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James Gunn Revives John Williams’ Superman Theme for 2025 Superman Teaser

James Gunn reused John Williams' iconic Superman main theme to tease his new film Superman, coming next year.

The first of two videos Gunn shared on X is simply a still image of Corenswet as the Kryptonian superhero, with the words “LOOK UP” and an animated, moving background in shades of red, white and blue, to suggest flight. The character took a more cynical turn in Zack Snyder’s 2013 Man of Steel, in which our hero killed an enemy, General Zod (Michael Shannon) in a scene some fans saw as too dark. The 1978 theme, arriving just a year after Williams’ soundtrack for Star Wars, established him as Hollywood’s go-to composer for franchises in need of sweeping, heroic music — a position he has never relinquished.

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