Civil War Henry Jackman returning to score 'Civil War'

[mclay18]

This was confirmed by the Russo Brothers months before CA:CW started filming. I'm still wary about this, since Jackman delivered a terrible score for the otherwise terrific Winter Soldier. Bucky needed a theme other than terrible electronic droning... he's not Heath Ledger's Joker, for Chrissakes.

But... Jackman scored this weekend's release, Pixels, which is utter s**t but has an awesome score. So he still has it in him.

And referencing other composers' themes wouldn't hurt either.

 

[Johnny-Oh]

This was confirmed by the Russo Brothers months before CA:CW started filming. I'm still wary about this, since Jackman delivered a terrible score for the otherwise terrific Winter Soldier. Bucky needed a theme other than terrible electronic droning... he's not Heath Ledger's Joker, for Chrissakes.

But... Jackman scored this weekend's release, Pixels, which is utter s**t but has an awesome score. So he still has it in him.

And referencing other composers' themes wouldn't hurt either.

LOL The Winter Soldier's theme was far better better than the Joker's theme and its one of the best supervillain themes ever along with the Magneto song from First Class(also scored by Jackman).

 

[Man in the Suit]

I loved Winter Soldier's theme.

 

[SpocksBrain]

The score for The Winter Soldier was excellent.

"Taking a Stand" is the best theme in the MCU, period.

I'm VERY happy that Jackman is scoring Civil War.

 

[CELTICPRED]

I'm still wary about this, since Jackman delivered a terrible score for the otherwise terrific Winter Soldier.

Wow, shows how tastes vary. I feel outside of Iron Man 1, this is the best score in the MCU.

It has the same effect on me as Fiedel's work on Terminator 2. Not a great score to listen to track by track on the album, but it compliments the visuals extremely well. They're also reviewed very similarly by some of the bigger review sites.

Sure, is that little hiss cue to announce the winter soldier a bit derivative of what Zimmer's Joker theme has, yes, but I find the remainder of his tracks featuring his theme to be very creative and quite complimentary to the movie.

And Jackman's work on the major Cap action sequences is excellent, concluding with "end of the line" and the major sections of the "captain america" track as Widow faces the deposition and Fury burns his belongings. I'm very happy they're bringing him back. Wish he would have returned for X-Men DOFP too.

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

I can't wait to hear Jackman's Iron Man theme. I think it's going to be darker than Tyler's one.

 

[ddddeeee]

Winter Soldier is my least favorite Marvel score.

Silvestri's Cap theme is so much better and the Winter Soldier theme only plays the killing machine aspect. More capable composers would have gave Bucky a theme that can be menacing but in other variations could be conflicted, sad and ultimately even heroic. Jackman and the Russos instead opted for a (literally)one-note approach.

 

[CELTICPRED]

Winter Soldier is my least favorite Marvel score.

Silvestri's Cap theme is so much better and the Winter Soldier theme only plays the killing machine aspect. More capable composers would have gave Bucky a theme that can be menacing but in other variations could be conflicted, sad and ultimately even heroic. Jackman and the Russos instead opted for a (literally)one-note approach.

Well we didn't see a lot of conflicted bucky until the end of the movie, and that's where we were given end of the line. Maybe we'll hear more of what you ask for in the sequel.

 

[TalismanRing]

Winter Soldier is my least favorite Marvel score.

Silvestri's Cap theme is so much better and the Winter Soldier theme only plays the killing machine aspect. More capable composers would have gave Bucky a theme that can be menacing but in other variations could be conflicted, sad and ultimately even heroic. Jackman and the Russos instead opted for a (literally)one-note approach.

I love Silvestri's Captain America March and think it's one of the great SH themes but I also really liked Jackman's Cap theme "Take A Stand" and think it was the best piece in the score.

As for the WS's theme, I'm not enamored of it but it very effective and fitting. There was nothing sad, conflicted or heroic about him during the sequences they were playing his theme. He was in scary as hell terminator killing machine mode.

 

[Ninjablade]

The Winter Soldier is my favorite Marvel score, so I'm excited to see what Jackman does for Civil War.
I love both Silvestri's theme and Jackman and I think each reflects the environment Cap was in it's respective movie. Bucky's theme is really the only track I can't listen to by itself. Worked well in the movie, just not all by it's lonesome.

