Pharrell Jumping into Film Composition with 'Despicable Me'
January 7th 2010 22:24
Three-time Grammy Award winner and internationally renowned singer, songwriter, producer and fashion designer Pharrell Williams will write original music for the upcoming 3-D CGI feature Despicable Me. The collaboration marks the first time The Neptunes and N.E.R.D. artist will compose music for a film. He joins in the feature’s composition duties by Oscar winner Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira.
Despicable Me, which stars the vocal talents of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jemaine Clement and Julie Andrews, opens in theaters on July 9, 2010.
In addition to the title track for Despicable Me, which debuted with the feature’s teaser trailer, Williams has already begun to write the film’s orchestral score as well as several other songs to be incorporated into the score.
When I inquired about William’s new duty in the industry he replied “I love cartoons and animation, and I’ve never seen such incredible 3-D CGI. To score Despicable Me along with Hans and Heitor and write original songs for the film is a dream come true.”
Pharrell is a contemporary songwriter, Hans is one of the great film composers (Angels & Demons, Sherlock Holmes) and Heitor (August Rush, Madagascar) is the next generation of Hans’ protégés. I am looking forward to the end result of this collaboration.
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