The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (soundtrack)

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2:
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack cover.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six featuring Pharrell Williams and Johnny Marr
ReleasedApril 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length66:35 (Standard edition)
1:55:19 (Deluxe edition)
Label
Producer Hans Zimmer, Stephen Lipson, Pharrell Williams
Marvel Comics film series soundtracks chronology
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2:
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

(2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2014)
Hans Zimmer chronology
12 Years a Slave
(2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2014)
Interstellar
(2016)
Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."I'm Electro"  0:46
2."There He Is"  1:53
3."I'm Spider-Man"  1:00
4."My Enemy"  8:04
5."Ground Rules"  1:17
6."Look at Me"  3:09
7."You Need Me"  3:09
8."So Much Anger"  2:09
9."I Need to Know"  4:28
10."Sum Total"  2:50
11."I Chose You"  1:34
12."We're Best Friends"  2:16
13."Still Crazy"  2:42
14."You're That Spider Guy"  Hans Zimmer 4:51
15."It's On Again" Alicia Keys featuring Kendrick Lamar 3:50
16."Song for Zula"
  • Matthew Houck
Phosphorescent 6:09
17."That's My Man"
  • Williams
LIZ 3:47
18."Here"
Pharrell Williams 4:38
19."Honest"
  • Jesse James Rutherford
  • Zachary Abels
  • Jeremy Freedman
  • Michael Margott
The Neighbourhood 3:57
20."Electro Remix (remix by Alvin Risk)"
Alvin Risk and Hans Zimmer 3:27
Total length:66:35

Deluxe edition

No.TitleLength
1."I'm Electro"0:46
2."There He Is"2:54
3."I'm Spider-Man"1:04
4."My Enemy"8:18
5."Ground Rules"1:12
6."Look at Me"3:10
7."Special Project"3:14
8."You Need Me"3:17
9."So Much Anger"2:12
10."I'm Moving to England"1:03
11."I'm Goblin"3:42
12."Let Her Go"0:33
13."You're My Boy"2:57
14."I Need to Know"5:00
15."Sum Total"2:51
16."I Chose You"1:34
17."We're Best Friends"2:17
18."Still Crazy"2:42
19."The Rest of My Life"2:28
20."You're That Spider Guy"5:29
Total length:56:43
Disc 2 [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Electro Suite"  12:36
2."Harry's Suite"  10:07
3."Cold War"  3:28
4."No Place Like Home"  1:53
5."It's On Again"
Alicia Keys (featuring Kendrick Lamar)3:50
6."Song for Zula"
  • Matthew Houck
Phosphorescent 6:09
7."That's My Man"
  • Williams
Liz 3:47
8."Here"
Pharrell Williams 4:38
9."Honest"
  • Jesse James Rutherford
  • Zachary Abels
  • Jeremy Freedman
  • Michael Margott
The Neighbourhood 3:57
10."Within the Web (First Day Jam)"
  • Czarina Russell
  • Johnny Marr
  • Zimmer
  • Junkie XL
  • Williams
  • Michael Einziger
  • Ann Marie Simpson
Czarina Russell, Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six4:30
11."The Edge"
  • Jenna McDougall
  • Whakaio Taahi
Tonight Alive 3:03
12."Electro Remix"
Alvin Risk and Hans Zimmer3:27
Total length:58:54
  1. Chart positions
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 141
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 94
UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [15] 37
US Billboard 200 [16] 112
US Top Soundtracks ( Billboard ) [16] 2

Critical response

Reviews of the score were positive. AllMusic gave the score four stars out of five, saying "the soundtrack for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 echoes the sequel's frenetic, slick, and streamlined action, offering up 14 instrumental pieces and six non-score-related songs that dutifully reflect the measured and meticulous, corporate tie-in sensibilities of the traditional summer blockbuster while still managing to march to the beat of their own very loud drum." [17]

Movie Wave gave the score four stars, writing "If you'd said to me while I was first listening to The Amazing Spider-Man back in 2012 (and writing about how much I hoped it might mark a return to a more traditional approach in general to these films) that two years later the sequel would come out and be scored by Hans Zimmer with dubstep, I'd probably have punched you in the face (well, if I weren't the world's most mild-mannered individual, anyway). I guess others will feel the same way. But open your mind to it: it's dazzling stuff." [18] However, Filmtracks gave it one star out of five, heavily criticizing Zimmer's approach.

KidzWorld gave it four stars out of five, opining "The Amazing Spider-Man had a soundtrack jam-packed full of gorgeous symphonic style melodies, so expectations were high for many Marvel fans when it came to the soundtrack for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Composer Hans Zimmer [has] created an incredibly different musical landscape for the movie, and it is just as surprising and interesting as the first soundtrack." [19] Soundtrack Geeks gave the soundtrack 7 1/2 stars out of ten, feeling "All is not totally new territory for Zimmer. There's strong hints of earlier scores like Inception in cues like 'I Need To Know', but it is Zimmer after all, and rarely do we hear a score from him that's totally void of earlier Zimmerisms. I absolutely love this cue. 'You’re That Spider Guy' must be the ending theme or something because it feels like that kind of cue. It's got a little bit of everything and a new way to do the main Spidey theme." [20]

Songs not included on the album

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