Captain America: The First Avenger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2011 World War II superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans. The original score was composed by Alan Silvestri, the American composer known for Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, and Predator. Silvestri’s music blends heroic orchestral themes, bold brass writing, and memorable leitmotifs that reflect the film’s patriotic setting and Steve Rogers’ transformation into Captain America.
The soundtrack album, Captain America: The First Avenger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), was released July 19, 2011, via Hollywood Records / Marvel Music. It contains 22 original score tracks with a total runtime of approximately 75 minutes, and is available on major digital platforms including Apple Music, Spotify, CD, and digital download.
Silvestri’s score emphasizes uplifting strings, bold brass fanfares, and thematic material that underscore both the film’s action sequences and its emotional arc, capturing the period setting and the rise of the iconic superhero.
The film also includes licensed music such as period songs used in scenes to enhance the World War II atmosphere, though these are not part of the official score album.
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Label: Hollywood Records / Marvel Music
Tracks: 26
Genre: Orchestral / action‑superhero film score
Music from Trailers, Teasers, and Promos
- TOOL – Forty Six & 2
Captain America: The First Avenger Tracklist
Unofficial playlist
- United States Marine Band – “Sabre and Spurs”
- David Raksin – “Newsreel March”
- Richard M. Sherman – “Make Way for Tomorrow Today”
- J.J. Young – “Washington Post March”
- Woody Herman and His Orchestra – “I’ll Remember April”
- Richard Wagner – “Szene 3: ‘Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater (Die Walküre – Erster Tag des Bühnenfestspiels)”
- Richard Wagner – “Trauermarsch (Götterdämmerung – Dritter Tag des Bühnenfestspiels Der Ring des Nibelungen / Dritter Aufzug)”
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra – “Jersey Bounce”
- Joe Johnston and Joe E. Rand – “Rose of Mayfair”
- Traditional – “There Is a Tavern in the Town”
- Traditional – “Sweet Betsy from Pike”
Score Soundtrack
- Alan Silvestri – Captain America Main Titles
- Alan Silvestri – Frozen Wasteland
- Alan Silvestri – Schmidt’s Treasure
- Alan Silvestri – Farewell To Bucky
- Alan Silvestri – Hydra Lab
- Alan Silvestri – Training The Supersoldier
- Alan Silvestri – Schmidt’s Story
- Alan Silvestri – VitaRays
- Alan Silvestri – Captain America “We Did It”
- Alan Silvestri – Kruger Chase
- Alan Silvestri – Hostage On The Pier
- Alan Silvestri – General’s Resign
- Alan Silvestri – Unauthorized Night Flight
- Alan Silvestri – Troop Liberation
- Alan Silvestri – Factory Inferno
- Alan Silvestri – Triumphant Return
- Alan Silvestri – Howling Commando’s Montage
- Alan Silvestri – Hydra Train
- Alan Silvestri – “Rain Fire Upon Them”
- Alan Silvestri – Motorcycle Mayhem
- Alan Silvestri – Invasion
- Alan Silvestri – Flight On The Flight Deck
- Alan Silvestri – “This Is My Choice”
- Alan Silvestri – Passage of Time
- Alan Silvestri – Captain America
- The Star Spangled Singers – Star Spangled Man
