Superman - The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

superman - the movie: original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

On this CD:

    Superman, film score Prelude and Main Title March
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Planet Krypton
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Destruction of Krypton
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Star Ship Escapes
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Trip to Earth
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Growing Up
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Death of Jonathan Kent
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Leaving Home
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Fortress of Solitude
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Welcome to Metropolis
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Lex Luthor's Lair
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Big Rescue
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Super Crime Fighter
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Super Rescues
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Luthor's Luau
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Planet Krypton
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Main Title March
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Superman March
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The March of The Villains
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Terrace
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Flying Sequence
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Lois And Clark
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Crime of The Century
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Sonic Greeting
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Misguided Missiles And Kryptonite
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Chasing Rockets
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Superfeats
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Super Dam and Finding Lois
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Turning Back The World
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Finale and End Title March
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Love Theme From Superman
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Can You Read My Mind
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score The Flying Sequence/ Can You Read My Mind
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Can You Read My Mind
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

    Superman, film score Theme From Superman
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by John Williams

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Released during the era of leisure suits and pet rocks, the film Superman: The Movie has aged about as well. But the often-clumsy charms of Richard Donner's cartoonish, hit-and-miss take on the Man of Steel was blessed with at least one superlative artistic effort: John Williams's epic score. The composer's Oscar-nominated music (coming on the heels of Star Wars and Close Encounters) was a wall-to-wall heroic symphony, rife with memorable melodies and ominous arrangements. Almost every original cut on this soundtrack appears in an expanded version, supplemented by nearly a dozen previously unreleased cues and alternate takes. Featuring a deluxe slipcase and extensive, new liner notes, this is the definitive release of one of Maestro Williams's greatest scores. --Jerry McCulley

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Superman - The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
Superman - The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Original 1978 Recording?
  • AWESOME! John Williams shows again why he's the master of movie scores
  • Is John Williams Superman???
  • Excellent!
  • Hector, about the liner notes...
 Superman - The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000046PVN
Release Date: 2000-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Prelude and Main Title March
  2. Planet Krypton, The
  3. Destruction of Krypton
  4. Star Ship Escapes
  5. Trip to Earth, The
  6. Growing Up
  7. Death of Jonathan Kent
  8. Leaving Home
  9. Fortress of Solitude, The
  10. Welcome to Metropolis
  11. Lex Luthor's Lair
  12. Big Rescue, The
  13. Super Crime Fighter
  14. Super Rescues
  15. Luther's Luau
  16. Planet Krypton (Alternate), The
  17. Main Title March (Alternate)

Tracks:

  1. Superman March (Alternate)
  2. March of the Villains, The
  3. Terrace, The
  4. Flying Sequence, The
  5. Lois and Clark
  6. Crime of the Century
  7. Sonic Greeting
  8. Misguided Missiles and Kryptonite
  9. Chasing Rockets
  10. Supefeates
  11. Super Dam and Finding Lois
  12. Turning Back the World
  13. Finale and End Title March
  14. Love Theme from Superman
  15. Can You Read My MInd (Alternate performed by Margot Kidder)
  16. Flying Sequence/Can You Read My Mind, The
  17. Can You Read My Mind (Alternate Instrumental)
  18. Theme from Superman (Concert Version)

Amazon.com

Released during the era of leisure suits and pet rocks, the film Superman: The Movie has aged about as well. But the often-clumsy charms of Richard Donner's cartoonish, hit-and-miss take on the Man of Steel was blessed with at least one superlative artistic effort: John Williams's epic score. The composer's Oscar-nominated music (coming on the heels of Star Wars and Close Encounters) was a wall-to-wall heroic symphony, rife with memorable melodies and ominous arrangements. Almost every original cut on this soundtrack appears in an expanded version, supplemented by nearly a dozen previously unreleased cues and alternate takes. Featuring a deluxe slipcase and extensive, new liner notes, this is the definitive release of one of Maestro Williams's greatest scores. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Original 1978 Recording?.......2007-04-04

FIVE STAR FOR MUSIC. 1 STAR FOR AUDIO. Ok I've wanted this recording for almost 4 years. Now I got it. I am a discerning listener. This soundtrack is not the best quality. Tape hiss is very pronounced. You can tell it's taken directly from a cassette recording. I have other digital recordings of this music. They are miles ahead of this cd. Soundtrack is on the Rhino label. What? Rhino is not known for high fidelity. So it is very deceiving for one to buy a cd thinking it's John Williams conducting on a new recording in 1998 or whenever. It's the actual 1978 recording. Now let me unleash my rage. This thing sounds as if it's recorded with a single microphone in a bathroom, at a truck stop. Yes the music is phenomenal. My favorite track is #2 Krypton. I was hoping to discover some new hidden melodies that I've never heard in previous recording (original 1978). Nope. This IS the 1978 recording. So I will be getting the Debney recording just so I can hear what I'm missing. Love the music. Just can't hear it. ALL OF IT! But cool booklet. I can't listen to a booklet. But I got it. Whoopee.

5 out of 5 stars AWESOME! John Williams shows again why he's the master of movie scores.......2006-08-31

After over a year of trying to find a seller of this fine soundtrack, I finally found it! It is high time that the full score was released on CD.
The original soundtrack release from 1978, while still an excellent collection, was sadly lacking in several of the best cues from the film. Most important of these was Track 12 (Disc 1) in which the helicopter crashes on the Daily Planet's roof and dangles precariously above the street. Williams builds on it, introducing Superman's theme into it as Clark Kent runs across the street, then rips open his shirt to reveal the 'S' - the symbol of the House of El - then enters the revolving door & exits as Superman. At the end of this is one of my favorite cues; the Superman theme is played as the Man of Steel appears above Metropolis, flying over the city on the hunt for criminals. 'Crime of the Century' (Track 6, Disc 2) was one of my favorite cues; this one portrayed the missile convoy as it made its way along the freeway, where Luthor staged the accident to get his cronies close enough to sabotage the missiles. There are too many new tracks to list here that should have been included the first time around, just a lack of space precluded this from happening.

5 out of 5 stars Is John Williams Superman???.......2006-08-20

After listening to the CD, John Williams must be Superman. By far, the greatest movie score ever written.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......2006-08-10

Other than the over kill of "Can you read my mind", an excellent collection.

5 out of 5 stars Hector, about the liner notes..........2006-07-14

I have the previous edition, and the notes that came with it were nestled next to the CD in a thick booklet (with a cover of Reeve in front of an American flag) that was large enough for the slipcase cover, but too big to fit into the CD case front. Otherwise, the one-sheet cover that came with your soundtrack is identical to the slipcase version.

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