The Music of Superman with Composers John Murphy and David Fleming

July 15, 2025 - 05:30 PM

Composers John Murphy and David Fleming join guest host Jon Burlingame to discuss their original score for “Superman,” directed by James Gunn. In this two-part conversation, Murphy and Fleming share their personal connections to the character, the emotional and thematic goals of the music, and the creative process of scoring an iconic superhero story for a new generation. They also reflect on the legacy of John Williams’s original theme and how it influenced their approach.

MOVIE STUDIO

Warner Bros.

DIRECTOR

James Gunn

ORIGINAL MUSIC

John Murphy & David Fleming

Synopsis

Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.

Sound Credits

David Acord: sound designer / supervising sound editor
Tom Barrow: Additional Sound Mixer
Sarah Bourgeois: first assistant sound editor
Christopher Boyes: re-recording mixer
Ian Chase: avid re-recording mixer
David Chen: ADR Mixer
Greg Crawford: adr mixer
Jack Cucci: Foley mixer
John T. Cucci: foley artist
Peter J. Devlin: Additional Sound Mixer
Julie Diaz: dialogue editor
Geraldo Gutierrez: Re-Recording Mix Technician
Billy Hayes: Second Assistant Sound
Jeffrey A. Humphreys: boom operator
Tim LeBlanc: re-recording mixer
Jason C. Lewis: Sound Utility
Ryan Murphy: mix stage engineer
Dan O'Connell: foley artist
Jason Oliver: ADR Mixer
Lee Orloff: production sound mixer
Jessie Pariseau: Foley Supervisor
Tony Pilkington: Stage Engineer
Jeffrey Roy: adr mixer
Unsun Song: re-recording mix technician
Marlowe Taylor: Additional Sound Mixer
Tami Treadwell: adr mixer
Matt Vowles: international re-recording mixer
Katy Wood: supervising sound editor
Michael Wynne: sound mixer
Michael Zachariou: ADR Recorder
Jorge Del Valle: additional Sound Mixer (uncredited)
Bill Higley: adr mixer (uncredited)