History AwesomeMusic / SpiderMan

** The main theme, [[https://youtu.be/yJ8fD_hsnG0 "Carnage Rules",]] is a very popular theme and probably one of the catchiest themes out there. And, in case you're wondering? [[https://youtu.be/gevm2wPbC6Y&t=148s There's one with lyrics for it]]. Creator/GreenJelly were notable for being ''huge'' Carnage fans.

** [[https://youtu.be/Psdl5xRmrZ0 The game's rendition of the 1967]] ''Spider-Man'' theme song mixes elements of reggae, electronica, and surf rock into an ''incredibly'' catchy tune. For many fans of the hero born in the early-mid nineties ''the'' definitive version of this age-old classic. The UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor version also has [[https://youtu.be/NrpIZhofKTs a very good chiptune version of the theme]] in its stage select screen.

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* The second film had a different feature song depending on the country the film was shown in. Japan got the wonderous voice of [[Music/TMRevolution Takanori Nishikawa]] with the song, [[https://youtu.be/2z30mMWJKr0 Web of Night]]. Good lord, the energy of it is just so high-octane, that a ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' anime NEEDS this song and the lyrics just fit for the character.

* ''VideoGame/MaximumCarnage'':

Much like Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}} [[AwesomeMusic/{{Superman}} before]] [[AwesomeMusic/{{Batman}} him]], ComicBook/SpiderMan has enjoyed some amazing music over the decades.

** The music, composed by John Paesano, is considered overall great. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_jPNlVeZNQ main theme]] is especially noteworthy, paying homage to the iconic theme composed by Music/DannyElfman for the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' while having its own identity. However, the best version of this theme, by far, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ln2yCqEq30 "Destroying Your Own Creation"]], the theme for the final boss' second phase. A perfect combination of epic and tragic, fitting for the final confrontation between Peter and [[spoiler:Dr. Octopus]].

** Black Cat's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1VrsV8sItE leitmotif]] is not only beautiful, but has a mysterious mournfulness and turmoil to it (along with flashes of Spidey's theme) that contrasts sharply with the apparently shallow behavior she shows throughout the game, and hints at much deeper characterization and feelings for Spidey than the character herself will openly display.

*** [[https://youtu.be/3pvSGwHgvhU "I'm Ready"]], which plays during the game's CreativeClosingCredits and, unlike "On My Own", is made for the game itself. The lyrics really do a great job of showcasing the future Miles has ahead of him as the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
---->''They think I'm way too young\\

But let me tell you somethin'''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr1t2CS4yVI&ab_channel=OPMusic "Where We Come From"]] is a very upbeat and cheerful song which captures the hope and triumph at the center of the game's story.
** John Paesano is back from ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' to do the soundtrack for this game and like in that game, the soundtrack is incredible, with much of it mixing orchestra and electronic synths together to create a soundtrack that is true to its predecessor, but with a unique and distinctive identity of its own, much like Miles Morales himself. Standouts include the main theme, [[https://youtu.be/ZMPh5aFuTp0 "Never Give Up"]], the energetic [[https://youtu.be/R2DIsxUOvG4 "Spider-Training"]], the intense boss theme against the Prowler, [[https://youtu.be/9gahUrcqGg8 "Trying to Protect You"]] and the fast paced and climatic final boss theme [[https://youtu.be/abV5vuFnuOk "Worst Enemies"]].

* ''[[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 Spider-Man]]'' (2000):

* The original 1960s ''Spider-Man'' [[https://youtu.be/xsx3JCw62WQ theme]] was so awesome it was included in across three live-action Spider-Man film series. It raises anticipation of what you're about to watch, and even heard separately from the cartoon, it gets the blood pumping. And the Ramones made it ''[[https://youtu.be/i5P8lrgBtcU even more awesome]]'' by raising the feel and tone of the original and adding a cool video.

* The original 1960s ''Spider-Man'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx3JCw62WQ theme]] was so awesome it was included in across three live-action Spider-Man film series. It raises anticipation of what you're about to watch, and even heard separately from the cartoon, it gets the blood pumping. And the Ramones made it ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU even more awesome]]'' by raising the feel and tone of the original and adding a cool video.

* The '90's ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4w3kgoE_Cc rock theme song]] is also pretty damn awesome and raises nostalgia for 90s fans who remember that show.

%%* Fans will swear that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S19w2xXU54 intro]] to ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' is cool.

