Michael Giacchino Felt 'Total Freedom' Writing the Score to The Batman

Though production on Matt Reeves' The Batman is currently halted due to the coronavirus crisis -- along with many other film and TV show shoots -- Michael Giacchino (Lost, Spider-Man: Far from Home) is still cracking away on the score. Speaking to Collider, as part of the site's new interview series designed to keep fans connected to filmmakers during the COVID-19 outbreak, Giacchino discussed how creating the music for The Batman was akin to the way new artists and writers feel when taking over a Batman comic. “I felt total freedom to do whatever I want," Giacchino said. "Matt [Reeves] always agreed, this is our Batman, this is our vision. In the same way that I always loved, what I still do about Batman comics and graphic novels, is that each of these artists, each of these authors they take their own crack at what they want this to be. It’s their version of Batman." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-cast-every-actor-and-character&captions=true"] "I love it when I see a graphic novel of Batman in the 1800s," he added. "To me that is cool. I love that. I’m not the kind of person that says Batman must always be this. It’s like 'no, why?' It can be whatever the artist wants to be and it has over the years done that, many times over. I love the idea of taking something and just kind of doing our version of it.” Over the years, Batman's movie score has been composed by the likes of Elliot Goldenthal (Batman Forever), Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight Trilogy), and, of course, Danny Elfman (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman: The Animated Series). The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz, began filming in the U.K. at the end of January. The film's take on the Batmobile has many influences, from the comics to the original TV series. For more on the new movie, here's everything we know so far about The Batman. Then check out IGN's ranking of all the movie Batsuits and our pick for the best movie Batman. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/20/disney-and-pixars-onward-to-be-released-on-demand-tonight-and-disney-on-april-3-ign-news"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

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