Musique de film - Kong Skull Island : une musique somptueuse et puissante pour illustrer le retour d’un Roi..

Par Mulder, Los Angeles, 27 février 2017

La musique du très attendu Kong : Skull Island a été composée par Henry Jackman. Nous avons eu la chance d’en écouter quelques extraits ce jour et nous avons été totalement conquis. Le film est un reboot de l’histoire originale de King Kong et sert d’introduction à un prochain film qui permettra la réunion de Godzilla et de ce personnage légendaire. Ce film est aussi une préquelle de la version de 2014 de Godzilla.

Il s’agit de la première collaboration entre Henry Jackman et le réalisateur Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Selon cet illustre compositeur dont nous suivons avec la plus grande attention sa carrière, ce fut une expérience passionnante de travailler sur un film avec un tel personnage ayant un si grand héritage hollywoodien. Toujours selon lui, amener ce personnage en plein 21ème siècle permet d’utiliser un véritable orchestre symphonique composé d’instruments électroniques modernes et de guitares. Selon Henry Jackman ce fut passionnant de travailler avec ce réalisateur qui a amené sa propre vision à une histoire déjà connue.

Lorsqu’un groupe d'explorateurs plus différents les uns que les autres s'aventurent au cœur d'une île inconnue du Pacifique, aussi belle que dangereuse. Ils ne savent pas encore qu'ils viennent de pénétrer sur le territoire de Kong. On retrouve notamment au casting de l’un des films les plus attendus de l’année Tom Hiddleston (Capitaine James Conrad), Samuel L. Jackson (Preston Packard), Brie Larson (Mason Weaver), John C. Reilly (Hank Marlowà, John Goodman (Bill Randa), Corey Hawkins (Houston Brooks), John Ortiz (Victor Nieves), Jing Tian (San).

Le film permet de mettre en avant une nouvelle facette de Kong et comment celui-ci est devenu un roi sur son île. Le film est distribué aux Etats-Unis et en France par Warner Bros et sortira en France le 8 mars et le 10 aux Etats-Unis. La musique du film sera distribuée par WaterTower Music et disponible en format physique et virtuel le 3 mars. Nous avons pu en découvrir plusieurs extraits et les pistes de l’album seront les suivantes :

01 - South Pacific
02 - The Beach
03 - Project Monarch
04 - Packard's Blues
05 - Assembling the Team
06 - Into the Storm
07 - The Island
08 - Kong the Destroyer
09 - Monsters Exist
10 - Spider Attack
11 - Dominant Species
12 - The Temple
13 - Grey Fox
14 - Kong the Protector
15 - Marlow's Farewell
16 - Lost
17 - The Boneyard
18 - Ambushed
19 - The Heart of Kong
20 - Man vs. Beast
21 - Creature from the Deep
22 - The Battle of Skull Island
23 - King Kong
24 - Monster Mash (Bonus Track)

Notre interview d’Henry Jackman de l’année dernière est disponible ici pour le film The Birth of a Nation.

US press release 27th february 2017:

"Composer Henry Jackman delivers a powerful score in the upcoming blockbuster Kong: Skull Island. The film is a reboot of the King Kong franchise and will serve as the second film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and as a prequel to the 2014 film Godzilla. This is the first collaboration between Henry Jackman and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Jackman states, "It was an amazing experience to work on a movie whose main character [King Kong] had such a rich Hollywood heritage. Bringing that character into the 21st century meant we were able to use the symphony orchestra one would expect from a Kong film, whilst simultaneously involving guitars and modern electronic elements. Working with Jordan was great - he brought his own unique take on an already established story."

When a scientific expedition to an uncharted island awakens titanic forces of nature, a mission of discovery becomes an explosive war between monster and man. Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman and John C. Reilly star in a thrilling and original new adventure that reveals the untold story of how Kong became King. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. and opens in theaters March 10th. WaterTower Music is releasing the score soundtrack album, both digitally and physically, which is available March 10th.

Henry Jackman’s diverse educational background compliments his musical diversity that has underlined the complexity of his musical creations. Aside from the electronic music he began to produce in his early years, he assumed classical training at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School, Eton College and Oxford University. Shortly after graduating, Jackman was invited to join Hans Zimmer’s team at Remote Control Studios. Jackman won an Annie Award for Wreck-It Ralph, and was nominated for Discovery of the Year by the World Soundtrack Awards. 2013 marked a phenomenal year for Jackman as his scoring credits were attached to films grossing in excess of $1 billion. The geo-political music Jackman created for Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips earned him a Hollywood Music in Media Award for best score as well as a BAFTA nomination. In addition, Henry Jackman's music for DreamWorks Animation's “Turbo” was recognized with a 2014 Annie Award nomination in the best score category.

Recent projects include the Tom Cruise-led action thriller film Jack Reacher: Never Go Back as well as the American period drama, Birth of a Nation, which was based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.

Upcoming projects for Jackman include the untitled sequel to Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph, as well as Kingsman: The Golden Circle, starring Jeff Bridges and Channing Tatum, which will be released in theaters later this year."

Kong: Skull Island
Un film de Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Sur un scenario de Scénariste de Max Borenstein, Dan Gilroy et Derek Connolly
Sur une idée deJohn Gatins
Avec Tom Hiddleston (Capitaine James Conrad), Samuel L. Jackson (Preston Packard), Brie Larson (Mason Weaver), John C. Reilly (Hank Marlowà, John Goodman (Bill Randa), Corey Hawkins (Houston Brooks), John Ortiz (Victor Nieves), Jing Tian (San).
Date de sortie US : 10 mars 2017
Date de sortie France : 8 mars 2017
Distributeur : Warner Bros

Photos : Copyright Warner Bros