Popular Post Jay 38,747 Posted February 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2022 Nicholas Britell to Score Disney+’s ‘Rogue One’ Prequel Series ‘Andor’ Nicholas Britell (Succession, Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, Don’t Look Up, Cruella, Vice, The Big Short, The Underground Railroad) has been tapped to score the upcoming Disney+ original series Andor. The show is developed by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) and stars Diego Luna who will reprise his role of Cassian Andor from 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma, as well as Stellan Skarsgard, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw and Kyle Soller. The Lucasfilm production takes place five years before the events of Rogue One. No plot details have been announced yet. Gilroy also serves as the project’s showrunner and additional writers include Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler), Beau Willimon (House of Cards) and Stephen Schiff (The Americans). Andor is set to premiere this year on Disney+. Britell also has Benjamin Millepied’s feature Carmen (to premiere this year), Barry Jenkins’ The Lion King prequel and the HBO limited series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dinasty (to premiere on March 10) coming up and will also return to score the fourth season of HBO’s Succession. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/02/16/nicholas-britell-to-score-disneys-rogue-one-prequel-series-andor/ j39m, mstrox, DrTenma and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 1,007 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Hmm. I'll give him a chance. I guess he hasn't really scored anything like this before so I'm ready to be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 5,132 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I think I may have heard his name at some point, but I don't believe I've ever heard any of his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I can’t wait to hear what Britell comes up with. He’s one of the most promising composers to come to prominence this past decade MaxMovieMan and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 38,747 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Manakin Skywalker said: I think I may have heard his name at some point, but I don't believe I've ever heard any of his music. Here's his most famous composition at the moment: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 1,007 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I've only heard SUCCESSION and DON'T LOOK UP and they're ok. Sounds like he has more orchestral chops than Göransson so that's promising at least. Also... he's doing THE LION KING sequel??? Crikey he is branching out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,496 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 That's a cool choice for the show. Between this, Cruella and the Lion King sequel, he has been working a lot with Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,584 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Really cool choice! Kinda glad they went with a younger, new composer as opposed to Giacchino. Or maybe Gia was offered and wasn't interested, who knows. Weird that Andor's composer gets announced before Obi-Wan's, despite the latter premiering much sooner. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 1,007 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 1 minute ago, crypto said: Or maybe Gia was offered and wasn't interested, who knows. Lazy bastard. It's not like he's got much on at the moment. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,584 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 He's only got 7 films to score this year! Plenty of free time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 38,747 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 He already recorded Batman and Jurassic World last year. Lightyear and Thor 4 are the only projects he hasn't recorded yet that we know about (he'll probably score Next Goal Wins too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 1,007 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Fine, ok. But he could, I don't know, take a vacation or something? Hard boil four eggs? Jurassic Shark and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,945 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Or maybe they never offered it to Gia, either because he is a full time movie composer or because Kennedy knows Williams was not happy with his work on RO (or some other reason). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJosh 895 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I'll seek out some of his music to sample and will watch his career with great interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 596 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Who 957 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I only know his score to Vice, which is brilliant so this could be interesting. Regarding the Lion King movie, Britell will score it with Zimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,925 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Well cassian never had a musical idea attached to him...so they dont have to use any of giacchinos music and therefore no need to hire him, really. But he was the obvious choice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsmoviemadness 3,417 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I think this is very exciting news. Britell is a very strong composer who knows how to handle an orchestra. From what I understand this is a 'Spy Thriller'. I think Britell will keep in line with the 'sound' of Star Wars, but do some fun stuff with it. I can't wait Besides that, I read somewhere else that they might wait with a composer announcement for Obi-Wan till May The 4th. That might mean it's a bigger name! Sunshine Reger and crumbs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,777 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 8 hours ago, LSH said: he could, I don't know, take a vacation or something? 