AllMusic awarded the soundtrack three stars out of five stating that composer Djawadi "treats the superhero with a predictably heavy hand, resulting in a soundtrack that takes the slow-build menace of Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard's work on Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise and dials an industrial army that utilizes crushing percussion, huge strings, and a symphony of distorted guitars that echo Metallica's concerts with the San Francisco Symphony (S&M) minus the vocals."[1]
| # |
Title |
Length |
Key Scenes/Notes |
| 1 |
"Driving With The Top Down" |
3:10 |
Instrumental used in scenes where Stark field tests the Iron Man Mark II armor over the skies of Santa Monica, California. This track's opening and alternate portions are used in the end credits after the instrumental version of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man." |
| 2 |
"Iron Man" (2008 version) |
1:05 |
Big Band version of the original cartoon theme; "...Render unto Caesar", played as Stark is playing craps.
Performed by John O'Brien/Rick Boston |
| 3 |
"Merchant of Death" |
2:00 |
Stark races his Audi R8 (with his bodyguard in a Rolls-Royce Phantom behind him) towards the airport to rendezvous with his private plane. This track also underscores Tony racing to the Stark Benefit later in the film. |
| 4 |
"Trinkets To Kill a Prince" |
3:08 |
Stark, held captive by the 10 Rings militia, completes his miniature arc reactor to replace the electromagnet in his chest. |
| 5 |
"Mark I" |
3:54 |
Stark and Dr. Yinsen, a fellow captive from Gulmira, together build the Mark I armor. |
| 6 |
"Fireman" |
2:09 |
Stark makes his escape from the 10 Rings cave in the Iron Man Mark I armor, using flamethrowers to destroy the 10 Rings insurgents and their weapons cache before rocketing off in the midst of the explosions. |
| 7 |
"Vacation's Over" |
3:35 |
Stark is rescued by Rhodey and U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen, and returns home. |
| 8 |
"Golden Egg" |
4:13 |
Played in the scene where Obadiah Stane steals the miniaturized arc reactor from Tony's chest. |
| 9 |
"Damn Kid" |
1:13 |
Played with Stark's biography video during the Apogee Awards ceremony in the film's beginning.
Performed by DJ Boborobo |
| 10 |
"Mark II" |
2:49 |
Stark designs the Iron Man Mark II armor. |
| 11 |
"Extra Dry, Extra Olives" |
1:44 |
Stark & Pepper on the balcony at the Stark Benefit when they almost kiss. |
| 12 |
"Iron Man" |
3:33 |
After pondering over his current situations, both concerning himself and his company, Stark destroys parts of his workshop with a repulsor glove. After seeing the carnage in Gulmira as reported on television, he dons his Mark III armor for the first time. The track ends as Iron Man goes supersonic to Afghanistan. |
| 13 |
"Gulmira" |
4:06 |
Iron Man battles the 10 Rings militia in Gulmira, and as he attempts to evade American F-22 Raptors when they mistake him for an enemy UAV aircraft. |
| 14 |
"Are Those Bullet Holes?" |
2:00 |
Pepper sees Stark in the Iron Man suit for the first time (after sustaining battle damage from the F-22s). |
| 15 |
"Section 16" |
2:34 |
Stane meets with the 10 Rings militia and opens Section 16 to build the Iron Monger suit. |
| 16 |
"Iron Monger" |
4:45 |
Stane unleashes the Iron Monger armor at Pepper and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. |
| 17 |
"Arc Reaktor" |
3:56 |
Iron Man and Iron Monger battle on the rooftop of Stark Industries headquarters, right above Howard Stark's original Arc Reactor. |
| 18 |
"Institutionalized" |
3:49 |
Played in the scene where Stark is fixing his Hot Rod (beginning of film).
Performed by Suicidal Tendencies |
| 19 |
"Iron Man" |
0:21 |
Original 1966 cartoon theme. (Not used in film)
Performed by Jack Urbont |
