Iron Man (soundtrack)
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Iron Man Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack
of the film of the same name
. It was released on May 6, 2008. It is composed by Ramin Djawadi
.
& James Newton Howard
's work on Christopher Nolan
's Batman franchise and dials an industrial army that utilizes crushing percussion, huge strings, and a symphony of distorted guitars that echo Metallica
's concerts with the San Francisco Symphony (S&M) minus the vocals."
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of the film of the same name
Iron Man (film)
Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero, Iron...
. It was released on May 6, 2008. It is composed by Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi is a German composer of orchestral music for film and television. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother...
.
Reception
Allmusic awarded the soundtrack three stars out of five stating that composer Djawadi "treats the superhero with a predictably heavy hand, resulting in a soundtrack that takes the slow-build menace of Hans ZimmerHans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
& James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
's work on Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
's Batman franchise and dials an industrial army that utilizes crushing percussion, huge strings, and a symphony of distorted guitars that echo Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
's concerts with the San Francisco Symphony (S&M) minus the vocals."
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Key Scenes/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Driving With The Top Down" | 3:10 | Instrumental used in scenes where Stark field tests the Iron Man Mark II armor over the skies of Santa Monica CA. The opening and alternate portions of this track are used in the ending credits after the instrumental version of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man." |
| 2 | "Iron Man (2008 version)" | 1:05 | Big Band Big band A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians... version of the original cartoon theme; "...Render unto Caesar", played as Stark is playing craps. Performed by John O'Brien John O'Brien - Public life :* John O'Brien , New Zealand political candidate and party leader* John O'Brien , far right figure, onetime leader of the British National Front... /Rick Boston Rick Boston Rick Boston is a musician based in Los Angeles. As of about 1990, he was a member of Hand of Fate. He subsequently worked extensively with Dave Allen as the frontman of Low Pop Suicide, making a series of releases on World Domination Recordings... |
| 3 | "Merchant of Death" | 2:15 | Stark races his Audi R8 (with his bodyguard in a Rolls-Royce Phantom Rolls-Royce Phantom (BMW) The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a saloon automobile made in England by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary. It was launched in 2003 and is the first model introduced during the BMW era. The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé, and the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé, are both based on the 2003 Phantom... behind him) towards the airport to rendezvous with his private plane. This track also underscores Tony racing to the Stark Benefit later in the film. |
| 4 | "Trinkets To Kill a Prince" | 3:08 | Stark, held captive by the 10 Rings militia, completes his miniature arc reactor to replace the electromagnet in his chest. |
| 5 | "Mark I" | 3:54 | Stark and Dr. Yinsen, a fellow captive from Gulmira, together build the Mark I armor. |
| 6 | "Fireman" | 2:09 | Stark makes his escape from the 10 Rings cave in the Iron Man Mark I armor, using flamethrowers to destroy the 10 Rings insurgents and their weapons cache before rocketing off in the midst of the explosions. |
| 7 | "Vacation's Over" | 3:35 | Stark is rescued by Rhodey and Pararescuemen, and returns home. |
| 8 | "Golden Egg" | 4:13 | Played in the scene where Obadiah Stane steals the miniaturized arc reactor from Tony's chest. |
| 9 | "Damn Kid" | 1:13 | Played with Stark's biography video during the Apogee Awards ceremony in the beginning of the film. Performed by DJ Boborobo |
| 10 | "Mark II" | 2:49 | Stark designs the Iron Man Mark II armor. |
| 11 | "Extra Dry, Extra Olives" | 1:44 | Stark & Pepper on the balcony at the Stark Benefit when they almost kiss. |
| 12 | "Iron Man" | 3:33 | After pondering over his current situations, both concerning himself and his company, Stark destroys parts of his workshop with a repulsor glove. After seeing the carnage in Gulmira as reported on television, he dons his Mark III armor for the first time. The track ends as Iron Man goes supersonic to Afghanistan. |
| 13 | "Gulmira" | 4:06 | Iron Man battles the 10 Rings militia in the town of Gulmira, and as he attempts to evade American F-22 Raptors when they mistake him for an enemy UAV aircraft. |
| 14 | "Are Those Bullet Holes?" | 2:00 | Pepper sees Stark in the Iron Man suit for the first time (after sustaining battle damage from the F-22's). |
| 15 | "Section 16" | 2:34 | Stane meets with the 10 Rings organization and opens Section 16 to build the Iron Monger suit. |
| 16 | "Iron Monger" | 4:45 | Stane unleashes the Iron Monger armor at Pepper and the S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats.... agents. |
| 17 | "Arc Reactor" | 3:56 | Iron Man and Iron Monger battle on the rooftop of Stark Industries headquarters, right above Howard Stark's original Arc Reactor. |
| 18 | "Institutionalized Institutionalized (song) "Institutionalized" is a song by the American hardcore punk band Suicidal Tendencies. It was released in 1983 as the only single from their debut album, Suicidal Tendencies. It is often classified as the band's signature song and would be re-recorded for the album Still Cyco After All These Years... " |
3:49 | Played in the scene where Stark is fixing his Hot Rod (beginning of film). Performed by Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"... |
| 19 | "Iron Man" | 0:21 | Original 1966 cartoon theme. (Not used in film) Performed by Jack Urbont |
Not Included on the CD
| # | Title | Length | Performer(s) | Key Scenes/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Iron Man Iron Man (song) "Iron Man" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their second studio album Paranoid released in 1970. It was later included on their initial greatest hits compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll , as well as all subsequent greatest hits compilations.-Writing and... " |
5:57 | Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22... |
Instrumental sections of the song were used in the trailer and the first portion of the ending credits, and used in the second trailer of Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon... |
| 2 | "Back in Black Back in Black (song) "Back in Black" is a song by AC/DC, appearing as the first track on side two of their 1980 album, Back in Black. Known for its opening guitar riff, the song was AC/DC's tribute to their former singer Bon Scott... " |
4:15 | AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"... |
Played in a boom box by the U.S. Air Force convoy escorting Stark in Afghanistan. Included on the Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon... soundtrack by AC/DC. |
| 3 | "Slept On Tony With Dirt" | 2:31 | Ghostface Killah Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success... |
Played during the airplane scene with Stark & Rhodes, and is not yet commercially available. |
| 4 | "Hey Man, Nice Shot" | 5:25 | Filter Filter (band) Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010.... |
Instrumental sections of the song were used in the trailer. |
| 5 | "Cochise Cochise (song) "Cochise" is the first single by Audioslave for their eponymous debut album released in 2002. The single was released with a white and a black cover... " |
3:55 | Audioslave Audioslave Audioslave was an American rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of former Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk... |
Used in the second trailer. |
| 6 | "Hell Above Water" | 4:12 | Curve Curve (band) Curve was an English music group formed in 1990 chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and bassist/guitarist/programmer Dean Garcia.-History:... |
Used in the first trailer. |
| 7 | Birthright | 5:14 | Celldweller Celldweller Celldweller is a Detroit, Michigan-based Electronic Rock project that was created by multi-instrumentalist Klayton, former frontman and songwriter of the bands Circle of Dust, Argyle Park, Angeldust . Celldweller's music is multi-faceted, often labeled electronic rock and more commonly being... |
Used in TV spots. |
| 8 | Rankle | 0:38 | X-Ray Dog X-Ray Dog X-Ray Dog is an American musical study which is located in Burbank, California. They compose music for Hollywood movie trailers and soundtracks... |
Used in TV spots |