Eager to know what songs play across The Marvels? We’re breaking down The Marvels music with a look at The Marvels soundtrack and the songs you’ll want to add to your playlist!
It’s been months since we were last able to add new songs to our Marvel Studios playlists but with the arrival of The Marvels on Nov. 10 has come the opportunity to drop a handful of new tunes to our playlists for the ultimate MCU vibes.
While we never expected The Marvels to feature quite as many songs as the last Marvel entry — after all, the Guardians franchise is known for its jam-packed soundtracks — we knew Marvel would not disappoint in featuring some amazing songs. The soundtrack for The Marvels is quite an interesting blend and includes one particular song we never would have expected!
Now, typically soundtrack news doesn’t include a spoiler warning; however, we do want to warn you that there are two songs on the tracklist that are MAJOR spoilers even without context.
The Marvels soundtrack songs
If you’re trying to figure out the name of the songs that played throughout The Marvels, here is a list of every song that is played across the latest Marvel Studios featured film:
- “Double Bubble Trouble” by M.I.A.
- “Intergalactic” by Beastie Boys
- “Duet” written by James Murphy, arranged by Nico Muhly and Laura Karpman
- “Ratata” by Skrillex, Missy Elliott, and Mr. Oizo
- “Welcome Home” written by James Murphy, arranged by Nico Muhly and Laura Karpman
- “Memory” by Barbara Streisand
- Days of Future Past score composed by John Ottman
- X2: X-Men United score composed by John Ottman
Okay, so let’s start with arguably the ABSOLUTE GREATEST use of a song we have ever seen in a Marvel movie: Barbara Streisand’s “Memory.”
Spoiler incoming as the use of “Memory” does contain some spoilers to set the scene up!
Perhaps — or should I say purr-haps — the most memorable use of a song within The Marvels was the decision to utilize “Memory” by Barbara Streisand against the backdrop of one of the movie’s most unexpected and delightful scenes.
For those who don’t already know, the song was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber for the musical Cats so it was incredibly fitting to use the song in the montage which saw Goose’s legion of Flerken kittens running around the SABER space station gobbling up the scientists and engineers based out of the station.
Pairing the dramatic and iconic Cats ballad with the hilariously chaotic scene as the Flerken kittens swallowed up panicked and frantic SABER members left me in tears, that’s how hard I was laughing. It was absolutely perfect and I don’t think I will ever be able to listen to the song again without thinking of a Flerken or The Marvels.
The moment was the perfect example of how the right song can amplify a scene and we imagine “Memory” is going to be the standout song Marvel fans will be adding to their playlists after watching The Marvels in theaters.