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Music of Superman
The various film and theatre appearances of the Superman character have been accompanied by musical scores.
The score for the 1978 film Superman, composed and conducted by John Williams, was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, with John Georgiadis as concertmaster. Recording took place on July 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14; September 9–11; October 6 (Irvine Arditti, concertmaster), 15, 24, 31 (Richard Studt, concertmaster), and November 4, 1978, at the Anvil Studios in Denham, Bucks, England. Source music was recorded on July 17. The recording engineer was Eric Tomlinson, assisted by Alan Snelling. The score was orchestrated by Williams, Herbert W. Spencer, Alexander Courage, Angela Morley and Arthur Morton. The music editor was Bob Hathaway, assisted by Ken Ross.[citation needed]
Williams's "Superman Theme", which is first heard during the opening credits to the film Superman, has been reused (with varying arrangements) as the opening music for every Superman film except for Superman III, in which Ken Thorne employed a lighthearted, somewhat comical cue to represent "the streets of Metropolis". It is also referenced in Jerry Goldsmith's score to the 1984 film Supergirl during a scene in which the title character sees a poster of Superman.
In the 2017 film Justice League, Danny Elfman reused Williams's Superman theme, as well as his themes from Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns for the new incarnation of the character. Blake Neely, the composer for the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths", incorporated the march theme and "Can You Read My Mind?" with Brandon Routh reprising his role as the Superman of Earth-96.
In the 2019 film Shazam!, a rendition of Williams's Superman theme (composed by Benjamin Wallfisch) was played during Superman's appearance at the end of the film.
In the 2022 film Black Adam, a rendition of Williams's Superman theme (composed by Lorne Balfe) was heard in a mid-credit scene featuring actor Henry Cavill as Superman, rather than Hans Zimmer's Man of Steel theme. Cavill noted that Williams's theme is immediately recognizable to audiences around the world.
A reimagined version of Williams's theme was used to promote James Gunn's 2025 film Superman, the first film of the DC Universe. Gunn later confirmed that the theme would also be included in John Murphy and David Fleming's score of the film itself, as a tribute to when he first heard it as a child.
A selection of existing songs were featured in the 1978 film Superman, not included on any version of the soundtrack albums, but readily available elsewhere:
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Music of Superman
The various film and theatre appearances of the Superman character have been accompanied by musical scores.
The score for the 1978 film Superman, composed and conducted by John Williams, was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, with John Georgiadis as concertmaster. Recording took place on July 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14; September 9–11; October 6 (Irvine Arditti, concertmaster), 15, 24, 31 (Richard Studt, concertmaster), and November 4, 1978, at the Anvil Studios in Denham, Bucks, England. Source music was recorded on July 17. The recording engineer was Eric Tomlinson, assisted by Alan Snelling. The score was orchestrated by Williams, Herbert W. Spencer, Alexander Courage, Angela Morley and Arthur Morton. The music editor was Bob Hathaway, assisted by Ken Ross.[citation needed]
Williams's "Superman Theme", which is first heard during the opening credits to the film Superman, has been reused (with varying arrangements) as the opening music for every Superman film except for Superman III, in which Ken Thorne employed a lighthearted, somewhat comical cue to represent "the streets of Metropolis". It is also referenced in Jerry Goldsmith's score to the 1984 film Supergirl during a scene in which the title character sees a poster of Superman.
In the 2017 film Justice League, Danny Elfman reused Williams's Superman theme, as well as his themes from Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns for the new incarnation of the character. Blake Neely, the composer for the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths", incorporated the march theme and "Can You Read My Mind?" with Brandon Routh reprising his role as the Superman of Earth-96.
In the 2019 film Shazam!, a rendition of Williams's Superman theme (composed by Benjamin Wallfisch) was played during Superman's appearance at the end of the film.
In the 2022 film Black Adam, a rendition of Williams's Superman theme (composed by Lorne Balfe) was heard in a mid-credit scene featuring actor Henry Cavill as Superman, rather than Hans Zimmer's Man of Steel theme. Cavill noted that Williams's theme is immediately recognizable to audiences around the world.
A reimagined version of Williams's theme was used to promote James Gunn's 2025 film Superman, the first film of the DC Universe. Gunn later confirmed that the theme would also be included in John Murphy and David Fleming's score of the film itself, as a tribute to when he first heard it as a child.
A selection of existing songs were featured in the 1978 film Superman, not included on any version of the soundtrack albums, but readily available elsewhere: