Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Hans Zimmer has formed a supergroup by teaming up with musicians Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger, and Dave Stewart to create the music for Marc Webb's 'The Amazing Spider-Man' 2'.
"Marc and I were talking about Spider-Man, and as the word got out, so many of our friends and musicians started calling us up, wanting to be a part of it, because they love Spider-Man.
"That was the thing that united all of us - the great love for Spider-Man. With all of these hugely talented people wanting to join us, it was Marc who said,'Why not start a band?' Marc and I have had a great start jamming with everybody, and we still have a few surprises up our sleeve," Zimmer said in a statement.
The Sony Pictures film will see Webb and most of the original cast returning. The story is based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The film is slated to release on May 2, 2014 in the US while international release dates commence April 16, 2014.
Zimmer is a nine-time Oscar nominee and winner for his work on 'The Lion King'. He has composed the scores for more than 100 films including 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' series, 'The Dark Knight' trilogy, 'Inception', '12 Years a Slave', 'Man of Steel' and 'Gladiator'.
Williams, a three-time Grammy winner, has previously composed songs and the score for the hit animated films 'Despicable Me' and 'Despicable Me 2'.
Johnny Marr rose to fame as co-songwriter and founder member of The Smiths while Michael Einziger is the founder of the groundbreaking band Incubus. Dave Stewart has produced albums and co-written songs for Bono, Bryan Ferry, Gwen Stefani, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Katy Perry, and Mick Jagger.
