jim Gaffigan. The movie chronicles the life and times of famed inventor Nikola Tesla, including his creation of the AC motor and his fierce rivalry with Thomas Edison. Uri Singer & Isen Robbins (Blue Caprice) are producing the project for Passage Pictures, alongside Christa Campbell (Criminal, Leatherface) & Lati Grobman (Righteous Kill, Intruders) for Campbell Grobman Films.
Mica Levi Scoring Michael Almereyda’s ‘Marjorie Prime’
Mica Levi (aka Micachu) is composing the music for the upcoming sci-fi dramedy Marjorie Prime. The film is written and directed by Michael Almereyda (Nadja, Experimenter, Hamlet) and stars Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith and Tim Robbins. The movie based on Jordan Harrison’s play is set in the near future in a time of artificial intelligence and follows a 86-year-old woman who has a handsome new companion who looks like her deceased husband and is programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. Uri Singer (Experimenter, Open Road) is producing the project.
David Ludwig Scoring Michael Almereyda’s ‘Cymbeline’
Classical music composer David Ludwig has written the original score for the upcoming drama Cymbeline. The film is directed by Michael Almereyda and stars Milla Jovovich, Ed Harris, Dakota Johnson, Penn Badgley, Anton Yelchin, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo and Bill Pullman. The movie is a modern take on the Shakespeare play of the same title and portrays a battle between dirty cops and a drug-dealing biker gang set against the backdrop of a corruption-riddled 21st century America. Anthony Katagas (12 Years a Slave, Killing Them Softly) is producing the project for Keep Your Head Productions alongside Michael Benaroya (Margin Call, Lawless, The Words) for Benaroya Pictures.