Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 is a soundtrack album to Sam Raimi's 2007 film Spider-Man 3. It was released on May 1, 2007.

Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3
Soundtrack album by
various artists
Released
  • May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04)
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length60:12
LabelRecord Collection
ProducerDave Sardy
Marvel Comics film series soundtrack chronology
X-Men: The Last Stand: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2006)
Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3
(2007)
Iron Man Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2008)
Spider-Man soundtracks chronology
Spider-Man 2: Original Motion Picture Score
(2004)
Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3
(2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man: Music from the Motion Picture
(2012)
Singles from Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3
  1. "Signal Fire"
    Released: April 24, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Overview

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Unlike the first two Spider-Man soundtrack releases, the album does not feature any of the film's score by Christopher Young. The entire concept of this soundtrack is that each song was written (or recorded in the case of The Flaming Lips) for the soundtrack exclusively, with the exception of Chubby Checker's 1960 hit "The Twist". The album does not include the James Brown song "People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul", which is played in the film during the scene in which Peter, under the influence of the alien symbiote, struts and dances in the street.

Release

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The special edition of the album was made available only on the soundtrack's website. It contains a bonus track (the "Theme from Spider-Man" covered by The Flaming Lips), a 32-page embossed hardcover book featuring movie stills and all five collectable movie cards inside 8"x8" box made from a replica of the rubberized black Spider-Man suit.[2]

Additionally, the digital version was made available for pre-order on iTunes and does contain "The Theme from Spider-Man" by The Flaming Lips.

Reception

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Following its release, the soundtrack debuted at number 33 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 21,000 copies in its first week.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Signal Fire"Snow Patrol4:26
2."Move Away"The Killers3:52
3."Sealings"Yeah Yeah Yeahs4:32
4."Pleased to Meet You"Andrew StockdaleWolfmother4:44
5."Red River"The WalkmenThe Walkmen2:53
6."Stay Free"Black MountainBlack Mountain4:28
7."The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How to Be in Love"The Flaming LipsThe Flaming Lips3:25
8."Scared of Myself"Simon Dawes4:54
9."The Twist"Hank BallardChubby Checker2:35
10."Sightlines"Zach RogueRogue Wave3:39
11."Summer Day"Jason SchwartzmanCoconut Records2:05
12."Falling Star"Jet3:35
13."Portrait of a Summer Thief"
  • Lang Freeman
  • Sonny Sanchez
  • Bradley Oliver
  • Douglas Wilson
Sounds Under Radio4:15
14."A Letter from St. Jude"
  • Rory Carlile
  • Daragh Dukes
The WYO's4:12
15."Small Parts"The Oohlas3:39
Additional track on the European and Australian editions
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
5."Cut Off the Top (Timo Maas Dirty Rocker Remix)"
  • Arnim Teutoburg-Weiss
  • Bernd Kurtzke
  • Peter Baumann-Duese
  • Thomas Götz
  • Torsten Scholz
Beatsteaks3:03
Bonus track on the digital edition[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
16."Theme from Spider Man"The Flaming Lips2:28

Chart positions

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 33
Top Soundtracks[5] 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Music From and Inspired by Spider-Man 3". spiderman3soundtrack.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
  3. ^ Katie Hasty. "Ne-Yo Scores Second No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
  4. ^ "Spider-Man 3 (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)". music.apple.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Albums: Spider-Man 3". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
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