Super:Man- The Christopher Reeve Story Composer Ilan Eshkeri On Scoring The Life Of A Legend
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a new documentary detailing the life of original big-screen Superman actor Christopher Reeve. Originally a theater actor, Reeve shot from obscurity to stardom after being cast in the 1978 film adaptation of Superman. The documentary pulls back the curtain on Reeve’s casting, how he handled his newfound celebrity, and even what his family and theater buddies thought of his decision to take the role .
Ilan Eshkeri: Yeah. I was born the year the movie came out, but I grew up with it being… there weren't superhero movies, really, in the early ‘80s. Superman was pretty much the only one. It was the only superhero movie of any kind of real value, so I really grew up with that. We talked about all things about the movie, not just about the music—about the narrative, the story, and what we're trying to achieve for the film as a whole, and then music is my part of that. And so that was a conversation.
Ilan Eshkeri: There are three main themes in the score. One of them is, I suppose, what we can call the superhero theme, which plays on the titles. And it's not about being a comic book superhero. It's about what we learn in the film—that, really, he became a hero when he was in the wheelchair. What it is to be heroic in real life—that's what that theme is about. It's about resilience, about inner strength, about integrity.
Reeve’s Family Gave Eshkeri The “Greatest Compliment” He Could Get For His Work The Composer Tried To Capture Their Emotions About Their Father I saw that you had met Reeve’s family. What was it like to meet them and talk to them about this project? Was there a point in the movie, or an aspect of Reeve’s life, where you found it most difficult to write music that didn’t feel like it was manipulating the audience in the way you’re describing?
Ilan Eshkeri: I would love to do a superhero movie. They're making Supergirl next, and I've got a nine-year-old daughter. If only I could get that gig, she'd actually think I was cool for a change. It’d be lovely to do something like that.
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