Superman (1978) film score

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film score soundtrack

The "Superman" (1978) film score is John Williams's iconic orchestral soundtrack that helped define the musical sound of modern superhero cinema through its heroic main theme and sweeping, romantic motifs.

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Superman (1978) film score canonical 1
Superman II (1980) film score 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
soundtrack ⓘ
associatedEra New Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: New Hollywood cinema
associatedWithCharacter Superman ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Richard Donner ⓘ
associatedWithFranchise Superman film series ⓘ
awarded Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (1979)
basedOnFilm Superman: The Movie ⓘ
surface form: Superman (1978 film)
composer John Williams ⓘ
conductor John Williams ⓘ
containsTrack Chasing Rockets ⓘ
Growing Up ⓘ
Leaving Home ⓘ
The Flying Sequence ⓘ
Krypton ⓘ
surface form: The Planet Krypton

The Trip to Earth ⓘ
Theme from Superman ⓘ
Turning Back the World ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReputation iconic superhero film score ⓘ
landmark in film music ⓘ
featuresTheme Flying theme ⓘ
Krypton theme ⓘ
Lex Luthor motif ⓘ
Love Theme from Superman ⓘ
Smallville ⓘ
surface form: Smallville theme

Superman March ⓘ
followedBy Superman (1978) film score self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Superman II (1980) film score
genre orchestral film music ⓘ
symphonic score ⓘ
hasFormat compact disc ⓘ
digital release ⓘ
vinyl LP ⓘ
influenceOn DC Comics film music ⓘ
modern superhero film scores ⓘ
label Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
notableWorkOf John Williams ⓘ
orchestrator Alexander Courage ⓘ
Herbert Spencer ⓘ
surface form: Herbert W. Spencer
originalReleaseYear 1978 ⓘ
precededBy Star Wars film score ⓘ
surface form: Star Wars (1977) film score
publisher Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. ⓘ
recordedForStudio Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
recordingLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
recordingOrchestra London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
style late-Romantic orchestral ⓘ
leitmotif-based ⓘ

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John Williams → notableWork → Superman (1978) film score ⓘ
Superman (1978) film score → followedBy → Superman (1978) film score self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Superman II (1980) film score