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Quick Links James Gunns Superman Takes Place in a New Universe Other Composers Have Proved Different Superman Themes Can Work John Williams Will Not Compose the New Superman Film Gunn's Superman should avoid using the Williams theme for a fresh start in a new DC universe. Other composers have shown Superman can have different impactful themes apart from Williams'. Since John Murphy, not John Williams, is scoring the film, the music should be fresh to match Gunn's unique style.

John Williams is undoubtedly the greatest composer of all time, responsible for some of the most iconic themes ever in entertainment, ranging from Star Wars to NBC's Sunday Night Football. Among his most iconic works was the Richard Donner Superman film starring Christopher Reeve. Despite its footprint on pop culture, Williams only fully scored one Superman film and helped write new music for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace,...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: Who is the scariest serial killer on TV? You define “scary.” Old and current shows fair game.

Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter

Landry from “Friday Night Lights.”

Damian Holbrook (@damianholbrook), TV Guide Magazine

Ok, so he wasn’t necessarily a serial killer, but “Nip/Tuck’s” The Carver gave me a serious case of the scareds. After his first appearance near the end of Season 2, the porcelain-masked serial-slashing maniac who was all about slicing up hot people (because “beauty is a curse,” of course!) ran amok in Season 3 and the amount of series-regular characters he went after was kind of unprecedented. All of the leads...