Per a report on the JWFAN forums and a poster, Johann Johannsson is no longer scoring Blade Runner 2049.

Per a report on the JWFAN forums and a poster, Johann Johannsson is no longer scoring Blade Runner 2049.

That's good news! I hated Johansson's sound design in Arrival so this is an improvement!

When it was reported that Zimmer and Wallfisch were working on the film it was said that they would use Johannsson's themes for the film. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/07/29/blade-runner-2049-to-feature-music-by-hans-zimmer/

I'm not sure if that's still happening or if Johannsson's work is completely rejected.

When it was reported that Zimmer and Wallfisch were working on the film it was said that they would use Johannsson's themes for the film. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/07/29/blade-runner-2049-to-feature-music-by-hans-zimmer/

I'm not sure if that's still happening or if Johannsson's work is completely rejected.

Johann Johannsson is not very good at thematic development but he is great creating atmospheres, so if they keep his themes or not, I think is not a big deal. But for the movie, the atmospheric sound he is used to create would have been very good for the movie.
But anyway, we still don't know what Zimmer & Wallfisch will bring to the movie.
Let's wait and we'll see.

Johann Johannsson is not very good at thematic development but he is great creating atmospheres, so if they keep his themes or not, I think is not a big deal. But for the movie, the atmospheric sound he is used to create would have been very good for the movie.
But anyway, we still don't know what Zimmer & Wallfisch will bring to the movie.
Let's wait and we'll see.

In an interview (not sure if it was taken before Zimmer & Wallfisch's involvement) Villeneuve said that he specifically requested for the new score to use the same synths Vangelis used back in the day for the first film. That for sure would have helped Johannsson to make a far more recognizable score and probably a better one. At this point I've got no clue on why he was replaced.

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According to a report from Omega Underground (http://omegaunderground.com/2017/09/15/skyfall-spectre-composer-thomas-newman-expected-return-bond-25/#I4xVFMYkAERDeDSg.99), a production list for "Bond 25" lists Thomas Newman as composer.
Cannot tell if it's true (I haven't seen other reports for such a big news), but it's very plausible.

We can't tell what the film's gonna be nor what the score is going to sound like. Idle speculation.

In an interview (not sure if it was taken before Zimmer & Wallfisch's involvement) Villeneuve said that he specifically requested for the new score to use the same synths Vangelis used back in the day for the first film. That for sure would have helped Johannsson to make a far more recognizable score and probably a better one. At this point I've got no clue on why he was replaced.

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According to a report from Omega Underground (http://omegaunderground.com/2017/09/15/skyfall-spectre-composer-thomas-newman-expected-return-bond-25/#I4xVFMYkAERDeDSg.99), a production list for "Bond 25" lists Thomas Newman as composer.
Cannot tell if it's true (I haven't seen other reports for such a big news), but it's very plausible.

I have no interest in Johannssons music, he's a good sound designer but not a composer IMO. I have no idea wether the new blade runner score will be any good but I'm not sad that Johannsson has left the project.

Newman returning to bond is however great news! I loved his skyfall score and Spectre is one of my all time favorite bond scores so I can't wait to hear what he does next with bond, if the news is correct!

I have no interest in Johannssons music, he's a good sound designer but not a composer IMO. I have no idea wether the new blade runner score will be any good but I'm not sad that Johannsson has left the project.

Newman returning to bond is however great news! I loved his skyfall score and Spectre is one of my all time favorite bond scores so I can't wait to hear what he does next with bond, if the news is correct!

I completely agree! Never cared for Johannsson... The ONLY cue I liked in Arrvial ended up being sourced from another film. :P

And Thomas Newman is always a good thing! :D I also loved his score for Skyfall, but I've yet to see Spectre. I would assume his score to Spectre is great if not as great as Skyfall.

It's a rehash of Skyfall.

I completely agree! Never cared for Johannsson... The ONLY cue I liked in Arrvial ended up being sourced from another film. :P

And Thomas Newman is always a good thing! :D I also loved his score for Skyfall, but I've yet to see Spectre. I would assume his score to Spectre is great if not as great as Skyfall.

Yes haha, it's ironic how well the Max Richter cue worked which wasn't written for the film...!

Specter develops the style of Skyfall and is a great score! There are great new themes and the action music is more refined. Some bits of Skyfall are reused and rearranged but that didn't bother me as I liked Skyfall :P

Thomas Newman is the worst thing that ever happened to James Bond.

