Man of Steel

General Info

Composer: Han Zimmer
Arranger: Brian Perez
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:04:20
Cost: $50.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone & Crotales
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Marimba 4
Player 9: Chimes
Player 10: Piano
Player 11: Synthesizer
Player 12: Timpani
Player 13: Marching Snare Drum & 2 Tom Toms
Player 14: Suspended Cymbal & Tam Tam
Player 15: Marching Bass Drum
Player 16: Concert Bass Drum

Description

It’s a bird …

It’s a plane …

It’s Man of Steel, an arrangement by Brian Perez based on Hans Zimmer’s majestic soundtrack from the 2013 film of the same name.

Symbolizing an ideal of hope, the piece remains true to Zimmer’s signature style: simple, soaring themes juxtaposed with layer upon layer of tribal drum patterns. The arrangement offers flexible personnel (9–16 or more players) and instrumentation, making it playable in a wide range of programs. Although the keyboard parts only require two mallets—keeping them accessible to developing players—many of these parts call for fast playing with “two-height” dynamics, making it an ideal crossover piece for programs looking to further expose their marching percussion students to more mallet playing. More powerful than a locomotive, Man of Steel will transport listeners of all ages up, up, and away! This arrangement was crafted specially for the Spring High School Percussion Group from Spring, Texas, under the direction of JD Guzman.