Film Music Reporter

Michael Giacchino confirmed on Twitter that he is set to compose the music for Star Trek Beyond. The film marks the composer’s third score in the series following his work on J.J. Abrams’ 2009 original film and 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness. The third installment is directed by Justin Lin (Fast & Furious, Fast Five) and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho and Anton Yelchin who reprise their roles from the previous films and are joined by Idris Elba, Bryan Cranston and Sofia Boutella. The sci-fi action movie is written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. Abrams who directed the first two parts is producing the Bad Robots and Skydance production with Bryan Burk and Roberto Orci. Star Trek Beyond is set to be released on July 8, 2016 by Paramount Pictures.