The action music, of which there is a lot, is loud and brash, again mixing the large symphony orchestra with electronic percussion hits and wailing rock guitars – performed by Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave and Debney himself – that keep the tempo strong. Debney achieves in just under six minutes what Djawadi wholly failed to achieve in his entire first score, which is really saying something.
As the cue develops it adopts a definite Slavic feeling through its chord structure, intonations, and the subtle incorporation of menacing throat singers, recognizing Ivan’s Eastern roots, and by the time it reaches its peak towards the cue’s conclusion it has introduced a theme for the film’s antagonist that has all the weight and gravitas one would expect, but also with a pseudo-tragic feeling that gives the character depth. The opening cue, “Ivan’s Metamorphosis”, is an excellent example of this, mixing a loud and imposing orchestra with electric guitars, synths, and a portentous choir which is very impressive indeed. The rock element that Djawadi introduced in the first Iron Man is still there, of course, to keep a sense of continuity with the original, but where Debney’s score excels is in its scope, larger orchestral forces, and generally more satisfying sound. Ramin Djawadi provided the interminable score for the original Iron Man film thankfully, he has been replaced this time around by the excellent John Debney, who worked with director Jon Favreau before on Zathura and Elf, and who finally provides the franchise with the grand and heroic sound the first film sorely lacked. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Stark’s loyal assistant Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as Stark’s friend Colonel “Rhodey” Rhodes, and Scarlett Johansson as the sexy undercover agent Nastaha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow. This time around his nemesis is megalomaniacal Russian juggernaut Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), seeking revenge for the death of his scientist father, who helped design the original Iron Man technology.
returning to don the futuristic red and gold suit as Tony Stark, the multi-billionaire industrialist who saves the world in his spare time as his metallic alter ego.
Tony Stark's character had to battle not just supervillains, but also his own alcoholism.The sequel to the phenomenally successful super hero movie from 2008, Iron Man 2 sees Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man made his first appearance in the comic book Tales of Suspense #39 in 1963. Iron Man – aka Tony Stark – is a Marvel Comics universe superhero created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby and Don Heck.
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