The Marvels Composer On Going Through ‘Marvel College’ And Creating Music With ‘Space Junk’ [Exclusive Interview]

You have so many elements to juggle in this score: The huge scope of the movie, all these different planets, and these lead characters that have been established in other media. What was it like approaching this? Did working on “What If…?” and “Ms. Marvel” make it easier, or was it just as much of a challenge for you?

I think probably being familiar with what’s going on in the MCU is helpful, and I think “What If…?” is a great place to figure that out, kind of what’s going on and then turning it on its head. So working on “What If…?,” I often call it like Marvel College, because basically, you’ve got to become really familiar with all the films so you can figure out how to change out of them, musically and otherwise. So I think coming in with the knowledge of that, and “Ms. Marvel” obviously, is helpful, but every project has its own needs and requirements, and this one certainly did. Of course, this is a new team of people who are significant and need their own music and need their own emotional arc. So I think it was my task to figure out what that was for this particular project.