X-Men: First Class Soundtrack

What Henry Jackman established here for the X-Men is interesting, but only up to a certain extent. His rejection of John Ottman's definitive themes for these characters from X2: X-Men United (which he later adapted in X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut, and X-Men: Apocalypse) in favor of a more youthful and optimistic theme was most likely in accordance with the fact that the X-Men were just coming together in the film; but it's been logically argued that just about any theme in an already-established franchise and its timeline can be altered in chords and all other instrumentation to serve a more youthful and optimistic era for the characters -- a solid theme, but not definitive, and more applicable to an adaptation of "Ultimate X-Men", if you ask me. As for the electronic tones, while Jackman did draw inspirations from John Barry's music for the 007/James Bond films due to the film's inspirations from the Bond series, it conveys those inspirations largely in the more ambient droning and electric guitar wailing tones of the over-rated Hans Zimmer and all of his "apprentices" at his company Remote Control Productions; Jackman probably did so due to his being one such "apprentice", but compared to the works of most of the others, it's thankfully far more intelligible and creative. A gradual transition from being one of Zimmer's proteges, but the lack of continuity of Ottman's work is a shame.

The media could not be loaded.  I am so glad I got this record! X-Men: First Class was one of my favorite movies and that was partially do to the soundtrack itself. I used to listen to it all the time in high school and now I own it in vinyl! It plays well as long as I clean it and I love the silver/Grey color

surpassed expectations in cd quality. no scratches. basically brand new

The score for X-Men: First Class is First Class action all the way. From the opening track, Mr. Jackman maps out the musical journey of who the X-Men are, and how they came to be the X-Men we know and love. Pain And Anger is one of the best tracks, and it's clear that it is Erik's theme from the moment you hear it. If you loved the movie, you'll enjoy the soundtrack X-Tremely.

While this movie may not be everyones cup of tea, Henry Jackmans' score is an outstanding piece of work to complement the various story elements of this film. For me, by far the best part of this score is for Lehnsherr/Magneto - combined with the directors approach to the character it's bordering on genious. Dark, mean, moody and overwhelmingly powerful is how I would describe this recurring themic piece and it really underlines how driven the character is, and his persona. A different style may not have had the same impact and may have diluted the character, so a lot of credit to Jackman for giving this movie a palpable atmosphere during those particular moments.

The music is different to the original three X-men movies but is a great addition to the action in the film. This bodes well for the new chapter in this story.

Worth it just for the Magneto theme... Such a good soundtrack, and an amazing film too.

Bought this for my daughter who is an X Men fan.

What am I thinking?! Well firstly, this is a superb action soundtrack which is up there with the best of 2011. Composer Henry Jackman is a relative newcomer to film scores, and I think this is reflected in the fresh and vibrant feel of the album.The main theme as introduced in the opening track "First Class" is, well, first class. There's some great string writing present before the orchestra and more rocky elements come in. This theme is used rather sparingly. It appears in "Cerebro", but it's finest moment on the album comes in the outstanding track "X-Training", where the mix of electric guitar, electronics and orchestra is spine tingling in its execution. It's this sort of track the repeat button was designed for! There are quieter portions as well, which adds a nice flow to the album ("Rage and Serenity" and the opening of "To Beast or Not To Beast" would be good examples here).The track "True Colours" felt slightly out of place in that the sub-theme it introduces in the first 60 seconds is a carbon copy of the main theme of  Clash of the Titans . If you like that particular track - I think COTT would be for you. I would have preferred it is it was slightly less obvious though (although for most casual listeners I doubt you would noticed or cared)!The album runs in at 60 minutes, and the felt like it was a perfect length. Jackman works in Hans Zimmer's Remote Control studio, and so the album as a whole feels very well produced and has a brilliant mix throughout.In summary, I have personally loved all the previous X Men soundtracks, with John Powell's outstanding  X-Men: The Last Stand  being my favourite up until now. First Class though just has something about it that elevates it beyond a bog-standard action score. It's bombastic and epic which has a perfect orchestral/rock/electronic fusion and is a strong listen from start to finish. Add in several stand-out tracks (I'm thinking "First Class, X-Training and X-Men here) and this gives a perfect superhero score. I hope Jackman is employed to write any future scores for this franchise reboot, and look forward to more of his work in the future - he is clearly a very talented composer. Clash of the TitansX-Men: The Last Stand