Hans Zimmer Replaces Jack White As ‘The Lone Ranger’ Composer
The full-length trailer forGore Verbinski’sThe Lone Rangerreleased this week promised plenty of good stuff from the film: sweeping Western vistas, death-defying stunts, massive explosions, a banged-upArmie Hammer, and a weirdoJohnny Depp. One thing we won’t be getting, however, is a score fromJack White.
The former White Stripes frontman signed on this spring for what would have been his first full movie score, but has since exited the project. Stepping into White’s place now is Oscar-winning composerHans Zimmer. More details after the jump.
Oscar winner Hans Zimmer, the musical mastermind behind Disney’s and Jerry Bruckheimer Films' ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ has signed on to compose the score for ‘The Lone Ranger.’ Jack White, who had originally been contemplated to score and has contributed several pieces of music to the production, was logistically unavailable due to scheduling conflicts that arose when the film’s release moved to July of 2013.
White has done some music work previously, providing the theme forQuantum of Solace(which, eh) and recording tracks forCold Mountain. But writing, producing, and performing theLone Rangerscore, as originally planned, would’ve been a big step up for him. The statement adds that White “has contributed several pieces of music to the production,” so he’ll still be heard on the soundtrack — just to a much smaller degree.
While it’s disappointing that we won’t get to hear a full-length score by White, Zimmer is a solid, if obvious, replacement. He worked on Verbiniski’s last film, the dusty CG WesternRango, as well as the first threePirates of the Caribbeanfilms.The Lone Rangerwill be the second of three Zimmer-scored films next year, after June’sMan of Steeland before September’sRush.
