Alexandre Desplat Talks 'Setting The Tone' For The GODZILLA Film
Alexandre Desplat talked about how he had to work with the film's music due to the fact the Godzilla wasn't seen for about an hour into the film. He also talks more about Gareth Edwards, and the musical massiveness. Hit the jump to check it out!
Do you remember watching Godzilla and not seeing the King of Monsters until about an hour into the film. Then once that hour came the scene was cut, and then once he was shown again... the scene was cut, then we finally got the epic battle scene at the end. Well, Alexandre Desplat (The man who worked on the Godzilla soundtrack) spoke on Godzilla's absence and how it affected the music. "Godzilla’s seen actually opening the film and then we don’t see him for a long time. By injecting the theme right away, we set the tone. Then when his theme or rhythm comes back, we understand he’s around or he’s on his way." He then continues, "But you’re right, it was very tricky because the “Muto” monsters are what I had to deal with a long time before Godzilla comes back. So I had to inject Godzilla’s themes very early on."
Alexandre Desplat also did the score for The King's Speech, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Harry Potter. No word have been revealed yet regarding a possible return for Desplat in the Godzilla sequel, hitting theaters in 2018. But aside from the music, the main thing we know about Godzilla 2, is that it will feature Godzilla squaring off against King Ghidorah, Rodan, and maybe Mothra. Back on topic, would you want to hear Alexandre Desplat's music in the Godzilla sequel? Sound off below with your thoughts!
Godzilla is a 2014 American science fiction monster film directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a reboot of the Godzilla film franchise and retells the origins of Godzilla in contemporary times as a "terrifying force of nature".[5] The film is set in the present day, fifteen years after the unearthing of two chrysalises in a mine in the Philippines. From the pods come two giant radiation-eating creatures, known as "MUTOs", which cause great damage in Japan, Hawaii and the western United States. Their awakening also stirs a much larger and more destructive, ancient alpha predator known as "Godzilla", whose existence has been kept secret by the U.S. government since 1954. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston. The screenplay is credited to Max Borenstein but includes contributions from David Callaham, David S. Goyer, Drew Pearce, and Frank Darabont.