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This is a score that certainly builds up the anticipation to see the film. Zimmer's "Superman - Man of Steel" score is still one of the most played soundtracks in my collection with it's beautiful themes and intense action music that is just pure epic. Zimmer's collaboration with Junkie XL on "Batman v Superman" is nothing short of soundtrack gold. You'll certainly find all of the musical theatrics that is Hans Zimmer and the contributions of Junkie XL blend right in creating a score that is sure to please fans. I absolutely loved Zimmer's Superman theme from "Man of Steel" and always thought that it represented that character well. Junkie XL's Batman theme for this film is pretty amazing too. It reminds me of a vengeful march that somehow manages to be villainous and heroic at the same time. It's an awesome theme for the Dark Knight indeed.
Zimmer knows how to unleash the might of a full orchestra, chorus, and percussion (man he loves percussion) when it's needed but also demonstrates his skills at pulling back the reigns to highlight more emotional and subtle moments as well. A clear example of this can be found in the second track entitled "Their War Here". Having a great cue like that early on in the score definitely makes you giddy in wonder with what will happen next. "Do You Bleed" (track 7) is another massive sequence that is everything you'd expect to hear musically in an epic battle of the titans as Batman and Superman face off. With all the talk about Batman and Superman, let's not forget Wonder Woman as well. Track 11, "Is She With You?", introduces her theme that is a mix of electric guitar and tribal like drums that musically symbolizes the Amazonian warrior princess well. We've been without Wonder Woman for too long and it's certainly good to have her back again!
The Deluxe version CD release comes with two discs, a mini movie poster, and a 16 page insert. The insert has photos from the movie, musician listings, production credits and an interview (conversation) with Hans Zimmer/Junkie XL. There are 13 tracks on the first disc and 5 on the second. The total running time of music is 1 hour and 32 minutes. Be very careful when removing the discs from the plastic CD holder because they are really snapped in tight. I had to carefully pry mine loose from it's grip. Although I liked the "Man of Steel" deluxe packaging the most, it's much better than the oversized case and "scratch your CDs" slip covers that was used for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". Current favorite tracks on this release are: "Their War Here" (2), "This is My World" (12), and "Men Are Still Good" (13). I highly recommend!!
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Another strong score for Batman, but still the wrong one for Superman.
At this point, I'm at the point where I'm basically like, "You can compose whatever Batman themes you want, and I'll just enjoy them all for what they are." But as for Superman's material in this film, as strong a score as it is, it's still the wrong one. How can a hybridization between Zimmer's works for "Inception", "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight", "The Dark Knight Rises", "The Dark Knight Trilogy Symphony" album, "The Peacemaker", "The House of the Spirits", "Point of No Return", "Drop Zone", and "The Lion King" from '94 musically connect to Superman's true nature and home in Smallville, Kansas? Superman's not a brooding and bitter dark hero like Batman as the score suggests; he's a more hopeful, optimistic, idealistic, and lighter one -- they musically stripped him of all the characteristics associated with him: romance with Lois Lane, nobility, American patriotism, dynamism, heroism, and, in its own way, intelligence (Zimmer and X.L., and all their fans out there may argue that they're just addressing the dark tones that the films demanded, but it's been said and shown, time and time again, that already-established themes for already-established characters can always altered in chords, progressions, and instrumentation to serve much darker purposes). Only the themes that John Williams created back in '78 and that Ken Thorne, Alexander Courage, and John Ottman adapted can truly musically apply to Superman and his world; trying to watch a Superman story without any of the true Superman themes by Williams and Ottman is almost like trying to watch a James Bond/007 film without "The James Bond Theme" or a "Star Trek" film or episode without any of its own themes and styles. As for Wonder Woman, though, they musically defined her for the big silver screen.
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SpaDogs
This is very good soundtrack. It takes a lot to listen to ...
Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2017
