David Newman: The Spirit

David Newman has confirmed to Upcoming Film Scores that he is attached to Frank Miller's eagerly awaited The Spirit, based on the Will Eisner comic. This is the first collaboration between Sin City creator Miller and David Newman, and also the composer's first action film since Serenity, which he scored in 2005. The Spirit tells the story about a cop who returns from the dead to to fight crime in Central City. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes and Gabriel Macht. Lionsgate produces for release on December 25. David Newman is also scoring comedy My Life in Ruins for director Donald Petrie.