Iron Man 2 (score)

This article is about the instrumental score album. For the song soundtrack, see Iron Man 2 (soundtrack).
Iron Man 2: Original Motion Picture Score
Film score by John Debney
Released July 20, 2010
Genre Film score
Length 72:01
Label Columbia
Producer John Debney
John Debney chronology

Predators
(2010)
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Machete
(2010)
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronology
The Incredible Hulk
(2008)
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Thor
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
Filmtracks
Movie Music UK

Iron Man 2: Original Motion Picture Score is the soundtrack to the 2010 film of the same name directed by Jon Favreau. It was released on July 20, 2010, featuring 25 tracks. John Debney composed the musical score for Iron Man 2 along with Tom Morello. "Make Way for Tomorrow Today" was composed by Richard M. Sherman as an homage to his own "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow".[1]

Track listing

All music composed by John Debney unless otherwise noted.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ivan's Metamorphosis"    5:47
2. "House Fight V1"    5:47
3. "Making Pepper CEO"    1:08
4. "Senate / Ivan Creates Drones"    3:37
5. "Make Way for Tomorrow – Expo Version"  Richard M. Sherman 0:53
6. "Rhodey Dons Suit"    0:56
7. "Dying Hero"    1:51
8. "Natalie Intro"    1:03
9. "Monaco Drive"    0:41
10. "Mayhem in Monaco"    7:25
11. "Jailhouse Talk"    2:24
12. "Ivan Escapes"    1:42
13. "Gun Show"    2:10
14. "Tony Discovers Dad's Secret"    4:09
15. "Sledgehammer V2"    2:39
16. "Nick Fury"    1:29
17. "New Element / Particle Accelerator"    6:14
18. "Sledgehammer"    1:07
19. "New RT / To the Expo"    1:43
20. "Black Widow Kicks Ass"    2:11
21. "Iron Man Battles the Drones"    8:00
22. "Ivan's Demise / The Kiss"    5:05
23. "Thor"    0:39
24. "I Am Iron Man"    1:30
25. "Make Way for Tomorrow Today"  Richard M. Sherman 1:51

Reception

James Christopher Monger from AllMusic gave his review:[2]

Composer John Debney had to contend with a near constant barrage of classic AC/DC songs when putting together his score for the second installment in director Jon Favreau's Iron Man series. Like in the first film where composer Ramin Djawadi established a memorable theme (Driving with the Top Down) for the famed Marvel superhero, Debney takes it forward with "I Am Iron Man", a rousing, heroic, old-fashioned blast of all American guts and glory that sounds ripped (in a good way) from an old A-Team episode. Antagonist Ivan Venko's theme is appropriately muscular and Russian sounding, while action cues are beefy and peppered with bursts of distorted guitar (presumably a nod to Angus Young's omnipresent riffage), resulting in a score that’s more than worthy of its narcissistic, heavily armored protagonist.

References

  1. "Richard Sherman is a Marvel", D23: The Official Disney Fan Club
  2. Monger, James Christopher. "Iron Man 2 - John Debney". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

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