How ‘Gladiator 2’ Composer Harry Gregson-Williams Honored Hans Zimmer’s Original Score
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variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Composer Harry Gregson-Williams understood the assignment when director Ridley Scott asked him to score “Gladiator 2.” “It was to embody the spiritual essence of the first film, but move forward into a fresh new world,” Gregson-Williams explains.
In early talks with Scott, Gregson-Williams also knew he would have to compose at least 100 minutes of music. The sequel picks up two decades after the first “Gladiator” film.
It follows Lucius (Paul Mescal) — the grandson of Rome’s former emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and Maximus (Russell Crowe).
Lucius is forced into the gladiator arena after Roman soldiers led by General Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal) invade his hometown.
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