So Guardians of the Galaxy came out, and one of the great things about the movie that everyone is talking about is the '70s soundtrack. This got me thinking, there have been quite a few decent comic book/superhero movie soundtracks over the years. What are your favorites?
*Soundtracks meaning songs only, not scores. We have threads about best comic/superhero movie scores already. So I'm not counting John Williams's Superman score, Danny Elfman's Batman score or Hans Zimmer's Dark Knight score here.
Batman - The Prince stuff. This was the first time a superhero movie incorporated pop songs, and they were pretty good. The ones used in the movie seemed to fit.
Batman Forever - Looking back on it, the soundtrack might be the best part of the movie. "Kiss From A Rose" and "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" both get me nostalgic for the 90's.
Watchmen - This one has a great soundtrack that helps set the environment and time period for the film, even though most of these songs were referenced in the graphic novel. "Unforgettable", "The Times They Are A Changin", "The Sound of Silence", and "All Along the Watchtower" are all put to great use. It might actually be my favorite superhero movie soundtrack, even with the not bad but out-of-place "Desolation Row" cover.
Iron Man 2 - Because of this (and The Avengers), I'll always think of Iron Man when I hear "Shoot to Thrill" now. Plus, you've got The Clash peppered in there as well. And as a bonus, Tony's birthday party scene gave us Tupac and a Queen-Daft Punk mash-up. Not too shabby.
Guardians of the Galaxy - You knew this would pop up. The Awesome Mix lived up to its name. The opening credit scene was perfectly set to "Come and Get Your Love", plus we had one of the best, if not the best uses of "The Pina Colada Song" in a film ever. And "Cherry Bomb", "Hooked on a Feeling" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" were great additions as well.
Honorable Mentions:
X-Men: Days of Future Past - "Time in a Bottle" during the Quicksilver scene
Hellboy 2 - Hellboy and Abe getting drunk and singing "Can't Smile Without You"
Kick-Ass - Hit-Girl kicking ass to "Bad Reputation", and Kick-Ass coming in on a jetpack and lighting the thugs up to Elvis.
*Soundtracks meaning songs only, not scores. We have threads about best comic/superhero movie scores already. So I'm not counting John Williams's Superman score, Danny Elfman's Batman score or Hans Zimmer's Dark Knight score here.
Batman - The Prince stuff. This was the first time a superhero movie incorporated pop songs, and they were pretty good. The ones used in the movie seemed to fit.
Batman Forever - Looking back on it, the soundtrack might be the best part of the movie. "Kiss From A Rose" and "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" both get me nostalgic for the 90's.
Watchmen - This one has a great soundtrack that helps set the environment and time period for the film, even though most of these songs were referenced in the graphic novel. "Unforgettable", "The Times They Are A Changin", "The Sound of Silence", and "All Along the Watchtower" are all put to great use. It might actually be my favorite superhero movie soundtrack, even with the not bad but out-of-place "Desolation Row" cover.
Iron Man 2 - Because of this (and The Avengers), I'll always think of Iron Man when I hear "Shoot to Thrill" now. Plus, you've got The Clash peppered in there as well. And as a bonus, Tony's birthday party scene gave us Tupac and a Queen-Daft Punk mash-up. Not too shabby.
Guardians of the Galaxy - You knew this would pop up. The Awesome Mix lived up to its name. The opening credit scene was perfectly set to "Come and Get Your Love", plus we had one of the best, if not the best uses of "The Pina Colada Song" in a film ever. And "Cherry Bomb", "Hooked on a Feeling" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" were great additions as well.
Honorable Mentions:
X-Men: Days of Future Past - "Time in a Bottle" during the Quicksilver scene
Hellboy 2 - Hellboy and Abe getting drunk and singing "Can't Smile Without You"
Kick-Ass - Hit-Girl kicking ass to "Bad Reputation", and Kick-Ass coming in on a jetpack and lighting the thugs up to Elvis.
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