Why Hans Zimmer Has Never Composed An MCU Movie
As one of Hollywood's most prolific movie composers, it is surprising that Hans Zimmer has not composed a movie in the MCU, but there are a few reasons why. The Academy Award-winning composer is no stranger to Marvel movies, having composed for bothThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix. However, he has never composed for an MCU movie, for a few stylistic, production-related, and potentially personal reasons.
Hans Zimmer is the influential composer behind many Hollywood juggernauts including The Dark Knight trilogy, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and a handful of DCEU projects, including Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The world-famous composer is famous for collaborating with director Christopher Nolan, scoring many of his films, including Inception and Interstellar. Zimmer is one of the most recognized film composers, standing alongside the likes of John Williams and Danny Elfman.
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Zimmer has likely never composed a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie because he has worked so frequently with DC comics and Warner Bros on the DCEU in the past few years. As Marvel's direct competitor, it makes sense that composing themes for the likes of Captain America, Doctor Strange, or Spider-Man soundtracks might be seen as a conflict of interest to the owners of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Zimmer has composed three DCEU movies, most recently leading on Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 1984. He is clearly aligned with DC, so it makes sense that he hasn't collaborated with Kevin Feige, Disney, and Marvel Studios.
Fatigue from composing superhero films may also be to blame for Zimmer's lack of involvement in Marvel projects. The
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