Synths and drums have been Metro’s bread and butter for years, but even he gets stuck in a rhythmic tar pit every once in a while. They bring the same pomp to “Am I Dreaming,” their synthetics meshing well with orchestral string section flourishes-it sounds like an end credits song ( which it is) in the best possible way.įor all the excitement, some of the beats skew extra generic, even by soundtrack standards. On opener “Annihilate,” co-producer Mike Dean’s synths flood Metro’s canvas of drums and samples like food coloring in a glass of water, creating a foreboding and jumpy digital atmosphere. Whatever sound he’s toying with, there’s a grand spectacle to his beats that can power a party anthem or bolster a bars-first exhibition. Metro’s music has always had a cinematic flair to it. Fresh off the success of his recently platinum-certified 2022 comeback album Heroes & Villains, Metro takes a serviceable stab at crafting music to swing to. For the soundtrack, they’ve come with something equally inspired, at least on paper: Atlanta superproducer Metro Boomin is its executive producer, doing for the Spider-Verse what Kendrick Lamar did for Black Panther and Wakanda back in 2018 (complete with his own in-movie cameo). The film itself comes with more ambitious animation, a more mature plot that deconstructs the Spider-Man character’s archetypal DNA, and a boatload of comic book Easter eggs. Into The Spider-Verse became an adored modern classic of the superhero genre and its soundtrack, a cohesive if overbearing album in its own right, went on to chart at the top of the Billboard 200, thanks in no small part to the runaway success of “Sunflower.” That left its sequel, this year’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, with some humongous Jordan 1s to fill. (It wasn’t even originally supposed to be in the movie: the team initially wanted Miles to sing Childish Gambino’s “ Redbone” but after Jordan Peele’s 2017 breakout Get Out used the song in a similar way a year prior, they picked “Sunflower” at the last minute from a batch of already completed songs sent by Republic Records.) Other songs tackled the movie’s themes of identity and adolescence in ways subtle and blatant, but without references to swinging, masks, or arachnids of any kind, Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower,” a track about two strung-out dudes leading a girl on, took on a life of its own. ![]() It’s a nifty start to the coming-of-age story that endears him to the audience in a matter of seconds. In that film’s opening scene, our protagonist Miles Morales sings the song very off-key before he’s interrupted by his parents. All Of Me (Bumper’s Audition) (Adam Devine)Ģ4.There’s a simple reason that “ Sunflower,” a single from the soundtrack to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, became an Earth-conquering smash hit: It works outside of the context of the movie. Flashlight (from Pitch Perfect 2) (Jessie J)Ģ3. Pitch Perfect 2 End Credit Medley (V.A.)Ģ2. World Championship Finale 2 (Run The World (Girls) / Where Them Girls At / We Belong / Lady Marmalade / Timber / We Got The World / Flashlight) (The Barden Bellas)Ģ1. World Championship Finale 1 (My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) / All I Do Is Win) (Das Sound Machine)ġ8. Any Way You Want It (World Championship Medley) (Pentatonix, The Filharmonic, The Cantasticos, The Singboks and Penn Masala)ġ7. We Belong (Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine)ġ6. Cups (’’When I’m Gone’’) - Campfire Version (The Barden Bellas)ġ5. Back To Basics (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy / You Can’t Hurry Love / Lady Marmalade / MMMBop / My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)) (The Barden Bellas)ġ4. Convention Performance (Promises / Problem) (The Barden Bellas)ġ3. Jump (Das Sound Machine, Tone Hangers, The Treblemakers and Green Bay Packers)ġ2. Riff Off (Thong Song / Shake Your Booty / Low / Bootylicious / Baby Got Back / Live Like You Were Dyng / Before He Cheats / A Thousand Miles / We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together / What’s Love Got To Do With It / This Is How We Do It / Doo Wop (That Thing) / Poison / Scenario / Insane In The Brain / Flashlight) (Das Sound Machine, Tone Hangers, The Barden Bellas, Green Bay Packers and The Treblemakers)ġ1. Winter Wonderland / Here Comes Santa Claus (Snoop Dogg and Anna Kendrick)ġ0. Car Show (Uprising / Tsunami) (Das Sound Machine)ĩ. Change Your Life (Iggy Azalea featuring T.I.)ħ. ![]() Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)ĥ. ![]() Kennedy Center Performance (We Got The World / Timber / America The Beautiful / Wrecking Ball) (The Barden Bellas)ģ. Universal Fanfare (Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins)Ģ.
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