We’re just over two months away from the release of the highly anticipated “Blade Runner 2049,” but it looks like a pretty major creative component has been tweaked.
Studio Cine Live reports that Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch have boarded the project, and will collaborate on the score and theme for the film, with Denis Villeneuve‘s longtime composer Johann Johannsson still involved. It was nearly a year ago that we learned Johannsson would be working on the sci-fi sequel, but it’s clear that the vision for the soundtrack has changed along the way.
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“… Johann Johansson composed the main theme as planned,” Villeneuve said (via rough Google Translate). “But, given the magnitude of the task, Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer joined the team to help Johann. It’s hard to [follow original ‘Blade Runner‘ composer] Vangelis! We had some astonishing atmospheric [pieces] by Johann, but I needed other options, and Hans helped us.”
Zimmer’s name you already known from a plethora of great soundtracks, mostly notable for the films of Christopher Nolan. Wallfisch may be less familiar, but he’s actually featured on three tracks of Zimmer’s “Dunkirk” score, and gets sole billing on the song “Home.” He also recently tuned up “A Cure For Wellness,” worked with Zimmer on “Hidden Figures,” and scored the upcoming horror film “It.”
All around, there is some huge, heavyweight talent now following in the footsteps of Vangelis for “Blade Runner 2049.” We’ll hear the result when the film opens on October 6th. [via Film Music Reporter]