Rolfe Kent (Sideways, About Schmidt, Wedding Crashers, Election, Up in the Air, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) has recently scored the upcoming comedy Vacation Friends. The film is directed by Clay Tarver (Silicon Valley, Joy Ride) and stars John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Meredith Hagner, Robert Wisdom, Andrew Bachelor and Lynn Whitfield. The movie follows a straight-laced couple that has fun with a rowdy couple on vacation in Mexico and later discover that the crazy couple they met in Mexico followed them back home to the United States. Tarver also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Mullen & Tim Mullen and Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Game Night, Horrible Bosses).
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Rolfe Kent Scoring Mark Waters’ ‘He’s All That’
Rolfe Kent (Sideways, About Schmidt, Wedding Crashers, Election, Up in the Air, Downsizing) is scoring the upcoming romantic comedy He’s All That. The film is directed by Mark Waters (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and stars Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, Isabella Crovetti, Peyton Meyer, Annie Jacob, Myra Molloy, Rachael Leigh Cook and Matthew Lillard. The movie is based on the 1999 teen classic She’s All That (scored by Stewart Copeland) and follows an influencer who accepts a challenge to turn the school’s biggest loser into prom king. R. Lee Fleming Jr. (She’s All That, Get Over It) wrote the screenplay.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 9, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British series We Hunt Together written by Gaby Hull and starring Babou Ceesay, Hermione Corfield, Eve Myles, Dipo Ola, Kamara Abraham and Freya Durkan. The show’s original music is composed by Jon Opstad (Black Mirror: White Bear & White Christmas, Silent Witness, The Woman in White). The 6-parter follows two detectives as they try to outsmart a pair of killers, one a former child soldier and the other a magnetic and disarmingly charming free spirit. Visit the official show website for more information about the thriller, which premiered earlier this year in the UK on Alibi and is making its U.S. debut on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, August 14 is the family comedy Magic Camp directed by Mark Waters and starring Adam Devine, Gillian Jacobs, Jeffrey Tambor, Nathaniel McIntyre, Cole Sand, Izabella Alverez, Isabella Crovetti, J.J. Totah, Hayden Crawford, Bianca Grava and Lonnie Chavis. Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Wedding Crashers, About Schmidt, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the Walt Disney Pictures production, which was originally set for a theatrical release and is now premiering exclusively on Disney+.
‘Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made’ Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney+ original movie Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Golden Globe nominee Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Legally Blonde, Election, About Schmidt, Wedding Crashers, Stan & Ollie). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 7 and will be available to stream/download here. Timmy Failure is co-written and directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond, Wallace Shaw, Craig Robinson and Kyle Bornheimer. The movie is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Stephan Patsis and follows the title character who, along with his 1,500-pound polar bear partner Total, operates Total Failure Inc., a Portland detective agency.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 2, 2020)
Premiering tomorrow, February 3 is the Spectrum Originals series Manhunt: Deadly Games created by Andrew Sodroski and starring Cameron Britton, Jack Huston, Gethin Anthony, Carla Gugino, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette and Judith Light. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek, The Martian) and Stephanie Economou (Step Up: High Water). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series.
Also premiering tomorrow is the HBO docu-series McMillions directed by James Lee Hernandez & Brian Lazarte and executive produced by Mark Wahlberg. Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Krypton, Stargirl, The Angel) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-parter, which centers on the con that allowed one man to rig the results of McDonald’s popular Monopoly game for an entire decade, will air every Monday night on HBO. Visit the official show website for more information.
Rolfe Kent Scoring Tom McCarthy’s ‘Timmy Failure’
Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Wedding Crashers, Election, Legally Blonde, Up in the Air) has recently composed the music for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Timmy Failure. The film is directed by Tom McCarthy (Spotlight, The Visitor, The Station Agent) and stars Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond and Craig Robinson. The family comedy is based on Stephan Pastis’ novel of the same title and follows an 11-year boy who believes he is the CEO of his fictional detective agency, Total Failure, Inc. and whose goal is to become so rich his mother won’t have to stress out about the bills anymore. Pastis also wrote the screenplay. Jim Whitaker (Pete’s Dragon, A Wrinkle in Time) is producing the project.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 5, 2019)
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Already playing in theaters since this past Tuesday is Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far from Home directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei and Jake Gyllenhaal. The film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Lost, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the horror movie Midsommar written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgran, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia and Will Poulter. Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) (Triple 9, Seven Seconds, Shooter) has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Soundtrack Album for ‘Stan & Ollie’ to Be Released
eOne Music will release a soundtrack album for the biographical comedy drama Stan & Ollie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Election, Up in the Air, Wedding Crashers, Legally Blonde, About Schmidt). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 29 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Stan & Ollie is directed by Jon S. Baird and stars Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Nina Arianda and Shirely Henderson. The movie follows Laurel & Hardy, one of the world’s great comedy teams, as they set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953.
Rolfe Kent to Score Robert Budreau’s ‘The Man Who Saved Paris’
Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Wedding Crashers, Election, Mean Girls, Up in the Air) has been tapped to score the upcoming romantic drama The Man Who Saved Paris. The film is directed by Robert Budreau (Born to Be Blue, Stockholm) and stars Stanley Tucci, Kristen Scott Thomas, Jean Reno and Tom Wilkinson. The movie is set in 1940s Paris and revolves around a successful brothel owner who is asked by the government to restore the city’s image after the Nazi Occupation and falls in love when he least expects it. Phillip Jayson Lasker (The Man from Elysian Fields) wrote the screenplay.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 28, 2018)
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the political comedy drama Vice written and directed by Adam McKay and starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe and Tyler Perry. The film’s original music is composed by Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, The Big Short, If Beale Street Could Talk, Battle of the Sexes, Succession). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy Holmes & Watson written and directed by Etan Cohen and starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald and Ralph Fiennes. Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, 21/22 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums) has composed the film’s original score. Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) and Glenn Slater have contributed the original song Strange Sensation to the movie. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring Mothersbaugh’s score. Click here for more information.