James L. Venable: Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie, the new spoof making fun of films such as Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and X-Men, gets an original score by James L. Venable. The film is directed by Craig Mazin, who wrote the screenplays for Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4, both of them scored by Venable. Dimension Film produces for release on March 28 and the cast includes Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Pamela Anderson and Leslie Nielsen.

Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuiston & Lolita Ritmanis: The Spectacular Spider-Man

Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuiston and Lolita Ritmanis, the composer team also known as Dynamic Music Partners, are currently working on the music for Sony's new animated TV show The Spectacular Spider-Man, focusing on the 16-year-old Peter Parker and the origins of Spider-Man. The cast includes Josh Keaton doing the voice of Parker/Spider-Man, and Peter MacNicol doing Doc Ock. The first episode, "Survival of the Fittest", premieres on March 8. Carter, McCuiston and Ritmanis - whose previous credits include Justice League and Teen Titans - are also scoring the new action series Ben 10: Alien Force for Cartoon Network.

Richard Marvin: Dead Like Me

Stephen Herek's two new films get original music by Richard Marvin. The first one is called Dead Like Me. An MGM picture starring Henry Ian Cusick, Ellen Muth and Callyum Blue, it tells the story about a reaper who cares more about doing business than taking care of the newly dead. Marvin, who is best known for his heroic orchestral score for U-571, is also doing the music for Stephen Herek's Picture This!, starring Lauren Collins, Cindy Busby and Robbie Amell. Herek has worked with several of Hollywood's most esteemed composers, including Michael Kamen, David Newman and Alan Silvestri. Richard Marvin's other upcoming films include the comedy A Fork in the Road and The Narrows, a drama based on Tim McLoughlin's novel "Heart of the Old Country".

Mark Isham: The Women

Mark Isham's office has just confirmed to Upcoming Film Scores that the composer has been hired to score The Women, Diane English's upcoming drama comedy starring Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Carrie Fisher, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Candice Bergen and Bette Midler. Produced by Mick Jagger's Jagged Films and scheduled to premiere on October 10, the film is a remake of the 1939 George Cukor similarly titled film based on the play by Clare Boothe Luce. Director Diane English is best known for her work in tv comedy, which has earned her multiple Emmy awards and nominations. Mark Isham had a prolific 2007 with seven films including the much acclaimed In the Valley of Elah, Reservation Road and Lions for Lambs.