Upcoming Movies and their Composers: Updated 10/98

Compiled by Lukas Kendall

Due to the volume of material, this list only covers feature scores and selected high-profile television and cable projects. Composers, your updates are appreciated: call 213-937-9890, or e-mail Notfired@filmscoremonthly.com.

Mark Adler: Ernest Joins the Army.

Eric Allaman: Breakfast with Einstein, True Heart, Midnight Blue.

John Altman: Legionnaire (Jean-Claude Van Damme), Little Voice (Michael

Caine), Town and Country (Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, d. Peter Chelsom).

Jay Asher: Romantic Moritz (Prosperity Pictures, Casper Van Dien).

Luis Bacalov: B. Monkey, It Had to Be You (romantic comedy).

Angelo Badalamenti: A Story of a Bad Boy (co-composed with Chris Hajian),

Lesley Barber: History of Luminous Motion (Good Machine), Mansfield Park

(Miramax).

Nathan Barr: Hair Shirt (Neve Campbell).

John Barry: Dancing About Architecture (Miramax, Sean Connery, Gillian

Anderson, Anthony Edwards, d. Willard Carroll).

Steve Bartek: Circle Vision (Disneyland attraction).

Tyler Bates: Denial.

Chris Beck: Thick as Thieves (Alec Baldwin), The Alarmist (Stanley Tucci),

Coming Soon (Mia Farrow).

Roger Bellon: The Last Don 2 (CBS miniseries).

Marco Beltrami: The Florentine, David and Lisa, The Faculty (d. Robert

Rodriguez), Deep Water (Ole Borneadal).

Richard Rodney Bennett: The Tale of Sweeney Todd (d. John Schlesinger).

Elmer Bernstein: Deep End of the Ocean (Michelle Pfeiffer), The Wild Wild

West (Will Smith, d. Barry Sonnenfeld).

Peter Bernstein: Susan's Plan.

Edward Bilous: Minor Details.

Chris Boardman: Payback (Mel Gibson, d. Brian Helgeland).

Simon Boswell: Dad Savage, Perdita Durango, Alien Love Triangle, Warzone

(d. Tim Roth).

Christopher Brady: Castle in the Sky (Disney animated), Kiki's Delivery

Service (Disney animated), Hal's Birthday.

Michael Brook: The Affliction (d. Paul Schrader).

Bruce Broughton: Fantasia Continues (transitions), Jeremiah (TNT biblical

epic, theme by Morricone).

Carter Burwell: Hi-Lo Country (d. Stephen Frears, Woody Harrelson), The

Velvet Goldmine (glam-rock pseudo documentary, Ewan McGregor), Mystery

Alaska (Disney), The Corruptor (New Line).

Sam Cardon: Mysteries of Egypt (IMAX, Omar Sharif).

Terry Castellucci: Guy Gets Kid (Adam Sandler).

Jay Chattaway: Whispers (Disney).

Stanley Clarke: Down in the Delta (d. Miya Angelou), Marciano.

Alf Clausen: Gabriella.

Ray Colcord: Heartwood (Jason Robards).

Eric Colvin: Setting Son (d. Lisa Satriano).

Bill Conti: The Real Macaw, Winchell (d. Paul Mazursky), Inferno

(Jean-Claude Van Damme).

Michael Convertino: Where's Marlowe.

Stewart Copeland: Very Bad Things.

John Corigliano: The Red Violin (Samuel L. Jackson).

Burkhard Dallwitz: Supernova (d. Walter Hill, sci-fi, MGM).

Mychael Danna: 8 Millimeter (d. Joel Schumacher), Regeneration, Ride with

the Devil (Ang Lee, Civil War film, Jewel), The Confession (Alec Baldwin,

courtroom drama).

Mason Daring: 50 Violins (Wes Craven).

Don Davis: Matrix (d. The Wachowski Bros.).

Loran Alan Davis: The Last Prediction (independent), Retribution (d.

Richard Van Vleet).

John Debney: My Favorite Martian, I Won't Be Home for Christmas (Disney),

Joe Delia: Time Served.

Alexandre Desplat: Restons Groupes.

