Pharrell 'Would Love' to Score Another Superhero Movie, Praises Hans Zimmer (Exclusive)

Pharrell Williams has changed the game in a big way. The veteran singer, songwriter and producer rocked the music world in the 1990s and 2000s with his work on hits like Nelly's “Hot in Herre” and Justin Timberlake's “Rock Your Body.” Pharrell eventually transferred this radio success to the world of film and burst onto the Hollywood scene by composing 2010s Despicable Me. Amid the billion-dollar success of the Gru and Minions-led franchise, Pharrell parlayed his talents into another blockbuster franchise: Spider-Man. Pharrell was one of the cornerstones The Amazing Spider-Man 2“The Magnificent Six”, a supergroup of composers led by the legendary Hans Zimmer.

Would Pharrell do another superhero score?

Pharrell Williams is interested in returning to the comic book world.

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In conversation with ComicBook in piece by piece At the world premiere, Pharrell noted that he would “love” to compose another superhero film, but expressed doubts about how his potential solo music would compare to his The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Comic catalog of the co-composer.

“I don’t know, man,” Pharrell said. “I’d love to, but man, how do you even do anything that even counts or compares to Hans Zimmer?”

Pharrell and Zimmer collaborated on the Andrew Garfield-led sequel in 2014, forming one-third of a composing sextet that also included Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Mike Nichter (Incubus) and David A. Stewart (Eurythmics). The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was Pharrell's first work in superhero films.

“I mean, come on, what he did with Superman, and then Spider-Man too… but man, what he did was Superman and what he did with Batman, bro,” Pharrell continued, praising Zimmer's work on projects like Man of Steel And The Dark Knight Trilogy. “I just don’t even know if I don’t belong.”

Pharrell has long been an admirer of Zimmer. Earlier this year, it was reported that Pharrell and The Magnificent Six partner Johnny Marr were the ones who pushed Zimmer to go on the North American tour he is currently on.

“You have to look your audience in the eyes, you can't hide behind the screen forever,” Zimmer recalled Pharrell and Marr saying. “You owe it to your audience.”

The influence of hip-hop on modern superhero films

Although he raised doubts about himself, Pharrell's particular genre of hip-hop and superhero films have become a synergistic combination. Especially in 2018, the two worlds merged Black panther And Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Kendrick Lamar led Black Panther: The Albuma soundtrack consisting of 14 original songs for the film directed by Chadwick Bossman. Black Panther: The Album Titans of the hip-hop scene such as Lamar, The Weeknd, Swae Lee, Travis Scott, Future and SZA were there. It won two Grammy awards.

Ten months later, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseThe soundtrack hit the charts. The 13-track album featured both established and rising hip-hop stars such as Lil Wayne, Swae Lee, Post Malone, Nicki Minaj, Juice WRLD, XXXTentacion and Jaden. The Spider-Verse The soundtrack was certified double platinum in the United States. Award-winning producer Metro Boomin fronted the sequel's soundtrack in 2023, bringing together names like ASAP Rocky, 21 Savage, Don Toliver, Lil Uzi Vert, Nav, Offset and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.

Pharrell's life story can be seen in piece by piecea documentary animated entirely in LEGO. piece by piece is now in the cinema.