Okay, so maybe Robbie didn't actually say those words, but according to Arrow in the Head and an interview on MTV, Zombie has reported that he may very well not use John Carpenter's theme from the original Halloween movies (which was also a focus in Zombie's remake), in his upcoming film, H2.
We’re going to do something completely different. We haven’t gotten to that point yet so we could change our minds, but we want to do something totally different. The movie is very raw and very rough looking so the score has to [reflect that].
When asked about what kind of score Zombie might use for the film (MTV mentioning heavy metal), Zombie replied:
“No, I wouldn’t do anything like that,” said Zombie. “The score’s going to be tricky. We’re going to have to find a really sort of dissident ambient score. Unsettling rather than traditional score which seemed too grand and too musical so we have to find the right [tone].”
It's a mixed feeling I get when I think about not using the original Halloween score. On one hand, we have Zombie trying to save H2 from being another tired rehash of the original, and that's a huge positive in my book. He's trying to do something different, take a fresh look with new eyes at the original and create something that can stand on its own. On the other hand, I think that it's certainly going to be hard to come up with a more effective score than Carpenter's, and hardcore fans of the series are going to jump all over the fact that Zombie's score is lacking in suspense.
Only time will tell whether Zombie comes up with a good moody piece for this installment of the franchise. It's not set in stone whether or not Zombie does come up with a new score anyway, and all of this is just speculation. I'm very interested to see what Zombie has up his sleeve for H2, as the original is one of my favorites in the series and I thoroughly enjoyed his first remake. Stay tuned to the Web for more updates on Zombie's project, as there has been a steady torrent of new information every week.
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"We’re going to have to find a really sort of dissident ambient score."
ReplyDeleteDo you think he actually said "dissonant ambient score" but MTV screwed it up because its a musical term and they don't know so much from music anymore?
Good catch, I didn't even see that.
ReplyDeleteI bet he really did say "dissonant."
I for one am F'N PUMPED about this! I loved Zombie's version of the first and I can't wait to see what his vision will be. Did I mention I was PUMPED about this????
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