It would definitely appear that many might agree with Matt Miller, a writer from Esquire, and his take on what the soundtrack to Captain Marvel was all about. There was after all a great return to the 90s and the music that was in some ways diverse but in other ways the voice of a generation trying to find the strength to change and push forward new ideas as society continued to embrace a direction in which women were starting to become more prominent and far more empowered in many ways. The movie did go into a lot of detail when it came to borrowing from the 90s the style, music, and ideas that were starting to be realized and through its choice of music it did lend the feeling that the MCU had finally come to embrace and realize the power of a female-led superhero movie. And without further ado here are just a few of the songs that helped to make the soundtrack a great and nostalgic look back into the past.
5. TLC-Waterfalls
The 90s still stands as a decade when women were really starting to show that they could do just about anything and everything a man could do, and there was still a great deal of debate as well about this. But the truth of it is that while women were in fact starting to take up the reins of a great many professions and were showing the kind of skills that nowadays they still have, there was still the idea that they were nurturers as much as anything, and that thought hasn’t quite been eliminated yet. The placement of this song in the movie is something that you can’t deny is there to soften it just a bit, but also simply show the time period to which it belongs.
4. Nirvana-Come As You Are
There’s really nothing girl power about Nirvana but there doesn’t need to be since Cobain didn’t speak to just one gender. He spoke to an entire generation that felt disenfranchised, abused, and somehow marginalized and they responded, male and female alike. The fact that this song was put into the movie is great since it showed Carol’s struggle to just be herself and do her own thing and at the same time the disillusion she was forced to feel by being put down so often. She was one of the many that was made to feel as though she was less than nothing and couldn’t offer anything to the world, and she was determined to prove the haters wrong.
3. Elastica-Connection
The feel of this movie is largely based on perspective and how people wanted to take it. Personally I happen to think that it was an action movie that was well done and very entertaining for what it was. In truth the only part of it that seemed controversial at all was the fact that it seemed to feel the need to push a slight feminist agenda throughout the film and possibly irritate those that happen to think the MCU has been doing great as it was without adding in a political agenda. But this is Carol Danvers’ story and quite honestly it was bound to go in a different direction than people expected. It wasn’t a bad movie, it was just different.
2. Garbage-Only Happy When It Rains
This song is something that seemed to help encompass the mood of the 90s at times, as NME Blog seems to allude to, and despite this realistic view it was still a great track to hear during the movie since it fit nicely and wasn’t at all something that seemed patronizing or in any way aimed at anyone that might have taken it the wrong way. It was simply a song that made a lot of sense in the 90s and was great to hear again, nothing more and nothing less. As far as being played during the credits it was a piece that was kind of made for being listened to without the need for an overload of visuals, and in that regard it worked perfectly.
1. No Doubt-Just A Girl
So let me be honest with this one, I rolled my eyes when the this song came on during the fight scene between Carol and the Kree. Seriously, it doesn’t sound like a fight song and it’s not exactly what you would imagine might come on when someone is looking to kick some major butt in a very angered fashion. But I’ll agree with Kim Renfro from the Insider and say that it still does work in a way since it keeps things playful and in some sense not quite as dire as they really are. But yeah, if you rolled your eyes during the fight scene don’t feel too bad.
The soundtrack was well thought out obviously and is actually very impressive. A shout out to the composer, Pinar Toprak, is definitely warranted.
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