Ant-Man & The Wasp Soundtrack Review

Marvel’s latest big blockbuster is Ant-Man and the Wasp, which has seen its soundtrack released digitally, which comes with 25 tracks, so it certainly isn’t a “small” package.

Once again Christopher Beck has returned to compose the score and as you’d expect from a sequel, the music is very similar to the original movie, but a little more of a traditional superhero sound, since the whole origin side of the story is done and we’ve got two superheroes in action.

Ant-Man’s theme from the first movie is thrown into the mix on a couple of different tracks, which helps connect both movie’s score, though I’d love to have heard the full original one included.  As you might expect, anything involving Ant-Man, tends to be a little more on the lighter side, which helps change the mood very quickly, especially if characters like the Ghost are involved, who gets her own theme, which is much more scary.

The Wasp gets her own theme, “It ain’t over till the Wasp Lady Stings”, which is a big powerful number that is a highlight of the album and elements of this theme are also scattered throughout the album and are the backbone of the score.

The album fits perfectly into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as many of these tracks could easily be used in other movies but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

There are a few odd choices on the album, especially World’s Greatest Grampa, which has aspects of the original Ant-Man theme, plus its very upbeat and sounds a lot like retro 8 bit video gaming, which I love.   One track I can’t stand is “Baba Yaga Lullaby”, it sounds more like something you’d find in a bad Adam Sandler movie and while it might be a fun moment in the credits, it seems out of place on this album.

OVERALL:  The Ant-Man & The Wasp soundtrack is similar to the movie, is a fun but isn’t breaking any boundaries and didn’t blow me away with anything fresh or new.

REVIEW SCORE: 7 out of 10

You can purchase this album now from retailers including Amazon