Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (soundtrack)
{{Infobox album
| name = Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = Film score
| artist = Danny Elfman
| cover = Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness soundtrack cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|5|4}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Abbey Road Studios
| genre = Film score
| length = 79:26
| label = {{Flat list|
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| producer =
| prev_title = The Woman in the Window
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Wednesday
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| prev_title = Moon Knight
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
| year = 2022
| next_title = Ms. Marvel
| next_year = 2022
}}
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack album was released by Hollywood Records on May 4, 2022.
Background
File:Danny Elfman cropped.jpg replaced Michael Giacchino, who left due to the scheduling conflicts with Spider-Man: No Way Home.]]
Doctor Strange (2016) composer Michael Giacchino was set to return for Multiverse of Madness by October 2019, when Scott Derrickson was set as director.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=October 18, 2019 |title='The Batman' Enlists Composer Michael Giacchino |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-enlists-composer-michael-giacchino-1248779 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019081420/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-enlists-composer-michael-giacchino-1248779 |archive-date=October 19, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} After Sam Raimi took over as director, Danny Elfman was hired as composer; Elfman previously worked with Raimi on Darkman (1990), A Simple Plan (1998), Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).{{Cite web |last=Francisco |first=Eric |date=February 18, 2021 |title=Danny Elfman confirms he's scoring the music of Doctor Strange 2 |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/danny-elfman-doctor-strange-2-multiverse-of-madness-score-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218143024/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/danny-elfman-doctor-strange-2-multiverse-of-madness-score-music |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |website=Inverse}} Elfman said he would refer to Giacchino's Doctor Strange theme in a similar way to how he used Alan Silvestri's theme from The Avengers (2012) when working on Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).{{Cite web |last=Warmann |first=Amon |date=March 25, 2021 |title=Danny Elfman on the evolution of MIDI, composing ideas on voice notes & Tim Burton |url=https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/danny-elfman-on-the-evolution-of-midi-composing-ideas-on-voice-notes-tim-burton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325154452/https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/danny-elfman-on-the-evolution-of-midi-composing-ideas-on-voice-notes-tim-burton |archive-date=March 25, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |website=Spitfire Audio}} By February 2021, Elfman had begun working on music to be used during filming, but would not begin work on the actual score for the sequel for several months. In January 2022, Elfman revealed that he was working on completing the score, which included conducting an orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London, with his frequent collaborator Steve Bartek remotely over Zoom.{{Cite web |last=Luchies |first=Adam |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Danny Elfman Shares Behind-the-Scenes Images of 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Scoring Process |url=https://collider.com/doctor-strange-2-danny-elfman-scoring-soundtrack-behind-the-scenes-images/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111170837/https://collider.com/doctor-strange-2-danny-elfman-scoring-soundtrack-behind-the-scenes-images/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=Collider}}{{Cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=April 30, 2022 |title=From 'Spider-Man' to 'Doctor Strange': How Sam Raimi Conquered the Superhero Multiverse (Again) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/sam-raimi-multiverse-of-madness-doctor-strange-interview-spider-man-1344342/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430184922/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/sam-raimi-multiverse-of-madness-doctor-strange-interview-spider-man-1344342/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
The soundtrack album was released on May 4.{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2022 |title='Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/04/30/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430195729/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/04/30/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Film Music Reporter}} On May 20, three previously-unreleased tracks were released as part of an extended edition of the soundtrack.{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Spoiler Tracks from 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Score to Be Released |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/19/spoiler-tracks-from-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-score-to-be-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519163704/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/19/spoiler-tracks-from-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-score-to-be-released/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=Film Music Reporter}}
Track listing
All music composed by Danny Elfman, unless otherwise noted.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 79:26
| title1 = Multiverse of Madness
| length1 = 2:37
| title2 = On the Run
| length2 = 2:17
| note2 = {{efn|name=Giacchino|This track references Michael Giacchino's theme from Doctor Strange.}}
| title3 = Strange Awakens
| length3 = 0:47
| title4 = The Apple Orchard
| length4 = 3:18
| title5 = Are You Happy
| length5 = 1:08
| title6 = Gargantos
| length6 = 2:50
| note6 = {{efn|name=Giacchino}}
| title7 = Journey with Wong
| length7 = 1:44
| title8 = Home?
| length8 = 4:08
| title9 = Strange Statue
| length9 = 1:43
| note9 = {{efn|name=Giacchino}}
| title10 = The Decision Is Made
| length10 = 1:14
| title11 = A Cup of Tea
| length11 = 3:58
| title12 = Discovering America
| length12 = 0:47
| title13 = Grab My Hand
| length13 = 1:14
| title14 = Battle Time
| length14 = 3:11
| note14 = {{efn|name=Giacchino}}
| title15 = Not a Monster
| length15 = 2:38
| title16 = Forbidden Ground
| length16 = 2:29
| title17 = Tribunal
| length17 = 2:13
| title18 = They're Not Coming Back
| length18 = 1:00
| title19 = Stranger Things Will Happen
| length19 = 2:56
| title20 = Buying Time
| length20 = 3:39
| title21 = Book of Vishanti
| length21 = 2:45
| title22 = Looking for Strange
| length22 = 1:38
| title23 = Strange Talk
| length23 = 3:32
| title24 = Lethal Symphonies
| length24 = 1:48
| title25 = Getting Through
| length25 = 5:34
| title26 = Only Way
| length26 = 2:51
| title27 = Trust Your Power
| length27 = 2:54
| title28 = They'll Be Loved
| length28 = 3:59
| title29 = Farewell
| length29 = 2:29
| title30 = An Interesting Question
| length30 = 3:13
| title31 = Main Titles
| length31 = 2:36
| title32 = An Unexpected Visitor
| length32 = 0:32
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length =
| title1 = Multiverse of Madness
| length1 = 2:37
| title2 = On the Run
| length2 = 2:17
| note2 = {{efn|name=Giacchino}}
| title3 = Strange Awakens
| length3 = 0:47
| title4 = The Apple Orchard
| length4 = 3:18
| title5 = Are You Happy
| length5 = 1:08
| title6 = Gargantos
| length6 = 2:50
| note6 = {{efn|name=Giacchino}}
| title7 = Journey with Wong
| length7 = 1:44
| title8 = Home?
