Iron Man (soundtrack)
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Iron Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the
Djawadi joined the film after John Debney, who previously collaborated with director Jon Favreau, was unavailable. The score focuses heavily on electric guitar, as requested by Favreau, and was recorded with a rock band as well a traditional orchestra. The soundtrack also includes the classic 1966 Iron Man theme song, and a big band-style arrangement of it by John O'Brien and Rick Boston, who also frequently collaborate with Favreau.
The soundtrack was negatively received by critics, especially the score's use of electric guitar and Remote Control influences. However, the inclusion of the classic theme, in its original and modern cover forms, was received positively, and the soundtrack was ultimately nominated at the 51st Grammy Awards.
Background
After Iron Man director Jon Favreau's previous collaborator John Debney was unavailable to score the film,[1] Iron Man fan Ramin Djawadi sought out the role.[2] Filming on Iron Man had already been completed by the time Djawadi joined the production,[3] and rather than wait until he could see the completed film, as he usually would, Djawadi began "playing with ideas" as soon as he saw the first trailer.[2] Due to time constraints and the final cut of the film changing until "the last possible minute", Djawadi had help with arrangements and additional cues from Hans Zimmer and Remote Control Productions.[2]
Favreau requested Djawadi's score be more guitar and rock focused, with Djawadi's history playing guitar helping with this. Guitarist Aaron Kaplan performed most of the guitar for the score,
Musicians John O'Brien and Rick Boston, frequent collaborators with Favreau, provided a big band-style arrangement of the Iron Man theme song from the 1966 cartoon The Marvel Super Heroes.[6] "Institutionalized", a song from band Suicidal Tendencies whose lead vocalist Mike Muir went to school with Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr., is also included on the soundtrack. Djawadi performed a piano rendition of Antonio Salieri's "Concerto in Do Maggiroe Per Pianoforte eo Orchestra: Larghetto" which was used exclusively for the film, and as such was not included in the soundtrack.[7]
Track listing
All music by Ramin Djawadi, except where noted.[2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Driving with the Top Down" | 3:10 | ||
2. | "Iron Man" (2008 version) | Jack Urbont | John O'Brien and Rick Boston | 1:05 |
3. | "Merchant of Death" | 2:14 | ||
4. | "Trinkets to Kill a Prince" | 3:07 | ||
5. | "Mark I" | 3:53 | ||
6. | "Fireman" | 2:09 | ||
7. | "Vacation's Over" | 3:34 | ||
8. | "Golden Egg" | 4:12 | ||
9. | "Damn Kid" | DJ Boroboro | DJ Boborobo | 1:12 |
10. | "Mark II" | 2:47 | ||
11. | "Extra Dry, Extra Olives" | 1:43 | ||
12. | "Iron Man" | 3:30 | ||
13. | "Gulmira" | 4:05 | ||
14. | "Are Those Bullet Holes?" | 2:00 | ||
15. | "Section 16" | 2:33 | ||
16. | "Iron Monger" | 4:45 | ||
17. | "Arc Reaktor" | 3:55 | ||
18. | "Institutionalized" |
| Suicidal Tendencies | 3:49 |
19. | "Iron Man" (1966 version) | Urbont | Jack Urbont | 0:20 |
Release
The soundtrack was released by
Reception
Critical response
Christian Clemmenson of
Movie Wave's James Southall gave the soundtrack no stars, calling it "yet another phoned-in score" from Remote Control, "completely puerile garbage, as bad as film music gets".
Many critics praised the inclusion of both the Urbont's classic 1966 Iron Man theme song and the modern cover of it, with Coleman calling it "one of the best surprises of the movie and score",[13] and Broxton highlighting the cover as "a wonderful piece of feelgood jazz".[11] Clemmenson lamented the theme not being integrated into Djawadi's music, feeling that it is "so diametrically opposed to the Remote Control handbook for simplistic progressions that it's disappointing that Djawadi didn't take a stab at coherently interpolating it into the new work."[10]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Iron Man by Ramin Djawadi | Nominated | [15] |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Iron Man by Ramin Djawadi | Won | [16] | |
Saturn Awards | Best Score | Iron Man by Ramin Djawadi | Nominated | [17][18] |
References
- ^ Larson, Randall (July 22, 2010). "Of Superheroes and Predators: John Debney Returns to Sci-Fi". Cinefantastique. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ramin Djawadi: Compositore di Iron Man". Comicus. April 6, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Weedon, Paul (October 17, 2013). "Ramin Djawadi on Game Of Thrones, Iron Man, Pacific Rim". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Brennan, Mike (May 17, 2008). "Breaking Out and Scoring with Ramin Djawadi". Soundtrack.net. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Guitarist Faces 'Iron Man'". BlabberMouth.net. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Boston, Rick. "Iron Man Theme by John O'Brien and Rick Boston". Rick Boston Artist Musician. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- Marvel.com. March 7, 2013. Archivedfrom the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Donahue, Ann (November 15, 2008). "Lions' Share". Billboard. p. 27.
- ^ "Iron Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Filmtracks.com. Archivedfrom the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Broxton, Jonathan (May 2, 2008). "IRON MAN – Ramin Djawadi". Movie Music UK. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Southall, James. "Iron Man". Movie Wave. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Coleman, Christopher. "Iron Man by Ramin Djawadi". Tracksounds. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- Allmusic. Archivedfrom the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Seijas, Casey (April 12, 2008). "'The Dark Knight', 'Iron Man' Rock the Grammy Nominations". MTV. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "ASCAP Honors Top Film and Television Music Composers and Songwriters at 24th Annual Awards Celebration". ASCAP. May 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Nominations for the 35th Annual Saturn Awards". saturnawards.org. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ "'The Dark Knight' receives five Saturn Awards at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards". saturnawards.org. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.