Acclaimed Composer Michael Giacchino To Score DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

By Jasper C-H on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

The sequel to 2011’s surprise smash-hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes, with the word Dawn in the title now, is currently going in front of the cameras with a new director in the form of Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) behind it. We recently got our first behind-the-scenes look at the movie and has a cast consisting of Jason Clarke, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Gary Oldman and Andy Serkis. But what about the composer?

This is surprisingly early for news on that particular job, but acclaimed composer Michael Giacchino (Lost, Up, Star Trek and Into Darkness) tweeted last night that he was excited to be composing the score for Reeves’ Dawn. Giacchino is a long-time collaborator of Bad Robot and both J.J. Abrams and Reeves so his involvement isn’t particularly shocking yet it’s surprising at the same time.

This is how I will dress when recording the score for Matt Reeves DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES!… instagram.com/p/ZTuJ9BFdmS/

— Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) May 14, 2013

I think a lot of his tracks from Lost (which remains my favourite show ever) fit perfectly in the world of Planet of the Apes, and while I’m sad to see Patrick Doyle isn’t returning as his music for Rise was stellar I’m looking forward to some fresh blood in the franchise. What do you think? Are you looking forward to seeing what Michael Giacchino has up his sleeve for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes? Share your thoughts below.

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