Although Superman is set to fly again in just a few short months under the supervision of director Zack Snyder, the Man of Steel's return to the big screen comes at the expense of old friend John Williams.
The Academy Award winning composer's iconic "Superman" theme will not be featured in the forthcoming reboot, reports Thompson on Hollywood. The outlet spoke with "The Dark Knight" composer Hans Zimmer at a recent "Inception" DVD/Blu-ray release party, and Zimmer confirmed that he'll be taking on the new "Superman" movie's musical responsibilities.
Zimmer said that his work on "Superman" will only come after he's completed scoring on "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "Sherlock Holmes 2" and "Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom."
Earlier in the week, Zimmer spoke with NBC San Diego about the challenges of tackling a franchise that already has a memorable score, such as "Superman."
“It's a hard one,” said Zimmer, “but I followed one of the most iconic things on 'Batman' with [Christopher Nolan] as well, and it's the same thing. You are allowed to reinvent, but you have to try to be as good or at least as iconic and it has to resonate and it has to become a part of the zeitgeist. That's the job. On 'Gladiator' I remember people always talking about 'Spartacus' and I kept telling them, 'When you saw "Spartacus" and how it affected it you, that's how I want a modern audience to be affected by what we do now.' So I think ultimately you're supposed to reinvent.”
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