Summary
- Marvel's Thunderbolts* musical score is available online, reflecting the characters' internal turmoil and emotional journeys.
- Son Lux composed the score for Thunderbolts* and delivered an incredible, moving, and engaging soundtrack.
- Marvel's history of working with top composers ensures the Thunderbolts* score effectively enhances the film's narrative and character arcs.
Thunderbolts* is coming out this weekend, but its entire musical score is available online. Fans who can't wait to watch the film can treat themselves by listening to the movie's musical score.
Marvel's anticipated tentpole, Thunderbolts*, is due to hit theaters this weekend. Aside from its powerhouse cast, including Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier), David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian), Wyatt Russell (John Walker/U.S. Agent), Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr/Ghost), Olga Kurylenko (Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster), and Lewis Pullman (Robert Reynolds/Sentry), the film features an impressive score. Music plays a vital role in cinema because it sets the mood and guides the audience's emotions. It's a way of communicating the emotional tone of a particular scene. It makes the movie emotionally engaging and memorable.
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MarvelMusicVEVO shares the entire track for Thunderbolts* on YouTube. It has 32 tracks totaling 48 minutes and 31 seconds. The titles seemingly give away part of the plot or at least what the characters are going through. Among the most interesting titles are "There's Something Wrong with Me", "The Light Inside You Is Dim", "Every Man for Himself", and "You Can't Even Save Yourself". These tracks seem to suggest the emotional turmoil the characters are going through, particularly Pugh's Yelena. She is suffering from depression and lacks purpose after a series of assassinations. The Thunderbolts are a group of misfits battling internal conflicts as they try to redeem themselves. Some titles are also specific to each character, like "It's Bucky!", "Introducing Sentry", "Yelena's Choice", and "Searching for Bob". "Show Us The Worst" and "Searching for Bob" give you that empty feeling as if hinting at Bob's alter ego, Void.
Son Lux, an American experimental band with three members, Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang, is behind the Thunderbolts* score. Son Lux is the same band behind the full original score and soundtrack of the 2022 sci-fi action film Everything Everywhere All at Once. They gained widespread acclaim for their work in the film and even gained an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score. Son Lux also composed music for Paper Towns, Looper, and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. The Thunderbolts* score reflects the themes of redemption, internal conflict, and the dynamics of the antiheroes that are joined together. Those who had listened to the tracks fell in love with it and gave it a thumbs-up.
Son Lux is definitely great at what they do. The first track seemingly gives a nod to Alan Silvestri's Avengers and Lorne Balfe's Black Widow themes because it gives you the same feel but edgier. The musical score for Thunderbolts* effectively conveys the theme of broken antiheroes and hints about the film's introspective and character-driven narrative while underlining their emotional journeys. Overall, it's incredible, moving, and engaging.
This isn't really surprising, considering how particular Marvel Studios is when it comes to its films' musical themes. Marvel has worked with top-tier composers in the industry for their big-budget projects. They have worked with Silvestri for the Avengers series, Michael Giacchino for Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther, and Danny Elfman for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Marvel scores are not only high-quality and cinematic music, but they are also tightly woven into the narrative and character arcs. So, when you watch Thunderbolts* this weekend, notice how the music connects you to the film or intensifies the scenes. That's the purpose of the musical score -- to support the storytelling. And there's no doubt Son Lux delivers.
Thunderbolts* will hit theaters on May 2, 2025.
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