* Music/DannyElfman's work in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5ykkGJvMU first]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSDU2tu7rpk two]] ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' installments. The music in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' as he stops the runaway train... just amazing. Though Christopher Young's music was used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NLgY6f60CA the original]] instead of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNaMn2CSHx0 Elfman's...]] Sadly, Elfman's score for the second film was such a case of ExecutiveMeddling (cues from the first film being tracked in, parts of Elfman's score reworked by Young and John Debney) that he said he'd never work with Creator/SamRaimi again (explaining why Christopher Young did the third film - and got ''his'' score tampered with as well!). Happily, as with his bustup with Creator/TimBurton after ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' Elfman patched things up with Raimi in time for ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful''.
* The second film had a different feature song depending on the country the film was shown in. Japan got the wonderous voice of [[Music/TMRevolution Takanori Nishikawa]] with the song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z30mMWJKr0 Web of Night]]. Good lord, the energy of it is just so high-octane, that a ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' anime NEEDS this song and the lyrics just fit for the character.
* In a more mainstream example, [[Music/{{Nickelback}} Chad Kroeger]] and Josey Scott's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etp8L9pbqeM Hero]]" was ''everywhere'' when the first movie came out in 2002. Even the most devout Nickelback haters have been known to admit how awesome it is, and of the songs provided for the three movies in the trilogy this is the most easily-remembered.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm-hose8Hdc Venom's theme]] is a brilliant dark parallel to Spider-Man's {{Leitmotif}}[[note]]which is also the trilogy's main theme[[/note]] - while Spidey's theme is heroic, often having a sense of tranquility and tragedy reflecting his DarkAndTroubledPast, Venom's theme is dark and villainous, with a sense of anger and detest slowly rising, before culminating in a fit of rage - reflecting Venom's hatred towards Spider-Man after he humiliated Eddie and rejected the symbiote.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-RVIdTUVI People Get Up and Drive That Funky Soul]], accompanying the memetic scene from ''Film/SpiderMan3'', is a funky song that makes you want to dance with Spider-Man.
* The late Music/JamesHorner's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVDrTLHZEVQ Young Peter]] from ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', which captured Peter's transformation into Spider-Man with the theme for Spidey and an early hint of the Lizard theme.

** Music/HansZimmer gave us the awesomely creepy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAN6oZeCV1M Electro Suite]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8psJVaXIs "I'm Goblin"]] is extremely chilling.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR9n4mJILzE "Harry's Suite"]] is ''beautifully'' melancholic and perfectly captures the bitterness of Harry's character, complete with an eerie violin that reflects his subtler, more psychotic nuances.
%%** All of Zimmer's score, but special mention to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygdi4g6ZkSU "My Enemy"]], the theme for Electro.
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oozQ4yV__Vw "Gone Gone Gone"]] by [[Series/AmericanIdol Phillip Phillips]] seems to have become the love theme for Peter/Gwen.

** The main theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ8fD_hsnG0 "Carnage Rules",]] is a very popular theme and probably one of the catchiest themes out there. And, in case you're wondering? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gevm2wPbC6Y&t=148s There's one with lyrics for it]]. Creator/GreenJelly were notable for being ''huge'' Carnage fans.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhmIa0XYTvQ "Super Villains"]], a 16-bit remix of [[Music/BlackSabbath "The Mob Rules"]]. No complaints can be had when it turned out that good.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psdl5xRmrZ0 The game's rendition of the 1967]] ''Spider-Man'' theme song mixes elements of reggae, electronica, and surf rock into an ''incredibly'' catchy tune. For many fans of the hero born in the early-mid nineties ''the'' definitive version of this age-old classic. The UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor version also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrpIZhofKTs a very good chiptune version of the theme]] in its stage select screen.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cPIkXXhK4 Mysterio's boss battle music]], which perfectly fits Mysterio's over-the-top personality and the uphill, David vs. Goliath nature of the battle against him.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_61gA6gsRE Venom's first battle theme]], even if it's just a repeating guitar riff with occasional drums, is a positively ''badass'' metal track that perfectly suits Venom as a violent AntiHero.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wejzgCKcSTo Monster Ock's theme]] in the [=PS1=] version of the game[[note]]the [=N64=] version of the song is slowed down and not as tense[[/note]] is an ''intense'' heavy metal piece that has some of the hardest guitar shredding in any game of its generation, perfectly suiting the panic of the situation and [[HumanoidAbomination what you're running away from]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj4fie56CkY Hammerhead's Stage]] captures the feel of the 1930s.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laR9JsTuSvc Deadpool's Stage]] captures his insanity well.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1nSKhM5HEw Hobgoblin's Stage]] captures his menace well.

