X-Men: The Last Stand (soundtrack)
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X-Men: The Last Stand – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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X-Men: The Last Stand – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was composed by
X-Men: The Last Stand – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has received generally positive reviews.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Filmtracks | [5] |
Soundtrack.Net | [6] |
Style
The film's director
Powell deviated from the first two in that he created less a set of individual cues and more of a cohesive sound throughout. Most of the 27 tracks are short, with the exception of a few extended battle sequence cues. The second track "Bathroom Titles" is an explosion of violent percussion in the form of Danny Elfman's Planet of the Apes soundtrack. Actually, Powell's style is a noticeable mixture of Elfman and John Williams (especially their Spider-Man and Superman soundtracks, respectively).
Orchestration
Powell had a 141 musicians of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at his disposal, and he did not waste them. Despite drawing similarities to other composers (like Danny Elfman and John Williams), soundtrack reviewer and talk show host Clark Douglas stated that Powell diverted from "recent action scores which force the orchestra to play second string to the synthetic elements (such as Klaus Badelt's "Poseidon")... [and instead] fully utilizes the elements at his disposal." Douglas went on to say that the orchestra is best used during the "final third" of the score.
Track listing
All music is composed by
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "20 Years Ago" | 1:10 |
2. | "Bathroom Titles" | 1:09 |
3. | "The Church of Magneto/Raven Is My Slave Name" | 2:40 |
4. | "Meet Leech, Then Off To the Lake" | 2:37 |
5. | "Whirlpool of Love" | 2:04 |
6. | "Examining Jean" | 1:12 |
7. | "Dark Phoenix" | 1:28 |
8. | "Angel's Cure" | 2:34 |
9. | "Jean and Logan" | 1:39 |
10. | "Dark Phoenix Awakes" | 1:45 |
11. | "Rejection Is Never Easy" | 1:09 |
12. | "Magneto Plots" | 2:05 |
13. | "Entering the House" | 1:18 |
14. | "Dark Phoenix's Tragedy" | 3:18 |
15. | "Farewell to X" | 0:30 |
16. | "The Funeral" | 2:52 |
17. | "Skating On the Pond" | 1:12 |
18. | "Cure Wars" | 2:57 |
19. | "Fight in the Woods" | 3:06 |
20. | "St Lupus Day" | 3:03 |
21. | "Building Bridges" | 1:16 |
22. | "Shock and No Oars" | 1:15 |
23. | "Attack on Alcatraz" | 4:36 |
24. | "Massacre" | 0:31 |
25. | "The Battle of the Cure" | 4:20 |
26. | "Phoenix Rises" | 4:21 |
27. | "The Last Stand" | 5:29 |
Total length: | 61:27 |
- On the CD version of the album, the track "Phoenix Rises" is incorrectly labeled on the back and inside the booklet as having a length of 6:29 when, in fact, it is only 4:21.
Chart positions
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top Soundtracks[8] | 14 |
References
- Allmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "X-Men: The Last Stand (Soundtrack Review)". ScoreNotes. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Coleman, Christopher. "X-Men: The Last Stand (Soundtrack) by John Powell". Tracksounds. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Lindahl, Andreas. "X-Men III: The Last Stand (John Powell) soundtrack review". Scorereviews.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- Filmtracks. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Brennan, Mike (25 May 2006). "X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Soundtrack". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "An Interview with John Powell". ScoreNotes. November 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Billboard Chart Archives - Soundtracks: Jun 10, 2006". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2013.