The soundtrack for the 2023 American animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, based on the Miles Morales incarnation of the superhero Spider-Man and produced by Sony Pictures Animation, consists of a soundtrack album curated by American record producer Metro Boomin and an original score composed by English composer Daniel Pemberton.[1][2] Both albums were released on June 2, 2023, in conjunction with the film's release; Metro's soundtrack was released under the title Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture), stylized in all caps and referred to by its full title: Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) under the Boominati Worldwide and Republic Records labels and Pemberton's score was released as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Original Score) under the Sony Classical label.
American record producer Metro Boomin created the original soundtrack for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, with co-production credits on 10 songs. The soundtrack also features production from notable producers such as Dr. Luke, MIKE DEAN, Dre Moon, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., and others. and It was released through Boominati Worldwide and Republic Records on June 2, 2023, in conjunction with the film's release.
The album was supported by one single, "Calling", a collaboration alongside Swae Lee and Nav that features A Boogie wit da Hoodie and was released two days before the original version of the album. The single "Mona Lisa" by Dominic Fike was released on the same day and was originally included on the deluxe edition but was removed and later included on his second studio album, Sunburn.[3] Though not present on the soundtrack album, the film also features the songs "Guess Who's Back" by Rakim,[4] "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" by Bobby "Blue" Bland, "Light the City Up" by Cut the Lights and "On the Run" by Cerebral Ballzy.[citation needed] The album also includes "snatches of dialogue snipped from the film," with the film's narrative correlating with the drama featured in the lyricism of the album's tracks.[5]
In December 2022, Metro announced that he was creating music for the soundtrack of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.[7][8] Film screenwriters Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also confirmed that Metro would be involved with the sequel.[9] In May 2023, Metro was announced as the soundtrack's executive producer.[10][11][12] Later in the month, he began to announce the names of collaborators on the soundtrack by posting illustrations of the artists in Spider-Man costumes.
On May 24, he announced that Future, Don Toliver, and James Blake would appear on the soundtrack.[1] On May 29, he announced that Nav, Coi Leray, JID, Swae Lee, Toian, and Lil Uzi Vert would also appear on the soundtrack.[13] On May 30, he announced that Beam, Ei8ht, Offset, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Wizkid, A$AP Rocky, 21 Savage, 2 Chainz, Roisee, Nas, and Lil Wayne would also appear on the soundtrack.[13]
In May 2023, an advertisement for Hyundai produced in partnership with Sony previewed the song "Link Up", a collaboration alongside Don Toliver.[14] On June 5, 2023, the deluxe version of the soundtrack was released, containing additional songs performed by other artists, consisting of Mora, Becky G, Ayra Starr, Shenseea, Myke Towers, Big Boss Vette, Omah Lay, and Pop Money. The lead single of the album, "Calling", a collaboration alongside Swae Lee and Nav that features A Boogie wit da Hoodie, was released on May 31, 2023.[15] On June 2, 2023, American singer-songwriter Dominic Fike released the single "Mona Lisa", which originally appeared on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack, but was taken off the soundtrack album a few days later and instead included on his second studio album, Sunburn.[3] On June 14, 2023, Lisa released "Realize", the main theme in the soundtrack for the Japanese dub release of the film.[16][17]
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