Originally published May 6, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
Despite getting many things right, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has long struggled with one thing: its film scores. While Alan Silvestri managed to make an alright theme for The Avengers, it didn’t stick around after Phase One of the MCU, and was nowhere near as iconic as the superhero themes from composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams or Hans Zimmer.
That may be about to change, because we just found out that Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles, Jurassic World) will be the composer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Giacchino announced the news himself today on Twitter:
Things are about to get, well… really STRANGE.@scottderrickson @Marvel pic.twitter.com/LIhuCNy3lB
— Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) May 6, 2016
Will Doctor Strange end up rivaling Guardians of the Galaxy for the greatest Marvel soundtrack to date? Oh, I can just imagine all of the great puns we’ll get in those track names…
“Doctor Strange follows the story of neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions.”
Doctor Strange is set for release on October 28th in the UK and November 4th in the US, with Scott Derrickson (Sinister) with a cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as Stephen Strange, Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer) as The Ancient One, Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) as Baron Mordo, Benedict Wong (The Martian) as Wong and Rachel McAdams (True Detective) and Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) in as-yet-unconfirmed roles.
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