Heroic Energy

John Williams is composing the soundtrack for the first Tintin movie, Secret of the Unicorn but putting together a full orchestral score is not the work of one man. Conrad Pope, a long time collaborator with Williams is working on the orchestration of the score and spoke to the John William Fan Network.

I’m currently orchestrating a large piece with a number of ideas. The main theme is highly energetic, filled with great tonal twists and turns, reflecting, I suspect, Tintin’s heroic energy. It will become a classic, I think. To give more information would be to reveal things that I don’t think JW would want to say.


We are at the beginning of the process. The main scoring sessions are off in February.

Source: Williams Orchestrator Talks ‘Tintin’ Score via Trilha sonora de Tintim pode se tornar um clássico and La musique du prochain film Tintin.

Posted in The Crab with the Golden Claws, The Secret of the Unicorn, Tintin Movie Cast & Crew, Tintin Movie News

3 Responses to “Heroic Energy”

  1. Stephen Says:

    I LOVE John Williams soundtracks! This is the best news I have heard in months! I can’t wait to hear it! The soundtrack to the animated series used to drive me crazy,especially since the same music was used for every episode. But that was a long time ago. I know JW can do better! He won’t let us down!

  2. Pe-ads Says:

    Do you mind if I wet myself?

  3. admin Says:

    @Pe-ads – Not at all, just clean up afterward.

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