The Marvel Movie Music Secretly Hidden In Doctor Strange 2
Warning: SPOILERS for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!
Some beloved Marvel movie music is secretly hidden in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, as the soundtrack references three major Marvel properties. Although Doctor Strange 2 is technically a sequel to the original 2016 movie, it comes from almost an entirely new creative team. Director Sam Raimi took over for Scott Derrickson, Loki's Michael Waldron wrote the script, and Danny Elfman was in charge of the sequel's music. The original Doctor Strange score set the tone for the mystical side of the MCU, but since Doctor Strange 2 dives into the multiverse, it gave Elfman several other opportunities to use recognizable Marvel tunes.
The multiverse aspect of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is actually rather tame compared to the wild internet rumors that circulated for months before its release. The film mostly focused on Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he traversed other realities while protecting America Chavez (Xochitl Goméz) from Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen). While this eventually included Doctor Strange having a music battle with an evil version of himself — one where classical music like Beethoven's 5th Symphony can be heard - the Doctor Strange 2 soundtrack includes other pieces of music recognizable from past Marvel properties.
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There are three main pieces of Marvel music reused in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. At various points in the movie, the theme song from WandaVision and sections of the X-Men: The Animated Series theme and Alan Silvestri's Captain America: The First Avenger theme can be heard. The now very
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