Clinton Shorter is composing the score for the upcoming historical action epic Pompeii. The film is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, AVP: Alien vs Predator, Mortal Kombat) and stars Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paz Vega, Jared Harris and Kiefer Sutherland. The movie follows an enslaved Celtic gladiator who falls in love with a noblewoman on the eve of a massive volcanic eruption that destroys Pompeii. The screenplay is written Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler (Batman Forever) and Michael Robert Johnson (Sherlock Holmes). Anderson is also producing the Constantin Film and Impact Pictures production with Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil series, Death Race), Robert Kulzer (The Mortal Instruments, Wrong Turn) and Don Carmody (Silent Hill, Goon). The project marks Anderson’s first collaboration with Shorter whose previous scoring credits include District 9, Contraband and this year’s 2 Guns. Pompeii is set to be released nationwide on February 21, 2014 Sony/TriStar Pictures. For updates on the film, visit the official movie website.
Clinton Shorter to Score ‘Pompeii’
Posted: November 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clinton Shorter, Paul W.S. Anderson, Pompeii
I was hoping Paul Haslinger to do it. His score for The 3 Musketeers was really perfect.
Agreed. Although not entirely original (the Zimmer influence was really obvious), that score was one of the best of 2011.
Agree, it has a general HZ and RCP influence all over it, but in no way could it be considered as a “rip off” or something like so (too) many composers do. While the style was the same, it remained imo entirely fresh.
That’s why I wanted Haslinger to return for Pompeii, because he could’ve delivered the kind of epic stuff HZ did back in the 2000’s (notably King Arthur), while remaining original.
Haslinger is great – love his work. However, this post is about Clinton. How about we raise a glass and pat him on the back for breaking through, gentlemen? How about we give him another pat on the back for having broken through without having to have come thru Remote Control? THAT in and of itself, is a noteworthy achievement.
Hum, you’re absolutely right. Fyi, Paul Haslinger isn’t RCP at all. And of course we wish Clinton Shorter all the luck in the world, we also hope he’ll deliver something wonderful and get a big visibility from general audiences!
Hum, thanks for your reply: “Fyi, Paul Haslinger isn’t RCP at all. “……yes. I know that. We both had the same agent for a while.