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Danny Elfman ’s newly released theme from the upcomingJustice Leaguescore include a subtle reference to one of the most darling melodic cues not just in superhero traditional knowledge , but in all of film history : John Williams ' iconicSupermantheme .
Thesoundtrack number forJustice League- DC ’s much anticipated team up film that brings together Batman , Wonder Woman , The Flash , Aquaman , and Cyborg to take on Steppenwolf in the wake of Superman ’s dying - has been released online , prompt massive fan speculation over its cryptic track titles . Elfman , who replaced Junkie XL asJustice League’scomposer late in the output process , had previously teased his use ofWilliams ' immortal Superman themein the film .
recognize by Twitter userSindarOath , a subtle , dark reprise of Williams ' Superman root at about the 0:22 second mark in theJustice Leaguetheme . Have a listen below :
SPOILER admonition — Someone just sent me the friend AND FOES go after from#JusticeLeague . diminished touch of John Williams in there . LOVE this.pic.twitter.com/FCQ2k2YRXT — ﾑ ( @SindarOath)October 26 , 2017
This is a very cool present moment for hardcore DC fans , and could mean several different thing for Henry Cavill ’s Superman . The by all odds more forbidding version of the classic theme could play into the rumors that , for at least part of the movie , the revived Superman is a foeman to the other League members . Conversely , evoking the theme of the earnest , virtuously elementary Christopher Reeve version of the character could potentially be setting up a less disconsolate , reborn version of Cavill ’s Man of Steel .
Elfman , for his part , is something of a caption in the pantheon of comic Good Book flick composers . He ’s honoring Williams’Supermanscore here , but an disputation could be made his score for Tim Burton’sBatmanfilms is every bit as iconic . He ’s also done excellent work on theSpider - Manfilms , and go withJustice League’swriter / reshoot director Joss Whedon onAvengers : Age of Ultron .
It will be interesting to see if Elfman might pull from other past DC themes . Hans Zimmer - who scoredMan of Steelon his own andBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justicewith Junkie XL , as well the Christopher NolanBatmanfilms - has said he ’s retired from superhero films , but it seems potential his themes for both Superman and Wonder Woman will live on in DC ’s shared cinematic existence . Junkie XL ’s Batman theme is by all odds less beloved , so perhaps Elfman could invoke his own employment on the Caped Crusader , who is also experiencing something of a heroic spiritual rebirth inJustice League .
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