Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by is a 2002 soundtrack album for the film Spider-Man. Although it contains a portion of the film score by Danny Elfman, a more complete album of Elfman's work was released as Spider-Man: Original Motion Picture Score.

Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedApril 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)
Recorded1967 (theme from Spider-Man), 1999–2002
Genre
Length65:00
Label
Producer
  • Butch Walker
  • Will Botwin
  • Jonas Nachsin
  • Lyor Cohen
  • Julie Greenwald
  • Spring Aspers
  • Glen Brunman
  • Denise Luiso
  • Lia Vollack
Marvel Comics film series soundtrack chronology
Blade II: The Soundtrack
(2002)
Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by
(2002)
Spider-Man: Original Motion Picture Score
(2002)
Spider-Man soundtracks chronology
Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by
(2002)
Spider-Man: Original Motion Picture Score
(2002)
Singles from Spider-Man: Music from and Inspired by
  1. "Hero"
    Released: March 1, 2002
  2. "It's What We're All About"
    Released: April 17, 2002
  3. "Bother"
    Released: March 3, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Filmtracks[2]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Theme from Spider-Man" (Classic TV Series Theme Song) 1:01
2."Hero" (Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott)Chad KroegerChad Kroeger3:20
3."What We're All About (The Original Version)" (Sum 41 featuring Kerry King from Slayer)Sum 413:35
4."Learn to Crawl" (Black Lab)
3:36
5."Somebody Else" (Bleu)
  • Bleu
  • Peter Moore
3:38
6."Bug Bytes" (Alien Ant Farm)Alien Ant Farm
  • James Murray
  • Alien Ant Farm
3:32
7."Blind" (Default)
  • Jeremy James Hora
  • Chad Kroeger
  • Default
Chad Kroeger3:11
8."Bother" (Corey Taylor)Corey Taylor
  • James "Jimbo" Barton
  • Corey Taylor
4:00
9."Shelter" (Greenwheel)GreenwheelMalcolm Springer3:32
10."When It Started" (The Strokes)Julian CasablancasGordon Raphael2:56
11."Hate to Say I Told You So" (The Hives)Randy FitzsimmonsPelle Gunderfelt3:22
12."Invisible Man" (Theory of a Deadman)
  • Tyler Connolly
  • Chad Kroeger
2:40
13."Undercover" (Pete Yorn)Pete YornKen Andrews3:59
14."My Nutmeg Phantasy (Morello Mix)" (Macy Gray featuring Angie Stone and Mos Def)
  • Darryl Swann
  • Macy Gray
4:29
15."I - IV - V" (Injected)InjectedButch Walker3:03
16."She Was My Girl" (Jerry Cantrell)Jerry Cantrell
  • Jerry Cantrell
  • Jeff Tomei
4:18
17."Main Titles" (Danny Elfman)Danny ElfmanDanny Elfman3:42
18."Farewell" (Danny Elfman)Danny ElfmanDanny Elfman4:43
19."Theme from Spider-Man" (Aerosmith)
2:57
20."Like A Gunshot *" (Lee-Hom Wang)  4:03
21."Even *" (Greyhoundz)  3:46
22."Dunia **" (/rif)  4:25
23."Moss (Dead Water Love) ***" (Crash)  4:56

(*) Asian edition bonus track

(**) Indonesian edition bonus track

(***) Korean edition bonus track

Use in other works

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As a tribute to the film, "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Poodle Hat contains the song "Ode to a Superhero", in which he takes the plot of this film but recites it to the tune of Billy Joel's "Piano Man".

Chart positions

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Filmtracks: Danny Elfman".
  3. ^ Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man (booklet). Columbia, Roadrunner, Island Def Jam, Sony Music Soundtrax. 2002.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Spider-Man" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of May 25, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Soundtrack: Spider-Man" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Spider-Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  15. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "2002 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-96. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Spider-Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 28, 2022.