Superman (1978 film) father on Earth. "Superman" was originally scheduled to be released in June 1978, the 40th anniversary of "Action Comics 1", which first introduced Superman, but the problems during filming pushed the film back by six months. Editor Stuart Baird reflected, "Filming was finished in October 1978 and it is a miracle we had the film released two months later. Big-budgeted films today tend to take six to eight months." Donner, for his part, wished that he had "had another six months; I would have perfected a lot of things. But at some point, you've gotta turn the picture over." Warner
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