 

[Thundercracker]

This will be the first time a composer has returned to score a sequel in the same series. (Silvestri and Tyler have each scored two MCU films but not in the same film series.) I wish this would happen more often. Most of time when a new composer takes over on a sequel, the themes established in the original film are rarely carried over, which is a shame because most of the original films in the MCU have had memorable themes. IM1, CATFA, Thor 1 & A1 all had great scores/themes, imo that were pretty much ignored in their sequels with the exception of a couple brief reprisals of TFA theme in A1 and TWS and the Avengers theme in AoU. So I'm glad that Henry Jackman will get a chance to build and expand upon his previous TWS work.

 

[mclay18]

Jackman briefly talks about his work on 'Civil War'

"[...] I’ve only briefly talked to directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. They still wanted something heroic and rousing, but also with contemporary textures as well. So that’s the current progress on scoring the film."

 

[ThePhantasm]

Jackman's work on Winter Soldier was atrocious.

 

[Son of Coul]

Damn, crazy polarizing. I thought it was one of the best MCU scores and was a major component of what made some of the action so intense and satisfying, so I'm psyched that he's back on board.

 

[MynAmeIsedDie90]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMy5H0UNkeM
I love this one, especially around the 5 minute mark.

This is my favorite score of the MCU. Guardians is a close 2nd.

 

[mclay18]

Jackman's work on Winter Soldier was atrocious.

Someone else agrees with me.

Pixels had flair and actual themes. That's the side of him I like, the other side that's responsible for TWS needs to go away.

I'm getting tired of the Zimmer/RC sound dominating the landscape, it's not fun or appropriate for every big blockbuster. Nothing wrong with composing a memorable theme and letting the orchestra take center stage.

 

[Fosterson]

I think Jackman did a good job with WS. The music complements the film pretty well. However, it doesn't come close to Silvestri's Avengers or Patrick Doyle's Thor themes IMO.

 

[kguillou]

Wow, I'm suprised by some of the negative reactions here. I thought this was by far the best Marvel movie score. It had that pulse pounding/espionage/ Jason Bourne-esque feel to it and WS' theme was MENACING. That part in the theme where you hear the metal pounding before the horns come in...goosebump inducing. But to each his own.

I hope Jackman brings that same dark espionage level sound to CW.

 

[Son of Coul]

Someone else agrees with me.

Pixels had flair and actual themes. That's the side of him I like, the other side that's responsible for TWS needs to go away.

I'm getting tired of the Zimmer/RC sound dominating the landscape, it's not fun or appropriate for every big blockbuster. Nothing wrong with composing a memorable theme and letting the orchestra take center stage.

You really can't blame Jackman for the approach then, since it was directorial choice to go for that score. As they discuss in the commentary, the Silvestri-esque music only really works in this type of film at the beginning to serve as a segue to bridge it to its predecessor. Using big, classical, orchestral cues would be really, really inappropriate for a movie like TWS.

 

[BoredGuy]

Thus far I've just found the MCU scores pretty boring
nothing really stands out, but nothing is all too grating and out-of-place either
and the only themes that were truly memorable, being Avengers and Cap:TFA, were a bit too bombastic for my tastes, it kinda worked for TFA (outside of the end credits when it was far too close to an emotional moment), but it felt strange in Avengers.

Oh, How I long for the Marvel equivalent of Williams' Superman Theme or Elfman's Batman

 

[kguillou]

I think the closest we have is Silversti's Avengers theme. That gives me goosebumps every single time.

 

[AgentGojiraRgr]

I hope the Avengers theme is used when they're on screen.

 

[ThePhantasm]

I'm getting tired of the Zimmer/RC sound dominating the landscape, it's not fun or appropriate for every big blockbuster. Nothing wrong with composing a memorable theme and letting the orchestra take center stage.

hallelujah amen brother

I'm with you 100%

 

[DDS]

I must definitely read Henry as Hugh until I looked again.

 

[third3ye]

Another vote from me for Taking A Stand, one of my fave scores even outside the MCU. I can't wait to see what Jackman provides for CW.