Man Of Steel – Project Details

2013

MAN OF STEEL, 2013, Directed by Zack Snyder

FILM CREDITS

Music by Hans Zimmer

Music Editor: Melissa Muik
Assistant Music Editor: Navin Seus
Additional Music & Rhythm Design: Junkie XL
Additional Music: Andrew Kawczynski, Steve Mazzaro & Atli Örvarsson
Score Wrangler: Bob Badami
Music Consultant: Peter Asher
Music Production Services: Steven Kofsky
Featured Soloists
Chas Smith - Steel Sculptures
Martin Tillman - Cello
Ann Marie Calhoun - Violin
Hilda Örvarsdottir - Voice
George Doering - Guitars
Lee Sklar - Bass
Drum Orchestra: JR Robinson, Jason Bonham, Josh Freese, Pharrell Williams, Danny Carey, Satnam Ramgotra, Toss Panos, Jim Keltner, Curt Bisquera, Trevor Lawrence Jr., Matt Chamberlain, Ryeland Allison, Sheila E, Bernie Dresel & Vinnie Colaiuta
Pedal Steel Guitars: Chas Smith, Marty Rifkin, Skip Edwards, Boo Bernstein, Peter Frieberger, Rick Schmidt, JD Maness & John McClung
Supervising Orchestrators: Bruce Fowler & Walter Fowler
Orchestrators: Suzette Moriarty, Kevin Kaska & Carl Rydlund
Technical Score Engineers: Chuck Choi & Brian Wherry
Additional Arrangements: Jasha Klebe
Synth Programming: Howie Scarr
Music Conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith
Orchestra Leader: Belinda Broughton
Score Mixed & Produced by Stephen Lipson
Score Recorded & Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Additional Recording by Tommy Vicari & Daniel Kresco
Assistant Engineers: Christian Wenger, John Chapman & Peter Nelson
Score Coordinator: Czarina Russell
Digital Instrument Design: Mark Wherry
Music Clearance: Margaret Yen

ALBUM ASSEMBLY

Look To The Stars : 1m1A v3 Krypton
Oil Rig : 2m4 v1.32 Oil Rig Rescue (Edited)
Sent Here For A Reason : 2m8 v1.11 I Just Wanted To Help
DNA : 1m1C v3.11 The Codex
Goodbye My Son : 1m1D v1.3 Goodbyes - Launch Preparation
If You Love These People : 7m40B v4.18 Battle Continues (Edited)
Krypton's Last : 2m3 v1.09 Krypton Destroyed - Kal To Earth
Terraforming : 6m35-36 v4.08 We Have A Plan - World Engine Destroyed
Tornado : 3m18 v1.08 The Tornado
You Die Or I Do : 6m40 v1.65 Final Confrontation (Edited)
Launch : 1m1F v5.06 The Launch
Ignition : 1m1E v1.22 Surrender The Codex
I Will Find Him : 1m2 v1.208 Zod Is Captured (Edited)
This Is Clark Kent : New Superman v57 (2nd Part)
I Have So Many Questions : 3m15 v1.29 Who Are You?
Flight : 3m15B v3.25 First Flight
What Are You Going To Do When You Are Not Saving The World? : 7m41 v1.06 Clark Kent, Reporter
Man Of Steel (Hans' Original Sketchbook) : New Superman v57 (1st Part)
Are You Listening, Clark? : 2m5 v5.07 Young Clark Freaks
General Zod : Suite
You Led Us Here : 4m28A v1.26 Zod's Story Part 1
This Is Madness! : Suite
Earth : Suite
Arcade : Suite

1m1A v3 Krypton (2:58)
1m1B v1.231 Zod Disbands Council (3:27)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
1m1C v3.11 The Codex (3:35)
Hans Zimmer, Andrew Kawczynski
1m1D v1.3 Goodbyes – Launch Preparation (2:02)
1m1E v1.22 Surrender The Codex (1:20)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
1m1F v5.06 The Launch (2:36)
Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
1m2 v1.208 Zod Is Captured (3:15)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
2m3 v1.09 Krypton Destroyed – Kal To Earth (1:58)
2m4 v1.32 Oil Rig Rescue (1:55)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
2m5 v5.07 Young Clark Freaks (2:49)
Hans Zimmer, Andrew Kawczynski
2m7A v1.04 Bus Rescue Part 1 (0:42)
2m7B v14.04 Bus Rescue Part 2 (1:01)
2m8 v1.11 I Just Wanted To Help (3:47)
2m11 v3.02 On The Road Again – Meet Lois (1:32)
2m12 v1.05 The Anomaly (0:47)
2m13 v1.19 The Scout Ship (5:16)
3m14 v1.04 The Scout Ship Takes Off (1:31)
3m15 v1.29 Who Are You? (3:47)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
3m15B v3.25 First Flight (4:15)
Hans Zimmer, Andrew Kawczynski
3m15B v3.18 First Flight (Alternate) (4:15)
Hans Zimmer, Andrew Kawczynski
3m16 v2.04 Lois Investigates (1:28)
3m18 v1.08 The Tornado (2:53)

Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
3m19 v1.07 Homecoming (2:33)
4m20 v1.11 UFO – You Are Not Alone (4:15)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
4m22 v2.10 Lois Arrested (0:43)
4m23 v1.04 Who Is This Kal Person? (1:16)

Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
4m24 v1.07 What’s On Your Mind? (2:31)
4m25 v1.10 Alien Ship Arrives (1:35)
4m25A v1.08 Surrender To Faora (0:57)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
4m26 v1.206 Lois & Superman Brought Before Zod (1:30)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
4m28A v1.26 Zod’s Story Part 1 (2:51)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
4m28B v1.09 Zod’s Story Part 2 (1:31)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
4m29 v1.26 Alien Ships Head To Kansas (2:15)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
5m30 v7.04 Escape From Ship (4:24)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Atli Örvarsson, Andrew Kawczynski
5m31-32 v2.136 Superman Rescues Mother – Smallville Duel (10:10)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
5m33 v8.03 This Man Is Not Out Enemy (1:57)
5m34 v2.14 Release The World Engine (3:03)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
6m34A v1.04 Terraforming (0:51)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
6m35-36 v4.08 We Have A Plan – World Engine Destroyed (9:48)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Steve Mazzaro
6m36A v1.01 We Did It (0:45)
Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
6m37-38 v3.12 Destroy This Ship – Faora Attacks (4:22)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Atli Örvarsson, Steve Mazzaro
6m39 v4.03 Kiss (1:05)
Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
6m40 v1.65 Final Confrontation (4:44)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Christian Vorländer
7m40B v4.18 Battle Continues (4:02)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Andrew Kawczynski
7m41 v1.06 Clark Kent, Reporter (5:26)
Suite – New Superman v57 (31:53)

Hans Zimmer
Suite – Superman Theme AO v5.8 (4:53)
Hans Zimmer, Atli Örvarsson
Suite – General Zod (7:21)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
Suite – This Is Madness! (3:38)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
Suite – Arcade (7:25)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
Suite – Zod’s Samba v1.20 (3:56)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
Suite – Earth (6:13)
Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
Man Of Steel

Man Of Steel

2013 118'21 WaterTower Music
Release date : 06/11/2013
BOOKLET CREDITS

Music Composed & Arranged by Hans Zimmer

Additional Music & Rhythm Design: Junkie XL
Additional Music by Andrew Kawczynski, Steve Mazzaro & Atli Örvarsson
Additional Arrangements: Jasha Klebe
Album Produced by Stephen Lipson
Album Co-Produced by Hans Zimmer & Peter Asher
Score Wranglers: Bob Badami & Melissa Muik
Music Production Services: Steven Kofsky
Music Conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith, Junkie XL & Atli Örvarsson
Orchestra Leader: Belinda Broughton
Assistant Music Editor: Nevin Seus
Technical Consultants: Chuck Choi & Brian Wherry
Digital Instrument Design: Mark Wherry
Sample Development: Claudius Brüse, Ben Robinson, Raul Vega & Tauress Habib
The Drum Doctor: Ross Garfield
World Engine Sound Design: Eric Norris
Supervising Orchestrator: Bruce L. Fowler & Walter Fowler
Orchestrators: Yvonne Suzette Moriarty, Kevin Kaska & Carl Rydlund
Orchestra Contractor: Peter Rotter
Assistant Orchestra Contractor: Megan Wintory & Yvonne Tran-Macdonald
Score Coordinator & Studio Manager for Remote Control Productions: Czarina Russell
Music Preparation: Booker White
Score Recorded by Alan Meyerson (Orchestra) & Tommy Vicari (Drums & Steel)
Additional Recording: Daniel Kresco
Score Mixed by Stephen Lipson & Alan Meyerson
Assistant Engineers: Christian Wenger, John Chapman & Peter Nelson
Score Recorded at Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros. & Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Centrury Fox - Los Angeles
Warner Scoring Stage Team: Tom Hardisty, Richard Wheeler Jr, Ryan Robinson & Jamie Olvera
Fox Scoring Stage Team: Tim Lauber, Tom Steel, Christine Sirois, Denis St. Amand & Stacey Robinson
Score Mixed at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica, CA
DTS HeadphoneX Mix prepared by Nathaniel Kunkel
Album Mastered by Nathaniel Kunkel
DTS Team: Fred Maher, Geir Skaaden & Rory Kaplan