I personally love every bit of Skyfall. It's one of my favourite scores.
As for Spectre, I was disappointed. I didn't bother the rearrangement of the themes and motifs from "Skyfall" (I personally think that every sequel should do that) but for me it wasn't as fresh and exciting as his Skyfall score. I don't know if Newman had trouble because of the film itself being disappointing or because Newman has trouble when it comes to score a sequel of one of his own scores.

I personally love every bit of Skyfall. It's one of my favourite scores.
As for Spectre, I was disappointed. I didn't bother the rearrangement of the themes and motifs from "Skyfall" (I personally think that every sequel should do that) but for me it wasn't as fresh and exciting as his Skyfall score. I don't know if Newman had trouble because of the film itself being disappointing or because Newman has trouble when it comes to score a sequel of one of his own scores.

Being a fan on David Arnold's work on the Bond series, I was surprised when the producers decided to go with Thomas Newman. Bear in mind that I'm a fan of T. Newman as well, I just couldn't imagine how he would fit in this kind of movie. His work is very experimental, esoteric, delicate, sensual and really shines through in those emotional moments(Like Angels in America or The Green Mile), so you can imagine how I would feel knowing that he would involve himself into a more action-oriented genre.

Listening through Skyfall, I enjoyed his take on it. While taking cues from John Barry and David Arnold, he added his tone on the score and Spectre.
I'm a sucker for those sensual moments like "Severine", "Donna Lucia" and "Madeleine"(Donna Lucia being my favorite of the three tracks).

When it comes to the action cues, I enjoyed them. Maybe David Arnold nailed them somewhat better, but then again, Daniel Craig's Bond is more raw and intimate than the ones before him. The ones before him were classy and didn't express the emotions as much, and that reflects naturally in the scores as well.

The composers have different takes on the Bond character, and so far I have enjoyed them.

Being a fan on David Arnold's work on the Bond series, I was surprised when the producers decided to go with Thomas Newman. Bear in mind that I'm a fan of T. Newman as well, I just couldn't imagine how he would fit in this kind of movie. No surprise really. The producers wanted Sam Mendes as director so badly that they got his go-to composer in Newman as a package deal.

I'm a sucker for those sensual moments like "Severine", "Donna Lucia" and "Madeleine"(Donna Lucia being my favorite of the three tracks).

Totally agree on these! Those are maybe what I enjoyed the most from Spectre.

For those of you who are interested, here is an updated Wikipedia-description of the soundtrack from Thor: Ragnar�k:

"The synthesized score is influenced by the work of Jean-Michel Jarre.[20] Waititi would have asked the band Queen to work on the soundtrack for the film, if their lead singer Freddie Mercury was still alive, because the film is "a cool bold, colorful cosmic adventure" which would have suited the "feel" of the band.[120] Additional music featured in the film include "Immigrant Song" by Led Zepplin and "Pure Imagination" from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Patrick Doyle's themes from Thor and Brian Tyler's themes from The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as Joe Harnell's "The Lonely Man" theme from The Incredible Hulk series, are also used in the film."

I have not seen the trailers from the movie, nor have I any plans on doing it, but this sounds like fun!

For those of you who are interested, here is an updated Wikipedia-description of the soundtrack from Thor: Ragnar�k:

"The synthesized score is influenced by the work of Jean-Michel Jarre.[20] Waititi would have asked the band Queen to work on the soundtrack for the film, if their lead singer Freddie Mercury was still alive, because the film is "a cool bold, colorful cosmic adventure" which would have suited the "feel" of the band.[120] Additional music featured in the film include "Immigrant Song" by Led Zepplin and "Pure Imagination" from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Patrick Doyle's themes from Thor and Brian Tyler's themes from The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as Joe Harnell's "The Lonely Man" theme from The Incredible Hulk series, are also used in the film."

I have not seen the trailers from the movie, nor have I any plans on doing it, but this sounds like fun!

This sound like amazing news! Maybe we finally have some musical continuity and what's more, a memorable Marvel score (I know there have been some great scores but overall, they're very forgettable)! If it's like that, I cannot wait for it.
When it's supposed to be released?

AWESOME!
Now I can say that I'm very excited for the score.
Great news, thanks futhark! :D

When it's supposed to be released?

Normally, it comes out at the same time as the movie(in cinemas) or a couple of days before the movie release.


AWESOME!
Now I can say that I'm very excited for the score.
Great news, thanks futhark! :D

Non c’� problema!

