Above, Los Angeles City Hall became the Daily Planet Building in 1953.1953 was the year Dwight D. Eisenhower was inaugurated president. The Adventures of Superman began its second season filming with some changes. Out was Robert Maxwell and in was Whitney Ellsworth as producer. Noel Neill replaced Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane. Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen gave Perry White (John Hamilton) more ulcers. Bob Shayne as Inspector Henderson finally convinces Clark Kent (George Reeves) that fingerprints cannot be changed.
Above, "The Man In The Lead Mask."It was a year of high adventure for the show. Some of the best episodes were filmed in 1953. "Panic In The Sky," "Superman In Exile," "Beware The Wrecker," "The Clown Who Cried" and "Around The World With Superman" were just a few of the highlights of the year.
Above, "Beware The Wrecker."Musically, the Adventures of Superman had a new sound. Some of which may be found here. The tracks that were used in the 1953 season were:
4. "Crime Doesn't Pay" by Jack Beaver.
5. "Where Danger Lurks" by Ronald Hanmer.
7. "The Sword of Damocles" by Jack Beaver.
23. "Hollywood Epic" by Jack Beaver.
Ever since the first season's music tracks were released on CD a few years ago, fans have been clamoring for a CD of Adventures of Superman 1953 music. It has been rumored that a CD is being produced. Unfortunately, it appears that those plans have hit a snag.
In the meantime, we have these samples to listen to. Enjoy!
UPDATE (4/28/09):
This link will take you to another page that features a piece of 2nd season Adventures of Superman music. Go to: 6. "The Adventures Of P.C.49" by Ronald Hanmer. Also, go here for Hanmer's 14. "Dagger In The Dark."
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KPM 504 - THE SIDNEY TORCH ARCHIVES 1
http://www2.playkpmmusic.com/pages/viewcd/viewcd.cfm?view=1423
29 Lost in a Fog - Ronald Hanmer
31 Arctic Wastes - Jackie Brown
KPM 505 - THE SIDNEY TORCH ARCHIVES 2
http://www2.playkpmmusic.com/pages/viewcd/viewcd.cfm?view=1422
7 Solemn Moment - Cecil Milner
31 Way Out East - Ronald Hanmer
The 2 Cds above contain even more cues that were in Superman that I did not list but are not as familiar.
One of the best discussions of 50s Superman music can be found at --
http://herrmann.uib.no/talking/view.cgi?forum=thGeneral&topic=1841
As I wrote back in Nov. 2004 --
The second (eps.27-52) and third (eps.53-66) season Superman used 2 British mood libraries, Paxton, and Francis, Day and Hunter(FDH). The FDH cues were recorded in England around 1947 and conducted by Sidney Torch. The FDH catalog numbers used in Superman did not exceed 104.
Some of the FDH cues used in Superman are:
KPM 82
7 Bits and Pieces FDH 061 Ronald Hanmer
KPM 223
6 Changing Moods No.2 (P.C. 49) FDH 026 Ronald Hanmer
KPM 224
2 City Desk FDH 009 Ronald Hanmer
4 Crime Doesn't Pay FDH 044 Jack Beaver
5 Menace (Where Danger Lurks) FDH 009 Ronald Hanmer
7 The Sword of Damocies FDH016 Jack Beaver
23 The World of Tomorrow(Hollywood Epic) FDH 002 Jack Beaver
KPM 381
14 Dagger in the Dark FDH 035 Ronald Hanmer
KPM 504
1 Theatre of Romance FDH ??? Len Stevens
29 Lost in a Fog FDH 046 Ronald Hanmer
31 Arctic Wastes FDH 034 Jack Brown
KPM 505
7 Solemn Moment FDH 022 Cecil Milner
9 Just Whimsical FDH ??? Ronald Hanmer
11 Scotland Yard FDH ??? Len Stevens
12 Cat Burglar FDH 018 Ronald Hanmer
15 Informal Interview FDH ??? Ronald Hanmer
31 Way Out East FDH 036 Ronald Hanmer
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