Peter Jackson's KING KONG

[MacGuffin]

'King Kong' composer Shore replaced
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore has left Peter Jackson's "King Kong" and is being replaced by James Newton Howard. The move comes just two months before Universal Pictures is set to release the epic film, which bows Dec. 14 in the U.S. Jackson issued a statement Friday saying that he and Shore were parting ways because of creative differences: "I have greatly enjoyed my collaborations with Howard Shore, whose musical themes made immeasurable contributions to 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. During the last few weeks, Howard and I came to realize that we had differing creative aspirations for the score of 'King Kong.' Rather than waste time arguing with a friend and trying to unify our points of view, we decided amicably to let another composer score the film."

[Kal]

Trouble trouble... thats not good 2 months before the release...

[modage]

yeah yeah, thats BAD.

[matt35mm]

I gasped.

I never fucking gasp.

[Ghostboy]

Yeah, that's almost more shocking than Elfman's revalation about Spiderman 2 from that SG article.

Better head over to AICN to see if Knowles has started damage control yet...

[mutinyco]

Jeez. It's just Howard Shore. Not like he's replacing Naomi Watts or anything.

[Pubrick]

mutinyco's right. so he replaced one hollywood score with another. the LotR score was overrated, bad even, i guess PJ decided he wants to keep audiences awake during this one. if we weren't told about this, i bet no one would even notice it's not a howard shore score.

[Ghostboy]

Shore at his best is pretty non-Hollywood/recognizable.

[modage]

for me, its not a matter of it being shore's score or not.  its a matter of racing to a deadline and making a release date (instead of a film).  and the desperation of having to fire the composer who you've worked with for years (and just won oscars together) because he's not doing it right (which more likely means that the film NEEDS improving by the score).  so i think its an all around sign of suckage.  but, it worked for Troy, right?

[Kal]

but, it worked for Troy, right?

did anything work for troy?

[Pozer]

...shore('s) score.

don't you like saying shore score?

[RegularKarate]

for me, its not a matter of it being shore's score or not.  its a matter of racing to a deadline and making a release date (instead of a film).  and the desperation of having to fire the composer who you've worked with for years (and just won oscars together) because he's not doing it right (which more likely means that the film NEEDS improving by the score).  so i think its an all around sign of suckage.  but, it worked for Troy, right?

Total overreaction.

It's not a sign of anything but a disagreement.

and yeah, Shore isn't impressive.  I can't think of any movie that was HELPED by Shore's score.  Just because Cronenberg loves him doesn't mean he's great.

[modage]

i HOPE i'm wrong.  but it has 'fiasco' written all over it.  i guess we'll see come december...

[Pozer]

...Shore's score.

fun huh?

[Ravi]

i HOPE i'm wrong.  but it has 'fiasco' written all over it.  i guess we'll see come december...

I don't know about the others, but my reaction to this film so far is a big "eh."  The film may turn out to be awesome, but right now I'm not feeling it.