V for Vendetta’s anniversary trailer returns to the 1812 Overture with a new arrangement

A masked figure in a black hat stands in shadow beside a wall carrying the words Strength through unity.

Jonathan Snipes of clipping. reworked the piece for the film’s 2026 theatrical campaign.

The music accompanying V for Vendetta’s twentieth-anniversary trailer revisits a piece associated with the film. Fathom credits Jonathan Snipes, a member of clipping., with a new version of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture for the 2026 campaign. Fathom’s official description of the anniversary trailer’s music.

That credit concerns the anniversary trailer. It identifies a new piece of promotional audio built around an existing musical connection, rather than a replacement score for the feature itself.

A masked figure in a black hat stands in shadow beside a wall carrying the words Strength through unity.
V for Vendetta. Film still supplied through Fathom Entertainment / Warner Bros. anniversary media kit. Image source.

The film places Evey, played by Natalie Portman, in a Britain governed by a totalitarian state. After the masked V rescues her from the secret police, she becomes involved in his campaign against the regime. Hugo Weaving plays V, with James McTeigue directing. Official film premise and graphic-novel credits.

A crowd wears matching pale smiling masks and black hats at night.
V for Vendetta. Film still supplied through Fathom Entertainment / Warner Bros. anniversary media kit. Image source.

Its source is the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd, published through DC’s Vertigo imprint. The 2026 theatrical program is scheduled for November 1 and 5. The reworked overture belongs to the campaign surrounding those screenings, connecting the returning film to a newly produced trailer. Fathom’s official description of the anniversary trailer’s music. Official film premise and graphic-novel credits.