Nathan Matthew David (Deadly Class, Young Rock, The Last Word, Angie Tribeca, Slice, A Man Named Scott) has recently scored the upcoming comedy Joy Ride. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter/producer Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians, Raya and the Last Dragon) and stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu. The movie follows four unlikely Asian American friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (The Orville) and Teresa Hsiao (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) wrote the screenplay.
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‘Chang Can Dunk’ Soundtrack Album Details
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Chang Can Dunk. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Matthew David (Deadly Class, The Last Word, Slice, Stephen Curry: Underrated, Angie Tribeca, A Man Named Scott). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 10 and will be available to stream/download here. Chang Can Dunk is written and directed by Jingyi Shao and stars Bloom Li, Dexter Darden, Zoe Renee, Ben Wang, Mardy Ma and Chase Liefeld. The sports comedy drama tells the story of a 16-year-old, Asian American high school student in the marching band who bets the school’s basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 5, 2023)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 6 is the British crime comedy drama Holding based on Graham Norton’s novel and starring Conleth Hill, Siobhán McSweeney, Helen Behan, Charlene McKenna and Amy Conroy. The show’s original music is composed by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Gentleman Jack, Quiz, A Very English Scandal, It’s a Sin). The 4-part series, which follows a police offer who is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career, made its UK debut early last year on ITV and is premiering in the U.S on Acorn TV.
Also premiering tomorrow is the HBO/BBC original series Rain Dogs created by Cash Carraway and starring Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Edmondson and Fleur Tashjian. Alex Baranowski (True Things, The Windmere Children, Burial, A Perfect Enemy, A Christmas Carol) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the comedy, which is making its U.S. debut on HBO (and HBO Max) and will premiere in the UK on BBC One later this year.
Nathan Matthew David Scoring Peter Nicks’ ‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’
Nathan Matthew David (Deadly Class, Slice, The Last Word, Angie Tribeca, A Man Named Scott, Hypnotic, Surviving R. Kelly) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated. The film is directed by Peter Nicks (Homeroom, The Force, The Waiting Room) and takes an intimate look at NBA superstar Stephen Curry’s improbable coming of age at tiny Davidson College. The movie features archival footage and on-camera interviews to reveal Curry’s rise from an undersized college player to a four-time NBA champion.
Nathan Matthew David Scoring Disney+’s ‘Chang Can Dunk’
Nathan Matthew David (Deadly Class, The Last Word, Slice, Hypnotic, Angie Tribeca, A Man Named Scott, Surviving R. Kelly) has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Chang Can Dunk. The film is written and directed by Jingyi Shao and stars Bloom Li, Ben Wang, Dexter Darden, Chase Liefeld and Zoe Renee. The sports drama follows a 16-year-old Asian American high school student in the marching band who bets the school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming, which leads him on a quest to find the hops he needs to dunk in order to impress his crush and gain the attention and respect of his high school peers.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 1, 2022)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru directed by Kyle Balda and starring Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Julie Andrews and Alan Arkin. The film’s original score is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, The Angry Birds Movie, Smallfoot, The Smurfs). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by artists such as Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala, St. Vincent, BROCKHAMPTON, among others, as well as score suite by Pereira. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Illumination Entertainment production.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Mr. Malcolm’s List directed by Emma Holly Jones and starring Freida Pinto, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Zawe Ashton, Ashley Park and Theo James. Amelia Warner (Mary Shelley, Wild Mountain Thyme, Mum’s List) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Bleecker Street release.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 31, 2021)
Premiering on Friday, November 5, is the Netflix original film Love Hard directed by Hernán Jiménez and starring Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Harry Shum Jr., Darren Barnet. Mikaela Hoover, James Saito, Rebecca Staab, Matty Finochio and Heather McMahan. The movie’s original score is composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, 12 Mighty Orphans, My Old Lady, The Last Shift, People Places Things) . Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the romantic comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Nathan Matthew David Scoring Matt Angel’s & Suzanne Coote’s Netflix Film ‘Hypnotic’
Nathan Matthew David (Deadly Class, The Last Word, Slice, Angie Tribeca, Satisfaction, Surviving R. Kelly) has recently scored the new Netflix original film Hypnotic. The movie is directed by Matt Angel & Suzanne Coote (The Open House) and stars Kate Siegel, Jason O’Mara, Dulé Hill, Lucie Guest, Jaime M. Callica, Luc Roderique, Tanja Dixon-Warren, Devyn Dalton, Stephanie Cudmore and Jessie Fraser. The thriller revolves around a woman feeling stuck both personally and professionally who turns to a mysterious hypnotherapist for help, only to find herself caught in a deadly mind game.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 14, 2021)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British/New Zealand mini-series The Luminaries directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Eleanor Catton based on his novel of the same title and starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Eve Hewson, Ewen Leslie and Marton Csokas. The show’s original music is composed by David Long (6 Days, McLaren, Ice). Club Champion has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which is making its U.S. debut on Starz.
Also premiering tonight following two preview episodes earlier this year is the Fox animated comedy The Great North created by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Minty Lewis and starring Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Megan Mullally, Will Forte, Paul Rust, Dulcé Sloan and Aparna Nancherla. John Kimbrough (Man with a Plan, Man Up!) & Scott Seiver are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Fox.
Nathan Matthew David Scoring NBC’s ‘Young Rock’
Nathan Matthew David (The Last Word, Slice, Deadly Class, Angie Tribeca, Surviving R. Kelly, Satisfaction) is composing the original score for the new NBC comedy Young Rock. The show is created by Dwayne Johnson & Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat, Always Be My Maybe) and stars Johnson himself, Joseph Lee Anderson, Stacey Leilua, Adrian Groulx, Uli Latukefu, Bradley Constant, Ana Tuisila, Fasitua Amosa and John Tui. The series focuses on different chapters of Johnson’s life, from growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family and to playing football at the University of Miami.