Mutant, in partnership with Hollywood Records and Marvel Studios, presents the premiere physical release of Rob Simonsen‘s score to the blockbuster event of 2024, Marvel Studios‘ Deadpool & Wolverine. And hold on to your chimichangas because this limited edition physical release includes the showstopping “Like A Prayer (Choir Version)” physical media debut.
The tonal balancing act of the Deadpool series is a tightrope to walk – a meta action-comedy with tons of heart and even more vulgarity. Luckily, composer Rob Simonsen rises to the challenge, scoring the highly anticipated third chapter with well-earned confidence. Equal parts explosive and emotional, Simonsen’s debut superhero score is electrifying, occasionally heartbreaking, but always emotionally honest – just like the titular characters.
Available for pre-order now at Mutant’s webstore, madebymutant.com, the Deadpool & Wolverine original score is pressed on 2x 140gm color vinyl, features original exclusive artwork by Matt Taylor, with liner notes by composer Rob Simonsen.
Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine – Original Score
Music by Rob Simonsen Artwork by Matt Taylor Featuring liner notes by Rob Simonsen Featuring the viral sensation “Like A Prayer (Choir Version)” For the first time on any physical format $45
Tracklist
Disc One
Side A
1. LFG (Theme from Deadpool & Wolverine) 2. Deadpool Has a Theme 3. It’s Been a While 4. Reaching Too High 5. Make a Wish 6. Walk with Me 7. Two Choices 8. Eating My Feelings
Side B
1. They’re Coming 2. Family Feud 3. I Love This Part 4. Finger-Lickin’ Dead-Inside Pixie Slab of Third Rate Dime-Store Nut-Milk 5. Your Fingers Are Inside Me, But Not in a Good Way 6. You Were Chest F’d by a Tree 7. Hideout 8. That’s Her 9. The Heroes We Were
Disc Two
Side A
1. You Were Always the Wrong Guy 2. Name for Myself 3. Death or Enslavement 4. I Walked Away 5. My Brother Loved You 6. We Have Company 7. I Called Some Friends 8. Steadily Great Since Endgame
Side B
1. Enjoy My Peter 2. Let’s up the Stakes 3. He’s Not Gonna Make It 4. Like a Prayer (Choir Version from Deadpool & Wolverine) Performed by I’ll Take You There Gospel Choir 5. Ripper Carnage 6. There’s Nothing to Fix 7. Special Sock 8. Name for Myself (Alternate Version) 9. Fallen Heroes
Marvel Games and NetEase Games recently unveiled the launch trailer for Marvel Rivals, the new Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter that lets players assemble an ever-evolving all-star squad of Super Heroes and Super Villains battling with unique powers across a dynamic lineup of destructible maps from across the Marvel Multiverse. The highly-anticipated game launches today, December 6 with all heroes unlocked and free to play at launch and beyond.
The launch trailer features renowned rock vocalist Chrissy Costanza, who garners more than 4.5 million listeners monthly on Spotify and has garnered over 3 billion streams, performs the game’s theme song “Rivals ‘Til the End”. Best known as the powerhouse frontwoman of band Against The Current and for her iconic gaming anthems like “Legends Never Die” and “Phoenix”, Chrissy’s career seamlessly bridges the worlds of gaming and music.
The original soundtrack for Marvel Rivals from Hollywood Records is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and other digital platforms. Pre-order the vinyl from Mutant here.
The Sandman’s range of genres gave Buckley the opportunity to embrace a large palette for the score including full orchestra, choir, early music instruments, such as viola da gamba and baroque flutes, and some esoteric sounds. He combined historic classical music and instruments with modern electronic textures to bridge time within the music. One of the most notable experimentations is that of Dream’s theme, using bells to portray his character’s ruling of the sleeping world, reminding the viewer of a midnight chime. The bells are sometimes warped or dissonant, mimicking the inconsistency and eclecticism of dreams. As an Endless, Dream’s theme is ubiquitous, being used throughout episodes regardless of his on-screen presence.
The highly emotional score switches from dark to dainty themes episode to episode while still remaining cohesive and homogenous. Buckley created sounds unique to every moment of the series, making the music feel alive and distinctive.
