Will Smith in "I am Legend."
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James Newton Howard to Score "I Am Legend"
By: Randall LarsonDate: Thursday, May 03, 2007
The upcoming science fiction film I Am Legend, starring Will Smith and based on the classic Richard Matheson science fiction story (previously filmed as The Last Man On Earth and The Omega Man), will get an original score composed by James Newton Howard. Warner Bros. Pictures, who will release the film on December 17, has confirmed the signing of James Newton Howard.
The film is directed by Francis Lawrence, who helmed the apocalyptic Constantine (scored by Brian Tyler and Klaus Badelt) a couple of years ago. I Am Legend is also a fantasy story about a man who is the only human person living on the planet left – the rest of the world is inhabited by blood-thirsty vampires. Will Smith stars as the human fighting for his survival, other cast members include Sonia Braga and Salli Richardson. Akiva Goldsman has written the screenplay based on Matheson’s novel.
James Newton Howard has recently scored The Lookout and also has the music for Michael Clayton and the adventure epic The Waterhorse coming up.
– Mikael Carlsson/via film music weekly
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