Hans Zimmer isn’t rushing to score another superhero movie any time soon. The 12-time Academy Award nominated composer previously said he “retired” from scoring superhero films in the wake of “Batman V. Superman,” and doubled down on his decision in a recent episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.
“Look, I’ve done the trifecta. I’ve done Batman, Superman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman,” Zimmer said. “I mean, what do you want me to do? Some of the minor characters? Probably yes.” When asked if Marvel had already approached him about working on one of their films, Zimmer confessed they had, and that he’d turned them down.
“Timing wasn’t great. And really, quite honestly, I’m looking for other things right now,” he admitted. “That was very arrogant of me to say that. Kevin Feige said that to me, ‘Hans, what are you complaining about?’”
Though the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t on Zimmer’s agenda in the near future, the German composer has already scored his fair share of superhero flicks, albeit ones set in the DC Universe. Zimmer’s past credits on superhero movies include “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Zimmer has also composed music for Marvel heroes in the past. He scored 2014’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and 2019’s “Dark Phoenix,” though the films were distributed by Sony and 20th Century Fox respectively. Though the films aren’t technically MCU entries, the X-Men and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man have since appeared in the Marvel universe through multiverse storylines.
