The One Upgrade That Puts Supergirl Ahead of Superman

DC just made a move that might matter more than any casting announcement: Ramin Djawadi is scoring Supergirl. If that name makes you sit up, it should. He is the Game of Thrones composer whose work has been carrying epic TV and blockbuster movies for years — and, yes, arguably the only thing that made parts of season 8 go down easier.

'Ramin Djawadi is composing the score for Supergirl'

The news hit via social media today, with a short snippet floating around as proof-of-life. Translation: this is happening.

Quick refresher on why this is a big deal: Djawadi is behind Iron Man's engine-rev soundtrack, Game of Thrones staples like Light of the Seven and The Last of the Starks, and a stack of awards to match (he is an Emmy winner). He is one of the few composers who can make a hero feel myth-sized and a villain feel genuinely menacing, not just loud.

Here is how Supergirl is shaping up: Craig Gillespie is directing, and Milly Alcock is playing Kara Zor-El. Djawadi has actually scored Alcock before — he did House of the Dragon, the breakout that helped put her on every studio's radar. His music supercharged her early Rhaenyra scenes there; now they are re-teaming in a totally different lane.

This version of Kara is being talked about as more rebellious and youthful — a Kryptonian who hops around the galaxy and is not above a little party-hopping along the way. That is fertile ground for Djawadi: big, soaring Krypton-strength set pieces, then a drop into the more human, vulnerable stuff when the story needs it.

• Why this pairing makes sense: Djawadi's cinematic build-and-release style (think slow fuse, then detonation) fits a character discovering her power; he has already proven he can give a character an identity through theme; and he has range — from metal-scrap swagger in Iron Man to cathedral-haunting piano in Light of the Seven — to cover both Kara's might and her messier edges.

And yes, I am hoping this finally gives DC a signature musical moment again. James Gunn's Superman landed well for a lot of folks, but musically, not much stuck with me beyond the needle drop of Punkrocker by Teddybears. Compare that to Hans Zimmer's The Flight from Man of Steel — a slow climb that makes you feel like you are actually lifting off — and you see the bar. If you are thinking of an instant-jolt theme, the Wonder Woman sound (the one with the electric-cello bite used in Patty Jenkins' film) is the vibe people often point to. Can Djawadi top that? If anyone can, it is probably him.

Supergirl opens June 26, 2026 in the U.S.