Henry Jackman has just jumped out of the plane without a parachute.  Did he do that! Yes, he did!  You can tell he had fun writing this music.  From the opening track, the music is powerful and gripping.  Cap is sweeping the upper deck of a ship and knocking out the bad guys.  On your left, Boom!  I love the pulsing rhythms that he uses with the synthesizer, the opening statement with the brass and drums that sets up the new theme for Captain America; then the strings take over the other theme that gets associated with Cap.  I love the different tempos that he sets up with the drums and synthesizer.  You can clearly hear the new theme in the second track and the triumphant feeling that is conveyed.  I love the patriotic theme on the third track that he uses as Cap reflects on his past and his brother.  Track 5, Fury, is one of my favorites.  It is pretty much all synthesizer with different sounds, pulses, drum shots, and it is intense.  Of course, the on screen visual is intense as Hydra is trying to capture Nick.  Music can make your imagination go in many different directions and Track 6 clearly had my imagination going to the terminator or transformers.  It is a relentless, "I-am- coming-after-you," piece and I will not stop until I get to you.  The Winter Soldier is intense in the film, and he has some kind of bionic hand.  I will not go through all the tracks, but Tack 9, Taking A Stand, is the full rendition of the new theme for Cap that they play at the beginning of the end credits.  It is powerful, driving, and heroic.  Track 13 is strange and funky.  It reminds me a little of a cross between his Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer and X-Men: First Class, which both albums have some great end credit music.  I love Track 15, Into The Fray, which starts out with your more traditional drums going into war, low brass and strings, setting up a menacing theme that gets louder and higher.  He then lets the orchestra and the synthesizer battle it out, like Cap and the winter soldier battle it out.  Musically, they both win in this case.  The longest Track 18, Captain America, is really neat, and Henry puts the new theme through just so many different renditions, moods, and sounds that it is sheer fun to listen to.  Enjoy!
Henry Jackman has just jumped out of the plane without a parachute. Did he do that! Yes, he did! You can tell he had fun writing this music. From the opening track, the music is powerful and gripping. Cap is sweeping the upper deck of a ship and knocking out the bad guys. On your left, Boom! I love the pulsing rhythms that he uses with the synthesizer, the opening statement with the brass and drums that sets up the new theme for Captain America; then the strings take over the other theme that gets associated with Cap. I love the different tempos that he sets up with the drums and synthesizer. You can clearly hear the new theme in the second track and the triumphant feeling that is conveyed. I love the patriotic theme on the third track that he uses as Cap reflects on his past and his brother. Track 5, Fury, is one of my favorites. It is pretty much all synthesizer with different sounds, pulses, drum shots, and it is intense. Of course, the on screen visual is intense as Hydra is trying to capture Nick. Music can make your imagination go in many different directions and Track 6 clearly had my imagination going to the terminator or transformers. It is a relentless, "I-am- coming-after-you," piece and I will not stop until I get to you. The Winter Soldier is intense in the film, and he has some kind of bionic hand. I will not go through all the tracks, but Tack 9, Taking A Stand, is the full rendition of the new theme for Cap that they play at the beginning of the end credits. It is powerful, driving, and heroic. Track 13 is strange and funky. It reminds me a little of a cross between his Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer and X-Men: First Class, which both albums have some great end credit music. I love Track 15, Into The Fray, which starts out with your more traditional drums going into war, low brass and strings, setting up a menacing theme that gets louder and higher. He then lets the orchestra and the synthesizer battle it out, like Cap and the winter soldier battle it out. Musically, they both win in this case. The longest Track 18, Captain America, is really neat, and Henry puts the new theme through just so many different renditions, moods, and sounds that it is sheer fun to listen to. Enjoy!