The Sandman: Season 1 (Soundtrack From the Original Netflix Series) track list is as follows:
Mondo, Hollywood Records, and Marvel Music, continue their MCU soundtrack series with the premiere vinyl pressing of Danny Elfman‘s score to Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Director Sam Raimi and composer Danny Elfman have been long-time collaborators (since 1990’s Darkman) but it’s their combined efforts on the original Spider-Man trilogy that helped define the visual language of modern superhero filmmaking as we know it today. With Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the two are teaming up for the first time in nearly a decade.
Featuring all new artwork by Florian Bertmer, and pressed on 2x 180 Gram Mondo Webstore exclusive color vinyl (also available on 2x 180 Gram Black vinyl), Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will be available for pre-order at MondoShop.com on Wednesday, May 11.
WaterTower Music has two new releases for two fan-favorite DC/Warner Bros. Television series: Lucifer: Seasons 1-5 (Original Television Soundtrack) and DC’s Stargirl: Season 1 (Original Television Score). The WaterTower Music releases are available at all platforms now, as well as the online store at DC FanDome: Hall of Heroes.
Lucifer: Seasons 1-5 (Original Television Soundtrack) features 13 songs from the first five seasons of the devilish drama, featuring performances by series stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German and Lesley Ann-Brandt, as well as guest star Lindsey Gort and performer Skye Townsend. Recently renewed for a sixth and final season, Lucifer’s fifthseason premieres Friday, August 21, on Netflix.
Lucifer composers Jeff Russo and Ben Decter relished the opportunity to tap the musical skills of the cast in performing a number of classic and contemporary standards: “Getting to record amazing songs with a fantastically talented cast is a rare experience. And creating this Lucifer soundtrack album was a treat. If only every cast were as fun! We feel lucky.”
Series star Tom Ellis, who plays the title character, was equally enthusiastic: “The music of Lucifer has been one of the main reasons I have loved playing this role. It rekindles my passion for singing, which ironically started in church when I was a child. Funny old world, isn’t it?”
DC’s Stargirl: Season 1 (Original Television Score) features 22 tracks from the debut season of the hit series. Recently wrapping its first season on both The CW and DC UNIVERSE, DC’s Stargirl was recently renewed for a second season exclusively on The CW. Based on the character created by Geoff Johns, DC’s Stargirl features an epic score by the award-winning film and television composer Pinar Toprak, who received her first Primetime Emmy® nomination this year for her work on HBO’s McMillions.
Any MST3K fan will recognize music as a core component of the cult classic series. The show’s timeless theme song and musical interludes are as iconic as the show’s robots and bad movies. Now fans can own the music of MST3K on one beautifully rendered PREVIEWS Exclusive Moon printed vinyl from Shout Factory and Diamond Comic Distributors.
Long out-of-print, the classic MST3K soundtrack returns! This limited edition, double disc release includes all-time classics like (Let’s Have) A Patrick Swayze Christmas and Where, Oh Werewolf and a collection of theme songs from throughout the show’s original run, packaged in a brand-new cover illustration by Steve Vance.
The PREVIEWS Exclusive MST3K Clowns in the Sky Soundtrack (SEP198031, SRP: $40.00) is now available for pre-order at comic shops, with an expected release date of December 18, 2019.
No matter how you feel about Captain Marvel, (I personally liked it very much, thank you!) you have to respect its soundtrack. As a child of the 80’s and an adolescent of the 90’s, this took some of the best of my high school years and put it up on screen beside a character from some of my favorite comics of the same time. Of course, she had a slightly different costume then. . .
But it was the 90’s! Everything was a little weird. Back then everyone wanted Jennifer Aniston’s haircut from Friends for some reason, acceptable fashion included overalls or flannel, we played with pogs, Pokemon, connecting to the internet made a weird noise, and we impeached presidents for basically nothing!
Times have changed, but that soundtrack from Captain Marvel lives on. This is a mixtape Meredith Quill would be proud of. It’s a mixtape I would’ve listened to. And hearing from some of our other Graphic Policy writers, people are really into it. For instance:
Can I just say how glad I am that there’s a movie that acknowledges that women love rock music? It seems like the discourse has floated so far to the “all those years I was just pretending to like rock to keep my boyfriend from complaining but now I’m free and just want to listen to Taylor Swift” type narrative. I’m sure that’s true for a lot of women and I’m happy they can feel free to embrace their love of dreck now. But a lot of us just genuinely love rock music. I liked seeing that on screen.
