The soundtrack for the 2023 American animated superhero filmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, based on theMiles Morales incarnation of the superheroSpider-Man and produced bySony Pictures Animation, consists of a soundtrack album curated by American record producerMetro Boomin and an original score composed by English composerDaniel Pemberton.[1][2] Both albums were released on June 2, 2023, in conjunction with the film's release; Metro's soundtrack was released under the titleSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture), stylized inall caps and referred to by its full title:Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) under the Boominati Worldwide andRepublic Records labels and Pemberton's score was released asSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Original Score) on theSony Classical label.
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| Released | June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) | |||
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American record producerMetro Boomin created the original soundtrack forSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, with co-production credits on 10 songs. The soundtrack also features production from notable producers such asDr. Luke,MIKE DEAN,Dre Moon,Honorable C.N.O.T.E., and others. and It was released through Boominati Worldwide andRepublic Records on June 2, 2023, in conjunction with the film's release.
It contains appearances fromSwae Lee,Lil Wayne,Offset,ASAP Rocky, Roisee,Future,Lil Uzi Vert,JID,James Blake,Nav,A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Ei8ht,Don Toliver,Wizkid,Beam, Toian,Coi Leray,21 Savage,2 Chainz, andNas. The deluxe version of the soundtrack was released three days later, on June 5, 2023. It contains additional songs performed by other artists, consisting of Mora,Becky G,Ayra Starr,Shenseea,Myke Towers,Big Boss Vette,Omah Lay, and Pop Money.
An instrumental edition of the album, titled theMetroVerse instrumental edition, which contains instrumental editions of the ten tracks that Metro co-produced, was released on August 4, 2023.
The album was supported by one single, "Calling", a collaboration alongside Swae Lee and Nav that features A Boogie wit da Hoodie and was released two days before the original version of the album. The single "Mona Lisa" byDominic Fike was released on the same day and was originally included on the deluxe edition but was removed and later included on his second studio album,Sunburn.[3] Though not present on the soundtrack album, the film also features the songs "Guess Who's Back" byRakim,[4] "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" byBobby "Blue" Bland, "Light the City Up" by Cut the Lights and "On the Run" byCerebral Ballzy.[citation needed] The album also includes "snatches of dialogue snipped from the film," with the film's narrative correlating with the drama featured in the lyricism of the album's tracks.[5]
Daniel Pemberton's work was nominated for the Best Original Film ScoreIvor Novello Award on Thursday 23 May 2024.[6]
In December 2022, Metro announced that he was creating music for the soundtrack ofSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.[7][8] Film screenwritersPhil Lord and Christopher Miller also confirmed that Metro would be involved with the sequel.[9] In May 2023, Metro was announced as the soundtrack's executive producer.[10][11][12] Later in the month, he began to announce the names of collaborators on the soundtrack by posting illustrations of the artists in Spider-Man costumes.
On May 24, he announced thatFuture,Don Toliver, andJames Blake would appear on the soundtrack.[1] On May 29, he announced thatNav,Coi Leray,JID,Swae Lee, Toian, andLil Uzi Vert would also appear on the soundtrack.[13] On May 30, he announced thatBeam, Ei8ht,Offset,A Boogie wit da Hoodie,Wizkid,A$AP Rocky,21 Savage,2 Chainz, Roisee,Nas, andLil Wayne would also appear on the soundtrack.[13]
In May 2023, an advertisement forHyundai produced in partnership with Sony previewed the song "Link Up", a collaboration alongside Don Toliver.[14] On June 5, 2023, the deluxe version of the soundtrack was released, containing additional songs performed by other artists, consisting of Mora,Becky G,Ayra Starr,Shenseea,Myke Towers,Big Boss Vette,Omah Lay, and Pop Money. The lead single of the album, "Calling", a collaboration alongside Swae Lee and Nav that features A Boogie wit da Hoodie, was released on May 31, 2023.[15] On June 2, 2023, American singer-songwriterDominic Fike released the single "Mona Lisa", which originally appeared on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack, but was taken off the soundtrack album a few days later and instead included on his second studio album,Sunburn.[3] On June 14, 2023,Lisa released "Realize", the main theme in the soundtrack for the Japanesedub release of the film.[16][17]
