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How ‘Gladiator 2’ Composer Harry Gregson-Williams Honored Hans Zimmer’s Original Score
"Gladiator 2" composer Harry Gregson-Williams on honoring Hans Zimmer's original score.
It follows Lucius (Paul Mescal) — the grandson of Rome’s former emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and Maximus (Russell Crowe). During Lucius’ journey as a gladiator, he has flashbacks of happier times; for those moments, Gregson-Williams used a “consort of viols.” “I found a group in London called Fretwork, and their sound is ancient but edgy. In building out his music toolbox, Gregson-Williams also took a trip to Northern Spain, where he found ancient war-like horns “which made a ferocious sound.”
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