Black Widowhas been stuck in limbo for the past month as Marvel mulls over setting a new release date for the film. The latest news is that the movie has found a new composer in Lorne Balfe, who has worked on many other blockbusters includingMission Impossible: Fallout,The LEGO Batman Movie, andBad Boys for Life.
Balfe takes over composing duties fromAlexandre Desplat, who had been announced as the film’s composer earlier this year. No reason is known for the change so far, but it is strange to have a change in music so late when from all accounts the film was finished and ready for release.
But then, the lockdown of theaters worldwide, and the consequent reshuffling of release dates means Disney can work a little bit longer on making the film the best version of itself. Besides, this isn’t the first time the mouse empire hashired Desplatand then unceremoniously replaced him. He was the original composer forRogue One: A Star Wars Story, before the film underwent extensive reshoots and Michael Giacchino was brought on to provide the score for the completed project.
One possible way that the global shut down might have influenced Desplat’s replacement is because he works with a full orchestra to score a film. And considering that it is going to be very difficult to get the required musicians together in one room to create a recording,Disneymight have decided instead to go with an electronic medley created digitally by Balfe on his computer, something similar to what he did forGhost in a Shell.
With no confirmed release date forBlack Widowrevealed so far,Lorne Balfeshould have plenty of time to work on the film. What this piece of news does do is effectively put an end to the rumors that Disney is considering releasing the movie directly on Disney+ soon. A new score means the wait forBlack Widow’srelease is going to get longer. This will likely also affect the schedule of other MCU movies in the pipelines, likeThe Eternals, andShang Chi.
Black Widowis the first standalone feature for the MCU’s only original female Avenger. It tells the tale of Natasha Romanoff, somewhere between the events ofCaptain America: Civil WarandAvengers: Infinity War. The story follows Natasha as she comes to grips with her past as a Russian assassin. From the looks of the trailer, the movie expands on the parts of Natasha’s backstory that were previously hinted at inAvengers: Age of Ultron, in terms of the Red Room, which is an organization that creates assassins like Natasha.
The movie, which is directed by Cate Shortland, stars Scarlett Johansson in the lead role, with the rest of the main cast rounded out by Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone, William Hurt, and O-T Fagbenle. Eric Pearson, who wrote the screenplay forThor: Ragnarok, has also written the screenplay forBlack Widowbased on a story by Jac Schaeffer. This comes fromFilm Music Reporter.
