Edith Bowman is back for the second part of her SUPERMAN double header on Soundtracking, this time in a chat with the film's co-composer John Murphy! In this conversation, he talks about his working relationship with James Gunn and the way they collaboratively conceptualized the film’s themes. “Why don’t we just entertain,” he recollects saying to Gunn, “then we’ll see what we can weave together thematically afterwards.” This proved to be a successful approach for the film, which has so far become the highest-grossing standalone Superman film domestically.
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John Murphy and David Fleming, co-composers for DC’s latest big screen SUPERMAN adaptation, sat with Owen Danoff at ScreenRant to talk about how they each handled crafting variations of John Williams’ renowned theme and how they developed the film’s additional themes, like Murphy’s fuzzy post-rock love motif for Clark and Lois, and Fleming’s raucous theme for the Justice Gang.
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‘Superman’ co-composer John Murphy was initially terrified when the first trailer released with his “Jimi Hendrix style” guitar rendition of John Williams’ 1978 theme, but that fear quickly went away when he finished watching and realized he had something special.
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‘Superman’ co-composer John Murphy used his secret weapon, a “crap” campfire guitar, to write the love theme for Lois & Clark, an instrument his composer counterpart David Fleming heard about in this interview for the first time.
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‘Superman’ composers John Murphy & David Fleming were honored, but also extremely aware of the important responsibility they had to pay homage to John Williams’ Superman themes, arguably the greatest superhero film score of all time.
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Where do you stand on Squirrelgate? ‘Superman’ composers John Murphy & David Fleming weigh in on the controversial critter’s rescue scene and reveal why there’s more to it than you might think.
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Score: The Podcast | John Murphy & David Fleming (Superman)
Superstar composers John Murphy and David Fleming finally enter the same room (you read that correctly) after an unusual but groundbreaking experience co-composing the score for James Gunn’s SUPERMAN.
How John’s electric guitar-focused approach (he writes themes on a zany guitar he named Ned Flanders) harnessed the majesty of John Williams’ iconic theme — and why the trailer debut was nerve racking to see if the world would accept his “version” of it. Also, how his precious guitar themes (28 Days Later, Sunshine) helped prep for how to treat this film with the sound needed.
David and John discuss their breakthroughs in film composing — an internship leading to working with Hans Zimmer on The Lion King. Blue Planet II and Top Gun: Maverick — and a book titled “How To Write A Film Score” which was promptly discarded for a few pints.
The duo also discuss their unique place in the massive re-launch of the DC Universe’s first film — tonally a new direction that called for embracing the campiness a little more, but also the authenticity. How John’s music was critical to filming, and later how David navigated a final push to expand the film’s musical scope thematically.
Also, Squirrelgate.
Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader at Igloo Studios in Burbank. Special thanks to the team at Igloo for making this episode possible!
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Don’t miss it 💫 Check out the Superman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by John Murphy & David Fleming!
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