The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (soundtrack)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2:
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six featuring Pharrell Williams and Johnny Marr
ReleasedApril 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length66:35 (Standard edition)
1:55:19 (Deluxe edition)
Label
ProducerHans Zimmer, Stephen Lipson, Pharrell Williams
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Singles from The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "It's On Again"
    Released: March 31, 2014
  2. "The Edge"
    Released: April 1, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Movie Wave[3]
Filmtracks[4]
KidzWorld[5]
Soundtrack Geek[6]7.8/10

The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack from the 2014 film of the same name composed by Hans Zimmer and a supergroup called The Magnificent Six, consisting of Pharrell Williams, Mike Einziger, Junkie XL, Johnny Marr, Andrew Kawczynski, and Steve Mazzaro.[7] It was released on April 18, 2014, through Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records.[1]

Release and promotion

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Marc Webb, director of the film, revealed on July 20, 2013, that Zimmer would compose the music for the film, following James Horner, who composed the music for the first film. It was later revealed that they would form a supergroup with Pharrell Williams to compose the film's music.[7][8] Zimmer revealed the film's main theme on April 4, 2014, saying that the film's score would be different from his previous work.[9]

The soundtrack was released on April 18 in two different versions.[1] The standard version includes a single disc with fourteen tracks of score from the film and six songs by other artists that were both used in and inspired by the film. The deluxe edition features two discs, with the first containing only the score, but with six additional tracks (several score tracks also present in the standard edition are notably longer in the deluxe edition). The second disc includes four bonus score tracks, two of them character suites, as well as all of the non-score songs from the standard version, with two additional songs.

The soundtrack features a song called "It's On Again" performed by Alicia Keys featuring Kendrick Lamar, which plays in the end credits.[10]

Electro's theme is heard for a split second during his introduction in Spider-Man: No Way Home.[citation needed]

Track listing

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Standard edition

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."I'm Electro"  0:46
2."There He Is"  1:53
3."I'm Spider-Man"  1:00
4."My Enemy"  8:04
5."Ground Rules"  1:17
6."Look at Me"  3:09
7."You Need Me"  3:09
8."So Much Anger"  2:09
9."I Need to Know"  4:28
10."Sum Total"  2:50
11."I Chose You"  1:34
12."We're Best Friends"  2:16
13."Still Crazy"  2:42
14."You're That Spider Guy" Hans Zimmer4:51
15."It's On Again"
Alicia Keys featuring Kendrick Lamar3:50
16."Song for Zula"
  • Matthew Houck
Phosphorescent6:09
17."That's My Man"
  • Williams
LIZ3:47
18."Here"
Pharrell Williams4:38
19."Honest"
  • Jesse James Rutherford
  • Zachary Abels
  • Jeremy Freedman
  • Michael Margott
The Neighbourhood3:57
20."Electro Remix (remix by Alvin Risk)"
Alvin Risk and Hans Zimmer3:27
Total length:66:35

Deluxe edition

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No.TitleLength
1."I'm Electro"0:46
2."There He Is"2:54
3."I'm Spider-Man"1:04
4."My Enemy"8:18
5."Ground Rules"1:12
6."Look at Me"3:10
7."Special Project"3:14
8."You Need Me"3:17
9."So Much Anger"2:12
10."I'm Moving to England"1:03
11."I'm Goblin"3:42
12."Let Her Go"0:33
13."You're My Boy"2:57
14."I Need to Know"5:00
15."Sum Total"2:51
16."I Chose You"1:34
17."We're Best Friends"2:17
18."Still Crazy"2:42
19."The Rest of My Life"2:28
20."You're That Spider Guy"5:29
Total length:56:43
Disc 2[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Electro Suite"  12:36
2."Harry's Suite"  10:07
3."Cold War"  3:28
4."No Place Like Home"  1:53
5."It's On Again"
Alicia Keys (featuring Kendrick Lamar)3:50
6."Song for Zula"
  • Matthew Houck
Phosphorescent6:09
7."That's My Man"
  • Williams
Liz3:47
8."Here"
Pharrell Williams4:38
9."Honest"
  • Jesse James Rutherford
  • Zachary Abels
  • Jeremy Freedman
  • Michael Margott
The Neighbourhood3:57
10."Within the Web (First Day Jam)"
  • Czarina Russell
  • Johnny Marr
  • Zimmer
  • Junkie XL
  • Williams
  • Michael Einziger
  • Ann Marie Simpson
Czarina Russell, Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six4:30
11."The Edge"
  • Jenna McDougall
  • Whakaio Taahi
Tonight Alive3:03
12."Electro Remix"
Alvin Risk and Hans Zimmer3:27
Total length:58:54
  1. Chart positions
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 141
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 94
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[15] 37
US Billboard 200[16] 112
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[16] 2

