Oscar and Grammy winning composer Hans Zimmer has recruited former Eurythmics guitarist Dave Stewart and an all-star cast for a supergroup to create music for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’.
Stewart will work with Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr of The Smiths and Michael Einziger of Incubus to create the soundtrack to the Spider-Man movie coming in May, 2014.
Dave Stewart recently worked with Mick Jagger in another supergroup SuperHeavy with Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman.
He also worked with Jagger on the movie soundtrack for ‘Ruthless People’ and wrote and produced the soundtrack for the Dutch movie ‘Lily Was Here’.
Stewart recently released his new album ‘Lucky Numbers’.
Marc Webb is directing ‘The Amazing Sider-Man 2’. “Marc and I were talking about Spider-Man, and as the word got out, so many of our friends and musicians started calling us up, wanting to be a part of it, because they love Spider-Man. That was the thing that united all of us – the great love for Spider-Man. With all of these hugely talented people wanting to join us, it was Marc who said, ‘Why not start a band?’ Marc and I have had a great start jamming with everybody, and we still have a few surprises up our sleeve.”
Lia Vooack, president of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures said, “This kind of collaboration is only possible because of who Marc Webb is – not only a director but also a musician – combined with who Hans is and what Spider-Man means to so many people. Nobody has ever approached film music in this way before and this likely can never be replicated. We’re huge fans of Hans, Pharrell, Johnny, Mike, and Dave, and when combined, we know the result will be truly unique … and amazing!”
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be released in theaters domestically on May 2, 2014, and international release dates commence April 16, 2014.
