Composer Clint Mansell to Score Live-Action Ghost in the Shell

Just yesterday the first official trailer for the Paramount Pictures’ upcoming live-action remake of the classic anime, Ghost in the Shell made its debut. Thanks to Collider, we have more news coming from Tokyo. Director Rupert Sanders has revealed that composer Clint Mansell, most famously known for his haunting score for Requiem for a Dream, has been hired to compose the score for his remake of Ghost in the Shell. Mansell’s most recent efforts can be heard in the devastatingly beautiful episode of Black Mirror titled “San Junipero” on Netflix.

The film produced by Paramount Pictures stars Scarlett Johannson, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche, Kaori Momoi, Rila Fukushima, Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Yutaka Izumihara, and Tuwanda Manyimo with a script penned by Jamie Moss, directed by Rupert Sanders.

Ghost in the Shell hits theaters March 31, 2017.

Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, “GHOST IN THE SHELL” follows the Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotics advancements in cyber technology.

Michael Giacchino Confirmed for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’

 

After a Reddit moderater started the rumor that Michael Giacchino would be scoring the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming, the composer himself took to twitter to confirm that he will indeed be scoring the web-slingers first feature in the MCU.

The rumors are true… pic.twitter.com/yG4RXUSVvC

— Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) November 6, 2016

Marvel films have for the most part suffered when it comes to the music featuring some pretty forgettable scores except for Alan Silvestri’s fantastic theme composed for The Avengers. With Giacchino now in the Marvel sandbox, I was hoping he would help to elevate things to the next level, however. That was not the case for me with Doctor Strange. I recognize the talent is an oscar winning composer for 2009’s Up, but I don’t understand all the love for the guy. Other than his theme for JJ Abrams‘ rebooted Star Trek, as well as his main theme for Super 8, I have never once enjoyed his music. I find his music to be generic, uninspiring, and completely forgettable. Which is exactly the case that was Doctor Strange for me — in one ear and out the other. His music doesn’t ever manage to amount to anything. Maybe I’m just salty for the fact that talented composers such as Bear McCreary are still stuck in the trenches cranking out scores for television.

Giacchino is on a roll, though, as Doctor Strange was just released this weekend and he is currently composing for the score for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story set to release next month on December 16^th.

Spider-Man: Homecoming hits theaters July 7, 2017.