6 hours ago, Tom said: maybe they never offered it to Gia At Disney, work is so fun you don't need vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,584 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 hours ago, Tom said: Or maybe they never offered it to Gia, either because he is a full time movie composer or because Kennedy knows Williams was not happy with his work on RO (or some other reason). Let the rumour mill commence! It's all part of the rich Williams Cinematic Scoringverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,361 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 We don't know what Williams thought of Giacchino's work on RO. What we "sort of" know is that he had problem with them using his material verbatim without first consulting, and, more importantly, crediting him appropriately for said quotations. None of which would likely be Giacchino's decision anyway. That is the only firm bit of information coming from those rumours/reports. Everything else is really just speculation. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,584 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 But rampant speculation is so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,078 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 In regards to Britell, I said this in my review of SUCCESSION: "In all honesty, I’ve not been a particularly big fan of Britell’s work so far, nor the überpraised Barry Jenkins movies for which he’s written the music. Which is why Succession took me by such surprise; displaying a side of him that I wasn’t aware of – a more classical, developped style that plays around with a wide array of orchestrational details." Full review here: http://celluloidtunes.no/succession-nicholas-britell/ So if it hadn't been for SUCCESSION, I would not have been particularly enthused by this announcement. But now, I kinda am. I'm at least curious to hear what he can do within the STAR WARS universe. (Plus, I thank all that is Holy that neither Giacchino nor Göransson are anywhere near this). LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,453 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Britell is a really nice choice. I absolutely loved his Cruella last year (probably the best 2022 score to my eyes) so I'm really curious. Really weird that they didn't announced Obi-Wan's composer yet. May the 4th might be very disappointing. "I know you've been waiting to know who will write the music of Obi-Wan for a long time. In order to give justice to such an iconic character we wanted a big name to score the show and after a long process of negotiation with one of the most brillant composer of all time, we are proud to announce that the show will be scored by.... Hans Zimmer!" "Those morons really thought I was about to announce John Williams" Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty95 561 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, May the Force be with You said: we are proud to announce that the show will be scored by.... Hans Zimmer!" There will be enough people on Youtube leaking semen when listening to the 12 songs he will have composed for the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTenma 117 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I like Britell, for instance his score for Vice is pretty good, although I'm not sure if his style will be up to the task for a Star Wars series. He also composed last year Cruela so, I guess that's his connection with Disney and seems an ok score for the movie. Anyway, I'm glad we are getting a new composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,496 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 5 hours ago, crocodile said: What we "sort of" know is that he had problem with them using his material verbatim without first consulting, and, more importantly, crediting him appropriately for said quotations. That's what I don't understand. Both the OST cover and the film's end credits say clearly that the original Star Wars themes are from John Williams. What else he wanted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 35 minutes ago, Edmilson said: That's what I don't understand. Both the OST cover and the film's end credits say clearly that the original Star Wars themes are from John Williams. What else he wanted? It's very clear that this 'rumour' sprung from people leaking internal information about Williams' displeasure not with credits and such (he must be displeased very often if that would so overly concern him), but probably the whole Desplat situation and Giacchino's limp variations on his tunes...which must sound amateurish to him. Since he doesn't listen to much film music, and who would blame him, he probably expected a more accomplished successor. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 3,357 Posted February 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Thor said: (Plus, I thank all that is Holy that neither Giacchino nor Göransson are anywhere near this). POV: a new composer assignment has been announced and you're reading the subsequent JWFan thread LSH, Stark, Disco Stu and 7 others 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I like Britell. But I don't think he really has the orchestral/compositional chops to live up to the musical athleticism of a traditional Star Wars score...but we know this will be far from traditional. So colour me curious. If anything, I'll probably enjoy it more than the Ludwig stuff. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,078 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: POV: a new composer assignment has been announced and you're reading the subsequent JWFan thread Ha, ha....brilliant! Must have gone some work into that; that's the way to do a ribbing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 hours ago, KK said: I like Britell. But I don't think he really has the orchestral/compositional chops to live up to the musical athleticism of a traditional Star Wars score... Who has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 No one, maybe. But Powell was certainly much closer to the mark than Britell, in terms of musicality at least. 