'Captain Marvel' Enlists Pinar Toprak as Composer

The composer will be the first woman to score a Marvel Studios film.
Pinar Toprak

Composer Pinar Toprak is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Toprak will score Captain Marvel, which stars Brie Larson as the powerful Marvel hero. Captain Marvel is Marvel Studios' first female-fronted film, and Toprak will be the first woman to score a feature for the studio.

"It’s an incredible honor to be a part of the Marvel Universe," Toprak wrote on Instagram Thursday. "So many thoughts racing through my head. And the main one is gratitude."

Toprak's other work includes SyFy's Superman prequel Krypton as well as the videogame Fortnite.

Heat Vision attended a demo session for a working title project in May, which was later revealed to be a Captain Marvel demo session. Toprak took command of Warner Brothers’ Eastwood Sound Stage, mixing vibrant strings with state of the art synths to create powerful action sequences. The compelling melodies evoked images of a fierce battle, and quickly retreated to softer, emotional notes for a more personal moment. Toprak conducted the entire scoring session, then raced over to a panel for her other superhero project, Krypton. No footage of Captain Marvel was shown during the session, which featured a number of musicians as well as mixer Alan Meyerson, known for his work on Hans Zimmer's superhero films such as The Dark Knight.

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are directing Captain Marvel, which also stars Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Gemma Chan and Annette Bening. Djimon Hounsou and Lee Pace reprise their roles from Guardians of the Galaxy, while Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) play younger versions of their MCU characters in the '90s-set film. Captain Marvel got a boost in anticipation thanks to an Avengers: Infinity War post-credits scene which teased the character as the Marvel Universe's only hope.

Captain Marvel opens March 8, 2019.  

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