The superhero pop song is back! One wouldn’t expect Kenneth Branagh’s Asgardian epic to be the one to bring us the latest superhero/supergroup tie-in, but apparently the emotional and thematic concerns of the latest Foo Fighters track were just too appropriate. Citing “eerie appropriate lyrics and themes”, Branagh and Kevin Fiege have decided to tie in the song “Walk” from the group’s upcoming album into Thor as both a diegetic track in the film, and as a triumphant closing credits anthem. Apparently Thor has an evening out on the bar scene with a new scientist-friend that will be backed by Dave Grohl and Co.
You can hear a live (SNL) performance of the track right here…
From that Kevin Fiege tells the LA Times, “…Ken in particular just loved it with these lyrics about learning to walk again and the way that fit the themes of the movie about redemption, learning to be a hero. The song starts off talking about being a million miles away from home and yearning and being separated by vast distances, and it’s no secret that Thor and Natalie’s character are from different worlds.”
Foo Fighters have never been a group I’ve enjoyed (or hated for that matter), but this song strikes me as their usual blend of chops mixed with standard pop-rock sensibilities. I’m not the right one to judge, I suppose. Os for the tie-in itself… this could be a shameless, last-minute pop tie-in to help prop up an increasingly-risky superhero gamble, or it may very well be a perfect tonal fit for the film. Over the weekend a batch of early online reviews of Thor emerged, and most were pretty guarded with praise. From what I could tell, the forgiving nature of each reviewer’s piece seemed directly proportional to how much nostalgia and goodwill they brought to the table. Take that as you will. CHUD is involved in screenings of the film in several cities, so we’ll certainly be letting you know what we think, and hope you’ll do the same.
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I’m disappointed that they didn’t use this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fjvretZ5Ok
This is the first wrong note I’ve heard about this movie. As bad as sticking a Supertramp song in the first Superman movie.
“Superman? Supertramp? Synergy! We’re geniuses!”
I remember back when “Starship Troopers” came out, there was a guy I knew that claimed to hate it because the Blur song from the trailer wasn’t in the movie itself. If you’re the kind of person who’s interest in a movie is genuinely swayed one way or the other by the news of a group you don’t like having a song featured in a film, you’re probably kind of an asshole. I mean, if you just think it doesn’t fit, that’s fine, but I have a friend that refuses to see any film that uses the “Requiem For a Dream” music in it’s trailer because he holds THAT film on such a high pedestal, but holy shit, there are a lot of movies that use that in the trailer.
I meant “AND holy shit”. I really should have proofread that. My apologies to the interwebs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ElORM9O-0U
same guitar part
Song is just obvious and bland with nothing really catchy about it. I really wanted something more rocking or “Epic” sounding to be Thor’s anthem. Boring. I’m sure it’s a safe bet that all the 13-17 year olds will love it.
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