Iron Man 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is thefilm score for theMarvel Studios film,Iron Man 3 byBrian Tyler, released on April 30, 2013.[1] A separatesoundtrack andconcept album titled,Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) by various artists was released on the same date byHollywood Records andMarvel Music.[2][1]
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| Released | April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30) | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 75:53 | |||
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| Producer | Brian Tyler | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Empire |   [3] |
| Allmusic |  [4] |
Composer Brian Tyler acknowledged that the film's score needed to be darker and more melodic thanRamin Djawadi andJohn Debney's previous scores, citing the change inTony Stark's life following the events ofThe Avengers as the catalyst.[5]
The score was recorded atAbbey Road Studios by theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra.[5]
All music is composed byBrian Tyler.[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Iron Man 3" | 2:24 |
| 2. | "War Machine" | 7:19 |
| 3. | "Attack on 10880 Malibu Point" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Isolation" | 2:01 |
| 5. | "Dive Bombers" | 2:24 |
| 6. | "New Beginnings" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Extremis" | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Stark" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Leverage" | 2:16 |
| 10. | "The Mandarin" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Heat and Iron" | 5:43 |
| 12. | "Misfire" | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Culmination" | 2:30 |
| 14. | "The Mechanic" | 3:44 |
| 15. | "Hot Pepper" | 4:42 |
| 16. | "Another Lesson From Mandy" | 2:57 |
| 17. | "Dr. Wu" | 2:41 |
| 18. | "Return" | 6:20 |
| 19. | "Battle Finale" | 3:57 |
| 20. | "Can You Dig It (Iron Man 3 Main Titles)" | 2:42 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[7] | 10 |
| Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30) | |||
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| Allmusic | [8] |
| Melodic.net | [9] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ready Aim Fire" (performed byImagine Dragons) |
| Alex da Kid | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Some Kind of Joke" (performed byAwolnation) | Aaron R. Bruno | Bruno | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Some Kind of Monster" (performed byNeon Trees) |
| 3:48 | |
| 4. | "American Blood" (performed byPassion Pit) | Michael Angelakos | 4:24 | |
| 5. | "No Time" (performed byRogue Wave) | Zack Rogue | 3:16 | |
| 6. | "One Minute More" (performed byCapital Cities) |
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| 3:40 |
| 7. | "Back to the Start" (performed byMr Little Jeans) |
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| 4:06 |
| 8. | "Keep Moving" (performed byAndrew Stockdale (ofWolfmother)) | Stockdale | Stockdale | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Redemption" (performed byRedlight King) |
| 3:40 | |
| 10. | "Big Bad Wolves" (performed byWalk the Moon) |
| Walk the Moon | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Bad Guy" (performed by3OH!3) | 3OH!3 | 3OH!3 | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Let's Go All the Way" (performed byThe Wondergirls featuringAshley Hamilton andRobbie Williams) | Gary Lee Cooper | Jay Gordon | 4:28 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[10] | 25 |
| USBillboard 200[11] | 16 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Music not included in theIron Man 3 soundtrack, but featured in the film:
| Title | Length | Performer(s) | Key Scenes/Notes |
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| "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | 4:40 | Eiffel 65 | Heard in the opening flashback scene set in 1999, the year the song was released. A special Mandarin Chinese version was created and sung by Eiffel 65 lead singerJeffrey Jey and keyboardistMaurizio Lobina to be used in the Chinese release of the film.[13] |
| "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" | 3:39 | Lou Bega | Played in the background during the flashback scene set in 1999.[14] |
| "Jingle Bells" (Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix) | 3:45 | Joe Williams | Played while Tony first tries out his Mark 42 armor.[15] |
| "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" | 2:25 | Elvis Presley |
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