Friday, February 4, 2011

Man of Music

Is Tyler Bates set to compose the music for Superman: Man of Steel? According to IMDb he is. Which for me is good news. I have enjoyed Bates' music and would seem like a no brainer since he is a frequent collaborator with Zack Snyder who is directing the newest Superman movie. Now the question that rests in my head is this: Will Tyler Bates come up with his own theme song for Superman and possibly ruin the franchise in the eyes of many fanboys, myself included, or will he rework, and reinvigorate the classic John Williams "Superman March"? My hope is for the latter obviously. John Williams' Superman score is a classic in the eyes of many and could be considered the greatest movie theme ever written! To me and a countless many others the Superman theme literally says "SUPERMAN!". Some people say that it's old and dated and with the film being a reboot it should separate itself from all Superman movies past. I disagree. Sure it's a reboot, but the theme has become a part of that character...not just the film franchise. What are your ideas on the Superman theme? Keep it? Rework it? Change it all together? Let me know!