Gary DeMichele: The Impostors (d. Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott).

Anne Dudley: American History X (New Line).

John Du Prez: Labor Pains.

The Dust Bros.: Orgazmo, Fight Club (d. David Fincher).

Steve Edwards: The Patriot (Steven Seagal).

Danny Elfman: American Psycho (film of Bret Easton Ellis novel), Instinct

(Anthony Hopkins), Simple Plan (Sam Raimi), Psycho (Gus Van Sant, producing

and adapting Bernard Herrmann's original score), Civil Action (d. Steven

Zaillian), Hoof Beat (Black Stallion-type movie), Legend of Sleepy Hollow

(d. Tim Burton).

Stephen Endelman: Finding Graceland.

George Fenton: You've Got Mail (d. Nora Ephron), Ghostbusters III, Bedazzled.

Frank Fitzpatrick: Lani Loa (Zoetrope).

Mick Fleetwood: 14 Palms.

David Michael Frank: A Kid in Aladdin's Court, The Prince, Rhapsody in

Bloom (Penelope Ann Miller).

John Frizzell: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Office Space (d. Mike Judge).

Michael Gibbs: Gregory's Girl 2.

Richard Gibbs: Music from Another Room, Wing Commander (sci-fi).

Elliot Goldenthal: In Dreams (d. Neil Jordan), Titus (Shakespeare, d. Julie

Taymor).

Jerry Goldsmith: Star Trek: Insurrection (d. Jonathan Frakes), The 13th

Warrior, The Mummy, The Hollow Man (d. Paul Verhoeven), Shipping News (d.

Fred Schepisi).

Joel Goldsmith: Reasonable Doubt (d. Randall Kleiser, Melanie Griffith).

Mark Governor: Blindness (d. Anna Chi).

Paul Grabowsky: Noah's Ark (Jon Voight, miniseries).

Harry Gregson-Williams: Earl Watt (Pate Bros.).

Andrew Gross: Be the Man (MGM, Super Dave movie).

Larry Groupé: Storm of the Heart, Sleeping with the Lion, Making Contact

(d. Molly Smith), Deterrence (Showtime), I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

(Billy Zane, Ed Wood's last script).

Richard Hartley: All the Little Creatures (U.K. independent), Peter's

Meteor, Rogue Trader, Alice in Wonderland (Hallmark miniseries).

Richard Harvey: Captain Jack (Bob Hoskins), The Last Governor.

Todd Hayen: Legend of Pirates Cove, The Crown.

David Hirschfelder: Elizabeth I.

Lee Holdridge: Family Plan (Leslie Nielsen), The Secret of NIMH 2

(animated, MGM), No Other Country.

James Newton Howard: Snow Falling on Cedars (d. Scott Hicks), Mumford (d.

Lawrence Kasdan).

James Horner: Mighty Joe Young.

Richard Horowitz: Three Seasons (Harvey Keitel).

Steven Hufsteter: Mascara (independent).

Søren Hyldgaard: The Other Side (d. Peter Flinth), Tommy and the Wildcat

(family adventure), Angel of the Night (vampire thriller).

Mark Isham: Free Money (Marlon Brando comedy), Blade (New Line), At First

Sight (Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino), Rocket Boys (Universal), Varsity Blues (Paramount).

Alaric Jans: The Winslow Boy (David Mamet).

Adrian Johnston: Divorcing Jack.

Trevor Jones: The Mighty (d. Peter Chelsom, Miramax, collaborating with

Peter Gabriel), Frederic Wilde (d. Richard Loncraine), Titanic Town (d.

Roger Michel), Molly (Elizabeth Shue), Four Weddings and a Funeral Sequel

(Hugh Grant), Animal Farm (d. John Stephenson).

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek: Aimee and the Jaguar (Germany, d. Max Faerberboeck).

Michael Kamen: What Dreams May Come (replacing Ennio Morricone; Robin

Williams, d. Vincent Ward).

Brian Keane: New York (Ric Burns, epic documentary), The Babe Ruth Story (HBO).

Rolfe Kent: Election, Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Anthony Edwards), Oxygen,

The Theory of Flight (Helena Bonham-Carter, Kenneth Branagh).

