▁it ▁meant ▁an ▁X - Men – Sp ider - Man ▁c ros so ver ▁film ▁was ▁being ▁planned , ▁based ▁on ▁how ▁Marvel ▁Studios ▁and ▁Disney ▁use ▁cod as ▁within ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse ▁to ▁promote ▁future ▁films . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Web b ▁announced ▁that ▁Hans ▁Z immer ▁would ▁be ▁compos ing ▁the ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁replacing ▁James ▁Hor ner , ▁the ▁composer ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁film . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ph ar rell ▁Williams ▁revealed ▁to ▁Billboard ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁co - compose ▁the ▁score ▁with ▁Z immer . ▁Web b ▁and ▁Z immer ▁formed ▁a ▁super group ▁with ▁Williams , ▁Johnny ▁Mar r , ▁Mike ▁Einz iger ▁and ▁former ▁Eur yth mic , ▁David ▁A . ▁Stewart , ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁sequ el . ▁Event ually , ▁Stewart ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁film ' s ▁music , ▁and ▁the ▁super group , ▁cred ited ▁as ▁The ▁Magn ific ent ▁Six ▁( a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Sin ister ▁Six ) ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁Williams , ▁Mar r , ▁Einz iger , ▁J unk ie ▁X L , ▁Steve ▁M azz aro ▁and ▁Andrew ▁K aw cz yn ski ▁assist ing ▁Z immer . ▁The ▁sound track ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁and ▁Mad ison ▁Gate ▁Records