知名澳洲摇滚乐队AC/DC将于4月19日推出乐队的全新精选专辑,与以往专辑不同的是,这张专辑不仅是集AC/DC三十余年之大成的精选专辑,同时也是即将上映的电影《钢铁侠2》的电影音乐原声集。
在此之前,惊奇漫画公司便已与哥伦比亚唱片公司达成协议,即惊奇漫画公司可以随意挑选十五首AC/DC 乐队的歌曲作为《钢铁侠2》的电影原声。该专辑中收录了诸如《Shoot to Thrill》,《Highway to Hell》等乐队从1976年至2008年的多首经典作品。其中《Shoot to Thrill》一曲曾经收录于AC/DC乐队于1980年发行的专辑《Back in Black》中,该专辑是唱片史上销量第二的热卖专辑,其成绩仅次于迈克尔杰克逊的专辑《战栗》。为了配合精选专辑与电影的宣传,AC/DC还为专辑中的经典名曲《Shoot to Thrill》重新拍摄了音乐录影带,为这张极具特殊意义的精选辑造势。
AC/DC乐队曾经发行多张精选专辑,早在80年代,AC/DC便为有“恐怖小说之王”之称的史蒂芬-金执导的首部电影《火魔战车》制作过电影原声音乐。电影《钢铁侠2》由知名导演乔恩·费儒执导,小罗伯特·唐尼,米基·洛克和斯嘉丽·约翰逊等人主演,该片将于4月30日在英国上映。
Iron Man 2 is a soundtrack album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 19 April 2010 as the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The album was announced on 26 January and is seen as being used in the same sense as Who Made Who was for Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, not a greatest hits collection but a compilation album which contains both hits and lesser known tracks. Unlike Who Made Who, however, there are no new songs. Co-Chairman of Columbia Records, Steve Barnett said "Jon Favreau's vision and passion for AC/DC's music blend seamlessly into this incredible film; the music really underscores the high energy and excitement of the film." The album features an almost half-and-half mix of songs from both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras of AC/DC. The album features fifteen tracks from ten different albums, ranging from 1975 to 2008, and was mixed by Mike Fraser. Only two songs ("Shoot to Thrill" and "Highway to Hell") were used completely in the film, while one song ("Back in Black") was actually featured in the previous film. "Thunderstruck", "War Machine", and "The Razors Edge" were used in trailers and commercials for the film. The album has sold over 3 million copies.