Featured Musicians
Drum Orchestra:
John JR Robinson, Jason Bonham, Josh Freese, Pharrell Williams, Danny Carey, Satnam Ramgotra, Toss Panos, Jim Keltner, Curt Bisquera, Trevor Lawrence Jr., Matt Chamberlain, Ryeland Allison, Bernie Dresel, Vinnie Colaiuta, Sheila E.
Pedal Steel Orchestra:
Chas Smith, Marty Rifkin, Skip Edwards, Boo Bernstein, Peter Frieberger, Rick Schmidt, JD Maness, John McClung

Steel Sculptures: Chas Smith
Voice: Hilda Örvarsdóttir
Guitars: George Doering
Bass: Lee Sklar
Solo Cello: Martin Tillman
Solo Violin: The Artot-Alard Stradivarius played by Ann Marie Calhoun
Synth Programming: Hans Zimmer & Howard Scarr

Executive Producers: Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven
Executives in Charge of Music for Warner Bros. Pictures: Paul Broucek & Darren Higman
Executive in Charge of Music for WaterTower: Jason Linn
Art Direction & Soundtrack Coordination: Sandeep Sriram
Music Business Affairs Executive: Lisa Margolis

All music written by Hans Zimmer
except "General Zod", "This Is Madness" & "Arcade"
Written by Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL

We would like to thank: 
Zack Snyder, Debbie Snyder, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Wesley Coller, Trevor Christie, Celeste Coller, Paul Broucek, Darren Higman, Jordan Goldberg, Jason Linn, Sandeep Sriram, Eric Whitacre, Adam Forman, Arnand Kularajah, Michael Breidenbrücker, Peter Axelrad, Bonnie Abaunza, Jillian Abood, Lorne Balfe, Shilo Brashear, Tiffany Bordenave, Emad Borjian, Nicolas Cabarrou, Candace Carlo, Rocco Carrozza, Jordi Vazquez Cecilia, Leland Cox, Nick Douillard, Mike Einziger, Ariel Emanuel, Pierre Futsch, James, Trish and Max Golfar, Peter Gorges, Damien Guibouret, Scott Heckler, Urs Heckmann, Michael Hein, Axel Henson, Elizabeth and Martin Holdgate, Stéphane Humez, Curt Kanemoto, Joe Kara, Gregg, Gosia and Alex Kawczynski, Kevin Kertes, Kai Krause, Chaz Labrecque, Ny Lee, Kris Little, Amy Magrish, Christina Mansky, Lisa Margolis, Johnny Marr, Kari Miazek, Frank Montaño, Genevieve Morris, Ryan Murphy, Amos Newman, Flora, Rory, Oliver & Magnus Nolan, Albert Nolasco, Ryan Ouchida, Kathy & Stephen Paine, Steve Perone, Tony Pilkington, Bradley Rainey, Carron Veazey Robinson, Lee Rossignol, Ryan Rubin, Catherine Sanderson, Shalini Singh, Olivia Snyder, Willow Snyder, Autumn Snyder, Eli Snyder, Ezekiel Snyder, Jett Snyder, Sage Snyder, Cash Snyder, Chris Strong, Victoria de la Vega, Stéphane Vidali, Christian Vorlander, John F.X. Walsh, Robert Weil, Andrea Wertheim, Catherine Wilson, Robert Zick, Brigitte Zimmer, Zoë Zimmer, Jake, Annabel, Max & Suzanne Zimmer

CD1

01 – Look To The Stars (2:58)
02 – Oil Rig (1:45)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
03 – Sent Here For A Reason (3:46)
04 – DNA (3:34)

Hans Zimmer, Andrew Kawczynski
05 – Goodbye My Son (2:01)
06 – If You Love These People (3:22)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Andrew Kawczynski
07 – Krypton’s Last (1:58)
08 – Terraforming (9:49)

Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Steve Mazzaro
09 – Tornado (2:55)
Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
10 – You Die Or I Do (3:13)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg, Christian Vorländer
11 – Launch (2:36)
Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
12 – Ignition (1:19)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
13 – I Will Find Him (2:57)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
14 – This Is Clark Kent (3:47)
Hans Zimmer
15 – I Have So Many Questions (3:47)
16 – Flight (4:18)

Hans Zimmer, Andrew Kawczynski
17 – What Are You Going To Do When You Are Not Saving The World? (5:27)

CD2

01 – Man Of Steel (Hans’ Original Sketchbook) (28:16)
Hans Zimmer

Limited Deluxe Edition
02 – Are You Listening, Clark? (2:48)

Hans Zimmer, Andrew Kawczynski
03 – General Zod (7:21)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
04 – You Led Us Here (2:59)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
05 – This Is Madness! (3:48)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg
06 – Earth (6:11)
Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro
07 – Arcade (7:25)
Hans Zimmer, Tom Holkenborg

22 Comments

  1. SOME DEWD September 1, 2025 at 4:48 am - Reply

    Has anybody here heard Zod’s Samba v1.20 and Superman Theme AO v5.8…or are they just beyond our reach of us lowly mortals? LOL

    • Tom September 1, 2025 at 7:28 pm - Reply

      Superman AO 5.8 was recreated at one point from the sheet music by the YouTuber Yourfavoratemusic. It was fast strings with Hans’s Superman motif and then the end of Escape From Ship.

    • Anonymous September 1, 2025 at 7:42 pm - Reply

      do you have a link?

    • Tom September 1, 2025 at 8:17 pm - Reply

      Unfortunately it’s not on his channel atm

  2. SOME DEWD September 1, 2025 at 4:48 am - Reply

    Has anybody here heard Zod’s Samba v1.20 and Superman Theme AO v5.8…or are they just beyond our reach of us lowly mortals? LOL

    • Tom September 1, 2025 at 7:28 pm - Reply

      Superman AO 5.8 was recreated at one point from the sheet music by the YouTuber Yourfavoratemusic. It was fast strings with Hans’s Superman motif and then the end of Escape From Ship.

    • Anonymous September 1, 2025 at 7:42 pm - Reply

      do you have a link?

    • Tom September 1, 2025 at 8:17 pm - Reply

      Unfortunately it’s not on his channel atm

  3. Tom February 21, 2025 at 12:10 am - Reply

    Just realized more credits here… More JXL credits in the last act (world engine sound?), and some odd-and-end cues have credits that didn’t used to. Cool.

  4. Tom February 21, 2025 at 12:10 am - Reply

    Just realized more credits here… More JXL credits in the last act (world engine sound?), and some odd-and-end cues have credits that didn’t used to. Cool.

  5. John G. May 13, 2022 at 5:51 pm - Reply

    What is Zod’s Samba?

    • Tom July 24, 2023 at 4:09 pm - Reply

      same question haha

  6. John G. May 13, 2022 at 5:51 pm - Reply

    What is Zod’s Samba?

    • Tom July 24, 2023 at 4:09 pm - Reply

      same question haha

  7. Random_Idiot April 27, 2022 at 5:52 pm - Reply

    Has anyone found “Superman Theme AO v5.8” yet?

    • An0n April 21, 2024 at 2:57 pm - Reply

      Oh, I’d wish someone to leak this

      Atli, if you reading this, post this on your soundcloud ;)

      Many people really would love to hear this

  8. Random_Idiot April 27, 2022 at 5:52 pm - Reply

    Has anyone found “Superman Theme AO v5.8” yet?

    • An0n April 21, 2024 at 2:57 pm - Reply

      Oh, I’d wish someone to leak this

      Atli, if you reading this, post this on your soundcloud ;)

      Many people really would love to hear this

  9. GermanRCPFan September 2, 2021 at 12:25 pm - Reply

    “Superman Theme AO v5.8 (4:53)” – wow this is what i definitely want to hear!

    • An0n December 29, 2023 at 8:07 am - Reply

      Any chance of finding this on some demo or unreleased promo album somewhere?

  10. GermanRCPFan September 2, 2021 at 12:25 pm - Reply

    “Superman Theme AO v5.8 (4:53)” – wow this is what i definitely want to hear!

    • An0n December 29, 2023 at 8:07 am - Reply

      Any chance of finding this on some demo or unreleased promo album somewhere?

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