Will Bates: Last News

Dumb Money has been released – check it out below.Directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya, Cruella), the comedy drama is based on the true story of a group of investors on Reddit who caused the rapid rise of game retailer GameStop on the Wall Street stock markets in January 2021.The film is based on the book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich, which covers the real events. Paul Dano and Pete Davidson lead Dumb Money’s ensemble cast, alongside Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos and Sebastian Stan.The film’s score is composed by Will Bates, whose previous credits include The Magicians, I Origins, Unbelievable and The Looming Tower.The official soundtrack album also features a number of tracks written for the film by other artists, including Mark Batson, Darko and Kay Ro$e.

Jon Burlingame editor The Grammys’ new video game score category appears to be a success in its first year, as more than 70 original scores have been entered. First-round voting is underway now, and Recording Academy members have plenty to choose from. But will they vote based on popularity of the game or on quality of the music? Grammy voters tell Variety the ballot includes currently popular games such as the dark fantasy “Elden Ring” (music by Yuka Kitamura, Yoshimi Kudo, Shoi Miyazawa, Tsukasa Saitoh and Tai Tomisawa), the action-adventure “Tunic” (music by Janice Kwan and Terence Lee), the post-apocalyptic “Horizon Forbidden West” (music by “various artists,” the only game on the ballot that doesn’t specify a composer) and the horror-filled “The Quarry” (music by Ian Livingstone).

Lily Moayeri “You and I,” the lead single and video from the soundtrack to the Amazon original sci-fi film, “Bliss” starring Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek, premieres exclusively on Variety today, one week ahead of the film’s Feb. 5 release on Prime Video.The song is written by the film’s composer, Will Bates, and features the unmistakable vocals of Morcheeba’s Skye Edwards.