Iron Man 3 (soundtrack)
Iron Man 3 is the film score for the Marvel Studios film, Iron Man 3 by Brian Tyler, released on April 30, 2013. A separate soundtrack and concept album titled, Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall by various artists was released on the same date by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music.
''Iron Man 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''
Composer Brian Tyler acknowledged that the film's score needed to be darker and more melodic than Ramin Djawadi and John Debney's previous scores, citing the change in Tony Stark's life following the events of The Avengers as the catalyst.The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Track listing
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''Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture)''
Track listing
"Ready Aim Fire" and "Some Kind of Joke" are the only songs on the album to be used in the film.Charts
Additional music
Music not included in the Iron Man 3 soundtrack but featured in the film:| Title | Length | Performer | Key Scenes/Notes |
| "Blue " | 4:40 | Eiffel 65 | Heard in the opening flashback scene set in 1999, the year the song was released. A special Mandarin Chinese version was created and sung by Eiffel 65 lead singer Jeffrey Jey and keyboardist Maurzio Lobina to be used in the Chinese release of the film. |
| "Mambo No. 5 " | 3:39 | Lou Bega | Played in the background during the flashback scene set in 1999. |
| "Jingle Bells" | 3:45 | Joe Williams | Played while Tony first tries out his Mark 42 armor. |