The Avengers (soundtrack)

The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film The Avengers composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri. It was released by Hollywood Records on May 1, 2012. A separate soundtrack and concept album, titled Avengers Assemble (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture), by various artists was also released on the same date. ^[1]

The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by Alan Silvestri
Released	May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)
Studio	Abbey Road Studios
Genre	Film score
Length	64:25
Label	Hollywood Marvel Music
Producer	Alan Silvestri David Bifano
Alan Silvestri chronology
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2012) Flight (2012)
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronology
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Marvel's The Avengers (2012) Iron Man 3 (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Filmtracks
Movie Wave
Soundtrack Geek [usurped]	7.11/10
Tracksounds

In November 2011, Marvel announced that Alan Silvestri, who scored Captain America: The First Avenger, would write and compose the score for The Avengers (making him the first composer to score more than one movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe). Silvestri stated, "This is actually a very unique experience [for me]. I've worked on films where there have been a number of stars and certainly worked on films where there have been characters of equal weight in terms of their level of importance and profile in the film, but this one is somewhat extreme in that regard because each of these characters has their own world and it's a very different situation. It's very challenging to look for a way to give everyone the weight and consideration they need, but at the same time the film is really about the coming together of these characters, which implies that there is this entity called the Avengers, which really has to be representative of all of them together." ^[2] Silvestri recorded the score at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. ^[3] Avengers director Joss Whedon described the score as "old school", saying "the score is very old-fashioned, which is why [Silvestri] was letter perfect for this movie because he can give you the heightened emotion, the [ Hans Zimmer ] school of 'I'm just feeling a lot right now!' but he can also be extraordinarily cue and character specific, which I love." ^[3] Silvestri reprises his themes from Captain America: The First Avenger, and introduced new ones - including the theme for Black Widow, which is "a lonely, plucked theme with an Eastern European flavor to define this character". ^[4] The score album was released on May 1, 2012. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Silvestri

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arrival"	2:59
2.	"Doors Open From Both Sides"	2:48
3.	"Tunnel Chase"	2:36
4.	"Stark Goes Green"	2:41
5.	"Helicarrier"	2:09
6.	"Subjugation"	3:00
7.	"Don't Take My Stuff"	4:42
8.	"Red Ledger"	5:11
9.	"Assault"	4:26
10.	"They Called It"	2:41
11.	"Performance Issues"	3:35
12.	"Seeing, Not Believing"	4:25
13.	"Assemble"	4:31
14.	"I Got a Ride"	4:00
15.	"A Little Help"	3:14
16.	"One Way Trip"	5:50
17.	"A Promise"	3:34
18.	"The Avengers"	2:03
Total length:		1:04:25

Simultaneously with the digital release, the album was physically released by Hollywood Records, Marvel Music, and Intrada Records. ^[6] Several tracks on this release are longer than on the digital album and there is one additional track, "Interrogation".

All tracks are written by Alan Silvestri

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arrival"	2:59
2.	"Doors Open From Both Sides" (Extended)	3:29
3.	"Tunnel Chase" (Extended)	4:47
4.	"Interrogation"	2:38
5.	"Stark Goes Green" (Extended)	4:46
6.	"Helicarrier"	2:09
7.	"Subjugation" (Extended)	3:40
8.	"Don't Take My Stuff" (Extended)	5:06
9.	"Red Ledger"	5:10
10.	"Assault"	4:25
11.	"They Called It"	2:41
12.	"Performance Issues" (Extended)	4:56
13.	"Seeing, Not Believing"	4:25
14.	"Assemble" (Extended)	5:21
15.	"I Got a Ride"	4:00
16.	"A Little Help" (Extended)	3:49
17.	"One Way Trip"	5:50
18.	"A Promise"	3:34
19.	"The Avengers"	2:03
Total length:		1:16:08

Avengers Assemble (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

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External links

• Music video of "Live to Rise"
• Music video of "Comeback"

Avengers Assemble (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)
Label	Hollywood Marvel Music
Producer	Mitchell Leib Dave Jordan
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronology
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Marvel's The Avengers (2012) Iron Man 3 (2013)

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