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Iron Man 3 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

AC/DC · 2013

76 min · 20 tracks · hard rock

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
58 /100
Foothills
Higher than 10% of albums we've rated

A sturdy, thematically anchored film score whose short cue sequence serves the movie more than it develops as a standalone album; it is Brian Tyler’s score, not an AC/DC record.

What we noticed

  • Short, titled cues move from character and location pieces into a run of action cues, including “Attack on 10880 Malibu Point,” “Dive Bombers,” and “Battle Finale.”
  • The recurring brass-led Iron Man theme gives the score a clear musical anchor; “Can You Dig It” brings that material forward for the closing main-title cue.
  • The 20-track sequence is cue-based rather than song-based, with many brief transitions between larger action passages.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Iron Man 3 2:23
  • 2 War Machine 7:18
  • 3 Attack on 10880 Malibu Point 4:35
  • 4 Isolation 2:00
  • 5 Dive Bombers 2:37
  • 6 New Beginnings 3:54
  • 7 Extremis 5:07
  • 8 Stark 4:31
  • 9 Leverage 2:16
  • 10 The Mandarin 2:36
  • 11 Heat and Iron 5:42
  • 12 Misfire 3:27
  • 13 Culmination 2:29
  • 14 The Mechanic 3:43
  • 15 Hot Pepper 4:41
  • 16 Another Lesson From the Mandarin 2:57
  • 17 Dr. Wu 2:41
  • 18 Return 6:47
  • 19 Battle Finale 3:57
  • 20 Can You Dig It (Iron Man 3 main titles) 2:42

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