Music in Around the World With Superman
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ShadowsouL — 9 years ago(June 11, 2016 09:21 PM)
I could swear that the music during the world flight scenes (and which also can be heard in many other episodes) was referenced by John Williams in his 1978 Superman score (in addition to his iconic main theme being similar in arrangement and structure to the TV series theme, most notably the march style).
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pt100 — 9 years ago(June 11, 2016 10:08 PM)
Yes, elements from the first TV series were borrowed in later themes.
The TV theme for the 1950s series had the unusual lead-in of a harp playing a kind of stringed "drumroll" as the camera moved through space, segueing into a dramatic brass triad accompanied by cymbals, drums, etc., at the moment when a shooting star explodes on the screen and the title card appears.
The theme for the 1990s series
Lois & Clark
, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher, was composed by Jay Gruska, the son in-law of John Williams, composer of the score for the 1978 film
Superman
. This was another dramatic orchestral rendition, with a triad again in evidence, but not so prominently placed in the theme's score.
Shirley Walker's theme for the 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
is yet another brassy orchestral piece with a triad-based melody.
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