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Iron Man

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Iron Man is Djawadi's biggest solo effort to date and boy is it one whopper of an action score. I've been listening to his work as a composer since he started with Hans Zimmer and have to say that I've enjoyed his music immensely over the years. I was so relieved when I saw Ramin Djawadi on this project and not John Debney. The moment I saw his name I knew we were going to get an all-out action score that was going to fit perfectly.

Looking back at other superhero scores you can't deny the brilliance found from Danny Elfman with his scores to Batman, Spider-Man and Hulk. You also can't forget the super heroic themes that John Williams came up with for Superman. However, if we ended up with the same old score for Iron Man I was surely going to be disappointed. Hans Zimmer revamped the superhero scene with James Newton Howard on their score for Batman Begins (which Djawadi also worked on) by bringing the electronic/orchestral sound to fuel a whole new epic sound not really heard in superhero films before.

Djawadi was not dealing with the same material as say Batman Begins and he knew that. Tony Stark is a playboy with a rock star personality so we get a rock star score. Simple rhythms are amplified with a heavy electric guitar riffs and backed with an orchestral sound that is seamlessly fused into the score in a very Zimmeresque fashion. Good ol' Hans Zimmer served as Executive Score Producer on this project and helped guide Djawadi through the process of tackling a huge project like this as the name composer.

There is nothing about this score that is too terribly complex. Djawadi shows some versatility with cues like "Vacation's Over" that has a more inspirational and emotional evoking feel to it. It was too bad that the movie didn't allow for more of that because I'm sure he would have been able to tug a few tears with some beautiful music if he had the chance.

This score is an amazing action romp that will please all fans of Ramin's work thus far or any Hans Zimmer/Remote Control Productions fans. It really is a fun listen. If I had to sum up the feel of this score in a single comparison it would be "Bare Island" from Zimmer's score to M:I-2. So, if you enjoyed the film then I recommend this score immensely. I also recommend it to any Zimmer/RCP fans out there looking for a fun listen that will give your speakers a good rattling.

I agree with the other reviews about the Iron Man score by Ramin Djawadi. I have seen Iron Man 3 times and I love that movie and I had to get the soundtrack to it. I am enjoying the audio CD of the soundtrack to Iron Man.
But at the end of Iron Man there is an updated instrumental version of Black Sabbath's Iron Man. This is playing with an animated sequence during the closing credits of the movie. I was very disappointed this instrumental version of Black Sabbath's Iron Man was not on the CD. This should have been cut track 19 but for some strange reason track 19 is the Iron Man song from the old cartoons. What happened to that track from the movie? Is it going to be added to a newer version of the soundtrack in the future? This instrumental version of Black Sabbath's Iron Man has also been in many of the trailers to Iron man leading up to the movie and I think it sticks that it was not on the CD.
It should have been on it.

There has often been dispute amongst soundtrack collectors as to the merits of mostly electronic scores. Gems such as "National Treasure" and "Con Air" have proven that electronics can not only be effective, but downright awesome... This album does nothing for either argument. On the one hand, there are enough heroic motifs and heavy guitar riffs to please fans of the film, but not enough musical intrigue or creativity to warrant a purchase for the rest of us. I give this album three stars for it's ability to entertain and rock the listening crowd. : )

There were some parts of Iron Man with such thrilling background music that I had to buy the CD. Now I wish I had saved my money for another purchase. I realized that the music thrilled me because the movie complemented the music -- not the other way around.

It's not that the music is badly done, or that it doesn't have its moments. It's that it is obviously "movie mood music," and that's all. Except for a couple of strangely enjoyable tracks that I never would have suspected would become favorites, most of it is forgettable. One thing that also made me a bit unhappy was that they neglected the awesome "Black Sabbath" remix played during the credits. And one of the songs -- "Institutionalized" -- is downright irritating!

As to its pros, I am particularly fond of the little "Iron Man" ditty taken from the old cartoon theme song -- it is so jazzy and deliciously old school! And also, as I like to write, I enjoy having the music as background sound. It isn't quite inspirational, but it's supportive enough.

The soundtrack has diversity and the feel of the tension that the movie portrays. I wish they would have left off track 19 and replaced it with the music that was played during the credits.

Ramin Djawadi did an excellent soundtrack for Iron Man. The only reason this gets 4 stars and not 5 is that the first trailer for the movie had a 5 star soundtrack with an absolutly perfect use of Iron Man by Black Sabbath. This song is NOT on this CD. I don't know what possesed them not to have the Iron Man song playing in the actual movie until the ending credits or to leave it out of the CD. I only hope someone releases a directors cut on the DVD with the Black Sabbath music in the film where it belongs. I say buy this CD and then go get a copy of the Black Sabbath song so you can acutally put together an IRONMAN CD like its supposed to be.

Having seen the film, I was very eager to get the original soundtrack to it; in my opinion, other than with "X-3: The Last Stand" and the "Blade" trilogy few of the soundtracks for Marvel's films have been particularly noteworthy versus the now-iconic John Williams scores for the "Superman" films and Danny Elfman's moody "Batman" soundtracks.
"Iron Man" has a soundtrack that easily matches the film itself in terms of being surprisingly well-done and epic; per the expected "Iron Man" tune from the '70s the entire album has a strong heavy metal / rock motif to it which is fitting, yet gets very dramatic when needed. I was especially surprised, after hearing a modern version of it several times during the "Tony Stark, Playboy" scenes, that the very last selection on the CD is the original "Iron Man" theme from the old 1966 "Marvel Superheroes" TV show; hopefully, now that Marvel is now personally handling its movies, such "easter eggs" will continue to pop up. Grade A+, Outstanding

If you liked the Iron Man movie & you're the type who's into film scores, not these so-called "soundtracks" (with songs that have nothing to do with the movie), this CD is a nice companion to the DVD. The tracks may not be in sequential order, but "Driving With The Top Down" is a great way to start things off. And while I thought the song "Institutionalized" should have been replaced with Black Sabbath's "Iron Man", it was cool having Jack Urbont's original "Iron Man" cartoon theme as part of the collection. Thumbs Up to Ramin Djawadi for composing an enjoyable score.

I love the Iron Man movie and soundtrack on the movie. After listening to this sountrack, boy was I suprised, two of the best songs were not on the soundtrack. I know the soundtrack songs were listed on your website, but I did not know the title or artist of one of the songs and the second song played at the end of the movie. I bought this soundtrack mainly for these two songs.

This SOUNDTRACK is very good. The music is fun and makes you remember all the exciting moments of the movie. I recommend it.