Michael Giacchino is a master of homage. The composer (and rising director) has a way with established IP: in his contributions to the Star Trek franchise and the Star Wars galaxy, Giacchino always finds a way to thread the familiar with the fresh. Musical motifs that once felt too precious to meddle with — think the iconic Mission: Impossible theme — take on new life in his scores, but he’s just as adept at carving entirely new worlds out of the old.
