Hans Zimmer's WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020)

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,361]

Zimmer took a bit of a break after BVS I seem to recall.

Wonder Woman sounded just like Zimmer, so the change won't be jarring.

 

 

[Naïve Old Fart 10,218]

Don't you EVER say his name!

[Koray Savas 2,254]

He took a lot of time off for his tour. Junkie XL was supposed to score Justice League but Whedon made sure that didn’t happen.

 

Zimmer also wrote the Wonder Woman theme that Rupert used. 

 

DC obviously wants his sound if they can’t get him directly. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,361]

2 minutes ago, Richard said:

Don't you EVER say his name!

 

Don't be silly.

 

1 minute ago, Koray Savas said:

He took a lot of time off for his tour. Junkie XL was supposed to score Justice League but Whedon made sure that didn’t happen.

 

 

Elfman's score will feel even more out of place in the Cinematic Universe now!

[Disco Stu 15,501]

It's an insult to Zimmer to say that his score for the first one would've sounded like RGW's anyway.  Outside of a couple of cues that is one VERY boring score.  You can say a lot of things about Zimmer, but he is rarely boring IMO.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,357]

12 hours ago, TGP said:

I would never have gotten that impression from anything you post.  You seem to be a reasonable and level headed individual with organic likes and dislikes and no weird personal vendettas.

Thanks.

[Unlucky Bastard 8,459]

Eh he's boring sometimes but he can cook up a ripper sometimes.

 

MOS and BvS have some cues that really hooked me, but Elfman's JL sounded like it might have been done by any of the anonymous, lower tier DC Animation or DC TV composers.

[Disco Stu 15,501]

With Zimmer I'm usually either diggin' it or I'm repulsed.  Rarely bored.  Sometimes.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,357]

His Pirates music sticks with me the most.

[Nick1Ø66 5,544]

12 hours ago, Drew said:

Zimmer is the most powerful influencer in film music. The fact that he can't keep his word is annoying.

 

You're silly.

 

 

 

[Disco Stu 15,501]

That "can't keep his word" comment is a low for JWFan Rational

[mstrox 6,778]

I really like Zimmer, but I liked almost nothing in his Man of Steel and BvS scores.  What I did really like was his Wonder Woman material from BvS (although I think Elfman did better by that riff in Justice League), so maybe this will be interesting.  Plus, the 80s setting means that maybe Zimmer can do something fun and weird, if he's given loose reins.

[Lord Zimmer 211]

Patty should just write a letter about a woman and her love. Give it to him and don't show any footage. 

[Unlucky Bastard 8,459]

Give it to you, you mean?

[Disco Stu 15,501]

1 minute ago, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said:

Give it to you, you mean?

 

The facade crumbles!

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,357]

The plot thickens.

[Nick1Ø66 5,544]

The jig is up!

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,357]

Indeed.

[A24 4,511]

4 hours ago, Koray Savas said:

4) Zimmer scored Man Of Steel and Batman v Superman.

 

Of course, Zimmer can't say 'no' to his buddy Nolan.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,361]

The greatest Director/Composer collaboration in Hollywood history!

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,357]

On 8/23/2018 at 1:27 PM, Stefancos said:

The greatest Director/Composer collaboration in Hollywood history!

Wasn't there some guy- Meilberg or something like that, and another fellow whose name escapes me.

[Unlucky Bastard 8,459]

Joel Schumacher and Elliot Goldenthal?

[Drew 593]

4 minutes ago, Jerry said:

Wasn't there some guy-Meilberg or something like that, and another fellow whose name escapes me.

 

I think the composer is named Johnny Wills.

[Matt C 461]

On 8/23/2018 at 3:55 AM, Alexcremers said:

1) Zimmer only does the score because the first Wonder Woman performed exceptionally well?

 

2) Now that Wonder Woman is hot property, the producers have no problem paying Zimmer's usual fee?

 

3) Zimmer said he was done with action scores but the truth is there aren't enough artistic projects that can actually afford his services?

 

 

You decide!

 

According to an interview with editor Martin Walsh, he talked about how Patty used Zimmer's music as a temp track in the score (which Rupert Gregson-Williams obviously followed).

 

Or maybe Zimmer saw Wonder Woman and went, "Damn, I passed on this?" If that was the case, Patty had no problem nabbing him for the sequel.

 

Personally, I would be happier if Zimmer kept his word on never scoring comic book movies again. 

[Cerebral Cortex 3,358]

On 8/23/2018 at 9:08 AM, mstrox said:

Plus, the 80s setting means that maybe Zimmer can do something fun and weird, if he's given loose reins.

 

It'd be fun to see Zimmer return to or at least hint at his 80s film score roots throughout the score. 

[Lockdown 238]

I wonder if the Gary Numan rumor will come true, that would surely be an interesting duo, given their synth backgrounds and how influential both were around the 80s.

[A24 4,511]

4 hours ago, Matt C said:

Personally, I would be happier if Zimmer kept his word on never scoring comic book movies again. 

