Thomas Newman To Score Steven Spielberg's 'Bridge Of Spies,' John Williams Will Tune Up 'The B.F.G'

Earlier this month it was reported that John Williams would be scoring his 27th film for Steven Spielberg, "Bridge Of Spies." But in just a couple of weeks, things will have changed, and the filmmaker will be working with a new composer for his upcoming thriller.

DreamWorks has announced that twelve-time Oscar nominee Thomas Newman ("Wall-E," "Skyfall," "The Good German") will step in to score "Bridge Of Spies," replacing John Williams who stepped out due to a health issue, which has since been cleared up. No argument here about Newman's hire, and if anything, it'll be interesting to see a Spielberg movie under a different musical palette than that of his longtime collaborator. But the Spielberg/Williams duo won't be apart for too long as the composer will score Spielberg's next film, "The B.F.G."

"Bridges Of Spies" arrives on October 16th with "The B.F.G." arriving on July 1, 2016. Full press...