Key Spider-Man Employee Slams Amazing Spider-Man 2 — cinemablend.com

Composer James Horner worked on Marc Webb’s initial The Amazing Spider-Man, and was prepared to return for the sequel – until he saw it. In an interview with the site JamesHorner-FilmMusic, Horner said he and Webb "had a very good relationship," but the producers of the film "had their own opinion. And they didn't want his input." So when it came down to Horner returning for the sequel, he said: The irony of the situation is that James Horner was replaced on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 by Hans Zimmer, and Zimmer’s heroic score is one of the things even detractors liked about Webb’s sequel. The fact that Zimmer brought in A-list collaborators to create a memorable audio bed gave Spidey 2 a boost that Horner’s score couldn’t (or didn’t). So it might have been a win-win for everyone involved.

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