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How ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Score Pays Homage to Jerry Goldsmith’s Original Themes
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" composer John Paesano nods to Jerry Goldsmith's score throughout.
Even though Paesano was telling a new story, he wanted to honor the music that had come before him and respect the fans, while also finding a way to take the score in a new direction while keeping everything as organic as possible. “I wanted the viewer to hear his theme, the beauty of it, and have that idea grow and become more elaborate when he leaves the Eagle Clan village,” Paesano says. The memorable scene featured in the 1968 film, and accompanying it were Goldsmith’s harsh and syncopated rhythms driven by percussion as armed apes on horseback chase humans.
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