ARTIST: John Powell
TITLE: X-Men The Last Stand
LABEL: Varese
GENRE: Soundtrack
BITRATE: 200kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 01min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-05-23
RIP DATE: 2006-05-22

Track List

01. 20 Years Ago                    1:10
02. Bathroom Titles                 1:08
03. The Church Of Magneto, Raven    2:40
Is My Slave Name
04. Meet Leech, Then Off To The     2:38
Lake
05. Whirlpool Of Love               2:02
06. Examining Jean                  1:12
07. Dark Phoenix                    1:28
08. Angel's Cure                    2:32
09. Jean And Logan                  1:39
10. Dark Phoenix Awakes             1:44
11. Rejection Is Never Easy         1:08
12. Magneto Plots                   2:05
13. Entering The House              1:18
14. Dark Phoenix's Tragedy          3:13
15. Farewell To X                   0:30
16. The Funeral                     2:52
17. Skating On The Pond             1:12
18. Cure Wars                       2:59
19. Fight In The Woods              3:04
20. St Lupus Day                    3:02
21. Building Bridges                1:16
22. Shock And No Oars               1:16
23. Attack On Alcatraz              4:37
24. Massacre                        0:31
25. The Battle Of The Cure          4:21
26. Phoenix Rises                   4:21
27. The Last Stand                  5:29

Release Notes:

Composer John Ottman helmed the baton for the X-Men franchise after the death of
original maestro Michael Kamen and John Powell (United 93, Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
took the reigns for the third installment, so it comes as no surprise that the
myriad of themes introduced can be a bit much. Ottman gave the series some heft
on X-Men 2 with his use of choirs and more than a little Mozart, a style adopted
by Powell for X-Men: The Last Stand. Taking a cue from the sweeping and
occasionally majestic Spider Man theme, Powell brings the weighty mythology of
the beloved DC Comic to an audible level, upping the choral aspects, all the
while paying homage to the previous composers themes -- the inclusion of the
weighty Dark Phoenix character demands a bit of gravitas. X-Men: The Last Stand
is first and foremost the soundtrack to a bombastic summer blockbuster, and
detractors of the genre will find little to sway them here, but it's a well-done
piece of excess that deserves more than a smattering of applause.