AGREED. 100%. This soundtrack is grounded in great 90’s rock and alternative, but it’s also got this great energy that comes into it from the inclusion of some soulful r&b. But Carol Danvers is a rocker. And despite maybe a few of the songs being a bit on the nose, it’s overall incredibly enjoyable.
But, because we just can’t get enough here, scroll to the bottom to find a Spotify playlist where I’m also adding my own list of 90’s songs “fit” with Captain Marvel (sort of, at least in my logic) as well as a special list of songs from other 90’s soundtracks that belong on this soundtrack because omg it’s meta-inception.
But beware, dear reader, I warn you that reading this article may spoil some of the best surprises of the film. It’s not that the songs themselves are spoilers in any way, but that how they get used and their reveal in the film is so beautiful, you may want to go into your first viewing not knowing. In searching for songs they may have used in the soundtrack, there was only one that I found confirmed on a website, but I almost wish I hadn’t known because the reveal was so good. But, if you want to read further, here’s your giant[SPOILER ALERT!!!]
I’ll do these in the order they appear in the film:
Heart – Crazy On You
Technically not a 90’s song, but when they flash back to Carol Danvers’ past, there is literally no better song than an anthem like this from the First Ladies of Rock, Ann and Nancy Wilson.
Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
Here’s another unconventional choice (and another holdover from 80’s hair metal), but given the context (a brief flash of karaoke) this totally makes sense. Uh huh, it ain’t no big thing. But I know what I like. . .
Salt N Pepa ft. En Vogue – Whatta Man
While Deadpool got to “Shoop” first, this is the real deal. I wasn’t even really into rap or r&b in the early 90’s, but I still loved this song. Still do. Whatta song. Whatta video. Whatta collaboration.
Elastica – Connection
Confession time: from the moment this song ended up in a trailer, I was 99% sold on Captain Marvel as a 90’s period piece, even moreso than the Blockbuster Video or other easter eggs. This song was everything that a slightly depressed teenage me wanted circa 1995.
Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains
Did I mentioned what slightly depressed me in 1995 loved to listen to? This album didn’t leave my 5-disc cd changer for a year. (See kids, back in the day, music came on compact discs. . .) Literally any track from the first two Garbage albums would’ve been perfect in this movie. Seriously. Any of them. My pick would’ve been “Vow,” but going with the iconic, radio-friendly song isn’t so bad. Also, I may have had a crush on comic book Carol Danvers in the mid-90’s, but I was madly in love with Shirley Manson. Plus Butch Vig, the keystone of 90’s grunge. I’m riding high on a deep depression. Pour some misery down on me.
TLC – Waterfalls
And then sometimes you just had to chill out. This song has hooks for days, and the rap breakdown by Left Eye remains amazing. Again, even as someone who wasn’t that much into r&b/rap, this song was ubiquitous. And that wasn’t a bad thing.
Des’ree – You Gotta Be
This is not a song in a million years I would’ve thought to put in this movie. And so it’s a good thing I wasn’t in charge of the soundtrack, because the lyrics to this pretty much tell the lesson of the second half of this movie. This is now my favorite.
Nirvana – Come As You Are
Again, not the Nirvana song I would’ve picked for this soundtrack (“Been a Son” seems actually more apt, especially to address the throngs of fragile manbabies triggered by the idea of a female superhero– she should’ve been a son. Get it?) but but but this song more than any other is used so effectively to set a very specific mood that it is a gamechanger. Literally, after this song played, I didn’t have any more gripes about the movie after that. It took it to a next level. Which leads me to. . .
No Doubt – Just a Girl
I’d complain this song is a little too on the nose, especially for the scene it’s used in, but it’s just so infectious and perfect. It’s a move I would’ve made if I was making the movie. I was tickled. True story: I saw No Doubt play in a converted airplane hangar in Orem, Utah in 1994 when they were just part of the local/regional ska scene. I was jarred, but not surprised, when they broke through with this poppy crossover. And here I sit snuggling my Dance Hall Crashers cds wondering why they didn’t break out (there’s some of them on the Spotify playlist below),
R.E.M. – Man on the Moon
Now Andy did you hear about this one? Yeah yeah yeah yeah. While REM was certainly everywhere at this point in the 90’s, this one may have been a little on the nose. And there’s so many others to pull from this album or Monster or (bold choice) New Adventures in Hi-Fi. Again, the soundtrack makes the safer choice of the more mainstream and ubiquitous song, and that’s fine. At least it wasn’t Shiny Happy People?
