Michael Giacchino Does Not Require Sleep, Will Score ‘Jurassic World 2’
The busiest man in show business is obviously Dwayne Johnson, who seems to bounce from once project to another as if a tiny explosive implanted in his brain will explode if he’s not on a film set. But the second busiest man in show business is composerMichael Giacchino, who has become the go-to guy for seemingly every major film franchise on the planet. In the past two years alone, he has crafted the music for nine movies, not including a handful of shorts.
“Sleep? What is sleep to Michael Giacchino?!” he whispers to himself as he agrees to return forJurassic World 2.
This news comes to us in a throwaway line in new interview withThe Hollywood Reporter(viaFilm Music Reporter), where Giacchino talks about following in the footsteps of the legendary John Williams to compose the music forRogue One: A Star Wars Story… which came directly after he entered the world of Marvel superheroes withDoctor Strange… which came right after he returned, for the third time, to the greatest science fiction series of all time withStar Trek Beyond… which came after he supplied to the music to Disney’sZootopiaearlier this year. Remember that he is also one of Pixar’s go-to guys and you have a shocking reminder that Giacchino has made it a habit of sneaking into everything you love.
While I have many Strong Opinions about the firstJurassic World, Giacchino’s score is a highlight. He’s clearly in awe of John Williams' original work and treats it with great respect, putting his own personal stamp on familiar themes while reminding us why we loved this music in the first place. While he won his Oscar for creating something wholly new with Pixar’sUp, this is Giacchino’s chief speciality – warmly embracing the familiar and remixing the iconic. Even his wonderful score forThe Incrediblesfeels like a deliberate tribute to the work of John Barry.
And Giacchino isn’t slowing down, either. He’s already working on three 2017 movies, writing music forThe Book of Henry,War for the Planet of the Apes,andSpider-Man: Homecoming, withThe Incredibles 2on his plate for 2018. You can hear his scoreRogue Onein theaters right now oryou can stream it on Spotify.
Jurassic World 2will presumably have a proper title at some point and will be directed by J.A. Bayona, whoseA Monster Callsis set to open in a just a few days.
