Superman soundtrack: Which songs appear in James Gunn's DC relaunch?
From new songs to a score emblematic of Superman's past, here's what you can find in the new movie

Superman flew straight to the top of the UK box office – with a song list as honoured as the Man of Steel himself.
It's no surprise that the score for James Gunn's new take on the Man of Steel borrows liberally from John Williams's original score for 1978's Superman, with the main theme in particular heard at numerous key moments in the film.
John Williams has been one of cinema's most cherished and prolific composers for more than half a century, but there is arguably no spell in his career that is quite as remarkable as his incredible streak in the mid-to-late-'70s.
Within a space of three years between 1975 and 1978, Williams penned the scores for Jaws, Star Wars and Superman – among a number of others – all of which remain among the most iconic pieces of music in the history of pop culture.
That forms part of a new score written by Gunn's regular collaborator John Murphy alongside David Fleming – with Gunn also injecting some of the pop and rock music he's known for like in Guardians of the Galaxy.
While he's not done that to nearly the same extent in this film, there are one or two recognisable tunes, in addition to an original song co-written by Gunn and performed by in-universe band The Mighty Crabjoys – which plays over the closing credits.
Here's everything you need to know about the Superman soundtrack.
Superman soundtrack: Full list of songs in James Gunn's DC relaunch

The full – albeit relatively short – list of songs which appear in the film can be found below:
- Bring Me Sunshine performed by Sophie Madeleine
- 5 Years Time performed by Noah and the Whale
- Punkrocker performed by Teddybears feat Iggy Pop
- The Mighty Crabjoys Theme performed by The Mighty Crabjoys
Superman score: Full track list
David Fleming and John Murphy collaborated on the score, with some of the pieces seeing them writing together and others individual compositions by each of them.
All the track titles are listed below:
- Home composed by David Fleming
- Last Son composed by David Fleming
- Hammer of Boravia composed by David Fleming
- LuthorCorp composed by John Murphy
- The Daily Planet composed by David Fleming
- Lois & Clark composed by John Murphy
- Eyes Up Here composed by David Fleming
- Justice Gang vs Kaiju composed by David Fleming
- Intruders composed by David Fleming
- The Message composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- Secret Harem composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- The Real Punk Rock composed by John Murphy
- Pocket Universe composed by David Fleming
- Something Like a Sun composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- Jailbreak composed by David Fleming
- The River Pi composed by David Fleming
- Take the T-Craft composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- Your Choices, Your Actions composed by David Fleming
- Raising the Flag composed by John Murphy
- The Rift composed by David Fleming
- Bases Loaded composed by David Fleming
- Speeding Bullet composed by David Fleming
- Remote Control composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- Upgrade composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- Driven by Envy composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- Look Up composed by David Fleming
- Being Human composed by David Fleming
- Luthor the Traitor composed by John Murphy
- Metropolis composed by David Fleming & John Murphy
- Walking on Air composed by John Murphy
Superman is now showing in UK cinemas.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