William Kidd: The King and I (Morgan Creek, animated).

Wojciech Kilar: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer).

Robbie Kondor: Happiness (d. Todd Solondz).

Brian Langsbard: First of May (independent), Frozen (Trimark).

Russ Landau: One Hell of a Guy, Nowhere Lane.

Chris Lennertz: The Art House (parody), Lured Innocence (Dennis Hopper,

Talia Shire).

Michael A. Levine: The End of the Road (d. Keith Thomson), The Lady with

the Lamp (Lauren Bacall, d. David Heeley).

Daniel Licht: Permanent Midnight (co-composed with Primal Scream; Ben

Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley).

Frank London: On the Run, Sancta Mortale, The First Seven Years.

Mader: The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (Disney), Too Tired to Die, Row Your

Mark Mancina: Tarzan: The Animated Movie (Disney, songs by Phil Collins).

Hummie Mann: Naked City 2 (d. Peter Bogdanovich), Good Night, Joseph Parker

(Paul Sorvino),A Thing of Beauty.

David Mansfield: The Gospel of Wonders (Mexico, d. Arturo Ripstein).

Anthony Marinelli: God Said Ha! (Julia Sweeney), Gideon's Web, Seed.

Jeff Marsh: Burning Down the House, Wind River (Karen Allen).

Phil Marshall: Rupert's Land, Gotta Dance, Kiss Toledo Goodbye.

Brice Martin: Depths of Grace, Eating L.A.

Cliff Martinez: Wicked (d. Michael Steinberg).

Dennis McCarthy: Letters from a Killer (d. David Carson).

John McCarthy: Boy Meets Girl.

Mark McKenzie: Durango (Hallmark Hall of Fame), A Dollar for the Dead (Turner).

Joel McNeely: Virus, Zack and Reba (independent), Soldier (Kurt Russell).

Gigi Meroni: The Good Life (Stallone, Hopper), The Others, The Last Big Attractions.

Cynthia Millar: Brown's Requiem.

Randy Miller: Ground Control.

Sheldon Mirowitz: Say You'll Be Mine (Justine Bateman), Autumn Heart (Ally

Sheedy), Outside Providence (Alec Baldwin).

Charlie Mole: An Ideal Husband (Minnie Driver).

Fred Mollin: The Fall.

Ennio Morricone: The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean (Giuseppe Tornatore).

Deborah Mollison: Simon Magus (Samuel Goldwyn).

Mark Mothersbaugh: Rugrats: The Movie, Rushmore (Disney).

Roger Neill: Welcome to Kern Country (co-composed with the Dust Bros.),

Ira Newborn: Pittsburgh (Universal).

David Newman: Broke Down Palace (replacing Hummie Mann).

Randy Newman: Pleasantville, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2.

Thomas Newman: Meet Joe Black (Brad Pitt), The Green Mile (Tom Hanks, d.

Frank Darabont).

John Ottman: Apt Pupil (d. Bryan Singer, Ottman also editor), Goodbye

Lover, Cruel Intentions (Sarah Michelle Gellar).

Van Dyke Parks: Noah (d. Ken Kwapis), My Dog Skip.

Shawn Patterson: The Angry Man.

Jean-Claude Petit: Messieurs les enfants, Le Complot d'Aristotle, Sarabo,

Nicholas Pike: Delivered.

Robbie Pittelman: A Killing, The Dry Season (independent).

Michael Richard Plowman: Laser Hawk (Mark Hamill, Canada), The Wild McLeans

(western), Tom Swift (3D animated, Dana Carvey), Noroc (France).

Steve Porcaro: A Murder of Crows (Cuba Gooding, Jr.).

Rachel Portman: Beloved (Jonathan Demme), The Other Sister (Disney).

John Powell: Endurance (documentary), Antz (Dreamworks, CGI).

Zbigniew Preisner: Dreaming of Joseph Lees, Jacob the Liar (Robin Williams,

WWII drama).

Trevor Rabin: Frost (Warner Bros.), Enemy of the State (Jerry Bruckheimer).

