The Avengers (soundtrack)

The Avengers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score for the Marvel Studios film, The Avengers by Alan Silvestri, was released May 1, 2012. A separate soundtrack and concept album titled, Avengers Assemble: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture by various artists was also released on the same date.

The Avengers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
In November 2011, Marvel announced that Alan Silvestri, who scored Captain America: The First Avenger, would write and compose the score for The Avengers. Silvestri stated, "This is actually a very unique experience [for me]. I’ve worked on films where there have been a number of stars and certainly worked on films where there have been characters of equal weight in terms of their level of importance and profile in the film, but this one is somewhat extreme in that regard because each of these characters has their own world and it’s a very different situation. It’s very challenging to look for a way to give everyone the weight and consideration they need, but at the same time the film is really about the coming together of these characters, which implies that there is this entity called the Avengers which really has to be representative of all of them together." Silvestri developed the score with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Avengers director Joss Whedon described the score as "old school", saying "the score is very old-fashioned, which is why [Silvestri] was letter perfect for this movie because he can give you the heightened emotion, the [ Hans Zimmer ] school of 'I’m just feeling a lot right now!' but he can also be extraordinarily cue and character specific, which I love." Silvestri reused his theme for Captain America and introduced new ones - including the theme for Black Widow, which is "a lonely, plucked theme with an Eastern European flavor to define this character". The score album was released on May 1, 2012.

Track listing
All songs written and composed by Alan Silvestri.
 * 1) "Arrival"
 * 2) "Doors Open From Both Sides"
 * 3) "Tunnel Chase"
 * 4) "Stark Goes Green"
 * 5) "Helicarrier"
 * 6) "Subjugation"
 * 7) "Don't Take My Stuff"
 * 8) "Red Ledger"
 * 9) "Assault"
 * 10) "They Called It"
 * 11) "Performance Issues"
 * 12) "Seeing, Not Believing"
 * 13) "Assemble"
 * 14) "I Got a Ride"
 * 15) "A Little Help"
 * 16) "One Way Trip"
 * 17) "A Promise"
 * 18) "The Avengers"

Simultaneously with the digital release, the album was physically released by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music through Intrada Records. Several tracks on this release are longer than on the digital album and there is one additional track, "Interrogation."

All songs written and composed by Alan Silvestri.
 * 1) "Arrival"
 * 2) "Doors Open From Both Sides"
 * 3) "Tunnel Chase"
 * 4) "Interrogation"
 * 5) "Stark Goes Green"
 * 6) "Helicarrier"
 * 7) "Subjugation"
 * 8) "Don't Take My Stuff"
 * 9) "Red Ledger"
 * 10) "Assault"
 * 11) "They Called It"
 * 12) "Performance Issues"
 * 13) "Seeing, Not Believing"
 * 14) "Assemble"
 * 15) "I Got a Ride"
 * 16) "A Little Help"
 * 17) "One Way Trip"
 * 18) "A Promise"
 * 19) "The Avengers"

Avengers Assemble: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
In March 2012, American alternative rock band Soundgarden announced through their official Facebook page that they have written a song to be included on the film's soundtrack, entitled "Live to Rise". Additionally, Indian rock band Agnee released a music video for their single "Hello Andhero", which will serve as the theme song for the Indian release of the film. The following day, Marvel released the album's full tracklisting, which was released by Hollywood Records on May 1, 2012. A cover of AC/DC's song "Shoot to Thrill", performed by Theory of a Deadman, was originally to be included on the album, but was removed for unknown reasons.

Track listing
None of these songs, with the exception of "Live to Rise," are heard in the film.
 * 1) "Live to Rise" (written by Chris Cornell) - Soundgarden
 * 2) "I'm Alive" (written by Brent Smith, Eric Bass, Dave Bassett) - Shinedown
 * 3) "Dirt and Roses" (written by Tim McIlrath, Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes, Zach Blair) - Rise Against
 * 4) "Even If I Could" (written by Papa Roach, James Michael) - Papa Roach
 * 5) "Unbroken" (written by Andy Biersack, Jacob Pitts, Jeremy Ferguson, Blair Daly, Sean Beavan) - Black Veil Brides
 * 6) "Breath" (written by Scott Weiland, Doug Grean) - Scott Weiland
 * 7) "Comeback" (written by Mark Kasprzyk, Wally Gagel, Xandy Barry) - Redlight King
 * 8) "Into the Blue" (written by Gavin Rossdale) - Bush
 * 9) "New Way to Bleed" (Photek Remix) (written by Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo) - Evanescence
 * 10) "Count Me Out" (written by Franky Perez, Dave Kushner, Dave Warren, Scott Shriner, Joey Castillo) - PusherJones
 * 11) "Wherever I Go" (written by Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Steve Dacanay) - Buckcherry
 * 12) "From Out of Nowhere" (Faith No More cover) (written by Billy Gould, Roddy Bottum) - Five Finger Death Punch
 * 13) "Shake the Ground" (written by Cherri Bomb, Adam Watts, Gannin Arnold, Andy Dodd) - Cherri Bomb
 * International edition bonus track
 * 1) "Pistols at Dawn" (written by Sergio Pizzorno) - Kasabian