6 hours ago, publicist said: Who has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 hours ago, KK said: No one, maybe. But Powell was certainly much closer to the mark than Britell, in terms of musicality at least. I waited for you to say Chris Gordon to wholeheartedly agree with you (unrealistic as the choice may be). KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,925 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Seriously i cant hear anything remotely at the level of the classic star wars sound in powells score.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Lando's Closet (the love theme) is. And many moons ago Edward Shearmur delivered a dead ringer for a Williams love theme in 'Sky Captain'. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,570 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I hope the title graphic is written And/Or so you get a choice. Of composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark 463 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I like Britell’s work, this should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A. A. Ron 1,839 Posted February 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 18/2/22 at 12:08 AM, Luke Skywalker said: Seriously i cant hear anything remotely at the level of the classic star wars sound in powells score.... Really? I think Meet Han, Corellia Chase, Spaceport, Train Heist, Mine Mission, Breakout and Reminiscence Therapy are all up there with classic Star Wars tracks in terms of excitement/listenability. I also consider Chicken in the Pot to be every bit as good as say, Lapti Nek. Tom Guernsey, Holko and crumbs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 It’s also not so much about stylistically sounding like classic Star Wars for me as it is about maximizing that level of robust orchestral writing. Which Powell got the closest to. Where else are you going to get the opportunity for that these days if not Star Wars? Holko and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,925 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Reminiscence therapy sounds so much as a disjointed cut and paste job that i cant believe Williams sanctioned it. In my humble opinion. artguy360 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 400 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Again, I am more excited for this composer to do a Star Wars score than the latest HZ flunk-bag: Anything from 4:40 is much much more exciting than anything the Williams clones have managed! This is truly exciting as Britell is idiosyncratic. It's a bit like 1992 when Goldenthal broke out, No one knew what this crazy saxophone guy from New York would do. He reinvented action and horror scoring with Alien 3. Britell is amazingly versatile, perhaps more than Goldenthal. But the field needs A REINVENTION, the Dunkirk shit is over. What we need is this > Yavar Moradi and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not Mr. Big 4,719 Posted April 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 hour ago, thestat said: But the field needs A REINVENTION, Definitely. It doesn't have to return to an orchestral thematic JW style Renaissance but something better than fucking sound design as the predominant style. That approach has its own nuances but it's worn out its welcome forever and needs to go away. Yavar Moradi, Bayesian, Holko and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,179 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 7 hours ago, thestat said: Again, I am more excited for this composer to do a Star Wars score than the latest HZ flunk-bag: Anything from 4:40 is much much more exciting than anything the Williams clones have managed! This is truly exciting as Britell is idiosyncratic. It's a bit like 1992 when Goldenthal broke out, No one knew what this crazy saxophone guy from New York would do. He reinvented action and horror scoring with Alien 3. Britell is amazingly versatile, perhaps more than Goldenthal. But the field needs A REINVENTION, the Dunkirk shit is over. What we need is this > Wow, that Succession End Title Theme is excellent - those are the kind of sensibilities that fit well in Star Wars so I hope he brings it into the Andor score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,719 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 19 hours ago, DarthDementous said: Wow, that Succession End Title Theme is excellent - those are the kind of sensibilities that fit well in Star Wars so I hope he brings it into the Andor score One of the best shows on television too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 New Variety interview with Brittell https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/star-wars-andor-music-succession-composer-nicholas-britell-1235279455/ Quote “It’s definitely orchestral-plus, I would say,” Britell said. “Orchestra features heavily in it. There’s a wide range of sounds, and I’ve created a lot of new sounds. There are strings and brass, but there’s also lots of other stuff too. “Without giving anything away, I would say that [executive producer] Kathy Kennedy, [creator and showrunner] Tony Gilroy, everyone right from the beginning, felt it was very important that we craft a unique set of sounds for this story, for the characters, for the world we’re creating here. “So there’s been a lot of conversation, but actually a lot of freedom too, for me to explore things. Everyone’s on the same page about having a specific set of soundscape textures, sound worlds, for this.” 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,925 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Damn i hate everytime i read that they dont want to adhere to the williams sound. Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,745 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Stu said: a specific set of soundscape textures This does not excite me. Jurassic Shark and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_Etten 113 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I'm quite more hopeful for this. Nicholas is far more compelling choice than Natalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 1,079 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 The music will end up being great cuz Britell is amazing but I can’t fathom to understand why it’s now the cool thing for every composer to run away from the JW star wars sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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