Robert O. Ragland: Lima: Breaking the Silence (Menahem Golan).

Graeme Revell: Bride of Chuckie, Hairy Bird, The Siege (d. Ed Zwick, Bruce

Willis), Three to Tango.

David Reynolds: Jaybreaker (Sony).

Stan Ridgway: Melting Pot (d. Tom Musca, Cliff Robertson), Error in

Judgment (d. Scott Levy, Joe Mantegna), Spent (d. Gil Cates Jr., Rain

Phoenix).

David Robbins: Savior (Dennis Quaid), The Cradle Will Rock (d. Tim Robbins).

J. Peter Robinson: Waterproof (Lightmotive).

Craig Safan: Splitsville (comedy).

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Love Is the Devil.

Lalo Schifrin: Something to Believe In (love story), Tango.

Gaili Schoen: Déjà Vu (independent).

John Scott: Swiss Family Robinson.

Marc Shaiman: The Out of Towners, Patch Adams (Robin Williams), Kingdom of

the Sun (Disney animated), Story of Us (d. Rob Reiner).

Theodore Shapiro: Safe Men (d. John Hamburg), Six Ways to Sunday (Debbie

Harry, Isaac Hayes), The Prince of Central Park (Kathleen Turner, Harvey

Keitel).

Shark: Dead Man's Curve (d. Dan Rosen), Me & Will (Patric Dempsey, Seymour

Cassel).

Howard Shore: XistenZe (d. David Cronenberg), Chinese Coffee (d. Al Pacino).

Lawrence Shragge: Frontline (Showtime).

Rick Silanskas: Hoover (Ernest Borgnine).

Alan Silvestri: Holy Man (comedy), Practical Magic (replacing Michael Nyman).

Marty Simon: Captured.

Mike Slamer/Rich McHugh: Shark in a Bottle.

Michael Small: Elements (Rob Morrow), Poodle Springs (d. Bob Rafelson).

B.C. Smith: The Book of Stars (Mary Stuart Masterson).

Neil Smolar: The Silent Cradle, Harper's Ferry, Treasure Island, A Question

of Privilege, The Viking Saga (documentary), The Art of Conversation,

Curt Sobel: Cool Dry Place (replacing Mike Mills).

Darren Solomon: Lesser Prophets (John Turturro).

Michael Tavera: Girl, Excellent Cadavers (HBO), The Calling (Penny Marshall).

Colin Towns: Vig.

John Trivers, Elizabeth Myers: Norma Jean, Jack and Me.

Ernest Troost: One Man's Hero (Tom Berenger).

Tim Truman: Boogie Boy.

Jonathan Tunick: The Fantastics (based on Broadway show, d. Michael Ritchie).

Brian Tyler: Final Justice, A Night in Grover's Mill, The Forbidden City

(d. Lance Mungia).

Chris Tyng: Bumblebee Flies Away.

Steve Tyrell: Twenty Dates.

Joseph Vitarelli: Mickey Blue Eyes (Castle Rock).

Mervyn Warren: The Kiss (Jersey Films, Danny DeVito/Queen Latifah).

Don Was: American Road (IMAX).

Nigel Westlake: Babe 2: Pig in the City.

Michael Whalen: One Hell of a Guy (replacing Russ Landau), Personals.

Bill Whelan: Dancing at Lughnasa.

Alan Williams: Angels in the Attic, Mark Twain's America (3D IMAX, Sony

Pictures).

David Williams: The Day October Died, Wishmaster 2.

John Williams: Stepmom (replacing Patrick Doyle, d. Chris Columbus), Star

Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace (d. George Lucas), Memoirs of a Geisha

(d. Steven Spielberg).

Debbie Wiseman: Tom's Midnight Garden.

Peter Wolf: Widows (German, animated).

Gabriel Yared: Message in a Bottle (Kevin Costner), The Talented Mr. Ripley

(Matt Damon, d. Anthony Minghella).

Christopher Young: Judas Kiss (Emma Thompson), Entrapment (Sean Connery).

Hans Zimmer: Prince of Egypt (Dreamworks, animated musical), The Thin Red

Line (d. Terrence Malick), A Taste of Sunshine.