by Captain Cupcake » January 22nd, 2016, 7:10 am
[quote="TheLionPrince"]Unlike Captain Cupcake, a prequel about Scar and Mufasa could be a good basis for a feature film. While some themes in a prequel film about Scar and Mufasa will come very familiar, at least, it could put to rest who is Nala's father and perhaps deepen the mythos and history that occurred in the Pride Lands. A big problem with prequels is that you already know the end result as featured in the original film, so a lack of tension, suspension, and element of surprise in the climax would be present and probably come off uncompelling to viewers and fans. Some of the best films ever made have endings you never see coming, but does that guarantee it will make or break a movie? Only good, strong writing can determine that. Also, other problems with prequels is that they tend to contradict story and character continuity and don't live up to the artistic excellence of the original (i.e. The Hobbit trilogy, the Star Wars prequel trilogy, etc.) But once again, only good filmmaking can determine that. [/quote]
Perhaps they could showcase such a past by having the main story revolve around a particular new threat/conflict in the present time, but everything about it is related to the history behind the late Mufasa, Scar, and their parents. That way, flashbacks could tell the tale of their youth/adolescence with the sole focus being the reveal of certain pivotal information that is related to the aforementioned new threat/conflict, and the two brothers' life stories are extra icing on the cake instead of being their own stand alone story.
[quote="Elton John"]I might be speaking blasphemy but there would be no traditional musical numbers. I would have the musical score done by david wise (donkey kong country) and yoko shimomura (kingdom hearts) as I don't think hans zimmer has it in him to do a good tlk score again and
I know those two are unusual choices but so was elton john / hans zimmer / tim rice for the original![/quote]
Game composers are a little tricky. Film scoring is sort of a whole different process compared to game scoring, given how everything is composed to match the visuals and it's all about arranging various motifs and pieces together into a bunch of cues that support the narrative. Shimomura knows how to compose thematically complex game scores, but it's still a tiny bit different than how movie music is done. Heck, the most movie-esque pieces and lengthy music suites in KH weren't even done by Shimomura, but by Kaoru Wada, who had experience with television scores.
Also, as much as dislike Hans Zimmer's current minimalist style of film scoring, he still often returns to a more traditional and melodic style when he does animated features. Usually he co-composes them with someone else (such as John Powell or Lorne Balfe), but he still plays an integral part in all of that. If he were to revisit The Lion King, I imagine he'd actively try to stick to the motifs and style established in the original film instead of suddenly turning the score into something akin to his works for Nolan movies and such.