I bought this album today in anticipation of the upcoming release of the Spider-Man reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, and Emma Stone.
The score for Sam Raimi’s first Spider-Man film, composed by frequent Tim Burton collaborator Danny Elfman, initially unimpressed me. Aside from the Main Title and the occasional awesome musical moment, it felt rather bland. In fact, lots of it was reminiscent of Elfman’s score to Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film; Elfman’s music frequently sounds the same (thus the reason for me dubbing him “a quirky Hans Zimmer”), so this came as no surprise to me.
I must admit, however, that most of the time I was listening today was in my car with the air conditioner on full blast and in the shower, so I was never one-on-one with the music. So, to be fair about it, I put on my over-the-ear headphones so that I could hear every detail and gave it another listen.
This time around, I enjoyed it a lot more. The Main Title was as excellent as ever, but I noticed the more intimate moments found within tracks such as “Revenge”, “Revelation”, and “Farewell”, as well as the more fun/exciting “Costume Montage”, “Parade Attack”, and “Final Confrontation”, closing with a fairly satisfying “End Credits” track.
Overall, while Danny Elfman’s score to Spider-Man (2002) may not be the best superhero score out there (I’ll get to that in a later post!), it provides just what the audience needs to enjoy Spidey’s crime-fighting adventures that much more.
Rating: 2.5 (out of 5)
1. “Main Title” 3:31
2. “Transformations” 3:31
3. “Costume Montage” 1:19
4. “Revenge” 6:13
5. “First Web” 0:56
6. “Something’s Different” 1:17
7. “City Montage” 1:50
8. “Alone” 1:37
9. “Parade Attack” 3:54
10. “Specter of the Goblin” 3:47
11. “Revelation” 2:32
12. “Getting Through” 2:05
13. “Final Confrontation” 7:19
14. “Farewell” 3:11
15. “End Credits” 1:54
Total Length: app. 46 min.
-Chad
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