Alan Silvestri is a legendary composer who counts like likes of Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Lilo & Stitch, and Ready Player One among his many credits. He's also something of an icon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Responsible for creating the now unmistakable theme for Earth's Mightiest Heroes first heard in 2012's The Avengers, Silvestri kicked off his MCU run by lending his talents to Captain America: The First Avenger. He'd later return for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
Total Film recently caught up with the composer and asked if he's planning to work on another Marvel movie.
"Well, it looks like that could be happening, I just can’t talk about it [Laughs]," he teased. "I love that universe, for sure." While The Fantastic Four seems like a possibility for Silvestri, we'd be shocked if Marvel Studios isn't lining him up for Avengers 5 and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (even though neither movie has a confirmed director).
For now, he's busy working on the Russo Brothers' next movie which arrives on Netflix later this year. "I’m also knee deep in The Electric State with the Russos which is why I have to go home tomorrow bright and early," he explained. "I have a lot of work to do and that film is looking fantastic."
In 2021, Silvestri said this about whether he'd be open to scoring another Avengers movie:
"I would always be completely open to an invitation from those folks [at Marvel]. As you know I did Captain America [The First Avenger] and the first Avengers. They actually did [use my Avengers theme], but they didn’t have me [on Avengers: Age of Ultron]. But that’s okay."
"So they had me for Avengers 1, 3 and 4. For all the crazy expectations and pressure on those guys...and by that, I’m primarily talking about Kevin Feige and The Russo Brothers. They had an insane amount of pressure on them. For me, it was an amazingly great creative environment to work in."
"They were the most lovely, respectful, collaborative folks, so I would always be open to being invited to go back for whatever. But today I’ve not gotten that call."
We'll see what happens, but with Marvel Studios looking to get back on the right track, hiring Silvestri feels like an important part of that. It's been far too long since we last sat down to watch an Avengers movie in theaters, but those next instalments are now on the horizon.
Avengers 5 has been dated for May 1, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars set to follow on May 7, 2027.