Up to this point there hasn't really been very much information as to the exact capacity in which the composer would work the Man of Steel sequel's score. Many speculated he'd delegate one half of the duties to a trusted colleague, giving us duality of sound to match the dynamic of the movie and its characters, as well as a fresher take on one of the two previously scored characters.
Well, readers, fear no more! In speaking to Spinoff Online this past weekend, Hans Zimmer has revealed exactly how he will be tackling the score for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He had the following to say on the matter:
SO: You’re doing another superhero film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, featuring the Superman you’ve scored before for Man of Steel, and also a character that you’ve approached before in a different cinematic context, Batman. Are you doing a different take on Batman, or drawing from your established theme, or something else?
HZ: You know something? I have agonized over it. I agonized over it, so much so that finally, I went, I don’t want to betray what Chris, James Newton Howard and I did. And so I asked Zack [Snyder] if it would be OK if I called a friend in. And I’m going to be working with Junkie XL, who really is a great friend. He just finished the Mad Max score. I said to him, “You take care of Batman. I’ll do the other guy.” And Zack loved that idea. It’s a way out.
There you have it, folks! If you'll recall, Junkie XL collaborated with Zimmer on Man of Steel's score as well, so I'll leave it up to you to decide how this bodes for Bats. He most recently worked on the score for 300: Rise of an Empire, a sample of which is linked above.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio, from a screenplay by David S. Goyer, and stars Henry Cavill, reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, and Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg. The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons as Alfred, and reunites “Man of Steel” stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.