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LOS ANGELES, July 09, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WaterTower Music releases today, the highly anticipated Superman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), featuring music from composers John Murphy and David Fleming as featured in Superman from director/writer/producer James Gunn and DC Studios, which opens in US theaters July 11. Mondoshop.com will be starting pre-order of the 2x LP vinyl on July 11th with 2 different color options:- Blue/ Red / White Spinner- Solid Red / Blue
To meet the scale of Superman, James Gunn turned to longtime collaborator John Murphy, who introduced sweeping new themes for Lois and Clark and Lex Luthor, while reimagining John Williams' iconic Superman melody with a striking electric guitar arrangement. Emmy-winning composer David Fleming later joined the project, contributing bold new orchestral arrangements of the Williams theme alongside fresh, character-driven motifs for the Justice Gang, the Daily Planet, and Krypto. Together, their dynamic score ensures Superman soars for a new generation.
Murphy shares, "From the start, James and I knew we wanted to honor Superman's legacy while creating something bold and new. There's such purity in the character, and I wanted that reflected in the music - noble, orchestral, timeless, while still finding moments to experiment and push the boundaries."
Fleming adds, "There's a deep emotional core to this Superman, and musically it was about tapping into that humanity. Reimagining the iconic theme while building new ones. From The Daily Planet to the Justice Gang, it was a chance to explore his world in a way that felt classic and completely fresh."
Superman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Tracklisting:
1. Home - David Fleming2. Last Son - David Fleming3. Hammer of Boravia - David Fleming4. LuthorCorp - John Murphy5. The Daily Planet - David Fleming6. Lois & Clark - John Murphy7. Eyes Up Here - David Fleming8. Justice Gang vs. Kaiju - David Fleming9. Intruders - David Fleming10. The Message - David Fleming & John Murphy11. Secret Harem - David Fleming & John Murphy12. The Real Punk Rock - John Murphy13. Pocket Universe - David Fleming14. 5 Years Time - Noah And The Whale15. Something Like a Sun - David Fleming & John Murphy16. Jailbreak - David Fleming17. The River Pi - David Fleming18. Take the T-Craft - David Fleming & John Murphy19. Your Choices, Your Actions - David Fleming20. Raising the Flag - John Murphy21. The Rift - David Fleming22. Bases Loaded - David Fleming23. Speeding Bullet - David Fleming24. Remote Control - David Fleming & John Murphy25. Upgrade - David Fleming & John Murphy26. Driven by Envy - David Fleming & John Murphy27. Look Up - David Fleming28. Being Human - David Fleming29. Luthor the Traitor - John Murphy30. Metropolis - David Fleming & John Murphy31. Walking on Air - John Murphy32. Punkrocker (feat. Iggy Pop) - Teddybears33. The Mighty Crabjoys Theme - The Mighty Crabjoys
ABOUT SUPERMAN
Superman, DC Studios' first feature film to hit the big screen, soars into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original Super Hero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who's driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
When Superman is drawn into conflicts both abroad and at home, his actions to protect humankind are questioned, and his vulnerability allows tech billionaire and master deceiver Lex Luthor to leverage the opportunity to get Superman out of the way for good. Will the Daily Planet's intrepid reporter Lois Lane, together with the aid of Metropolis's other metahumans and Superman's own four-legged companion, Krypto, be able to help Superman before Luthor can completely destroy him?
DC Studios Presents a Troll Court Entertainment/The Safran Company Production, A James Gunn Film, Superman will be in theaters and IMAX® nationwide on July 11, 2025, and internationally beginning 9 July 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
ABOUT JOHN MURPHY
Liverpool born John Murphy began scoring movies at the age of 25. In 2001, following the success of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, he moved to Los Angeles.
Since then he has worked with some of the industry's most respected and luminary filmmakers, including James Gunn, Michael Mann, Danny Boyle, and Guy Ritchie, producing film scores as prominent and diverse as 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Kick-Ass, The Suicide Squad, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
His movie trailers include Captain America, X-Men, Ready Player One, and Avatar, and his music has been featured in advertising campaigns for Nike, Microsoft, Google, and Apple.
After Kick-Ass Murphy set up the record label Taped Noise and began work on several non-movie projects. His latest film, Superman, released on July 11, is his fourth collaboration with James Gunn.
ABOUT DAVID FLEMING
David Fleming is an Emmy-winning American composer who has written music for film and television including most recently, Season 2 of HBO's The Last of Us, collaborating once again with Gustavo Santaolalla, and James Gunn's upcoming DC film Superman.
David's score for Ron Howard's Jim Henson: Idea Man earned him a Primetime Emmy Award as well as the ASCAP Composer's Choice Award for Documentary Score of the Year, with his work on Amazon's Mr. & Mrs. Smith bringing him a second Emmy nomination. David composed the score for the BBC's acclaimed Blue Planet II alongside Hans Zimmer, which marked the start of a collaborative relationship with the Academy Award-winning composer, encompassing scores for both Dune films and Top Gun: Maverick. David's sweeping orchestral fantasy score for Netflix's Damsel marked his first solo feature, while his dark electronic work alongside Gustavo Santaolla on HBO's The Last of Us won ASCAP's Composer's Choice Award for Television Score of the Year.
In addition, David recently composed the score for A24's Eternity and the neo-western Americana, both of which are slated for 2025 releases.
ABOUT WATERTOWER MUSIC
WaterTower Music, the in-house label for the Warner Bros Discovery companies, releases recorded music as rich and diverse as the companies themselves. It has been the soundtrack home to many of the world's most iconic films, television shows and games since 2001.
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