DC Celebrates Decades of Tuneage with ‘The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection’

Of all the media that can enhance a comic book reading experience, music may carry the most weight. Whether its a simple indie title shaped by a creator's suggested playlist or a Hollywood adaptation's big budget score, music -- internally or externally ingested -- can play a huge role in how readers take in story information. With this in mind, DC Comics is taking yet another step in celebrating its 75th anniversary later this year with the release of "The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection," a collection of 31 tracks readers have grown to associate with some of their favorite charactersAs reported by The Source, the collection will include 21 never-before-released tracks from across DC's multimedia adaptations that stretch chronologically from 1941's "Superman March" to 2008's "Smallville Season 8 (End Title)."

Reading down the list, there's a lot of familiar theme songs, plus a few most fans have likely only ever caught via YouTube. A digitally remastered anything from "Legends of the Superheroes" seems like a treat, but its funky opening jam? That alone justifies this release.

You can read the full track listing below:

1. Superman March - Sammy Timberg (1941)

-Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Academy

Award Nominated cartoon series "Superman" produced by Max Fleischer.

This was the first Superman cartoon.

2. Theme From Superman (Album Version) - John Williams (1978)

- From the live-action film "Superman." Digitally remastered.

3. The New Adventures of Superman - John Gart (1966)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "The New Adventures of Superman."

4. Lois and Clark / The New Adventures of Superman - Jay Gruska (1993)

- From the live-action TV Series "Lois and Clark". Digitally remastered.

5. The Adventures of Superboy - John Gart(1966)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "The Adventures of Superboy."

6. Superboy - Kevin Kiner (1988)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

live-action TV series "Superboy."

7. Smallville Season 8 (End Title) - Louis Febre (2008)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

live-action TV series "Smallville."

8. Batman: The Electrical Brain - Lee Zahler (1943)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

live-action serial "The Batman." This was the first filmed appearance

of Batman.

9. The Batman Theme (Album Version) - Danny Elfman (1989)

- From the live-action film "Batman". Digitally remastered.

10. The Adventures of Batman - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the filmation

cartoon "The Adventures of Batman."

11. Batman TV Series Theme - Neal Hefti (1966)

-From the live-action TV series "Batman". Digitally remastered.

12. Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Andy Sturmer (2008)

-From the cartoon "Batman: The Brave and the Bold". Digitally remastered.

13. Batman Beyond - Kristopher Lee (1999)

-From the cartoon "Batman Beyond". Digitally remastered.

14. Molossus from Batman Begins - Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2005)

-From the live-action film "Batman Begins". Digitally remastered.

15. Justice League of America - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "Justice League of America."

16. Super Friends - Hoyt Curtin (1973)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

Hanna-Barbera cartoon "SuperFriends."

17. The All New Super Friends Hour - Hoyt Curtin (1977)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

Hanna-Barbera cartoon "The All-New SuperFriends Hour."

18. Justice League Unlimited - Michael McCuistion (2004)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the cartoon

"Justice League Unlimited."

19. Legends of the Superheroes - Fred Wener (1979)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

live-action TV special "Legends of the Superheroes."

20. The Teen Titans - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "The Teen Titans."

21. Aquaman - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "Aquaman."

22. Swamp Thing - Christopher Stone (1991)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the live-action

TV show "Swamp Thing: The Series."

23. Shazam! - Norman Prescott & Yvette Blais (1974)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

live-action TV series "Shazam!"

24. The Flash - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "The Flash."

25. Green Lantern - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "Green Lantern."

26. Green Lantern First Flight - Robert J Kral (2009)

-From the animated movie "Green Lantern: First Flight." Digitally remastered.

27. The Atom - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "The Atom."

28. Hawkman - John Gart (1967)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation

cartoon "Hawkman."

29. Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show - Dean Elliott (1979)

- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the

Ruby-Spears cartoon "The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show."

30. Wonder Woman The Animated Movie End Title - Christopher Drake (2009)

-From the animated movie "Wonder Woman." Digitally remastered.

31. Wonder Woman - Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel (1976)

-From the live-action TV series "Wonder Woman." Digitally remastered.