Hans Zimmeris heading back to the DCEU, though this time not for Batman or Superman.Film Music Reporterhas the news that the Oscar-winning composer will handle the score forWonder Woman 1984, the highly anticipatedWonder Womansequel that’s currently in production.Patty Jenkinsis directing the follow-up, which bringsGal Gadot’s titular hero forward in time to—you guessed it—1984. There she’ll square off againstKristen Wiig’s antagonistic Cheetah, andChris Pine’s Steve Trevor is in the mix despite his character’s death in the first film.
Rupert Gregson-Williams(The Crown) handled scoring duties for the firstWonder Woman, and he did an admirable job balancing the film’s difficult tone. Bringing Zimmer in is a coup for Jenkins and Warner Bros. not only because Zimmer originated the Wonder Woman theme inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but because the composer previously “retired” from superhero movies in 2016. Zimmer already came out of retirement recently when it was revealed that he’s handling the score forSimon Kinberg’sX-Men: Dark Phoenix, so it appears he’ll have two superhero scores out in 2019.
I’m a big fan of Zimmer’s work, especially when he thinks outside the box on films likeBlade Runner 2049andInterstellar, but I would have maybe liked to have seen Jenkins and Co. go with an exciting up-and-comer for this one. Perhaps someone like Zimmer’s frequent collaboratorBenjamin Wallfisch, orMission: Impossible – FalloutcomposerLorne Balfe. That said, I have no doubt Zimmer will do a swell job, and one hopes he pulls from experience to really nail the 1980s vibe.
Zimmer’s next work will be seen in12 Years a SlavedirectorSteve McQueen’s new filmWidows, and 2019 will bring not onlyWonder Woman 1984andX-Men: Dark Phoenix, but Zimmer’s reprisal of duties on Disney’sThe Lion King. He won his first and only Oscar for composing the score for the 1995 animated original, so it’ll be interesting to see what he comes up with there.
What do you think folks? Are you happy to see Zimmer back in the DCEU? Is there another composer you’d rather have seen handleWonder Woman 1984? Sound off in the comments below.
