Hans Zimmer confirmed to Hans-Zimmer.com he will return to score the next installment of the Kung Fu Panda franchise, KUNG FU PANDA 3, set for release on December 21st 2015.
Up to this point it has not been confirmed yet if John Powell, who scored Kung Fu Panda & Kung Fu Panda 2 with Hans, will return as well.
Well, it is true… Anybody can score this alongside Zimmer. The real question is, if they can find someone that can do it as well as he did!
Hahaha, this is just my opinion of course!
That's true to an extent, NM – the albums don't paint those scores in a good light at all – but the Madagascar scores themselves are still not much more than average. Kung Fu Panda is still several steps beyond Madagascar, and I hope we can say that for the third one as well.
The Madagascar scores are perfectly fine and enjoyable. It's the albums that suck.
Man, Kfp 2 was absolutely magnificent! I'm nonetheless convinced Hans and Lorne will do a great job. They won't bring it down to Madagascar quality. (Had to say this)
"I'm starting to doubt we'll ever see Powell return to full productivity"
Maybe not in terms of film scores, but he seems plenty productive to me. I'm looking forward to hearing his Oratorio and the suites of his music album sounds like a great idea. It looks like he's just pursuing the projects that make him happy – tuneful, complex music – how good for him!
It's a shame, but I partly agree with him – plenty of other composers could probably turn in a fine Kung Fu Panda score. Dom Lewis, for example. If it's a choice between Powell working on Kung Fu Panda or How to Train Your Dragon…well, that's hardly a choice at all, is it?
Somehow I'm starting to doubt we'll ever see Powell return to full productivity (years of four or five scores). Dang it man. The ONE guy who I really want to see his career bloom and continue to evolve. I feel like there's so much he could still give, so much territory he hasn't explored yet. :(
Darn… Don't think Powell will be working on this one:
"WAMG: Will you score KUNG FU PANDA 3?
JP: I don’t know about that one. I doubt that very much. There are plenty of people who can do that."
Link to interview: http:/ /www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2014/12/composer-john-powell-talks- train-dragon-2-oratorio-wamg/
God… I hope Powell returns to score this one…
i'm still sad JNH wasn't on TDKR. he could have written the theme for Catwoman. i liked the one we got okay, but this would have been neat. or they could have switched it up and have him do Bane, so he'd have a bigger role like in the Begins score.
Good news for now at least! :)