Superman Returns Score - He's Back (John Ottman)

This is a track from John Ottman's Superman Returns score; never officially released, it does not feature on the CD.
The music is from the end of the plane rescue sequence, when Superman's return is revealed to the world.

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Film & Animation

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• superman
• returns
• soundtrack
• score
• john
• ottman
• film
• music
• bryan
• singer
• brandon
• routh

[rpistus]

Actually this is from Superman The Movie, and the cue's title is The Fortress of Solitude, and Ottman used and mixed it with other bits and pieces of Williams' original and beautiful music. It's definetaly not Ottman's, he couldn't write music like this in a million years. That's the genius of Maestro John Williams.

[sanjuro4]

...I am more than aware that the original themes were composed by John Williams in 1978.

The point is that this particular recording was made under the direction of John Ottman.

I own many albums of film scores by John Williams, including the full one for Superman The Movie.

Stop being nitpicky. If you want to reupload this and put Williams' name next to it then you are more than welcome.

[rpistus]

That's true, but it's misguiding that you upload a cue recorded and arranged by a composer, that's actually written almost entirely by another. Why don't you upload Fortress of Solitude by John Williams too, if you own many albums of his? Just asking, not trying to pick a fight with you.

[sanjuro4]

I started uploading SR music because most of it has never been released(I got hold of it when the full score was leaked) . The STM version of this cue has been widely available for quite a while now, so can be heard elsewhere.

I actually uploaded 2 other pieces of SR music but they were taken down by YT. I have no idea why they left this one alone.

[sanjuro4]

I have to disagree when you say that Ottman was deliberately trying to trick people into thinking it was his original music.

SR is basically one long homage to STM. The opening titles are pratically the same, Brandon Routh is doing an impression of Reeve, there are countless references to Donner's film.

In the lead up to the film's release Bryan Singer was talking constantly about the connections to STM.

It's the same with the music, they wanted people (fans anyway) to get the references.

[rpistus]

I have to correct myself. I wrote: "Ottman hardly even changed anything about it, he used it in his score in it's entirity, making many people falsly believe that this is his own writing. " - so in a way, I did write this, but i didn't mean that he has bad intentions, I agree with you, that this was the filmmakers' purpose.

[sanjuro4]

Like I said, originally I was meaning to post many cues from SR, so this was just going to be one of many. The point of uploading this one in particular was to give fans the opportunity to hear Ottman's re-jigged version of Williams' cue. I would've thought that anyone looking for this music would be aware of it's origins, so it's only accurate to point out that this is the Ottman version.

[jayce79]

Underrated composer.

[nattyboozer05]

thanks for the reply :D i love this tune - i find superman themes inspiring

[FishfilmInc]

@sanjuro4 I like the choir version of the Main Titles

[vegetta00]

I must have this composition for my collection. Would you mind sending me a link to where I may download this?

[KhFanaticProductions]

@sanjuro4 Epic burn.

[ThomasJowers0]

@bolatluver29 Saw it 7 times in theatre

[FishfilmsInc]

@sanjuro4 i like the ending fanfare arrangement

[FishfilmsInc]

@sanjuro4 do you have the version of "The Planet Krypton"?

[Luciano22180]

Os temas que John Ottman criou para o filme são lindos, é pura música da mais alta qualidade. Basta lembrar que grande parte da obra é baseada no trabalho de um dos maiores mestres da música para cinema de todos os tempos: John Williams!

[YASHIRO520]

英雄是需要培養的.....

[bolatluver29]

very underated movie, i enjoyed it.. saw it twice in theatre

[TheGoldcountry]

brandon routh does no tricks- honest homage