No good sci-fi movie is complete without an awe-inspiring musical score to elevate the on-screen visuals; here are fourteen of the best… A great music score can take the visual landscape of a film and add a whole other dimension to help transport the viewer. For genre movies, an effective score is essential in embellishing […]
Sherlock Holmes at 15: The Story Behind Guy Ritchie’s Weirdly Fascinating Take on the Baker Street Super Sleuth
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes… British writer and physician Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle would undoubtedly not have thought, even in his wildest dreams, the enduring power of the IP he created with his Baker Street super sleuth Sherlock Holmes. But such is the fascination we have with the iconic […]
Hans Zimmer teases his Dune score with release of two tracks
Composer Hans Zimmer has shares two tracks – ‘Paul’s Dream’ and ‘Ripples in the Sand’ – from his score for Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Denis Villeneuve’s Dune gets a new trailer and more character posters A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells […]
Broken Arrow at 25
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at John Woo’s somewhat forgotten sophomore Hollywood effort, Broken Arrow, which turns 25… Remember Broken Arrow? Memory a bit hazy? Well John Woo’s second Hollywood film, a box office hit at the time, turns 25. In 1996 we were seeing a decided shift away from the kind of heroics […]
Listen to a track from Hans Zimmer’s Wonder Woman 1984 score
After unveiling the main trailer at DC FanDome this past weekend, Warner Bros. has now given fans our first taste of Hans Zimmer’s score for Patty Jenkin’s DCEU superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984, with the release of a track entitled ‘Themyscira’; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Get a good look at Wonder Woman 1984’s […]
Zack Snyder’s Justice League will use Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel theme and Junkie XL’s original score
According to director Zack Snyder, his cut of Justice League will utilise Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel piano theme. Fans are finally getting their chance to see Zack Snyder’s intended vision for Justice League, with WB allowing the director to go back and make the film the cut he wished audiences to see before stepping […]
Hans Zimmer claims his Dune score is “driving everybody crazy” with the number of ideas he has
Veteran composer Hans Zimmer has revealed his score for the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve is “driving everybody crazy” with the number of ideas he has. In a recent interview with Variety, Zimmer discussed a number of the projects he’s been working on, including the latest James Bond film No Time to Die, […]
Johnny Marr joins Hans Zimmer on No Time To Die score
Having just signed on to No Time To Die last week as a late replacement for outgoing composer Dan Romer, Hans Zimmer faces a race against the clock to get the score ready for the Bond film’s release this April, and so it seems he’s turned to one of his frequent collaborators for some assistance. […]
Hans Zimmer to score James Bond film No Time to Die
After No Time to Die‘s composer Dan Romer left the film last month, Variety has now revealed legendary composer Hans Zimmer has been hired by Eon Productions to score James Bond’s next adventure, which is set to be Daniel Craig’s last outing as the secret agent. Romer apparently left the film amid “creative differences” and Zimmer […]
Ranking Hans Zimmer’s 17 greatest scores (that aren’t Batman or Pirates of the Caribbean)
Composer Hans Zimmer revisits Oscar-winning territory with his score for Disney’s remake of The Lion King. In celebration, here are Zimmer’s 17 greatest film works presented and ranked – with a few notable omissions… In 1994, Disney released one of the jewels of their renaissance period: The Lion King. This anthropomorphised take on Hamlet, playing […]
