‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Score To Be Created By ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Composer Junkie XL
While the early marketing efforts for Paramount’s upcomingSonic the Hedgehogmovie have resulted in some…oddimagery, we now know who will be providing the score for when the blue hedgehog is racing through the streets of San Francisco.Tom Holkenborg(akaJunkie XL), who composed the scores for films likeBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Mad Max: Fury Road, andThe Dark Tower, will compose the film’s music. Take a listen to a few of his tracks below, and watch a featurette about his music inAlita: Battle Angel.
In an interview withFilmMusicMag(viaFilmMusicReporter), Holkenborg confirmed that he’d be scoring theSonic the Hedgehogmovie:
“Well, I can’t say too much about it, except for that I’m working on it. I can say it’s an incredibly funny movie. It’s really well put together, and it’s extremely exciting to work on it…for me, it’s new. It’s a movie that has a completely different character than any of the other movies that I’ve worked on, so that’s why I’m very excited.”
Here are a few tracks he’s created for other movies:
Ben Schwartz(Parks and Recreation) voices the chili dog-loving, anthropomorphic hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog, a live-action/CG hybrid that marks the feature directorial debut ofJeff Fowler(who previously directed a short film calledGopher Broke) and will be executive produced by originalDeadpooldirectorTim Miller. (Fowler and Miller work together at Blur Studio.)
Here’s the synopsis for the movie:
Juvenile delinquent Sonic the Hedgehog and local policeman Tom Wachowski must stop Dr. Eggman from completing his plans for world domination.
James Marsden(X-Men) is playing the live-action Tom Wachowski, while none other thanJim Carreyis playing the film’s villainous Dr. Eggman, who will also appear in live-action.
But here is the real question: would anySonic the Hedgehogscore ever be able to compete with “Sonic Boom,” the incredible opening track from the Sonic CD game on the SEGA CD platform?
As far as I’m concerned, that right there is the peak of Sonic-related music. Will something else come along and top it? Best of luck, Mr. Holkenborg.
