Hans Zimmer Composing ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Score
Wonder Woman 2has a new sound. The prolificHans Zimmerwill compose theWonder Woman 1984score, taking over forWonder Womancomposer Rupert Gregson-Williams. Zimmer composed Wonder Woman’s extremely badasselectric cello theme forBatman v Superman, so he’s no stranger to the character.
Hans Zimmer is adding yet another superhero soundtrack to his resume.Hans-Zimmer.comhas confirmed the very, very busy composer has signed on to provide some groovy tunes forWonder Woman 1984. This won’t be Zimmer’s first time providing music for Diana of Themyscira. The composer also worked on the now-iconic Wonder Woman theme inBatman v Superman. Zimmer developed the theme with cellistTina Guo. Here’s a video of Guo rocking the theme. WARNING: this video may blow your socks off, so be prepared.
Wonder Woman Theme
Rupert Gregson-Williams provided the music for the firstWonder Womanfilm. It’s not clear why he’s not returning for the sequel, but it could simply be a case of scheduling. Or it could be that Zimmer is one of the most sought-after soundtrack composers working today, and it would be silly tonothire him if you could.
“One thing that has bugged me forever is that our superhero movies are so masculine and male generated,” Zimmersaidwhen he was interviewed about theBatman v Supermanscore. “I wanted Wonder Woman to be… I wanted the music to be full of more female… but you know, I wanted a banshee wail, like you’ve never heard before. So my friend Tina Guo, who’s an amazing electric cellist, basically typecast her, because whenever she picks up her cello that very nice, very sweet, very polite, young woman turns into a warrior princess in one go.”
Other superhero soundtracks from Zimmer includeBatman Begins,The Dark Knight(composed with James Newton Howard), andThe Dark Knight Rises;Man of Steel, a soundtrack so damn good it makes you forget how disappointing the movie is;The Amazing Spider-Man 2; and the upcomingX-MenfilmDark Phoenix. Zimmer also recently composed scores forDunkirk,Blade Runner 2049, and the soon-to-be-releasedWidows.
Wonder Woman 1984finds the Amazon warrior in the 1980s facing off against The Cheetah.Gal GadotandChris Pineboth return from the first film, joined by new cast membersKristen WiigandPedro Pascal.Patty Jenkinsis directing, with a script by Jenkins,Geoff JohnsandDavid Callaham.Wonder Woman 1984opens onNovember 1, 2019.
