Not since Prince’s Batman has a superhero had such a great soundtrack.
Who else if not Metro Boomin, the trap wizard Not all heroes wear capes AND Heroes and Villainscould take care of the soundtrack Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? An album that is part of a wave of successful soundtracks (see the examples of Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce, who respectively wrote the music for Black Panther AND Lion King), changes the meaning of the term spider verse contained in the title due to the many web Offset, A$AP Rocky, 21 Savage and Future blew up, along with an equally strong lineup of modern melodic rappers.
Sunflower Post Malone and Swae Lee, which was the main topic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 recently went 18th platinum, becoming the best-selling single in Recording Industry Association of America history. So it’s no surprise to find Swae Lee in this sequel, along with Lil Wayne and Offset in Destroy and with Nav and A Boogie wit da Hoodie in Call. The great puppeteer Metro Boomin, however, did not try to create another pop hit like Sunflower. He prefers to paint the Brooklyn climber with a backdrop of synths and melodic hip-hop produced by some of the genre’s hottest artists.
Maybe it’s from the soundtrack Batman Prince that superheroes didn’t sound that cool. There are also snippets of dialogue taken from the film that touch on some of the themes addressed in the lyrics: finding your North Star while facing internal battles (Call), but also homesickness (House) this is Love (Link up). AC/DC and the Ramones were too dated for Peter Parker’s misadventures in Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019. Metro Boomin’s soundtrack definitely suits this teen and Afro-Latino Spider better, especially when it resonates in the classrooms of Brooklyn Visions Academy. Moreover, the original version Silk and cologne by Ei8ht and Offset was used as a background in the Fortnite lobby a few months ago and it’s coming back.
The only anomaly is represented by Nas. The forty-nine-year-old hip-hop doyen smashed his Nas Morales at the party when it’s about to end. His verses are difficult to sing, unlike those of his colleagues, and are reminiscent of the hip-hop-infused soundtracks of the 90s. Perhaps his presence symbolizes the wisdom gained by the hero, who eventually learns (again) that with great power comes great responsibility. And judging by this soundtrack, Metro Boomin nailed it too.
From the American magazine Rolling Stone.