Composer Tom Holkenborg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, offered moviegoers insight into his thoughts for the score to Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League. Among his plans for the upcoming release is a new spin on the previous themes for Superman and Wonder Woman.
After collaborating with Zack Snyder on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as the co-writer of the score alongside Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL was set to return to the DC Extended Universe to provide the music for Justice League while Zack Snyder was still attached to the project. However, the musician’s work was one of the many elements cut from the DC film after Joss Whedon was brought on board to oversee post-production and direct extensive reshoots in the wake of Snyder’s exit. Replacing Junkie XL was composer Danny Elfman, who included his own theme for Tim Burton’s Batman and John William’s iconic Superman fanfare in the score for the theatrical cut of Justice League.
Earlier this year, Zack Snyder announced his cut of Justice League will be released on HBO Max in 2021 and Junkie XL noted that returning to complete his score for the highly-anticipated DC film was a long time coming. “This was not decided overnight. I had already done a lot of work for this project. It’s so exciting to see this version of the movie finally coming alive,” Junkie XL said during an interview with Forbes. “Zack put a lot of time into the original version, I put a lot of time into in the original version, so it is great to have closure and that this is finally coming out.”
With the exception of the themes from two previous DCEU films, Junkie XL revealed that, unlike Danny Elfman’s music, his score for Snyder’s cut of Justice League will consist of new compositions, saying, “besides the Man of Steel theme for Superman and the theme for Wonder Woman, which I have given a new spin, all the other themes for this movie are brand new.” While the composer had begun work on his score several years ago, the time he spent away from the project gave him the opportunity to reconsider his approach once he resumed work for the new edition of Justice League. “Some of them I did the groundwork on four years ago, but as you grow as a composer, you look at what you did and maybe have a better way of doing it now or a better idea. It was inspiring. I would get an idea in my downtime and think, ‘Oh, let’s rework this thing. Let’s do that.’ Because I knew for a while that this was coming, I had the time and space to shape it into its best possible form,” he explained.
While anticipation for the Snyder Cut of Justice League couldn’t be greater for those who spent the past three years campaigning for the alternate version to be released, fans shouldn’t expect the filmmaker’s original plans for the DCEU to pick up where they left off. Snyder has already confirmed his cut of Justice League will now exist in its own continuity, separate from the current line-up of films Warner Bros. and DC have planned for the DCEU.
Meanwhile, the specter of Joss Whedon’s tenure on Justice League remains in the spotlight due to allegations made by Ray Fisher, the actor who portrays Cyborg. Roughly one month after the official release of the Snyder Cut was announced, Fisher accused Whedon of abusive behavior during the reshoots and has publicly criticized the investigation into claims.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is scheduled to premiere on HBO Max in 2021.
Source: Forbes
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