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Shazam!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by

Benjamin Wallfisch

Released

April 5, 2019

Recorded

2019

Studio

AIR Lyndhurst (London)

Genre

Soundtrack

Length

73:13

Benjamin Wallfisch chronology

Serenity
(2019)

Shazam!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2019)

Hellboy
(2019)

DC Extended Universe soundtrack chronology

Aquaman
(2018)

Shazam!
(2019)

Birds of Prey
(2020)

Shazam!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the film of the same name composed by Benjamin Wallfisch. It was released on April 5, 2019 by WaterTower Music with the physical edition being released later on May 10.^[1]

Background

Benjamin Wallfisch was the composer for Shazam. The film marks the third collaboration between Wallfisch and director David F. Sandberg having scored his debut film Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation.^[2] For the score of Shazam, Sandberg and Wallfisch leaned into the territory of old-school fun adventure movies, taking inspiration from the scores of the 1970s and 1980s, specifically that of Superman by John Williams and Back to the Future by Alan Silvestri. Sandberg noted "that many modern scores have moved away from such traditional music" and as such made the score a fitting homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood.^[3]

Wallfisch noted that the film's story had that "kind of tenderness at the heart of the story" and a sense of "optimism for the future". From there, he crafted several themes – Sivana's theme, the Wizard theme, the music for the Seven Deadly Sins, the family theme and Shazam's themes which comprises a Hero theme and a Transformation theme and worked around creating a melodic soundscape, balancing between the comedy and adventure aspects. For the film's villain, Dr. Sivana, Wallfisch opted for a minimalist approach utilising only low male choir, extended bass woodwinds and brass.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The score was recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in Hampstead, London with a 140-piece Chamber Orchestra of London and was conducted by Wallfisch and Chris Egan.^[7]

Track listing

All music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shazam!"	3:59
2.	"The Consul of Wizards"	3:01
3.	"Seeking Spell"	2:33
4.	"Compass"	3:26
5.	"Seven Symbols"	4:17
6.	"The Rock of Eternity"	4:17
7.	"Subway Chase"	0:45
8.	"It's You or No One"	4:59
9.	"Dude, You're Stacked"	1:18
10.	"This Is Power"	2:32
11.	"Bus Rescue"	2:29
12.	"You're Like a Bad Guy, Right?"	1:16
13.	"Them's Street Rules"	0:48
14.	"Superman It"	0:55
15.	"Super Villain"	1:39
16.	"You Might Need It More Than Me"	5:38
17.	"Come Home Billy"	3:02
18.	"Give Me Your Power"	1:41
19.	"His Name Is (Includes elements of "Beautiful Lie")"	2:46
20.	"Sentimental Nonsense"	1:54
21.	"Run!"	2:13
22.	"Play Time's Over"	1:48
23.	"All Hands on Deck"	2:05
24.	"I Can Fly!"	2:14
25.	"Fight Flight"	3:31
26.	"Finale"	4:11
27.	"We've Got a Lair"	1:31
28.	"I'm Home"	0:53
29.	"I Name the Gods"	1:32
Total length:		73:13

Additional music

In addition to Wallfisch's score, the other songs that are featured in the film, includes "Do You Hear What I Hear" by Bing Crosby, "The Real Thing" by Cook Classics & Outasight, "Feels" by Calvin Harris (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean), "Legend" by Twenty One Pilots, "Feel Me Flow" by Naughty by Nature, "Don't Stop Me Now" by the Queen, "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor, "Cherry Pie" by Warrant, "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan and "I Don't Want To Grow Up" by the Ramones (Tom Waits cover), with the latter playing during the end credits. A rendition of John Williams' Superman theme is played during Superman's appearance.^[8]

References

^ ""Shazam!" Soundtrack details". WaterTower Music. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
^ "'Shazam!' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. March 28, 2019.
^ Burlingame, Jon (April 4, 2019). "Composer Benjamin Wallfisch Scores High in Versatility With 'Hellboy,' 'Hostile,' 'Shazam!'". Variety. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
^ Burton, Byron (April 9, 2019). "How 'Shazam!' Score Took Inspiration From 'Superman'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
^ Beedle, Tim (April 19, 2019). "Benjamin Wallfisch Sets Shazam!'s Magic to Music". DC Comics. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
^ Desowitz, Bill (April 23, 2019). "How the Composer of 'Shazam!' Could Be the Heir to Zimmer and Williams". Indiewire. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
^ "Recording of "Shazam!" with Benjamin Wallfisch". Twitter. January 29, 2019. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
^ "Best Songs on the Shazam Movie Soundtrack". ScreenRant. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

External links

Official site

Shazam!

Creators and
key personnel

Marvel/Shazam Family

Enemies

Publications
and publishers

Fawcett Comics Fawcett Publications	Captain Marvel Adventures Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Master Comics Whiz Comics Wow Comics
DC Comics	Shazam!: The New Beginning The Power of Shazam! Shazam! Power of Hope Superman/Shazam: First Thunder 52 The Trials of Shazam! The New 52 DC Rebirth Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!

Affiliated teams

Locations

Rock of Eternity

In other media

The Shazam!/Isis Hour	Shazam! (TV series) The Secrets of Isis
DC Universe Animated Original Movies	Justice League: The New Frontier Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam Injustice
DC Animated Movie Universe (Justice League)	The Flashpoint Paradox War Throne of Atlantis Apokolips War
Lego DC	Lego DC Batman: Family Matters Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters
DC Extended Universe	Shazam! soundtrack Black Adam soundtrack Shazam! Fury of the Gods soundtrack

Miscellaneous

Category

DC Extended Universe

Films

Man of Steel (2013)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
- accolades
Wonder Woman (2017)
Justice League (2017)
- production
- Zack Snyder's Justice League
Aquaman (2018)
Shazam! (2019)
Birds of Prey (2020)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Black Adam (2022)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
The Flash (2023)
Blue Beetle (2023)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Batgirl (unreleased)

TV series

Peacemaker
- season 1 (2022)

Music

Soundtracks	Man of Steel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Suicide Squad Wonder Woman Justice League Aquaman Shazam! Birds of Prey Wonder Woman 1984 Zack Snyder's Justice League The Suicide Squad Black Adam Shazam! Fury of the Gods The Flash Blue Beetle Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Singles	"Heathens" "Sucker for Pain" "Purple Lamborghini" "Gangsta" "To Be Human" "Diamonds" "Boss Bitch"

Cast and characters

Other media

Arrowverse
- "Crisis on Infinite Earths"
Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021)

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