10 Huge Recurring Problems The MCU Needs To Solve

10. The Music Is Entirely Forgettable

James Bond, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, The Terminator, and Back to the Future. What do they all have in common? Besides being some of the most popular franchises in history, they all have an iconic theme song that fans know note-for-note off the top of their head. Now try doing that for the MCU, and you'll see the point.

Apart from maybe Alan Silvestri's Avengers theme and Tyler Bates' attempts to incorporate the Guardians motif more heavily into Vol. 2, the most recognizable entries in Marvel's musical back catalogue are the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks and AC/DC's contributions to the Iron Man franchise, which really shouldn't be the case.

Even Michael Giacchino, regarded as one of the best composers working today, hasn't produced anything remarkable with the studio outside of his orchestral version of the classic 1960s Spider-Man theme, and even that was only used for the Marvel Studios title card.

The score is supposed to work with the images to enhance the overall movie, but in the MCU it often seems like an afterthought. Sixteen movies in and the franchise still lacks instantly-recognizable themes for its major characters or any kind of unique music at all, which is remarkable given the talent that has worked for the studio over the last decade.