Composer Junkie XL shares his inspiration and reasoning behind his "aggressive" version of Wonder Woman's theme music, which debuted in Zack Snyder's Justice League.
"It's in this movie that we really see where she comes from," Junkie -- whose real name is Thomas Holkenborg -- told Discussing Film. "Of course, there are the first and second Wonder Woman films, but this one was supposed to come out first." He added, "In this movie, we see a lot about her tribe and her background," citing this as a tonal inspiration.
For scenes involving Wonder Woman, he chose music that echoed "a really old, civilized empire." He stated, "That's where this world music came from." He used world music percussion and world music plucked and stringed instruments.
The composer also decided to recruit a Persian classical opera singer to record music for pretty much every scene involving Diana Prince -- "whether it's very emotional" or not. "People have also asked me, 'Why did you make the action music for her so aggressive?'" Holkenborg recalled. "And I say, 'Well, look at her!' She’s likely the most lethal of all of them! She could take out an army on her own if she had to."
He continued, "I never felt, when scoring her theme, that I needed to soften the music up to make it more 'feminine.' She is ruthless when she fights, and I really wanted to put more of a 'sword and sandal' quality into her theme."
Holkenborg also reflected on returning to score the Snyder Cut after being away from the project for several years. "I wanted to make sure that if I worked on this one, that it was the best that I had in me," he revealed. "So that was another really good reason to start over. That is pretty much where my personal 'Mount Everest' began."
Zack Snyder's Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ray Porter as Darkseid, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. The film is streaming on HBO Max.
Source: Discussing Film
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