How The Batman V Superman Score Influenced Wonder Woman
06/03/2017 11:56 pm EDT
Come find out how the memorable Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice track influenced the Wonder Woman soundtrack.
Director Patty Jenkins absolutely loves the brilliant and ferocious Wonder Woman theme that Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and electric cellist Tina Guo came up with for the DC superheroine's big screen debut in Batman v Superman.
However, because Batman v Superman is set in the present, showing us a very adult version of the character, and Wonder Woman is set in the past, showing her grow from a young girl into a courageous warrior, Zimmer and Guo's theme was reworked to reflect Diana's youthfulness.
Wonder Woman composer, Rupert-Gregson Williams, explained how that track influenced his score. "The theme used in that film represents a Diana who is already a super hero, and confident in all things-warrior," Williams told Film Music Magazine. "In our origin movie, I needed to write a fresh theme and original music for the young Diana to represent her naivety. I composed for Diana knowing where the journey might end tonally. I enjoyed using cello playing of Tina Guo to show glimpses of what is to come!"
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Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Joining Gal Gadot in the international cast are Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner and Saïd Taghmaoui. Patty Jenkins directs the film from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg and Geoff Johns, story by Zack Snyder and Allan Heinberg, based on characters from DC Entertainment. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston.
The film is produced by Charles Roven, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Richard Suckle, with Rebecca Roven, Stephen Jones, Wesley Coller and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, Wonder Woman.
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