Superman (Salkind films) adopted a high protein diet. He added of muscle to his thin frame. He later made even higher gains for "Superman III" (1983), though for "" (1987), he decided it would be healthier to focus more on cardiovascular workouts. One of the reasons Reeve could not work out as much for "" was an emergency appendectomy he had in June 1986. Reeve was never a Superman or comic book fan, though he had watched "Adventures of Superman" starring George Reeves. Reeve found the role offered a suitable challenge because it was a dual role. He said, "there must be some
Superman music although series musical arranger Leon Klatzkin is conventionally credited with composing the theme, that credit is in some doubt. The use of the "Superman" theme in the show became ingrained in viewers' minds because the same section of music was played nearly every time the scene cut to Superman flying. Jones' music for this series was released in its entirety on its own CD as part of the 8-disc collection "Superman: The Music (1978-1988)", issued by Film Score Monthly in 2008. The most widely available and well-known "Superman" music is from the four Christopher Reeve films (1978–1987) and the remainder