The motif plays somewhat gloomily on strings for the first minute of the cue before the war drums from Oil Rig then return for a few further minutes of tense action score with the main theme also playing in particularly ferocious form. This pensivity then continues at the start of DNA, with Zimmer introducing a new theme into the score – a mournful piece for Superman’s destroyed home planet, Krypton. This doesn’t last for long though as the music fades back down and the piano returns to play the theme once again in a quietly melancholic fashion as the music draws to a close. At about a minute and a half in, electronics arrive and the theme once again begins to rise, with brass then raising it to near epic levels. Things then slow right back down in Sent Here For A Reason, with the gentle atmosphere returning and a quietly hopeful main theme playing on a piano. At only ninety seconds long the track doesn’t get too far with these ideas, though a strained, roughened main Man Of Steel theme does break through the tension for a small dash of heroism just before the track rapidly ends. Just you wait ’til it flies.ĭramatic percussion opens Oil Rig, with tense electronics arriving a few seconds later to hammer the now rather frantic action style home. The music is Superman all over just in the way it hopefully, heroically sounds, and we’ve only heard the theme for two minutes so far. Where’s the theme?” The theme is actually there – those two notes described earlier are the new Man Of Steel’s melody, but it’s actually the tone and rich musical atmosphere surrounding them that truly make this brilliant creation (at least in my opion). Let’s take a proper look at this opening track then – if you’re a John Williams’ Superman fan (as I am) your initial thoughts upon listening were probably something along the lines of “ This isn’t Superman. Rapid strings then take over for the cue’s final minute, adding a touch of ominous to the tone before the music then draws to a close. At this point vocals then begin to sing, and brass plays the two notes loudly and boldy before then fading quickly out. As they play the instrumentation then begins to rise, stirring in feelings of hope and optimism while also pulling the mood firmly out of quiet pensivity and into the light. The score begins with Look To The Stars, where quiet, mysterious-sounding electronics set a gently pensive tone. Zimmer however responded to this by not even trying to, instead going in the complete opposite compositional direction to Williams, utilising hopeful atmosphere and soaring soundscapes to musically establish the new Superman instead of a Williams-esque recognisable melody, and not only did this method actually work, it worked superbly, stunningly well. John Williams had already established a beyond iconic score for the titular character more than thirty years earlier one that couldn’t possibly be replaced or improved upon (see the Superman March). Back in 2013, Hans Zimmer had an impossible task with the music for Man Of Steel. I’ve been meaning to tackle it for quite some time, and now that Junkie XL’s Justice League score is finally on the horizon, I felt it was high time to get writing so…let’s begin. This is one long overdue soundtrack review. Screw WB, Josh whedon, Danny elfman Comment by MR.Hans Zimmer’s inspiring score for Man Of Steel was a stunning entry into the superhero genre, utilising beautiful soundscapes and wondrous themes to create an album overall that perfectly captures the ideal of hope that is Superman. It's a new day, now get up stop whining that your not the best, not the strongest or not the smartest, AND CHANGE IT!! Comment by Nasser Ghoulīooom. I swear i go hard on this Comment by ►♫♪ Yota 's Corner ♪♫◄ Great bit right here Comment by Carley the cat (Glamrock)Ībsolutely perfect Comment by Carley the cat (Glamrock) I want a man of steel 2 directed by zack snyder and with teh same score Comment by Zackery Jones Love the dark theme very much♥♥®® Comment by Carley the cat (Glamrock) ❤️❤️ Comment by Alex I would love to hear this live Comment by Christian Olympus
I got chills hearing this theme again in the Snyder Cut. The only way to know your strength is keep testing your limits Comment by G4m3 WTF are you saying? Comment by Heisenberg Genre Soundtracks Comment by Carley the cat (Glamrock)Ĭan this just be Superman theme from on? because this is fitting- especially general zods scores! Comment by Hamza Mateen