I spoke with Atli Örvarsson who scored the first installment of the highly-anticipated Mortal Instruments: City of Bones at the red carpet premier in Hollywood about what influenced the musical sound of the film. You'll be able to see and hear the movie when it opens nationwide on August 21, 2013.
You may not have seen Atli Örvarsson before but you've heard his music on Iron Man, Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, the television show Chicago Fire and was co-composer with Hans Zimmer in writing music for summer Man of Steel reboot.
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones: Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.
Cast: Lily Collins, Robert Maillet, Kevin Durand, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Director: Harald Zwart