Matt Reeves' ‘The Batman’ Score Will Be Composed By Michael Giacchino
Casting for directorMatt Reeves' new take on Batman is currently underway.Robert Pattinsonhas been locked in to star inThe Batmanfor a little while now, but recentlyZoe Kravitzwas added asCatwoman, andPaul Danojust came on boardto play The Riddler. Plus, Jeffrey Wrightis also supposed to playCommissioner Gordon. But The Batman is also getting some of the names behind the scenes sorted out as well.
Michael Giacchino, composer of scores forThe Incredibles, LOST, Cloverfield, and the rebootedStar Trekfranchise, has accepted the task of providingThe Batmanscore for Matt Reeves. Find out more below.A user on Redditattended an event at the Royal Albert Hall in London where composers Michael Giacchino and David Arnold participated in a showcase where pieces from each composer were played as part of a friendly competition to see who was the better composer.
In the middle of the event, Matt Reeves came out to introduced theCloverfieldsuite that Giacchino wrote. During the introduction, Reeves got down on one knee and “proposed” by asking Giacchino if he would score The Batmanfor him. Of course, Giacchino said yes.
As a composer, Giacchino is quite the versatile talent. He’s tackled everything from comedic adventure inLand of the Lostto more subtle compositions like the score forThis Is Where I Leave You. He’s been one of Pixar’s MVPs by composing the scores forUpandRatatouille, on top of his work for both ofThe Incrediblesmovies. The composer is also no stranger to inheriting franchises either, withJurassic WorldandRogue One: A Star Wars Storyunder his belt, as well as Marvel’sSpider-Man: HomecomingandSpider-Man: Far From Home.
In addition to Giacchino composing the score, we also know Matt Reeves picked upRogue OneandZero Dark ThirtycinematographerGreig Fraserto shoot the movie. He previously worked with Reeves onLet Me In, the remake ofLet the Right One In, which also had a scored by Giacchino. So Reeves is clearly surrounding himself with the people who have served him best in the past.
