2013 Movie News Archives

April 30, 2013: "Superman: Unbound" Sountrack and Composer Interview

Soundtrack Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, SUPERMAN: UNBOUND film arrives May 7, 2013 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as a Blu-rayTM Combo Pack and DVD, however it appears to already be available for Digital Download.

One aspect of the animated movie that's receiving a lot of interest is the musical score by composer Kevin Kliesch, which is available today on CD and digital download.

    "Director James Tucker and I agreed that a purely orchestral approach to the score was the wrong direction," Kliesch said when asked about the score. "So I assembled a large sound palette that included a heavy dose of electronics overlaid on top of the orchestra. I wanted to give a nod to the traditional super hero themes by utilizing the brass section, but at the same time I wanted it to sound fresh and contemporary, so there's a generous amount of synthetic textures and driving percussion underneath it all. As for Brainiac, I wanted his music to have an otherworldly sound that hints not so slightly of madness and hubris combined."

    As a character, Superman tends to be associated with bright colors, optimism and truth, justice and the American way, which Kliesch confirms helps to inform many of his choices.

    "Superman has always been associated with a powerful and noble theme, which is usually represented by the brass section, so I didn't want to break tradition in that sense," he elaborates. "But I might lean less heavily on the 'super hero fanfare' aspect of the character, depending on who it was that I was composing for. I'll just have to figure that one out when the next movie comes along."

Source: DCComics.com.

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2013 Movie News

Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2013 organized into various categories:

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“Superman/Batman” Movie News: “Justice League” Movie News: “Superman: Unbound” Animated Movie News: “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” Animated Movie News: “Justice League: War” Animated Movie News: Christopher Reeve Movie News: Other Movie News:

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