"Film Music Reporter" is reporting that composer Alan Silvestri has signed on to create the score for Marvel Studios' "Captain America: The First Avenger." Below is an excerpt from the article:
Film Music Reporter has learned that Alan Silvestri has signed on to score the upcoming comic book movie Captain America: The Fist Avenger. The film marks the first collaboration between Silvestri and director Joe Johnston, who previously has worked with such composers as James Horner, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard and Mark Isham. The film also marks Silvestri’s first scoring assignment since last year’s summer action film The A-Team and his first comic book adaptation since 1995′s Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone. A number of composers, including Michael Giacchino and John Powell have been rumored to take the scoring assignment, but ultimately Silvestri was hired to score the film.