Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Kingsman: The Secret Service) is attached to score the (currently untitled) next installment in Legendary Pictures’ Monsterverse movie franchise. The film is directed by Grant Sputore (I Am Mother) and stars Dan Stevens (who reprises his role as Trapper), as well as Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O’Connell, Sam Neill, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Matthew Modine and Delroy Lindo. No plot details have been announced yet. Dave Callaham (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Michael Lloyd Green wrote the screenplay.
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Leopold Ross Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’
Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli, Triple 9, Death Note, Dreamin’ Wild, Dr. Death) has been tapped to score the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The show is developed by Chris Black (Severance) & Matt Fraction based on Legendary’s MonsterVerse and stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Kiersey Clemons, Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Anders Holm, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski. The sci-fi drama takes place after the battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and tracks two siblings who are following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch.
Junkie XL to Score ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’
UPDATE: Director Michael Dougherty mentioned on Twitter that Junkie XL is not scoring the film and GQ Magazine’s article is incorrect.
According to a recent article in GQ, Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenborg) will be scoring the upcoming monster movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The film is directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus, Trick ‘r Treat) and stars Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Aisha Hinds. No plot details have been announced yet. Dougherty is writing the screenplay with Zach Shields (Krampus). Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni are producing the Legendary Entertainment production with Mary Parent (The Revenant, Pacific Rim) and Brian Rogers. Holkenborg has previously scored Legendary’s 300: Rise of the Empire and last year’s Spectral.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 16, 2014)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the monster movie Godzilla directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Queen, The Grand Budapest Hotel). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to listen to the entire album on Spotify. Check out our previous article for a video featurette about Desplat’s music. Also click here for a short video interview with the composer at the film’s London premiere.
Also opening wide is the sports drama Million Dollar Arm directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Tom McCarthy and starring Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Lake Bell, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Pitobash and Alan Arkin. A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionnaire, 127 Hours) has composed the film’s original music. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s songs and score earlier this week. Click here for the full soundtrack album. Also visit YouTube for a video featurette on the film’s music and TrailerAddict for an interview with Rahman about his work on the film. Also check out another interview with the composer on CBS News.
Behind the Music of ‘Godzilla’
WaterTower Music has published a video featurette on the music for the monster movie Godzilla. The video features interviews with composer Alexandre Desplat (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech, Philomena) and director Gareth Edwards, as well as footage from the recording sessions of the score at Sony Pictures Studios. Check out the full video after the jump. A soundtrack album featuring Desplat’s music will be released tomorrow, May 13 and is available for pre-order here. For the full album details, visit our previous news article and click here to stream the entire album. Godzilla starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston opens nationwide this Friday, May 16.
‘Godzilla’ Soundtrack Preview
The soundtrack album for Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla has been published on Spotify. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Listen to the full album after the jump. WaterTower Records will release the soundtrack on May 13 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD). Check out our previous article for the full album details. Godzilla starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche ,Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston will be released nationwide on May 16 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘Godzilla’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the monster movie Godzilla have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). The soundtrack will be released on May 13, 2014 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be posted on this page soon. Godzilla is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston. The Legendary Pictures production pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. The movie will be released nationwide on May 16 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Godzilla’ Reboot
Legendary Pictures has announced that Alexandre Desplat has been tapped to score the upcoming Godzilla reboot. The film is directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters) and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, David Strathairn, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, Richard T. Jones and Ken Watanabe.The movie is said to tell the origin story of Godzilla in contemporary times and “pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence”. Max Borenstein (Seventh Son) and Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) have written the screenplay based on a story by Borenstein and Dave Callaham (The Expendables).