Craig Armstrong was the arranger for Massive Attack, a band director Louis Leterrier was fond of and had collaborated with on the 2005 film Unleashed. Armstrong was his first choice, which surprised Marvel, not knowing if he had scored an action film (he did compose 2001's Kiss of the Dragon).[1] Even the temp track consisted of Armstrong's work and similar music by others. The Hulk, alongside the Green Lantern, was one of Armstrong's favorite comics as a child, although he did not see Ang Lee's Hulk.[2] Armstrong began composing in his home in Glasgow, Scotland with three sequences; the Hulk and Betty in the cave; the Abomination and the Hulk's alley fight; and Bruce and Betty's reunion. The majority was composed in a few weeks in Los Angeles, California, which was very intense for the director and composer. The score was recorded over four days during late 2007 in a chapel in Bastyr University, located in Kenmore, Washington. Pete Lockett played ethnic instruments in the score, which were recorded in London and mixed together with the orchestra and electronics.[2] The score was orchestrated by Matt Dunkley, Tony Blondal, Stephen Coleman, David Butterworth, and Kaz Boyle.[3] Leterrier suggested the score be released on two discs, which Armstrong believed to be a joke. Only when he compiled the album – and Marvel asked why they were only given one disc – did he realize they were serious.[2]
The Hulk and the Abomination both have two themes, representing their human and monstrous forms. The Hulk's theme was meant to be iconic and simple, like Jaws (1975), with string glissandos on a bass C note. Banner's theme is tragic and includes parts of Joe Harnell's "The Lonely Man" theme from the television series. Armstrong played the piano for one scene featuring that piece. Blonsky has a dark theme, which becomes aggressive when he transforms. Armstrong inter played the Hulk and the Abomination's themes during their battle, and found scoring the action sequences similar to a dance. There is also a suspenseful theme, and a love theme.[2]
The Chicago Tribune described the soundtrack as "the dullest musical score of the year" in their review of the film,[4] while Dan Goldwasser of Soundtrack.net described it as "bombastic, thematic and energy-filled".[5]
References
^Koppl, Rudy (July 9, 2008). . MusicFromTheMovies.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008.
^ abcdKoppl, Rudy (July 9, 2008). . MusicFromTheMovies.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008.
^"The Incredible Hulk (Craig Armstrong)". Filmtracks Modern Soundtrack Reviews. July 3, 2008.
^Phillips, Michael (June 13, 2008). "'The Incredible Hulk' stars Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt". Chicago Tribune.
^"The Incredible Hulk (2008) - Soundtrack.Net". June 12, 2008.
January 09, 2023
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The Incredible Hulk Original Motion Picture Score is the soundtrack for The Incredible Hulk composed by Craig Armstrong The Incredible Hulk Original Motion Picture ScoreFilm score by Craig ArmstrongReleasedJune 13 2008 2008 06 13 Length110 55LabelMarvel MusicProducerCraig ArmstrongCraig Armstrong chronologyElizabeth The Golden Age 2007 The Incredible Hulk Original Motion Picture Score 2008 Wall Street Money Never Sleeps 2010 Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronologyIron Man 2008 The Incredible Hulk 2008 Iron Man 2 2010 Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Reception 4 ReferencesBackground EditCraig Armstrong was the arranger for Massive Attack a band director Louis Leterrier was fond of and had collaborated with on the 2005 film Unleashed Armstrong was his first choice which surprised Marvel not knowing if he had scored an action film he did compose 2001 s Kiss of the Dragon 1 Even the temp track consisted of Armstrong s work and similar music by others The Hulk alongside the Green Lantern was one of Armstrong s favorite comics as a child although he did not see Ang Lee s Hulk 2 Armstrong began composing in his home in Glasgow Scotland with three sequences the Hulk and Betty in the cave the Abomination and the Hulk s alley fight and Bruce and Betty s reunion The majority was composed in a few weeks in Los Angeles California which was very intense for the director and composer The score was recorded over four days during late 2007 in a chapel in Bastyr University located in Kenmore Washington Pete Lockett played ethnic instruments in the score which were recorded in London and mixed together with the orchestra and electronics 2 The score was orchestrated by Matt Dunkley Tony Blondal Stephen Coleman David Butterworth and Kaz Boyle 3 Leterrier suggested the score be released on two discs which Armstrong believed to be a joke Only when he compiled the album and Marvel asked why they were only given one disc did he realize they were serious 2 The Hulk and the Abomination both have two themes representing their human and monstrous forms The Hulk s theme was meant to be iconic and simple like Jaws 1975 with string glissandos on a bass C note Banner s theme is tragic and includes parts of Joe Harnell s The Lonely Man theme from the television series Armstrong played the piano for one scene featuring that piece Blonsky has a dark theme which becomes aggressive when he transforms Armstrong inter played the Hulk and the Abomination s themes during their battle and found scoring the action sequences similar to a dance There is also a suspenseful theme and a love theme 2 Track listing EditAll music is composed by Craig Armstrong Disc 1No TitleLength1 The Arctic 2 462 Main Title 2 383 Rocinha Favela 3 114 A Drop of Blood 1 355 The Flower 2 496 Ross Team 1 337 Mr Blue 1 038 Favela Escape 3 359 It Was Banner 1 3110 That Is the Target 5 3311 Bruce Goes Home Includes The Lonely Man from The Incredible Hulk by Joe Harnell 1 2412 Ross and Blonsky 3 1513 Return to Culver University 2 3814 The Lab 1 1615 Reunion 3 3716 The Data The Vial 1 2017 They re Here 3 0618 Give Him Everything You ve Got 6 0819 Bruce Can t Stay 1 5320 First Injection 1 0221 Is It Safe 1 0622 Hulk Theme 3 59 Disc 2No TitleLength1 Saved from the Flames 0 532 Grotto 2 533 Arrival at the Motel 1 474 I Can t 2 155 Abomination Alley 3 566 They Found Bruce 2 517 Bruce Looks for the Data 1 058 Cab Ride in NYC 1 179 The Mirror 1 1710 Stern s Lab 4 1611 Bruce Darted 3 0012 I Want It I Need It 1 3513 Blonsky Transforms 1 1514 Bruce Must Do It 2 1115 Harlem Brawl 3 5016 Are They Dead 2 4017 Hulk Smash 2 2418 Hulk and Betty 1 4919 A Tear 1 0020 Who s We 0 5521 The Necklace 1 4422 Bruce and Betty 5 0623 Hulk Theme End Credits 3 58Reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingFilmtracks Movie Music UK Tracksounds The Chicago Tribune described the soundtrack as the dullest musical score of the year in their review of the film 4 while Dan Goldwasser of Soundtrack net described it as bombastic thematic and energy filled 5 References Edit Koppl Rudy July 9 2008 Director Louis Leterrier Opening the Mind s Eye MusicFromTheMovies com Archived from the original on July 9 2008 a b c d Koppl Rudy July 9 2008 The Incredible Hulk Dr Bruce Banner s Hidden Secrets MusicFromTheMovies com Archived from the original on July 9 2008 The Incredible Hulk Craig Armstrong Filmtracks Modern Soundtrack Reviews July 3 2008 Phillips Michael June 13 2008 The Incredible Hulk stars Edward Norton Liv Tyler Tim Roth and William Hurt Chicago Tribune The Incredible Hulk 2008 Soundtrack Net June 12 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Incredible Hulk soundtrack amp oldid 1085638127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
