SUPERMAN soundtrack preview online

By: RANDALL LARSON
Date: Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Time is flying and so it seems is Superman, who "RETURNS" to our screens in a matter of weeks. As reported a few months ago, Rhino Records will release John Ottman's score for the film on June 27th, just prior to the film's release in the US, and a track listing and cover artwork is now available for perusal at the composer's website.

The forthcoming album is around 53 minutes in length, with a striking cover (taken from the teaser poster). Ottman's score incorporates not only the "Superman March" but also Williams' "Love Theme," the theme for the Kent family (heard in "Leaving Home" on the original 1978 score) and the Krypton theme. We can't wait to have a listen to the new score and see how John Ottman has used the newly arranged Williams themes.

A full track listing and cover artwork is online at: www.johnottman.com/projects/features/supermanreturns/


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For an additional, first-listen report on the SUPERMAN RETURNS score, see the exclusive review at www.soundtrack.net, which includes Quicktime audio clips from the forthcoming CD.

"[The SUPERMAN RETURNS score] sounds unlike anything Ottman has composed so far," writes Jonathan Jarry in the soundtrack.net report. "It is bold and energetic, but here is a caveat. While the 'Superman Fanfare' is present throughout the score, the 'Superman March' is nowhere to be found (except for the 'Main Titles'). The 'Krypton Theme' and the 'Kent Family Theme' both make short cameos on the album and don't go looking for the 'March of the Villains' or the 'Kryptonite/Legacy Motif.' SUPERMAN RETURNS is not a mindless rehash of John Williams' original material; it is an inventive and strong continuation of the vein that was tapped into for the first time in 1978."


Jarry adds that the CD release comes with a four-minute video consisting of a one-minute interview with Bryan Singer, in which he discusses his working relationship with John Ottman and the reason why John Williams' original themes were integrated into the score, and a three-minute look at the scoring session as the "Main Titles" are performed by the orchestra.


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