The Sudden Obsession with “Man of Steel”

Two words: Hans Zimmer.

After the exhaustive effort of watching Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises, each better than the last, any other DC hero coming to screen, especially after Christian Bale put up the cowl, just stands no match - least of all, Superman.

It’s strange to think so, but somehow even The Flash or Green Lantern would have made for more feasible films than yet another one surrounding Krypton’s last son. At the same time, it’s ridiculous to think that a super fast time-traveling guy or a human thrown into a world of aliens who believe in the power of will are any better than the red-caped reporter.

However, as I sat in my chair, doing nothing as I usually am, one of the ten (ridiculous) TV spots for Man of Steel popped on, and I continued on my way - then I heard it. Epic strings, brass, and heart-pounding percussion embraced clips of Superman flying, things exploding, saving Lois, and Zod screaming - cue applause for Hans Zimmer in holding my attention.

So, I did what any sane human being would do - get a hold of the official score to the movie and listen to over an hour of musical genius until I found the 30 second clip that was blowing my mind. You can’t exactly SoundHound something from a score that had just released for a movie that wouldn’t be released for another three days, either.

Alas, after falling into this beautiful world Hans Zimmer created, once again, two minutes and twenty-three seconds into the final track of disc one (yes, it’s two discs!), titled “What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World?”, I found it. The sheer magnitude and awesomeness spans one minute and six seconds, before calming down to a calmer, more majestic tone, before reverting to epic state and closing. However, that one minute and six seconds, looped over and over again, courtesy of iTunes’ song options, has been sufficient in taking my desire to see Zak Snyder’s Man of Steel from ~10% to 500%.