Costa Communications, who handles publicity for composer John Debney, has confirmed that Debney has been hired to compose the original music for Predators, the upcoming sci-fi action adventure written and produced by Robert Rodriguez. Debney has provided music for several of Rodriguez’ previous films, including Sin City and Spy Kids. Predators, which is scheduled to be released by Fox in July, is directed by Nimród Antal (Armored) and has been …

Polish composer Abel Korzenowski, who was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for his acclaimed score for A Single Man, has a new project on his schedule: Rabbit Hole. It’s a drama directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as a couple who are trying to find meaning in their lives after the death of their four-year-old child in a car …

Michael Giacchino is a popular name among film music critics. The International Film Music Critics Association just revealed its winners of the 2010 IFMCA awards and Giacchino received four awards, including “Score of the Year,” “Composer of the Year” and “Best Original Score for an Animated Feature” for Up, and “Best Original Score to a Fantasy/Science Fiction Feature” for Star Trek. Giacchino has always been a big name in film music …

James Newton Howard is doing the score for the second Nanny McPhee film, replacing Thomas Newman who was originally hired to compose the music for the sequel. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang premieres on March 25 and features, again, Emma Thompson as the title character, and also Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans and Maggie Smith. Susanna White (best known for BBC’s 2006 Jane Eyre miniseries) is directing from …

Canadian composer Andrew Lockington has been hired to score his second film for director Eric Brevig, following their Journey to the Center of the Earth adventure. Their new film together is Yogi Bear, a live-action/CG hybrid feature based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Shot on location in New Zealand, the film will feature Dan Aykroyd (Yogi Bear), Justin Timberlake and Anna Faris. Warner Bros. is going to release the film in …