The Marvel Symphonic Universe

A very, very, interesting look at music scores, via the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU has made more money than the Star Wars saga, the James Bond movies, the Harry Potter movies and more, yet, none of the music stands out.

From YT:
Off the top of your head, could you sing the theme from Star Wars? How about James Bond? Or Harry Potter? But here’s the kicker: can you sing any theme from a Marvel film? Despite 13 films and 10 billion dollars at the box office, the Marvel Cinematic Universe lacks a distinctive musical identity or approach. So let’s try to answer the question: what is missing from Marvel music?
siftbotsays...

Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Monday, September 12th, 2016 3:34pm PDT - promote requested by original submitter RFlagg.

ChaosEnginesays...

The only music I remember from any Marvel movie is the soundtrack from Guardians and the excellent use of NIN's "We're in this together" from the first Avengers trailer.

*quality stuff from Tony as always. Every Frame a Painting is probably my single favourite youtube channel.

AeroMechanicalsays...

I'm reminded of that Hans Zimmer BA-DA-DA-DUM-DUM-DU-NUH, BA-DA-DA-DUM-DU-nuh. I first recall from "The Rock" though it probably appeared earlier and was then used in variations in every 90's action movie. Sometimes exactly, probably the same composer, and sometimes just ripped off variations. There was also the theme from 48 Hours that was used in many 80's action films.

Of course, they were memorable in their way. It didn't take long before you didn't really notice the music anymore, though, because it was just "action movie" music for the time.

The Rock:
https://youtu.be/ljW8HWDFvNg

48 Hours:
https://youtu.be/KxN2ETYQ7Mk

poolcleanersays...

What happened to the days when everyone played the top selling blockbusters on piano? Jurassic Park, anyone? Hello, idiot filmmakers, anyone home? Anyone? Fucking listen to Danny Elfman --whose songs make radio, television and film last forever!!! *hums the Simpsons theme*

Jinxsays...

I couldn't think of any, but then the "I've got no strings on me" from the Avengers trailer came to mind... but did they ever actual use that theme in the movie? It's strange that they'll use a fairly oddball re-imagining of a Pinocchio song for a trailer and then they score the movie quite so blandly.

nocksays...

An original score and AC/DC aren't the same thing...IMO, John Williams is the most consistent and memorable cinematic composer alive today. Scores for ET, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Goonies, Indiana Jones are all evocative.

siftbotsays...

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Marvel, Soundtrack, Star Wars, James Bond, Harry Potter' to 'Marvel, Soundtrack, Star Wars, James Bond, Harry Potter, Every Frame a Painting' - edited by eric3579

Babymechsays...

So wait, how do I do this... *related=http://videosift.com/video/A-theory-of-Film-Music

AeroMechanicalsaid:

I'm reminded of that Hans Zimmer BA-DA-DA-DUM-DUM-DU-NUH, BA-DA-DA-DUM-DU-nuh. I first recall from "The Rock" though it probably appeared earlier and was then used in variations in every 90's action movie. Sometimes exactly, probably the same composer, and sometimes just ripped off variations. There was also the theme from 48 Hours that was used in many 80's action films.

Of course, they were memorable in their way. It didn't take long before you didn't really notice the music anymore, though, because it was just "action movie" music for the time.

The Rock:
https://youtu.be/ljW8HWDFvNg

48 Hours:
https://youtu.be/KxN2ETYQ7Mk

Babymechsays...

Well see, this is why Every Frame a Painting gets 2,6 million hits and the response video gets less than 2k. #sad.

siftbotsaid:

Invocations (related=http://videosift.com/video/A-theory-of-Film-Music) cannot be called by Babymech because Babymech is not privileged - sorry.

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