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| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[18] |
The soundtrack forSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse received generally positive reviews from music critics. Miles Marshall Lewis ofRolling Stone called it "super apropos in the high school halls of Brooklyn Visions Academy."[5] Severina Chu ofScreen Rant praised the sequel's soundtrack, writing "From high-energy beats to slow, methodical rhythms," the film's soundtrack succeeded in both fitting in on-screen, as well as stand-alone tracks. Chu added that "the soundtrack does just as much [as the animation] to give the franchise a completely fresh and unique identity."[9]
In the United States,Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse debuted at number seven on the USBillboard 200 with 66,000album-equivalent units, which included 3,000 pure album sales in its first week.[19][20] The album marks the artist's sixth top ten album in the country.[21] It serves as Metro Boomin's fourth album at number one on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[22] In its second week, the album jumped to number five, earning 54,000 album-equivalent units.[23][24]
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| 1. | "Annihilate" (withSwae Lee,Lil Wayne andOffset) |
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| 2. | "Am I Dreaming" (withASAP Rocky and Roisee) |
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| 3. | "All the Way Live" (withFuture andLil Uzi Vert) |
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| 4. | "Danger (Spider)" (Offset andJID) | Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | 3:25 | |
| 5. | "Hummingbird" (withJames Blake) |
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| 5:19 |
| 6. | "Calling" (with Swae Lee andNav featuringA Boogie wit da Hoodie) |
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| 3:39 |
| 7. | "Silk & Cologne" (Ei8ht and Offset) |
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| 8. | "Link Up" (withDon Toliver andWizkid featuringBeam and Toian) |
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| 3:15 |
| 9. | "Self Love" (withCoi Leray) |
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| 3:09 |
| 10. | "Home" (with Don Toliver and Lil Uzi Vert) |
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| 11. | "Nonviolent Communication" (with James Blake, ASAP Rocky and21 Savage) |
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| 12. | "Givin' Up (Not the One)" (Don Toliver, 21 Savage and2 Chainz) |
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| 13. | "Nas Morales" (withNas) |
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| Total length: | 47:10 | |||
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| 14. | "Ansiedades" (Mora) |
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| 15. | "Take It to the Top" (Becky G andAyra Starr) | Di Genius | 2:05 | |
| 16. | "Infamous" (Shenseea featuringMyke Towers) |
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| 17. | "I Can't Stop" (Big Boss Vette andOmah Lay) |
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| 18. | "Another Dimension" (Pop Money) |
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| Total length: | 59:36 | |||
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| 1. | "Annihilate" (instrumental) |
| 3:51 |
| 2. | "Am I Dreaming" (instrumental) |
| 4:16 |
| 3. | "All the Way Live" (instrumental) |
| 4:05 |
| 4. | "Hummingbird" (with James Blake) (instrumental) |
| 5:19 |
| 5. | "Calling" (instrumental) |
| 3:39 |
| 6. | "Link Up" (instrumental) |
| 3:15 |
| 7. | "Self Love" (instrumental) |
| 3:09 |
| 8. | "Home" (instrumental) |
| 3:15 |
| 9. | "Nonviolent Communication" (instrumental) |
| 3:29 |
| 10. | "Nas Morales" (instrumental) |
| 2:47 |
| Total length: | 1:24:19 | ||
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| Released | June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) | |||
| Studio | Sony Music Masterworks | |||
| Length | 107:06 | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
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In December 2020,Daniel Pemberton confirmed that he would return from theprevious film to compose the sequel's score.[59][60] He spent "two years researching and developing this score, going through ideas, coming up with concepts and throwing them out."[61] On May 30, 2023, the lead single of the score, "My Name Is… Miles Morales", was released.[2][62] The score was released throughSony Classical on June 2, 2023, in conjunction with the film's release. On August 10, 2023, an extended edition of the score was released, featuring 3 additional tracks.[63]
In an interview withRolling Stone, Pemberton said "[They] did a presentation of all the different art-style approaches in the movie, which was phenomenal, talking about all the different techniques, from the sort ofSyd Mead-inspired concept design that 2099's world is very inspired by, to thewatercolor drips of Gwen's world. For me doing the music, I'm also trying to approach each world with a different palette and a different technique and a different approach."[2]