| length8 = 4:08
| title9 = Strange Statue
| length9 = 1:43
| note9 = {{efn|name=Giacchino}}
| title10 = The Decision Is Made
| length10 = 1:14
| title11 = A Cup of Tea
| length11 = 3:58
| title12 = Discovering America
| length12 = 0:47
| title13 = Grab My Hand
| length13 = 1:14
| title14 = Battle Time
| length14 = 3:11
| note14 = {{efn|name=Giacchino}}
| title15 = Not a Monster
| length15 = 2:38
| title16 = Forbidden Ground
| length16 = 2:29
| title17 = Tribunal
| length17 = 2:13
| title18 = Illuminati vs. Wanda
| length18 = 2:47
| note18 = {{efn|name=Silvestri|This track references "Captain America March" from Captain America: The First Avenger by Alan Silvestri.}}
| title19 = They're Not Coming Back
| length19 = 1:00
| title20 = Stranger Things Will Happen
| length20 = 2:56
| title21 = Buying Time
| length21 = 3:39
| title22 = Book of Vishanti
| length22 = 2:45
| title23 = Looking for Strange
| length23 = 1:38
| title24 = Strange Talk
| length24 = 3:32
| title25 = Lethal Symphonies
| length25 = 1:48
| title26 = Getting Through
| length26 = 5:34
| title27 = Only Way
| length27 = 2:51
| title28 = Trust Your Power
| length28 = 2:54
| title29 = They'll Be Loved
| length29 = 3:59
| title30 = Farewell
| length30 = 2:29
| title31 = An Interesting Question
| length31 = 3:13
| title32 = Main Titles
| length32 = 2:36
| title33 = An Unexpected Visitor
| length33 = 0:32
| title34 = Illuminati
| length34 = 2:13
| note34 = {{efn|name=Silvestri}}{{efn|This track references the X-Men: The Animated Series theme by Haim Saban,
Shuki Levy and Ron Wasserman.}}
| title35 = Wanda at Home
| length35 = 1:06
| note35 = {{efn|This track references "WandaVision!" from WandaVision by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.}}
}}
Additional music
The film features a "musical battle" sequence between Strange and his Darkhold-corrupted counterpart, heard in the track "Lethal Symphonies".{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Sophia Alexandra |date=May 10, 2022 |title=Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: soundtrack and every musical easter egg |url=https://www.classicfm.com/composers/elfman/doctor-strange-multiverse-madness-soundtrack/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510124701/https://www.classicfm.com/composers/elfman/doctor-strange-multiverse-madness-soundtrack/ |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Classic FM}} The scene remixed portions of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor and Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, originally featuring additional pieces of classical music until Feige suggested that Elfman pit Beethoven against Bach. Raimi worked with storyboard artist Doug Lefler and What If...? director Bryan Andrews in developing the sequence,{{Cite web |last=Dinh |first=Christine |date=May 23, 2022 |title='Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness': The Epic Musical Note Battle |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/doctor-strange-multiverse-of-madness-sinister-musical-note-battle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523225018/https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/doctor-strange-multiverse-of-madness-sinister-musical-note-battle |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=Marvel.com}} which was completed entirely during the film's reshoots.{{Cite web |last=Frisch |first=Gabriella |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Doctor Strange 2's Most Unusual Fight Scene Was Shot Entirely During Reshoots |url=https://www.cbr.com/doctor-strange-2-musical-fight-reshoots/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515013716/https://www.cbr.com/doctor-strange-2-musical-fight-reshoots/ |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources}}
Julian Hilliard and Jett Klyne perform an original song entitled "The Ice Cream Song", which was conceived and written by Elfman, with lyrics by Waldron.{{Cite web |last=Wraight |first=Kaitlin |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Doctor Strange Soundtrack: All 43 Songs Played in Latest Marvel Movie |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/06/doctor-strange-2-soundtrack/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506170832/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/06/doctor-strange-2-soundtrack/ |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=HITC}}{{Cite web |last=Joest |first=Mick |date=May 18, 2022 |title=Doctor Strange 2: Why Aren't More People Talking About That Creepy Ice Cream Song |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/doctor-strange-2-why-arent-more-people-talking-about-that-creepy-ice-cream-song |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518233318/https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/doctor-strange-2-why-arent-more-people-talking-about-that-creepy-ice-cream-song |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=CinemaBlend}} In addition to Giacchino's Doctor Strange theme, the score also features the theme songs from the Marvel Cinematic Universe series WandaVision (2021) written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and the 1990s X-Men animated series, as well as Silvestri's "Captain America March" from Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2022 |last=Hood |first=Cooper |title=The Marvel Movie Music Secretly Hidden In Doctor Strange 2 |url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-strange-2-soundtrack-marvel-movie-music-scores/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507141029/https://screenrant.com/doctor-strange-2-soundtrack-marvel-movie-music-scores/ |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |access-date=May 7, 2022 |website=Screen Rant}}
Notes
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