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Joseph Sun
09-11-2005, 07:27 PM
keep the original theme song? well of course it should. its a classic.
Steve
09-11-2005, 11:21 PM
I think they're going to do that anyways.

No worries.
Deskad
09-12-2005, 12:16 AM
I for one would like a new one. Not because I don't like the old one, but in my opinion, change is better than stagnation as it allows for progress.
Daniel Hopkins
09-12-2005, 01:55 AM
keep the original theme song? well of course it should. its a classic.
Are they not?
dancj
09-12-2005, 05:37 AM
IIRC they said the original tune would be used in the film, but it wouldn't be the theme tune.
PatrickG
09-12-2005, 02:49 PM
That's not my understanding.

New score but the same anthem tune along with "quotes" from Williams score in places.

I mean, Marlon Brando is Jor-El. The movie opens with a 40s-style comic book. The fortress and ship are identical. Zod, Ursa and Non get referenced. Glenn Ford is Pa Kent.

This is a sequel more than III or IV were.
trickster
09-12-2005, 05:56 PM
IIRC they said the original tune would be used in the film, but it wouldn't be the theme tune.

A lot of people bitched about Batman Begins not having a Danny Elfman score. And while I liked the previous Batman movie scores, I also liked the new score by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard a lot. Danny Elfman wouldn't have fit for BB. So while I think the original Superman theme was good, I'm not against "Superman Returns" having a new theme (although I heard they intend to keep it). IIRC they have John Ottman doing it. He's got some pretty goood soundtracks under his belt and some of his works are really good: The FF4 main theme, "Sneaky Mystique" from X-Men, some of his "The Usual Suspects" songs.
dancj
09-13-2005, 05:21 AM
That's not my understanding.

New score but the same anthem tune along with "quotes" from Williams score in places.

I'm not sure how this disagrees with what I said?
mwm1331
09-13-2005, 05:54 AM
I still can't think od that tune without my heart lifting a little. It was perfect the first time.
Predator
09-15-2005, 06:50 PM
Of COURSE! To do otherwise would be blasphemy! I'm not a regular Superman fan and even I know that.
Pariah128
09-15-2005, 07:18 PM
I just dont want them to overuse it
Dr. Drake Ramoray
09-16-2005, 12:13 AM
I know that it gave me a chill when they used it on Smallville during Tom Welling's scenes with Chritopher Reeve.
acagle7
09-18-2005, 09:12 PM
Yes, it should.
Lord Grog
09-19-2005, 05:53 PM
It wouldn't be the same without it!