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From the 1967 animated television series
"
Spider-Man
" is the
theme song
of the 1967 cartoon show
Spider-Man
, composed by
Paul Francis Webster
and
Bob Harris
. The original song was recorded at RCA Studios in Toronto (where the cartoon was produced) featuring 12
CBC
vocalists (members of the
Billy Van
Singers, and Laurie Bower Singers groups) who added to the musical backing track supplied by RCA Studios, New York. The singers were paid only for the session and have had no residuals from its use since then.
The song has since been adopted as
Spider-Man
's official theme, including in-universe.
Other versions
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Film
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- The
Spider-Man
(2002) and
Spider-Man 2
(2004) film adaptations featured characters as
buskers
performing the song: Jayce Bartok and Elyse Dinh respectively. Both films also feature the song at the very end of the credits: the 2002 film featured the 1967 version, while the 2004 film featured a re-recording by
Michael Buble
. The soundtracks to the
2002 film
and
2007 film
also features a cover by
Aerosmith
and
Flaming Lips
respectively.
Spider-Man 3
(2007) had the song played by a marching band during a scene where Spider-Man arrives at a celebration.
- In
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
(2014), Peter has the theme song as a ringtone, and whistles the tune while defeating the
Rhino
.
- In
Spider-Man: Homecoming
(2017), the theme (orchestrated by
Michael Giacchino
) is played during the
Marvel Studios
logo at the beginning of the film.
[1]
- In
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(2018), the Peter Parker of Earth-1610B refers to it as his own "catchy theme song", with footage of the 1967 animated series' opening. The intro to the theme is also played during the post credits scene, when
Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099
(voiced by
Oscar Isaac
) arrives on Earth-67, the home dimension of the animated series' events, and attempts to recruit its Spider-Man as part of his Spider-Society.
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- In
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2023), an excerpt of the theme is played when Earth-67's Spider-Man (voiced by
Jorma Taccone
) attempts to intercept Miles Morales within the Spider-Society's headquarters, as the latter attempts to return to his home reality.
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Video games
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A remix by
Apollo 440
is used in the 2000
action-adventure video game
Spider-Man
, developed by
Neversoft
and published by
Activision
. The song is used in the title screen and the credits, and an instrumental version of it plays in the main menu.
A cover by
The Distillers
is used in the credits of the 2004 video game
Spider-Man 2
, the tie-in game for the
Sam Raimi
film. This cover was re-released in 2019 with a single artwork titled "Spider-Bro" by
Linas Garsys
.
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Covers
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In 1993, Canadian group
Moxy Fruvous
recorded a version for their debut album,
Bargainville
. Their version includes more satirical lyrics, as Spider-Man promotes his various items of licensed merchandise.
In 1995,
Ramones
recorded a version of the song for the tribute album
Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits
, later re-released as part of the compilation album
Weird Tales of the Ramones
.
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However, it is spelled without the hyphen as "Spiderman".
In 2019, pianist
Randy Waldman
recorded a
jazz
version featuring vocals by
a capella
group
Take 6
for his album
Superheroes
, with theme songs from superhero films and series.
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References
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- ^
Dyce, Andrew (July 8, 2017).
"Spider-Man: Homecoming Easter Eggs & Marvel Secrets"
.
Screen Rant
.
Archived
from the original on July 9, 2017
. Retrieved
July 8,
2017
.
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Abad-Santos, Alex (2018-12-13).
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: the movie's 2 post-credits scenes, explained"
.
Vox
. Retrieved
2023-10-12
.
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Eakin, Marah.
"The Best Gag in 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Was 56 Years in the Making"
.
Wired
.
ISSN
1059-1028
. Retrieved
2023-10-12
.
- ^
"The Distillers Unspin "Spider-Man Theme" Cover from 2004 Spider-Man 2 Video Game (Plus, Spidey Film & Covers Spotify Playlist)"
.
The Witzard
. July 26, 2019
. Retrieved
August 17,
2021
.
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"Spiderman"
.
Spotify
. 16 August 2005.
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"RANDY WALDMAN - Superheroes"
. Archived from
the original
on 2022-09-26
. Retrieved
2022-06-05
.
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