10 Problems The MCU Desperately Needs To Fix
3. The Totally Mediocre Music
It's pretty staggering that, as widespread as the MCU now is, it boasts a curious lack of quality, memorable music. Yes, Alan Silvestri's Avengers theme is undeniably iconic, but there's precious little in the way of recurring leitmotifs for individual characters or franchises.
Ultimately, the series is heavily reliant on pre-existing popular music, be it the early use of AC/DC in the Iron Man movies or the pervasive 70s stylings of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.
Bar a few inspired appointments - namely hiring Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh to score Thor: Ragnarok - even highly talented composers have failed to turn in much of interest. Hell, even Oscar-winner Michael Giacchino's Doctor Strange score rehashed a lot of motifs from his own 2009 Star Trek score.
Music is an integral part of any iconic movie franchise, so it's absolutely ridiculous that there's only a single theme worth humming after 20 movies.