Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator 2’ Taps Hans Zimmer Protégé Harry Gregson-Williams as Composer (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAlex Ritman Ridley Scott has found the god of music for his upcoming “Gladiator” sequel. Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to compose the score for the hotly-anticipated Paramount feature, which is due out Nov.
22, more than 24 years after the Oscar-winning original. The film marks the seventh collaboration between Scott and Gregson-Williams, with the composer having penned the scores for “The Martian,” “Prometheus,” “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” “Kingdom of Heaven,” “The Last Duel” and “House of Gucci.” Other credits for Gregson-Williams include “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” “The Meg,” “Mulan,” “The Gilded Age,” “The Equalizer,” “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” “The Chronicles of Narnia” and all three “Shrek” films.
In something of nice twist, Gregson-Williams also spent many years as the protégé of Hans Zimmer, who was the composer on the first “Gladiator” (and landed an Oscar nomination for his work).
With a script penned by David Scarpa, the “Gladiator” sequel will focus on Lucius, the nephew of Commodus who is now a grown man.
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