‘Creed III’ Composer Joseph Shirley Said Dr. Dre Inspired A “Unique Flavor” For Movie’s Music – Sound & Screen Film
deadline.comWhat does it take to create the sounds of a boxing champ? Turns out it requires a mighty force of trumpets, heavy percussion, and the fear of trying not to disappoint legendary music producer Dr.
Dre, said Creed III composer Joseph Shirley, who joined Deadline’s Sound & Screen live music event to discuss the film. Given that Creed III sees its leading man, Michael B.
Jordan‘s Adonis Creed, try to make a home for himself and his family in Los Angeles, it only makes sense that West Coast rap icon Dr.
Dre would not only be influential to the movie score but also be recruited as the film’s musical consultant. “One of the tricks of this score was how do we incorporate [hip-hop] songs to blend it into the landscape of the score,” Shirley said about his attribution to the Death Row Records co-founder. “The way that the movie opens, we begin with my own reproduction of one of his classic songs, ‘The Watcher,’ and that’s sort of a through line for the whole movie.” Shirley also half-jokingly added that creating Adonis’ training montage in the film was the most fear-inducing moment in the studio. “That was one of the scariest moments of me working on the movie was reproducing a Dr.
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