I’m going to put my cards on the table, folks: even as someone who’s feeling a certain degree of superhero fatigue, it’s hard not to look forward to "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." The upcoming Marvel movie reintroduces Marvel's First Family in a story that’s starting to sound like a retrofuturist’s dream come true. So of course, I’m deeply invested in where this goes, as that particular label is one I hold dear.
What we know about the MCU’s "Fantastic Four" reboot has also freshly clued us into the fact that veteran Marvel composer/geek at large Michael Giacchino will be scoring this new project. Thanks to a recent conversation with Giacchino, we have the knowledge of three key influences he’s drawn from for the project’s score; as well as how much has already been recorded.
What we know about the MCU’s "Fantastic Four" reboot has also freshly clued us into the fact that veteran Marvel composer/geek at large Michael Giacchino will be scoring this new project. Thanks to a recent conversation with Giacchino, we have the knowledge of three key influences he’s drawn from for the project’s score; as well as how much has already been recorded.
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00:00During the Hall H presentation, I was supposed to have been there for the presentation, but I was moderating a panel for NASA.
00:10They had asked if I would moderate their search for exoplanets panel.
00:14And I was like, yes, of course, because I love NASA and everything they do.
00:19So I early on said yes to that.
00:22And then when I found out that, oh, Hall H is going to interfere, like, but I heard the announcement through the walls because we were on the other side.
00:30And that Hall H is really loud.
00:32But we had a blast at the NASA.
00:34And even Kevin, I think, on stage mentioned that, you know, because he announced it on stage that that was my music and the teaser and everything.
00:43And he said, but he's not here because he's hosting a NASA panel.
00:48But actually, it makes sense.
00:50It's the Fantastic Four and NASA.
00:52It all works together.
00:53Did you come on when John Watts was still on the project?
00:58No, that never.
00:59That's what we never really talked about.
01:01I knew he was going to be on it.
01:02And we, you know, just talked loosely about it.
01:06But it wasn't really solidified until after that.
01:10Then Matt came on.
01:11And Matt's an incredible person.
01:13And he's going to do a great job.
01:14I'm really excited for what he's going to bring to the table on this because it's going to be a breath of fresh air in a really fun way.
01:20And so, but I guess it's been over a year, maybe.
01:25I don't know that just sitting around going, yeah, that's that's in my future.
01:29You know, that's in my future.
01:30I mean, just waiting and waiting patiently.
01:32And then it was great because we got to record the main theme.
01:35We got to record several other cues for the film and different themes ahead of time.
01:40And that's what we used in all of those in the teaser.
01:42And that's what we used for the drum show and and all of that stuff.
01:46So it was it was such a fun, fun thing leading up to Comic-Con got really fun because it was like, oh, this is going to be fun because now it's all coming out.
01:54And it's not only just coming out, but we're actually going to play the main theme, too, as well.
01:58So far in advance, a year ahead of the film coming out.
02:01And it's very rare you get to do that.
02:03It's funny.
02:03I like to I like to describe the score as it's the right stuff meets Marvel meets the Disneyland Electric Light Parade.
02:12And that is my you know, that is that's how I pitched it to them.
02:17And and and they were like, yes, let's do that.
02:21So that's that that's you know, that was my target when I wanted those feelings from all those things.
02:28So, yeah, that's that's where we're headed.