 

I repeat, Dunkirk was one of the most original scores I've heard that year. Whether it's good music or not, I find it more interesting than yet again another superhero score.

[Kasey Kockroach 2,362]

On 8/23/2018 at 12:33 PM, Jerry said:

Wasn't there some guy-Meilberg or something like that, and another fellow whose name escapes me.

Joe Dante and Jerry Goldsmith?

[gkgyver 1,647]

On 23. August 2018 at 1:29 PM, Stefancos said:

Zimmer took a bit of a break after BVS I seem to recall.

Wonder Woman sounded just like Zimmer, so the change won't be jarring.

 

 

You can track any of his superhero music in it and it won't be jarring. 

 

Just like with both the Batman and Superman series, Wonder Woman 2 will not only be exactly like its predecessor, it will BE its predecessor, slightly rearranged, expanded by exactly one theme suite, and surrounded by much PR noise that has to compensate for the fact that Zimmer lacks both the chops, balls, and desire to do anything but a copy-paste job.

And you know it.

[Koray Savas 2,254]

[Unlucky Bastard 8,459]

Why shouldn't he do a copy and paste job? The movies are all about the same anyway - apocalyptic laser light shows for geeks.

[PrayodiBA 566]

Apparently, one track from WW84 has just been officially released:

To be honest, i smiled all the way hearing this track.

Well this is a HZ alright, with those ostinatos, and granted, orchestratic grandeur is not something you should expect from this man. But this is HZ i’ve been longing for the past years. This is “joyously “free”” and old school ( as in the way he plays with midi synth to emulate an orchestra arrangement), with a touch of “celebrating the oscar”,”angels and demons”, and most prominently “run free”.

I also love how he plays with WW theme

This sounds really promising

 

[KK 3,308]

Sounds like "160 BPM" meets The Mission.

 

I don't hate it.

[Alex 2,866]

It reminds me of Ant-Man

[Lord Zimmer 211]

 

[bruce marshall 1,344]

Vocal chanting reminds one of THE MISSION.

So, are soundtrack albums going to be released before films finally make it to cinema?

 

[leeallen01 2,166]

Sounds like JNH's Fantastic Beasts Fanfare...

 

0:20 - 

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WBOMpfxsUpk

 

[MedigoScan 329]

Feels more 90s Zimmerish than a lot of his recent works (Lion King remake notwithstanding of course)

[Thor 8,078]

Nice track! I was perhaps hoping for something a little more analogue, a little more synthwave (given the time period), but I'm pleased with the the extrovert, old-school stylings he's using here.

[Richard Penna 3,999]

I like the positive sound of the WW track. I just wish Zimmer would use a less ostinato-led approach - it feels like it's holding back the sound of the track.

[toothless 970]

Okay so this is more like the Zimmer I like. No quite like what I really like but a MAJOR step up from, say, dark Phoenix 

 

[Edmilson 8,491]

I liked it as well, it sounds like a Zimmer score from the 90s. 

[TSMefford 1,525]

Gotta say that Zimmer track is surprising. I dig it. Not something I've said about Zimmer much recently.

[Not Mr. Big 4,719]

That was quite a... wonder filled track! 

[eitam 368]

I hear echoes of 160 Bpm too... Nice ! 

[PrayodiBA 566]

New track, before the soundtrack get released next Wednesday.

 

I'm honestly surprised.

It's more orchestratic than i expected it to be, especially the second half. It somehow reminds me of "Battle for Pride Rock" in The Lion King.

 

And as a lot  has pointed, it has a really good energy and brings back "the old " Zimmer.

 

This sounds really promosing. Cant wait for the full soundtrack.

 

Really, what happens with Zimmer? I mean, in a good way of course.

Does he find something that really inspired him lately?

 

[TSMefford 1,525]

Wish I felt the same. The whole first half of that track is so compressed. I don't feel any oomph or punch. It's just loud. And somehow the brass feels synthetic to me? Am I crazy?

[Unlucky Bastard 8,459]

25 minutes ago, TSMefford said:

Wish I felt the same. The whole first half of that track is so compressed. I don't feel any oomph or punch. It's just loud. And somehow the brass feels synthetic to me? Am I crazy?

 

Zimmer rights Loudness Wars music for radio.

[Thor 8,078]

Not that thrilled, to be honest. As previously noted, I had hoped for Zimmer to go old-school synth (given the timeframe of the movie) with some cool analogue tech. More in synthwave territory, alternatively some great 90s power anthems. But this is more the kind of contemporary superhero stuff we've heard from him. I can't hear any "Battle of Pride Rock" in this at all -- that cue has actual dynamics; this feels very dense.

[TSMefford 1,525]

It's annoying too, because you can tell he's trying to exude power and something heart pounding but I just don't feel a thing. You're right- it's dense. That's a great way to describe it. I'd be curious to see how it sounds in the film.

 

I was also expecting something along those lines. Granted, we've had what...two tracks from the score? Maybe he'll go into that mode in other places? I dunno.