The spanish composer, Fernando Velazquez has scored the upcoming horror/thriller/romance spanish movie called Marrowbone (well, it's spanish because the director and the producers are spanish, because the cast is a really interesting international cast), that is supposed to be released in Spain the 27th of October. In the official web you can find the CD pre-order with a tracklist as well as previews of some tracks.
It reminds me to Crimson Peak and I loved that score, so I'm really waiting for this one. Anyone knows anything about the release date of the digital release? I think the CD is set to be released on the same day as the movie, but I dont know anything about the digital release.

Here you can find the tracklist, the previews and the CD pre-order: http://www.quartetrecords.com/marrowbone.html

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Looks muy spanish to me, Javichu13.
If only the song titles were in spanish, then we'd have a full package of spanish-ness :)

All kidding aside, I enjoyed Sen�r Velazquez's score from "El Orfanato", so this should be interesting.
And like I said recently here in this thread, they normally release the soundtrack just before or on the same date as the movie release.

I really liked Velazquez' Zipi y Zape scores, so much, I had to buy them physically.

Looks muy spanish to me, Javichu13.
If only the song titles were in spanish, then we'd have a full package of spanish-ness :).

That's so true! Well, it's all spanish except for the cast. I'm spanish and I like when they do great movies like this with an international cast, like they did with The Impossible, so I will try to watch on the premiere and buy the CD, because here, the soundtracks doesn't usually get too big releases.
And about Velazquez, I like his style a lot, and he reminds me sometimes of Benjamin Wallfisch in the gothic melodic horror scores and even James Newton Howard in the fantastic music style.

Tyler Bates will score Deadpool 2, reteaming with director David Leitch after "John Wick" and "Atomic Blonde".

Thoughts?

Tyler Bates will score Deadpool 2, reteaming with director David Leitch after "John Wick" and "Atomic Blonde".

Thoughts?

Didnt care for Junkie XLs score for the original so im all for it! I also enjoyed Bates scores for the John Wick films.

Tyler Bates will score Deadpool 2, reteaming with director David Leitch after "John Wick" and "Atomic Blonde".

Thoughts?

I don't know. I'm not into Bates style so I don't know what to expect, but the score of John Wick within the movie worked well so maybe it's great.

I honestly didn't pay much attention to the two John Wick scores (the films live and breathe more of the action than music), but I really enjoyed Watchmen and Guardians of the Galaxy (only the first one). The guy has talent and I think he could do a very good job!

I'm happy Junkie XL chose not to come back, since his score for the first Deadpool is barely noticeable...

Harry Gregson-Williams will return to score The Equalizer 2 and Hans Zimmer is set to score Jon Favreau's The Lion King remake!

Harry Gregson-Williams will return to score The Equalizer 2 and Hans Zimmer is set to score Jon Favreau's The Lion King remake!

They might as well reuse Hans Zimmer's score for the 1994 original for the 2019 Lion King remake. That is, unless there are some twists that he'll apply to the themes we know and love...

Lorne Balfe replaces John Paesano for Pacific Rim: Uprising.
I'm kinda disappointed, since I was quite interested in Paesano's music.

Zimmer will score X-Men: Dark Phoenix!

Zimmer will score X-Men: Dark Phoenix!

Not much of a retirement.... Lol

Zimmer will score X-Men: Dark Phoenix!

Great! That is a very short retirement but his scores in superhero movies are great so I like him returning to the genre.

Apparently Lorne Balfe has been confirmed as composer of Mission Impossible 6: Fallout.

I have also read that Ludwig Goransson will score the Venom movie.

And now that we have a title and a release date for the third How To train Your Dragon movie (The Hidden World and it's set to be released on the 1st of March), there is also confirmation that John Powell will score the third part of the saga.

Thoughts on this assignments?

Balfe I don't care for, Goransson I do. One should always expect the lowest quality from Sony but I hope that they let Goransson do his thing in Venom... nothing would be more disappointing than for it to just be drones, etc.

The composer for "Captain Marvel" has been chosen.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-marvel-pinar-toprak-be-first-woman-score-an-mcu-movie-1120428

Pinar Toprak is the main composer for the show "Krypton", and has recently made some contributions to the "Justice League"(2017) movie.
According to her wiki-page, she has also composed for a couple of video games, so she's got some experience..

I've never heard about her, so, to me, it'll be a clean slate about what expectations I have for her.

Oh yeah, she'll also be the first female composer for the MCU. Girl power, y'all!

P.S: After a quick search on YT, this was the first track I found from her official YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3jf111Vaxg

Sounds intriguing! Makes me think of Assassin's Creed or abit like James Newton Howard for some reason..