10 Best Superhero Movie Theme Songs

10. Doctor Strange - Michael Giacchino

Creating a score for a character as bizarre and unconventional as Doctor Strange must have been a difficult task, but composer Michael Giacchino managed it by tapping into the otherworldly nature of the character and creating a theme that perfectly suits this mystical superhero.

Doctor Strange is a character rooted in the psychedelic culture of the 1960s he was created in, and Giacchino's music utilizes that inspiration to create a surreal soundscape but without losing the heroic nature of the character. In one instance, it can sound like a powerful and operatic score, and the next it sounds like something you could easily get high to.

That approach makes Doctor Strange's theme not only perfectly suited to the character, but also wholly unique and memorable. Giacchino certainly gives it his intrinsic flourishes, as the piece wouldn't feel too out of place in one of his Star Trek scores, but for a comic book movie it feels completely fresh. Be honest: what other superhero could get away with having a sitar riff in their theme song?