Korn and SOAD are both metal bands. Not trying to argue semantics about what specific metal sub-genre they fall under. There is some crossover between rap-metal and nu-metal, but it's not the same thing.
I really hope this movie goes all out on the 90s setting. It's easily my favorite musical era.
It's hard to say what music should show up when we don't exactly know what the tone of the movie will be.
Guardians showed how effectively music can be used in Marvel movies, I hope they strive for something along the lines of the GOTG soundtracks. I think it could be a very smart marketing move. I'm thinking the trailers will prominently feature some 90s music. I'm sure they'll have their own "Hooked on a Feeling".
I'm leaning towards more female vocalists for this one. Alanis would be perfect. So many iconic artists from that time though, Mariah Carey, Spice Girls, Gwen Stefani, TLC, Lauren Hill, and so many others. I look forward to hearing the soundtrack.
I'm also thinking mid-to late-90s. I love grunge, but I don't know if it feels right for this movie. I could get down with some Hole though.
I agree that it would be smart marketing to have a 90s soundtrack. A lot of people who might be in their 20s now would've grown up in the 90s. A soundtrack from that decade would play on their nostalgia.
Let's face it. It's not going to be an ultra serious movie. It's Marvel. For their first female hero they're not going to make it dark or even as dramatic as something like Winter Soldier.
It might not be full on Guardians, but as I mentioned before, even a film like the Martian, which was not a comedy but a serious drama, still had its lighthearted moments in the midst of Matt Damon's ordeal. It still had a fun soundtrack with songs like Hot Stuff by Donna Summer, Starman by David Bowie, Waterloo by Abba or I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. You'd think those songs wouldn't lend themselves to serious space drama, but it still worked.
At most, Captain Marvel will be like the first Iron Man in tone. But it could easily be like Ant-Man too if they want to go lighter.
I forgot about Mariah Carey. Hero would be a perfect song for Carol.
But they can give Carol some cheesy tastes in music too, just so that they can allow for greater flexibility with the types of songs. It shouldn't be all heavy rock but should have some pop and dance music too.
The Macarena is a must though. I think that could be their "Hooked on a Feeling". That was a massive hit for three years running (95, 96 and 97) and currently ranks at #7 of the Billboard's All Time Top 100.
I would argue it's probably among the top 5 biggest hits of the decade. I'm not sure what else would be in that top 5, but probably songs like Wannabe, or Everything I do by Bryan Adams. However, they can't have that song because it's already associated with a movie soundtrack, and they should avoid those types.
Even now, people still get up and dance when the Macarena comes on. If you take its popularity and now associate it with Captain Marvel, imagine the commercial effect. And if you have the Skrulls dancing to it, it would be so unusual but iconic at the same time that everyone would always remember that scene.
