Listen to 17 minutes of Hans Zimmer's Man of Steel score

While Henry Cavill certainly has some big boots to fill replacing Christopher Reeve in Warner Bros. upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel, so to does composer Hans Zimmer, who faces the unenviable task of following John Williams' iconic score. But of course, Zimmer has a knack for adding an epic feel to proceedings - as evidenced by his work on Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy - and now we can get a sense of what he's done with Superman, thanks to the arrival of 17 minutes of previews from the musical score, along with the first full track 'An Ideal of Hope'. Check them out below...

"In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Diane Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as “Superman,” not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves."



Hans Zimmer's Man of Steel score is released on June 11th, while the film arrives in cinemas on June 14th.