Pemberton's score for the sequel featured a varied soundscape, including "overdrivenpunk rock to electronic loops infused withIndian instruments".[64] The score has been noted to be not easily categorized into any one genre, with Pemberton describing the score as "postmodern film music; film music that comes through a filter of the last hundred years of culture in the same way that the artwork is."[64] The themes for Miles' world carried over from the previous film, with Pemberton explaining that "therecord-scratching element that we developed in the first film was something we just expanded on for [Across the Spider-Verse].[61]
Pemberton created distinctleitmotifs for each universe featured in the sequel, "drawing inspiration from the visually disparate styles of each dimension" to produce themes for eight different worlds in the film.[65][66] Pemberton aligned the score's themes with the film's art direction which employed a "dreamy palette" forGwen Stacy. As a result, the music accompanying Gwen and her world is influenced by 1990s and 2000sindie pop andgrunge, while also featuring a "synth-y" sound.[65][66] When developing the soundscape for Gwen's theme, Pemberton aimed to capture her "grace and balletic qualities," while also reflecting "her rock band background and the look of her world, which was dreamy with drippy watercolors."[61] Ultimately, through trial and error, Pemberton crafted a "90s, indie-synth, pop band sound" for Gwen, describing it as "a floaty synth sound."[61] Gwen's theme also has a strong resemblance to the song, "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)," released in 1979 by ABBA.[citation needed]
For a version of theVulture, from anItalian Renaissance-themed alternate universe, Pemberton composed "fucked up operaticmedieval music".[66][65] Additionally, Spider-Punk,Pavitr Prabhakar (Spider-Man India),Miguel O'Hara (Spider-Man 2099), and the villainSpot also have their own themes.[66] For Spider-Punk's theme, Pemberton used "feedback guitars, heavy drums and distorted bass."[61] Meanwhile, for Spider-Man India's theme, Pemberton drew inspiration from the 1982 recordTen Ragas to a Disco Beat byCharanjit Singh.[66] Pemberton described Spider-Man 2099's theme as having an "aggressive sort of siren,"[66] with his sound being "very electronic, techno and synthesized."[61]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Across the Spider-Verse (Intro)" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy)" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Vulture Meets Culture" | 1:34 |
| 4. | "Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O'Hara)" | 1:02 |
| 5. | "Guggenheim Assemble" | 4:36 |
| 6. | "The Right to Remain Silent" | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Across the Titles" | 0:33 |
| 8. | "My Name Is... Miles Morales" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Back Where It All Started" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Spot Holes 1" | 1:20 |
| 11. | "To My Son" | 1:42 |
| 12. | "Miles Sketchbook" | 2:01 |
| 13. | "Under the Clocktower" | 2:55 |
| 14. | "Rio and Miles" | 4:24 |
| 15. | "Creation of The Spot" | 5:02 |
| 16. | "Spider-Man India (Pavitr Prabhakar)" | 2:20 |
| 17. | "Mumbattan Madness" | 2:34 |
| 18. | "Spider-Punk (Hobie Brown)" | 2:09 |
| 19. | "Spot Holes 2" | 1:11 |
| 20. | "Indian Teamwork" | 4:42 |
| 21. | "Welcome to Nueva York (Earth-928)" | 1:43 |
| 22. | "Spider Society" | 2:05 |
| 23. | "2099 Lab" | 2:35 |
| 24. | "Peter and Mayday Parker" | 1:38 |
| 25. | "Canon Event" | 7:09 |
| 26. | "All Stations - Stop Spider-Man" | 4:22 |
| 27. | "Hold the Baby" | 1:12 |
| 28. | "Nueva York Train Chase" ([a]) | 5:58 |
| 29. | "The Go Home Machine" | 4:56 |
| 30. | "Falling Apart" | 8:23 |
| 31. | "I Beat Them All" | 2:28 |
| 32. | "The Anomaly" | 3:46 |
| 33. | "Five Months" | 2:30 |
| 34. | "Across the Spider-Verse (Start a Band)" | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 1:47:06 | |
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| 35. | "Chelsea, NY, Earth-65" | 2:02 |
| 36. | "Father and Son" | 2:15 |
| 37. | "Triumph" | 2:34 |
| Total length: | 1:53:57 | |
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The "Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O'Hara)" theme featured in the score was popularly featured inTikTok memes centered around "canon events."[67]
In December 2023, the score was shortlisted forBest Original Score at the96th Academy Awards.[68]
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[69] | 23 |
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[70] | 5 |
| USTop Album Sales (Billboard)[71] | 34 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[72] | 8 |
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