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Recorded with a 97-piece orchestra led by performer Damon Intrabartolo, SUPERMAN RETURNS: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE features Ottman’s epic score as well as his exceptional twists on themes that John Williams composed for the original 1978 film, such as the classic main subject, “Superman March.”

John Ottman recall about making the new score, “When Bryan (Singer) called informing me we were going to be making this film, I could in fact feel my neck and shoulders tightening up. I mean, this is the Man of Steel. This is THE superhero. Why are we fooling with this!? Soon thereafter I swear I could see an ghost of John Williams, like Obi Wan Kenobi, waving his fingers, mouthing, ‘Don’t screw this up.’ It wasn’t as much the weight of also editing the picture, but foremost, the musical behemoth and liability ahead.”

Overall, the score is very high-quality. It takes us through the sentiments of the film and makes you experience that you are right there, flying with Superman. If you get pleasure from scores and classical themed music, you can be sure that the official Superman Returns score is a good bet.