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Gladiator 2 Brings On Harry Gregson-Williams As The Composer

Director Ridley Scott has brought on Hans Zimmer's protege Harry Gregson-Williams as the composer for Gladiator 2.

Published Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:57:08 -0600

Article Summary

Ridley Scott taps composer Harry Gregson-Williams for Gladiator 2 score.
Hans Zimmer's protege steps in, surprising fans of the original soundtrack.
Gladiator sequel was in development turmoil but gears up with Paul Mescal.
With a star-studded cast, Gladiator 2 targets a November 2024 release date.

There were a lot of good things about the original Gladiator, but one that absolutely cannot be denied is the musical by Hans Zimmer. It's a beautiful OST that perfectly captures the tone of the movie, and just listening to the music brings you right back to watching those specific scenes. Director Ridley Scott and Zimmer have worked together on several films, so many people likely assumed that Zimmer would return for Gladiator 2, but that doesn't appear to be the case. According to Variety, Harry Gregson-Williams will compose the music for the sequel to Gladiator. Gregson-Williams is often cited as Zimmer's protege and has worked with Zimmer on seven other occasions.

From a personal level, Zimmer's Gladiator OST was the OST that got me into movie music, so I'm a little bummed that he isn't returning for Gladiator 2. That being said, Gregson-Williams has been involved with a bunch of great movies with amazing OSTs, like the Chronicles of Narnia, not to mention The Last Duel and Prometheus with Scott, but this is the first time I've found myself very nervous about this sequel.

Gladiator 2 Has Been In Development Hell For Two Decades

A follow-up to Gladiator is one of those movies where you're really unsure if this is a good idea, but it has been in varying stages of development since 2001. However, things fell apart in 2006, and it wasn't until over a decade later, in 2017, that things started to pick up again. It was officially greenlit in November 2018, and last year, it was announced that the script was complete. In January, we got word that Aftersun and Normal People star Paul Mescal was in talks to star. Ridley Scott is back to direct the film with a script by David Scarpa, returning costume designer Janty Yates, and production designer Arthur Max. Scott is set to produce along with Scott Free President Michael Pruss, as well as Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher via Red Wagon Entertainment. Since then, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Derek Jacobi, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinge, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, and Matt Lucas have all joined the cast.

While we have a release date of November 22, 2024, we don't know if Gladiator 2 will be the title [it probably won't]. Now we have to see if the film will make that release date after production delays because actors and studios wanted livable wages.

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