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SUPERMAN RETURNS (Soundtrack)

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composer: John Ottman
Label:
Warner/Rhino
Release Date: June 27 2006
Links: www.supermanreturns.com

 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
Main Titles
2
Memories
3
Rough Flight
4
Little Secrets/Power of the Sun
5
Bank Job
6
How Could You Leave Us?
7
Tell Me Everything
8
You're Not One Of Them
9
Not Like the Train Set
10
So Long Superman
11
The People You Care For
12
I Wanted You To Know
13
Saving The World
14
In The Hands of Mortals
15
Reprise/Fly Away

REVIEW

Like how certain movie directors like to use certain actors in their works, there are also several well-known director-composer pairings in Hollywood. John Ottman is a frequent collaborator with Bryan Singer, having composed the music score for films like The Usual Suspects (1995) and X2: X-Men United (2003). And if you are familiar with the director’s signature filmmaking style, you can almost detect it in his composer too.

Singer’s works have always emphasized on character development, and with his latest blockbuster about a certain Man of Steel, one can feel the layers of music development in this 55-minute soundtrack score album.

Opening the album is the famous theme for Superman composed by composer maestro John Williams. After that, Ottman is left on his own, with the gargantuan task of creating new themes and music for this classic superhero movie.

True to old-school superhero music, Ottman’s composition works well with the mental image of the soaring Superman in the mind. There are heartfelt moments in tracks like “Memories” and “How Could You Leave Me”. Then there is suspense and looming evil in tracks like “Rough Flight” and “Not Like the Train Set”. Although these tunes do not make good memorable main themes, they do provide flashes of gratifying listening.

We do not blame Ottman for the lack of memorable themes though, considering the impact of the original main theme by Williams has on fanboys. Ottman is smart enough to weave this famous tune into his own work, finding a balance. The result is an agreeable score which is gradually developed throughout the album, rather than one which is tightly-paced.

While Ottman’s previous superhero scores Fantastic Four (2005) and X2 may not have left deep impressions with film music lovers, this soundtrack album for Superman Returns may just be a hit - with the help of William’s celebrated main theme.

This may be a gift or a curse, depending on how you see it. Oops, we may have just used the tagline for the wrong superhero here.

 

SOUNDTRACK RATING:

Review by John Li

 

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