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xperience the music of Gladiator II with Ridley Scott and Harry Gregson-Williams.
From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Transcript
00:00Music to me is language, it's the final dialogue, it gives the film that added dynamic as and
00:11when you may need it.
00:14Here we go, here's bar six everybody, six, two, three, four.
00:29Ridley truly is an extraordinarily good composer, he stuns me with what he is capable of doing.
00:38The music that I've written contains elements of Hans's original gladiator theme, sounds
00:43that can be achieved and captured here is second to none.
00:50Ridley is quite an open book when it comes to music, but he'll talk to me about light
00:54and darkness and then I'll interpret it in a musical way.
01:00There's a good balance between big action sequences and the sort of power, nobility
01:06of the Roman Empire.
01:08This is what they believe in, power.
01:11Ridley's really upped the ante here with the epic battles in the Colosseum.
01:18In the script one line said, at this moment Lucius becomes Maximus, I thought what if
01:26I can create a theme for Lucius that becomes Hans's theme from the first movie.
01:33I love that he took it and just expanded it, making something which is so extraordinary.
01:40Music is a statement, it's a sound statement and I think they're going to love it.
01:48What is the dream of Rome?
01:50For people who are not free.

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