Why Mysterio's Theme is a Musical Masterpiece [CC]

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Turkish Translation by: Seaque

We often forget how much effort and meaning musicians put into their work. Hours upon hours worth of passion and ideas — all condensed into a track that only lasts a few minutes at most. Here, I'll briefly try to appreciate some of that genius by examining Michael Giacchino's theme for Mysterio, from Spider-Man: Far from Home.

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[artloverivy]

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[themaster]

Best interpretation of a live-action Spider-Man villain, next to Raimi's GG.

Design is revamped while still accurate, his powers are modernized while still keeping him as a master of illusion, his "fake hero that ends up framing Spider-Man" concept is expanded into a plot of a movie and Jake Gyllenhaal nailed it as Mysterio.

[CloneMalone]

In general I feel like Michael Giacchino's Spider-Man music is pretty underrated.

[RuziNuk]

Love this theme, thanks to Mysterio we got No Way Home

[GojiWars]

Honestly I love how it was used in "Damage Control" just it feels like the echoes of Mysterio on Peter and all the damage he did to him is really pulsing as that scene progresses

[sungvin]

1:34 I can not escape this powerful vibe going from the brass section like "YOU UTTER FOOL! YOU'VE BEEN BAMBOOZLED!"

[theimperviousfirecracker]

This theme has a really retro feel to it, sounds a bit like something we'd hear in an old cartoon, with some modern tune-ups.

[foosbabaganoosh]

ABSOLUTELY! The MCU portrayal of Mysterio could not have possibly been better and more true to the character. Even though we knew "Well he's a classic villain he's of course going to be bad", they still kept the "how" under wraps and led to a great story. I particularly love this theme because the "neutral" part (at 0:39) sounds straight out of the spider-man 2 video game!

[rialyandriamiseza]

Mysterio was so great, I whish we could've see more of him. With his powers, there are so many possibilities with plot and creativity

[DoktorInsano]

I've been obssessed with this theme ever since the movie came out, thanks for putting it so eloquently why it works so well! You rock, my guy! :D

[oscarkageson-loe]

I view Mysterio as the main villain throughout the Spider-Man trilogy mainly because he destroyed Peter’s life in No way home as well as the future events to come

[williamwebb]

FFH gave us the best version of Mysterio we could’ve asked for. Turning a normally B list villain into a genuine threat that had actual impact on Peter’s life.

MG is fantastic at conveying story beats through his villain themes, with Mysterio’s transforming from heroic to malevolent, and Vulture’s being a dark rendition of the Avengers’ motif to symbolize him repurposing their discarded tech to make weapons.

[hobbricks_lego_man]

Honestly I hadn’t thought of it this way before, I loved the sound of the theme and thought it fit the character but I never thought that hard about why that was, this video perfectly shows why. Thank you for making me appreciate a soundtrack that I already love even more!

[bb-n]

Micheal's work has always been amazing. From Ratatouille to Doctor Strange, he's done it all and it's always been top notch. His work is absolutely brilliant.

[BearkyUSA]

Can't see why so many people dislike Far From Home, its one of my favorite MCU movies, thanks to this theme obvious

[neme]

I think the reason why I think it's perfect it's because it underlines with his story. From being shown as a hero, then later on showing his lies and illusions he created to look like a hero, but in truth, he was a villain. I really like how one rhythm repeats twice, with the second one sounding more menacingly, like a villain.
Edit: Also now I noticed that you put a subtitles about that and commentary informing about this, so my bad and I only wrote it through my experience and thoughts about character, story and his motives.
Edit 2: Also, forgot to mention, but the image at 1:50 is gorgeous. Might be a good desktop wallpaper.

[kyleyuen]

I love how there's enough minor chords in there to make you feel uneasy about how mostly make it feels, until closer to the end where he reveals himself and is just minor chords

[jiggyshark]

I was so happy to see my all time favourite Marvel villain in live action, and not only did they do an absolutely incredible job with his characterisation and visuals, but they gave such a perfect theme for him. I was so happy that they weren't afraid to give him the fishbowl head, and kept true to his character design

[Lets_Unbox_Jurassic]

Honestly I've been waiting for an epic remix but no one has done the perfect remix

[ALUMINOS]

i love how it shifts to heroic-sounding to sinister-sounding, just like his twist villain role