THE classic Superman theme music by John Williams will not feature in the hero's new film Man of Steel, says director Zack Snyder.
You might well expect a reboot to go down a new path musically as well as in every other sense. But, nonetheless, there has been an expectation that Williams' iconic score would reappear in some form in the new film starring Henry Cavill.
The music for Man of Steel won't be added until the film is finished and so the first teaser trailers (see below) made temporary use of Howard Shore's score from The Lord of the Rings.
Many Superman enthusiasts were not too happy about that and one fan even went as far as replacing Shore's music with the John Williams theme (below).
But Snyder insists he won't be reusing any music from the previous movies.
He told Total Film: "We decided to act as if no Superman film had been made - even though we love the films that have been made.
"We had to say this is a Superman movie for the first time and you can't then go 'Oh, now let's steal a little music.'
"So, yes it's awesome music but Hans Zimmer is going to do something awesome."
On the approach to the project as a whole, he said: "Superman is a big responsibility but I felt he needed to be reintroduced to a generation and I thought this was a great opportunity.
"We have great respect for the canon. I would say it is a clashing of stories and ideas. Superman is the king-daddy of all superheroes - to make him work is a big deal.
"The big challenge is if you can make people feel 'What would you do if you were Superman?' That's what we went out to do as far as we could. Superman's always been this kind of big blue boy-scout up on a throne that nobody can really touch, so we tried to make him relatable."
And he appears to suggest that once Man of Steel is on screens - it's released on June 14, 2013 - it may indeed set the scene for a Justice League team-up film.
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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