Critical response

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Reviews of the score were positive. AllMusic gave the score four stars out of five, saying "the soundtrack for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 echoes the sequel's frenetic, slick, and streamlined action, offering up 14 instrumental pieces and six non-score-related songs that dutifully reflect the measured and meticulous, corporate tie-in sensibilities of the traditional summer blockbuster while still managing to march to the beat of their own very loud drum."[17]

Movie Wave gave the score four stars, writing "If you'd said to me while I was first listening to The Amazing Spider-Man back in 2012 (and writing about how much I hoped it might mark a return to a more traditional approach in general to these films) that two years later the sequel would come out and be scored by Hans Zimmer with dubstep, I'd probably have punched you in the face (well, if I weren't the world's most mild-mannered individual, anyway). I guess others will feel the same way. But open your mind to it: it's dazzling stuff."[18] However, Filmtracks gave it one star out of five, heavily criticizing Zimmer's approach.

KidzWorld gave it four stars out of five, opining "The Amazing Spider-Man had a soundtrack jam-packed full of gorgeous symphonic style melodies, so expectations were high for many Marvel fans when it came to the soundtrack for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Composer Hans Zimmer [has] created an incredibly different musical landscape for the movie, and it is just as surprising and interesting as the first soundtrack."[19] Soundtrack Geeks gave the soundtrack 7 1/2 stars out of ten, feeling "All is not totally new territory for Zimmer. There's strong hints of earlier scores like Inception in cues like 'I Need To Know', but it is Zimmer after all, and rarely do we hear a score from him that's totally void of earlier Zimmerisms. I absolutely love this cue. 'You’re That Spider Guy' must be the ending theme or something because it feels like that kind of cue. It's got a little bit of everything and a new way to do the main Spidey theme."[20]

Songs not included on the album

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' To Include 'It's On Again' by Alicia Keys... - NEW YORK, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/" (Press release). Prnewswire.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  2. ^ James Christopher Monger (April 14, 2014). "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Hans Zimmer | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack review | Hans Zimmer". movie-wave.net. April 13, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Hans Zimmer/Various)". Filmtracks. April 22, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack Review". Kidzworld.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Jørn Tillnes (April 28, 2014). "Soundtrack Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Soundtrack Geek V2". Soundtrackgeek.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b "Marc Webb, Hans Zimmer Form Supergroup for 'Amazing Spider-Man 2'". Hollywood Reporter. October 31, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Pharrell Talks eBay Collab, Beyonce's Album, Scoring the 'Spider-Man' Sequel and More". Billboard. October 17, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Hans Zimmer's 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Theme Revealed?". Screen Rant. December 15, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "Twitter / aliciakeys: "It's On Again" w/ me". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]". iTunes. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 April 2014" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six feat. Pharrell Williams and Johnny Marr – The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  14. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 17, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  17. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic.
  18. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". Movie Wave. April 12, 2014.
  19. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack Review". Kidzworld.
  20. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". Soundtrack Geeks. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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