** Carnage's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCAJSkNICrA theme]] not only suits Ultimate Carnage, but it also manages to capture Carnage's [[AxCrazy cha]][[SerialKiller ract]][[ChaoticEvil er]] as a whole, ''perfectly''.

* The most iconic theme Spidey has had in his video game career: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Systmgi8AU his theme (and all of its remixes)]] from the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series.

* Any list of epic Spidey tunes wouldn't be complete without including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNmv0at-bw0 "Kakero! Spider-Man"]] by Yuki Hide, the theme for Spider-Man's [[Series/SpiderManJapan Toei series]]. Classic Japanese theme song brass and strings, combined with great lyrics that really capture the spirit of [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility Spidey's signature creed]] and how he's willing to put it all on the line for the good of others.

* Fans will swear that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S19w2xXU54 intro]] to ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' is cool.

!!The Animated Series:
%%* You have to admit, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S19w2xXU54 intro]] to ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' is cool.
* The original 1960s ''Spider-Man'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx3JCw62WQ theme]] was great, and was so awesome it was included in all three movies. It raises anticipation of what you're about to watch, and even heard separately from the cartoon, it gets the blood pumping. And the Ramones made it ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU even more awesome]]'' by raising the feel and tone of the original and adding a cool video.

%%* The '90's ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4w3kgoE_Cc theme song]] is also pretty damn awesome.
%%* The [[https://youtu.be/ZU7hEKko81k theme]] for ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries'' is awesome, even though, like the show itself, it's a lot shorter than the other animated series.

Much like Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}} [[AwesomeMusic/{{Superman}} before]] [[AwesomeMusic/{{Batman}} him]], Spidey has enjoyed some amazing music over the decades.

* Any list of epic Spidey tunes wouldn't be complete without including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNmv0at-bw0 "Kakero! Spider-Man"]] by Yuki Hide, the theme for Spider-Man's [[Series/SpiderManJapan Toei series]]. Classic Japanese theme song brass and strings, combined with great lyrics that really capture the spirit of [[ComesGreatResponsibility Spidey's signature creed]] and how he's willing to put it all on the line for the good of others.

* The original 1960s ''Spider-Man'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx3JCw62WQ theme]] was great, and was so awesome it was included in all three movies. It gets the blood pumping & raises anticipation of what you’re about to watch. Even heard separately from the cartoon, it gets the blood pumping. And the Ramones made it ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU even more awesome by raising the feel and tone of the original and adding a cool video.]]''

%%* The original 1960s ''Spider-Man'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx3JCw62WQ theme]] was great, and was included in all three movies. And the Ramones made it ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU even more awesome.]]''
* The background music fits the character and stories. Hearing the music brings to mind the visuals, so by listening just to the music the action is there in your mind. Cool.

* You have to admit, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S19w2xXU54 intro]] to ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' is cool.
* The original 1960s ''Spider-Man'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx3JCw62WQ theme]] was great, and was included in all three movies. And the Ramones made it ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU even more awesome.]]''
* The background music fits the character and stories. Hearing the music brings to mind the visuals, so by listening just to the music the action is therein your mind. Cool.

* The '90's ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4w3kgoE_Cc theme song]] is also pretty damn awesome.
* The [[https://youtu.be/ZU7hEKko81k theme]] for ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries'' is awesome, even though, like the show itself, it's a lot shorter than the other animated series.

** All of Zimmer's score, but special mention to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygdi4g6ZkSU "My Enemy"]], the theme for Electro.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oozQ4yV__Vw "Gone Gone Gone"]] by [[Series/AmericanIdol Phillip Phillips]] seems to have become the love theme for Peter/Gwen.

%%* The background music fits the character and stories. Hearing the music brings to mind the visuals.
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* The background music fits the character and stories. Hearing the music brings to mind the visuals.

* The background music fits the character and stories and hearing the music brings to mind the visuals.

* The background music in most fits the character and stories and hearing the music brings to mind the visuals.

* The original 1960s ''Spider-Man'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx3JCw62WQ theme]] was great, and was included in all three movies. And the Ramones made it ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU even more awesome.]]'' The background music in most fits the character and stories and hearing the music brings to mind the visuals.