The RZA, Hans Zimmer Teamed Up To Score Vin Diesel’s Babylon A.D.
One is the feted composer of films likeTrue RomanceandThe Dark Knight, the other is the leader of the Wu-Tang Clan and a killer composer in his own right (Ghost Dog,Kill Bill). What do they both have in common? They both made appearances on the latestSlashfilm Muxtape! And in yet another example of the /Film Effect, Zimmer and the RZA have combined their magic to scoreVin Diesel’sBabylon A.D., the sci-fi chaser opening late August that has taken forever to get released. Here’s what the guy also known asBob Digitold analt newspaper…
“The RZA’s team and Hans Zimmer’s team have combined to create a hybrid kind of score for this movie that’s based in the future. So I think it’s going to be a good vibe for the audience out there, and it’s a good movie anyway – a very thought-provoking movie,” said The RZA (who got away with a lil' third-person, but he’s The RZA, so hey!)
And add one more name to the film’s composer pot,Shavo Odadjian, the bassist for System of a Down aka “kids these days, I’ll tell ya.” That seems like a lot of effort/talent for a movie that hasn’t exactly put Geekdom on drool alert. RZA added that Tarantino has been holed up like a squirrel for many months—working onInglorious Bastards, probs—and that he still mentions doing something more withKill Bill, but, like a girl who leaves ya hangin' on the phone, we all know how that goes.
Discuss: Where isBabylon A.D.on your radar? Anticipating the score? What’s your fave work by Zimmer/RZA?
viaPitchfork/Playlist
