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The names of the themes I listed below are somewhat ambiguous, since Zod's theme also doubles as an battle theme whether Zod is present or not. Solitude" (demos/sketches and a couple of tracks used in the filmĪs in his scores for the Batman trilogy, Zimmer here wrote mostly short motivic themes used in variations, and threaded them through the complex electronic/sampled textures to create a unique and surprisingly emotional soundworld. Into "Flight" (film score) and "Experiments From the Fortress of The score was released in a deluxe expanded package which was divided These elements and more were mixed with piano, orchestral and choral tracks to fill out the sound palette for the film. Homemade sound-sculptures, created and played by Chas Smith, were used to create ambient textures which could also be digitally manipulated. An 8 member pedal-steel guitar orchestra was used to create source textures to be used later in the Superman theme (low figures, "electric glissandi", etc). Zimmer himself of course, was no stranger to superhero films, having created the classic modern day scores to the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy.įor the recording, a "celebrity drum circle" was employed to create some of the rhythmic elements (Zod drum theme, etc.), and this percussion ensemble included Jason Bonham, Pharrell Williams, Sheila E, Jim Keltner, Vinnie Colaiuta and 10 others. Zimmer was assisted by a few other composers, most notably Junkie XL, aka Tom Holkenborg ( "Mad Max: Fury Road"), who would get equal billing with Zimmer in the film's sequel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In fact, at least one reviewer considers this Zimmer's "masterpiece". The film score was received with somewhat mixed reactions, but personally I've grown to like it more and more with each new listen, especially after writing the below analysis. In this iteration, both the film and the score sharply diverged from the "classic" Superman, and delivered an entirely new "sci-fi" approach.

In 2013, Hans Zimmer was tasked with scoring a new Superman film, a daunting challenge considering the long shadow cast by John Williams' iconic score to the 1978 Superman.