Composer Tom Holkenborg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, offered moviegoers insight into his thoughts for the score to Zack Snyder’s cut ofJustice League. Among his plans for the upcoming release is a new spin on the previous themes for Superman and Wonder Woman.

After collaborating with Zack Snyder onBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceas the co-writer of the score alongside Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL was set to return to the DC Extended Universe to provide the music forJustice Leaguewhile Zack Snyder was still attached to the project. However, the musician’s work was one of the many elements cut from the DC film after Joss Whedon was brought on board to oversee post-production and direct extensive reshoots in the wake of Snyder’s exit. Replacing Junkie XL was composer Danny Elfman, who included his own theme for Tim Burton’sBatmanand John William’s iconic Superman fanfare in the score for the theatrical cut ofJustice League.

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Earlier this year, Zack Snyder announcedhis cut ofJustice Leaguewill be released on HBO Maxin 2021 and Junkie XL noted that returning to complete his score for the highly-anticipated DC film was a long time coming. “This was not decided overnight. I had already done a lot of work for this project. It’s so exciting to see this version of the movie finally coming alive,” Junkie XL said during an interview with Forbes. “Zack put a lot of time into the original version, I put a lot of time into in the original version, so it is great to have closure and that this is finally coming out.”

With the exception of the themes from two previous DCEU films, Junkie XL revealed that, unlike Danny Elfman’s music, his score for Snyder’s cut ofJustice Leaguewill consist of new compositions, saying, “besides theMan of Steeltheme for Superman and the theme forWonder Woman, which I have given a new spin, all the other themes for this movie are brand new.” While the composer had begun work on his score several years ago, the time he spent away from the project gave him the opportunity to reconsider his approach once he resumed work forthe new edition ofJustice League. “Some of them I did the groundwork on four years ago, but as you grow as a composer, you look at what you did and maybe have a better way of doing it now or a better idea. It was inspiring. I would get an idea in my downtime and think, ‘Oh, let’s rework this thing. Let’s do that.’ Because I knew for a while that this was coming, I had the time and space to shape it into its best possible form,” he explained.

While anticipation for the Snyder Cut ofJustice Leaguecouldn’t be greater for those who spent the past three years campaigning for the alternate version to be released, fans shouldn’t expect the filmmaker’s original plans for the DCEU to pick up where they left off. Snyder has already confirmed his cut ofJustice Leaguewill nowexist in its own continuity, separate from the current line-up of films Warner Bros. and DC have planned for the DCEU.

Meanwhile, the specter of Joss Whedon’s tenure onJustice Leagueremains in the spotlight due to allegations made by Ray Fisher, the actor who portrays Cyborg. Roughly one month after the official release of the Snyder Cut was announced, Fisher accused Whedon of abusive behavior during the reshoots and haspublicly criticized the investigation into claims.

Zack Snyder’sJustice Leagueis scheduled to premiere on HBO Max in 2021.

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