What Happened To Superhero Theme Songs?
Remember the theme song for Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man? The swooping score that played over the opening credits and large portions of the action throughout each film. That track is lodged firmly within the mind of most comic book movie fans. Tom Holland's Spidey has a theme song too, so why, when fans read that sentence, can they not hear it in their head the way they still hear the 2000s theme song?
When the trailers for The Batman dropped, people had plenty of interesting design and filmmaking elements to discuss, but one element stood out. The massive, bombastic, gothic soundtrack that crashed and boomed over the trailer. It's a shatteringly epic track, but it also brings the lack of similar compositions for fellow heroes into sharp relief.
Composer Michael Giacchino Shares Sample Of The Batman Score
When fans try to bring iconic music from the Marvel Cinematic Universe into their mind, they aren't without examples. It's just that most of the examples are from the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack. The Awesome Mix Vol. 1 & 2 are unquestionably the most iconic musical fingerprint of the MCU, and it's composed entirely of beloved hits written well before the films. Beyond that, there are the AC/DC tracks Iron Man loves to blast from his speakers, multiple stellar songs off the Black Panther soundtrack, and «Agatha All Along» from Wandavision. Every MCU hero, from Iron Man to Captain America, to Thor, has their own theme song, but none of them seem to have any staying power. Most fans are probably forced to look them up to form an opinion about them. So, the MCU's theme song output isn't living up to the old standards, but how's the DC Extended Universe handling the issue?
Not well, but in a different way. Superman, Wonder
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