The soundtrack for the 2018 American animated superhero film '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'', based on the

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incarnation of the Marvel Comics character

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and produced by

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, consists of both an original score composed by

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and a soundtrack featuring original songs written for and inspired by the film. A soundtrack featuring songs made for the film, titled ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from & Inspired by the Motion Picture)'' was released by

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on December 14, 2018, the same day as the film's theatrical release, while a separate album featuring Pemberton's score, titled ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Original Score)'', was released three days later by

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack features songs performed by an array of artists, including

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, and

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. The soundtrack was supported by the singles "

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" and "What's Up Danger". It was released by

on December 14, 2018, the same day as the film's theatrical release. A deluxe version of the soundtrack, with remix versions of "Sunflower" and "Scared of the Dark" as bonus tracks, was released on February 22, 2019.

Background

In November,

revealed that she had written a song for the film. It was later revealed that the song is titled "Familia" and that it features

and Bantu. The soundtrack was curated to represent what a teen like Morales would listen to.

Singles

In October,

revealed on ''

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'' that he had written a song for the film titled "

", which ''

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'' described as a "funky, dreamy ballad". The song, which is co-performed by

, was released on October 18. A second single, titled "What's Up Danger" and performed by Blackway and

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, was released on November 1, 2018. Blackway said that " ing presented with the opportunity to be a part of this project is probably the coolest thing that has ever happened to im, while Black Caviar claimed that "when the opportunity to write a song for the new Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse film came up,

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10-year-old selves were freaking out".

Track listing

Credits adapted from ''

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* "Hide" features background vocals by Carl Chaney

Reception

Critical

Aaron Williams of Uproxx said that the soundtrack understands the necessity of representing positively the title character's ethnic group, stating it "services this idea as admirably as the film's titular character does the legacy of his revered namesake", calling it "one of the best hip-hop-oriented film soundtracks ever created". He called "Memories" "the sound of the vibrant culture of the melting pot", something he felt was also present in "Familia" which he called "a reggaeton track that Miles would almost certainly enjoy listening to alongside his streetwise, Puerto Rican mother Rio". He also stated that " e most impressive part is how the compilation hangs together as its own separate body of work".

Commercial

The ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' soundtrack debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 52,000

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s, including 14,000 in pure album sales. In the week ending January 17, 2019, the soundtrack moved up to number two, the highest it has ever been, mainly due to its lead single "Sunflower" hitting number one on the US ''

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''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Score

In July 2018,

was revealed to be scoring ''Into the Spider-Verse''. Pemberton said that "It has been such a pleasure to enter the Spider-Verse with such an amazing array of collaborators and truly ground-breaking directors", and said that " e feltso lucky to have been a part of it and to have the opportunity to create a whole new musical universe for one of the world's most beloved superheroes – Spider-Man". Spring Aspers, head of music and creative affairs at Sony Pictures, praised Pemberton's score, calling it "a perfect blend of influences that captures

's Brooklyn world and the film's inclusive, optimistic message of heroism: that when it's time to step up, anyone can wear the mask". The score was released in both CD and digital formats, with the digital format featuring additional tracks to the CD version.

Track listing

All music composed by

''A Very Spidey Christmas''

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featured in ''Into the Spider-Verse'' was set to be released on December 21, 2018. Producer

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was unaware of

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's ability to sing prior to recording. The EP, titled ''A Very Spidey Christmas'', features 5 Christmas-based songs performed by cast members Chris Pine,

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, and

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. The EP features a cover of the song "

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" titled "Spidey-Bells (A Hero's Lament)", performed by Pine, which was featured on the film's end credits. A cover of "

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" by Johnson is also featured in the EP. Both songs were released as singles on December 20, 2018.

Track listing

References

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