Superman Returns Video: Watch the Main Titles being Scored!

[Steelsheen]

Judo: I know, man. I already coughed up to that twice now. Scroll up.

Here's the edit directly from the video in mp3 form:

Superman Returns Main Title (edit)

you rock dude

 

[Smegger56]

Has there ever been a theme that defines a character more than this? Thank god this theme is in the film. Nice one Ottman.

Though it isn't as powerful as the original, it is still amazing.

 

[Van Petrol]

Awesome!

 

[TRUE]

Can somebody YOUTUBE the video for me please?

 

[Super78]

Wow.

Sounds great.

Ottman and his orchestra play the theme to a "T", unlike the crappy, High-school band like performance Ken Thorne gave to the theme for Superman II and III.

 

[AsteroidMan]

Oh Dan..We're going to tread into "disappointment" territory again, you and I

No. The main title is going to be truncated. It's not going to be 6 minutes long. It's going to be about 3:40-3:50. That's already been reported because they decided to change how the movie opened. Ottman re-scored the opener. I think this was discussed at soundtrack.net

This is how it's going to sound. That transition to the Love Theme will be that abrupt. The slow flute intro is not there.

2:45 exactly. Not too long and not too short, IMHO.

There will be a small piece of the Krypton theme before that. And some silence...

EDIT: Oh, I see you timed it yourself to 2:42... Ignore my post.

 

[Steelsheen]

cant watch the video since i'm at work, but i can listen to it now via mp3 (thanks again FR!)


hmmm, so this is Ottman's version? very close to the John Williams version, a very good homage to it i must say. has a bit of a grandiose quality to it towards the end parts-- like its saying "this movie is bigger, better!"

one thing i dont much is the last few notes. it sounds like what you'd hear from a commercial .

otherwise pretty good. kudos to Ottman

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

2:45 exactly. Not too long and not too short, IMHO.

There will be a small piece of the Krypton theme before that. And some silence...

EDIT: Oh, I see you timed it yourself to 2:42... Ignore my post.

You've seen the film! Krypton theme? Awesome.

 

[Fatboy Roberts]

That makes perfect sense--an article was just posted that says the new opening shows krypton "crashing into" it's red sun before the new titles start in. The Krypton theme rising--and then explosion--and then the ostinato.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Super

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Hmm, Krypton crashing into the sun? Why is the explosion of Krypton being shown again?

 

[Fatboy Roberts]

I wish I could tell you. Because if I knew, that would mean I helped make the movie, and that'd be a lot better than what I'm currently doing now (scratching my ass and reading the internet)

 

[Steelsheen]

Hmm, Krypton crashing into the sun? Why is the explosion of Krypton being shown again?

i think because they changed how the film starts dude. the Exploration of Krypton's Ruins are gone, they changed it to that. hence the rescoring Ottman had to do.

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Hehe, just thinking out loud here. I find it curious, since, Clark's flashbacks not withstanding, I get the impression that the storyline doesn't alternate between present and the past.

 

[Steelsheen]

Hehe, just thinking out loud here. I find it curious, since, Clark's flashbacks not withstanding, I get the impression that the storyline doesn't alternate between present and the past.

it does during the Smallville sequence. Kal-El reminisce and then there's the flashback to young Clark discovering his powers (the leaping sequences we see in the trailers).

 

[rock_on]

I swear, every time I hear the main title I get goosebumps. I have the soundtrack for S:TM and I never get sick of listening to it. There's something so iconic about the original score that when you hear parts of it in Ottman's score, you get chills.

 

[Steelsheen]

yeah its called the John William's effect

happens everytime when you listen to any classic track composed by Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, Jurrassic Park, Close Encounters, the list goes on .....)

 

[Naite22]

Well, there you go, it's the full Main Titles right there in the video, soundong great as ever. Bryan looks healthier...

That was not the FULL main theme, I have a little trouble believing that. Cause parts of the main theme that's in the old version is not heard in this one. I think they've cut it together somehow...

 

[Naite22]

It sounds so freaken GREAT!... updated a bit, yet still the classic main tittle.. I dont know about you guys, but I could seriously hear where the tiny differents were placed... it was just a tad more UP-beat, and that's great! especially in the begining.

 

[AsteroidMan]

That makes perfect sense--an article was just posted that says the new opening shows krypton "crashing into" it's red sun before the new titles start in. The Krypton theme rising--and then explosion--and then the ostinato.

The article is a bit wrong -

Spoiler

the planet does not crash into the sun. The sun dies and collapses, then explodes and destroys Krypton. While similar to STM, it happens much slower and with alot more detail and just BOOM-Boom...

 

[LostSon88]

I got goosebumps watching that...

 

[Naite22]

The article is a bit wrong -

Spoiler

the planet does not crash into the sun. The sun dies and collapses, then explodes and destroys Krypton. While similar to STM, it happens much slower and with alot more detail and just BOOM-Boom...

I would've never thought that we would get to see Krypton explode...AGAIN!...

 

[SuperJediHero]

Awesome I got goosebumps too!!!

 

[SuperJediHero]

Heres my version of an mp3

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56565/Superman%20Returns%20-%20Main%20Theme%20-%20John%20Ottman.mp3

Can't download it, try yousendit.com?
Nevermind this did
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fy1fgd

 

[Fatboy Roberts]

LOL. My link is still live and it's right at the top of this page, man.