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Why the music in Marvel movies is so forgettable

I never really thought about this, but it's so true. When it comes to Marvel movies, these huge blockbusters that rake in millions of dollars across several film franchises, there's not a single theme song that I can hum back if I were asked to. It's weird especially when I am able to hum the tunes of other equally big blockbusters. Why is this? Every Frame A Painting says this is mainly because of recent trends in movie film scores where the music is made to not be noticed. Odd since I tend to think music often plays a HUGE role in manipulating how one feels when watching a motion picture. And the lack of recognizable music isn't due to laziness, it kind of has to do with the use of what's called "temp music" during the production of a film in general. Sometimes, composers who listen to temp music get roped in to one particular sound I guess.

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A quick overview of Marvel's Civil War

Just in time for the Captain America: Civil War movie comes Noah Sterling's awesome animated recap of the entire Marvel Civil War storyline. I've never followed the Marvel comics much so I have to admit that with every new release of a new Marvel movie, I get a little more and more confused (especially with the amount of time between releases). But this recap really sums it up pretty well and it makes me super excited now to go watch Captain America: Civil War.

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