Oscar-Winning Composer Talks Not Working On MCU Films

One award-winning composer who has been involved in superhero movies hasn’t yet worked on an MCU film. When asked about this, he said it just didn’t fit in with his schedule.

Composers usually work on similar projects due to a combination of industry networking, stylistic strengths and directorial preferences. So, someone who composed music for a superhero movie will likely find themselves in a similar project. However, one of them who worked on projects for DC Comics hasn’t been involved in any projects by Marvel Studios. And when asked about it, they admitted that they had multiple offers to work on an MCU movie, but they gave it a pass.

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Hans Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer, among the most influential and innovative composers in the modern cinema. This is evident in the accolades he received, including multiple Oscars, Grammys, and Golden Globes. Zimmer has worked on multiple superhero movies, including The Dark Knight trilogy, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and Wonder Woman 1984. Zimmer appeared on the recent episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast and the host said they wondered why he had never been part of an official MCU project. “Are you yourself kind of superheroed out? I’m kind of surprised the official MCU has never come calling or if they have, you’ve said no?” Josh Horowitz asked. Zimmer confirmed that Marvel Studios contacted him, but he declined because the “timing wasn’t great.” He said:

Zimmer added it was “very arrogant” of him to share that. However, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was so keen to work with him that Feige even asked him, “Hans, what are you complaining about?” Regardless, Zimmer hasn’t been involved in an MCU film yet. In a 2016 interview with BBC, Zimmer spoke about his experience working on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. According to him, the project was “very hard for me to do.” He reportedly struggled “to try to find [a] new language.” As he reflected on his career, he realized that he had worked on several superhero flicks already and was done with them. “I did Batman Begins with Chris [Nolan] 12 years ago, so The Dark Knight trilogy might be three movies to you, to me, it was 11 years of my life, then I did [Man of Steel], then I did this one,” Zimmer continued. “I have officially retired from the superhero business.“

Zimmer still worked on arranging music for other superhero movies after he announced his retirement from those projects in 2016 because three years later, he was the composer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix and was also involved in Wonder Woman 1984. So, there are still chances that he might work on an MCU project in the future. However, fans should not keep their hopes high because Zimmer also mentioned in his recent interview that he was looking for “other things right now.” Also, the composer appeared satisfied with his superhero portfolio because he was involved in DCEU’s major superhero franchises – Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. He was also happy to be involved in Sony’s Spider-Man and an X-Men movie.

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Source: Happy Sad Confused Podcast