The Marvelettes – Please Mr. Postman
Do you count this as being in the soundtrack if we just got Sam Jackson singing a few bars of it? I do. I most certainly do. Also, this has nothing to do with the 90’s or the rest of the movie. I love how left-field it is. And is that how she gets her name? Ironically, if Carol Danvers tries to explain it to everyone, old man Steve Rogers still won’t get it. . . unless he ever got past that “Troubleman” album. Or if he was on Vine, which was how my kids knew it:
Hole – Celebrity Skin
Ok, confession time. I don’t like Courtney Love. I probably never will. But if you’re going to choose a Hole song, get Malibu or Bruise Violet. Ok, fine, fine, I concede that Celebrity Skin is actually pretty good and a fair choice to play over the closing credits. It’s fine, it’s great actually, I just have to get rid of my distaste for Hole.
And so that’s it! If you want more, I’ve made a Spotify playlist with these dozen songs as well as a bunch more. I will take the blame for anything you hate, but whatever you love on the playlist know that it was carefully curated from among a bunch of our Graphic Policy writers.
What’s in it? A lot more rock/alternative, especially skewing towards female artists (Liz Phair, The Breeders, Veruca Salt), a bunch of Riot Grrl stuff, a little more hip hop, and because it’s a tragedy she wears a Nine Inch Nails shirt the whole time and never listens to NIN, we have some of that. And starting with track 50, the last songs are very special songs from other soundtracks because the 90’s was full of great movie soundtracks. So, so meta.
What did we miss? Hop in the comments and tell us. Maybe we’ll even add it to the playlist!
Note: No songs from any of the Batman soundtracks because I’m not mixing Marvel and DC. Nope. (Even though “Trust” by Prince is amazing. So is “Partyman.” But still nope.) And also no Space Jame because ewwwww even small proximity to R. Kelly. . . NOPE.
Foo Fighters – Breakout – Me, Myself and Irene Sneaker Pimps – Six Underground – The Saint Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise – Dangerous Minds Green Day – J.A.R. – Angus The Crystal Method – The Name of the Game (ok, bending the rules here as this was from 2001, but it still sounds super 90’s and was in another Marvel movie and I can’t resist) – Blade II Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You – Empire Records Daft Punk – Da Funk – The Saint Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin’ – Friday Nine Inch Nails – Dead Souls – The Crow Dance Hall Crashers – Enough – Angus (what is this Angus movie and how did it have such a great soundtrack?!?) Metric – Black Sheep (Ok, REALLY breaking the rules here, but if you don’t get the joke, I’m not going to explain it) Guns n Roses – You Could Be Mine – Terminator 2 Nine Inch Nails – The Perfect Drug – Lost Highway Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot – The Cable Guy The Cardigans – Lovefool – Romeo+Juliet Chris Cornell – Seasons – Singles
Warner Bros.‘ Aquaman is opening soon here in the U.S. and beyond reviews, the soundtrack is finally being released. One of the songs from it is “Ocean to Ocean” by Pitbull and Rhea and it’s… something. The soundtrack song rifs off of Toto’s “Africa,” which is having a resurgence in popularity of a cover by Weezer.”
“Ocean to Ocean” opens with “Africa’s” chord progression and after Pitbull’s rapping, uses “Africa’s” chorus. But, the movie is about Atlantis, it’s a bit weird to sing about Africa.
You can check out the song below and below that the full soundtrack listing. Let us know what you think of the song in the comments below!
Here’s the full tracklist:
— “Everything I Need (Film Version)” - Skylar Grey — Arthur — Kingdom Of Atlantis — It Wasn’t Meant To Be — Atlantean Soldiers — What Does That Even Mean? — The Legend Of Atlan — Swimming Lessons — The Black Manta — What Could Be Greater Than A King? — Permission To Come Aboard — Suited And Booted — Between Land And Sea — He Commands The Sea — Map In A Bottle — The Ring Of Fire — Reunited — “Everything I Need” – Skylar Grey — “Ocean To Ocean” – Pitbull feat. Rhea — “Trench Engaged (from Kingdom of The Trench)” – Joseph Bishara
The first ever “parental guidance” labeled score album features music from award-winning composer, Tyler Bates (John Wick, Guardians of the Galaxy, Watchmen) and contains popular explicit numbers such as “Holy S*** Balls” and “Make the Whole World our B***”. The album is currently available to stream or download digitally.