Marvel Music/Hollywood Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for Marvel's Iron Man 3 on April 30, 2013. Brian Tyler composed and conducted the original score.
Tyler, who has scored over 60 films that have grossed $3.6 billion worldwide, said "When Marvel and Shane Black approached me about scoring Iron Man 3, I was thrilled as a long-time fan of the series and super hero films in general.
"We all wanted this score to have a deeply thematic component with a strong melody. We felt that the story would lend itself best to go classic and use the orchestra as the main voice of the music, with horns and trumpets singing the new Iron Man theme in a strong way.
"I conducted the London Philharmonic at Abbey Road in order to give the score a sound that felt powerful enough to live up to its name. Shane Black was very supportive and collaborative in his vision for the film and the score, and Kevin Feige was also a kindred spirit in really reaching for something special. Both of them are incredible film score buffs, and we all spoke the same film music language, which made for an awesome experience. In the end we went for a score that echoed the classics of super hero film history with a few surprises like a wild 1960s style main title piece that was an absolute blast to record."