Summary: Comedian Will Ferrell has brought to life some pretty interesting characters over the years -- from a man who believed he was an elf to a very high energy cheerleader. But perhaps more than any other roles, it’s the surly news anchor and jazz flute player Ron Burgundy from the 2004 comedy Anchorman that has become Ferrell's biggest cult calling-card. Before Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues -- the long-in-the-making sequel -- hits theaters on Dec. 18, we talk with John Nau, one of two composers behind the new movie’s soundtrack and score. He talks with us about working on his second film with Will Ferrell -- and we get a bit of an exclusive when we find out that the song "Doby," on the film's upcoming soundtrack, is about a great white shark that Ron Burgundy has raised from birth. Interview Highlights John Nau, on the sound of Anchorman 2: It's musically serious. It's orchestral for the most part. The music's not comedic whatsoever, they're funny. It plays off the comedy [and] works really well.... There's the orchestral element of it and there's another element of the score we did that's more groove or funk. It's definitely of the time period. On "Doby" the Oscar-nominated song from Anchorman 2: In the film there's one main feature song .... [Ron Burgundy] raises a great white shark. That's all I can really say. Andrew [Feltenstein] and I wrote it, Adam McKay and Will Ferrell wrote the lyrics .... Will really loved the song. He said he even cried listening to it.
