let’s start a cult
feature film: original score
Let’s Start A Cult is the debut feature film from director Ben Kitnick, starring Stavros Halkias (Tires, Bugonia) and Wes Haney. This buddy roadtrip movie nods to 90s classics like Dumb and Dumber but with it’s own unique spin. The musical direction for this included sincere “indie-leaning” score (references included Jon Brion and Sufjan Stevens), “big hollywood” cues, and throwback soundalikes that traversed 70s rocknroll as well as y2k-era FM radio.
The film features a number of other up and coming comedians, including Eric Rahill (NBC’s The Paper), Joe Pera (Netflix Is A Joke), Katy Fullan (I Think You Should Leave), and duo Jeremy Levick and Rajat Suresh (Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney). It also features pro wresterm CM Punk and Ethan Suplee (American History X, Wolf Of Wall Street).
Let’s Start A Cult was produced by Dark Sky Films. It had an international theater run and is currently streaming on Hulu. Listen to examples of my score here: