The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2012 Marvel Studios film The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon. The original score was composed by Alan Silvestri, known for Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Captain America: The First Avenger, and numerous major Hollywood scores. Silvestri’s music for The Avengers expands on his earlier MCU material, blending bold orchestral themes, heroic motifs, and dynamic action scoring to support the film’s team‑up narrative and cinematic scale.
The soundtrack album was released on May 1, 2012 via Hollywood Records, Marvel Music, and Intrada Records. It contains 18 original score tracks, runs approximately 64 minutes, and is available on major platforms including Apple Music. Official physical editions were issued on CD and digital formats; later releases include longer versions of several cues.
Silvestri’s score features expansive orchestral writing that introduces new thematic material while reprising his Captain America theme; motifs are used to unify character cues and action sequences. The music underscores key moments from the team’s assembly to climactic confrontations, integrating stirring brass, strings, and rhythmic drive to reflect the film’s epic tone and ensemble dynamics.
The film’s broader soundtrack context includes the concept album Avengers Assemble (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) with songs by various artists, including Soundgarden’s “Live to Rise,” but these are separate from the original score release.
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Label: Hollywood Records / Marvel Music / Intrada Records
Tracks: 18
Music from Trailers, Teasers, and Promos
- Nine Inch Nails — “We’re in This Together”
The Avengers: Tracklist
- Emile Millar & Michael Baiardi — “Black Dirt”
- Takács Quartet — “String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor ‘Rosamunde’ D804”
- AC/DC — “Shoot to Thrill”
- Soundgarden — “Live to Rise”
Score Soundtrack
- Alan Silvestri – Arrival
- Alan Silvestri – Doors Open from Both Sides
- Alan Silvestri – Tunnel Chase
- Alan Silvestri – Stark Goes Green
- Alan Silvestri – Helicarrier
- Alan Silvestri – Subjugation
- Alan Silvestri – Don’t Take My Stuff
- Alan Silvestri – Red Ledger
- Alan Silvestri – Assault
- Alan Silvestri – They Called It
- Alan Silvestri – Performance Issues
- Alan Silvestri – Seeing, Not Believing
- Alan Silvestri – Assemble
- Alan Silvestri – I Got a Ride
- Alan Silvestri – A Little Help
- Alan Silvestri – One Way Trip
- Alan Silvestri – A Promise
- Alan Silvestri – The Avengers
