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With my limited musical training, I hear only three new complete themes (the Civil War theme, the "Siberian Overture" theme, and what I call the "consequences" theme) and one quasi-theme (the Black Panther theme -- does playing a few notes on a particular instrument count as a theme?). Only the "consequences" theme is catchy, but it is not very complicated. The "Siberian overture" theme is even more simple, although just as enjoyable to listen to. Accordingly, when those themes appear in this soundtrack, it is great. But much of the remaining music on the album is background "mood" music, and thus, not so memorable. There are enough good tracks, however, to justify purchasing the album, if you are a fan of music scores.
A track-by-track review (mild spoilers for the movie below):
1. Siberian Overture – 5 out of 5 stars. A brooding, almost creepy introduction building to the Winter Soldier theme from the second Captain America movie, finishing with the heroic Civil War theme – a great introduction to a great movie
2. Lagos – 3 out of 5 stars. Hints of the Avengers theme lead to action music with interjections of the Civil War theme.
3. Consequences – 4 out of 5 stars. Composed primarily of strings, this track reflects our heroes’ misgivings as they face the consequences of their mistakes in Lagos.
4. Ancestral Calls – 4 out of 5 stars. A Winter Soldier-style introduction gives way to what is the closest thing to a “Black Panther” theme that appears on the soundtrack
5. Zemo – 4 out of 5 stars. The villain’s theme, menacing chords, with a hint of tragedy and sadness
6. The Tunnel – 4 out of 5 stars. Another track of action music, with the Civil War and Black Panther themes interspersed throughout, concluding with the first appearance of one of the main themes in the movie – I call it the “consequences” theme (although it does not appear in the track with the same name).
7. Celestial Bodies – 3 out of 5 stars. Chimes and then the Civil War theme. Not much more than background mood music for this particular scene.
8. Boot Up – 4 out of 5 stars. Hints of the Winter Soldier theme and then more chimes, leading into a tense, repeating progression of strings and percussion and eventually horns, ending with the full blown Winter Soldier theme with a pulsing bass beat and a return to the music from the Siberian Overture.
9. A New Recruit – 4 out of 5 stars. A quieter piece with piano and woodwinds, ending with a shortened Civil War theme.
10. Stepping Up – 4 out of 5 stars. Generic action music leads into a more powerful version of the “consequences” melody, reflecting the stakes rising as our heroes’ choices and allegiances cause more serious and wide-reaching trouble
11. Standoff – 3 out of 5 stars. An action piece that leads directly into . . .
12. Civil War – 4 out of 5 stars. A stirring complete presentation of the Civil War theme, with a heavy dose of the "consequences" theme thrown in, as our heroes clash with each other in one of the best super hero battles ever committed to film
13. Larger than Life – 4 out of 5 stars. Another stirring action piece, as our heroes continue to battle one another
14. Catastrophe – 4 out of 5 stars. French horns lead the “consequences” theme, as the tragic result of the heroes’ battle unfolds
15. Revealed – 4 out of 5 stars. A quiet version of the "consequences" theme on the piano, with the music building to the Siberian Overture and then turning to . . .
16. Making Amends – 4 out of 5 stars. a quiet build up to the Civil War theme
17. Fracture – 3 out of 5 stars. Mostly background "mood" music. Distant chimes, strings and then the Winter Soldier theme,
18. Clash – 5 out of 5 stars. An action piece composed primarily of several iterations of the consequences theme that are both powerful and tragic, just like the scene it plays behind in the movie.
19. Closure -- 4 out of 5 stars. The Black Panther theme, the Siberian Overture theme, and the consequences theme all appear in this piece, along with some background "mood" music, but overall this particular track is very powerful.
20. Cap's Promise - 5 out of 5 stars -- A majestic rendering of the consequences and Civil War themes, probably the best track on the album and a fitting conclusion to the soundtrack.
Extra track - 21 -- 3 out of 5 stars. Not much more than background "mood" music that builds to a crescendo.
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