Chatting with
The L.A Times' Geoff Boucher, Marvel Studios' head-honcho Kevin Feige revealed that an original song from Dave Grohl’s rock band Foo Fighters, will feature in a key scene from the Kenneth Branagh-directed
THOR adventure.
The song “Walk” will play during a scene in which the titular hero, stripped of his powers and marooned on Earth, retreats to a New Mexico roadhouse to drink away the night with boilermakers and carouse with a skeptical new friend, a scientist played by Stellan Skarsgard. The track will play again over the closing credits.
“It was literally one of those things that came together in a matter of weeks, and if you asked two months ago if we would have a Foo Fighters song in this movie, I would have said I don’t think so,” Feige said. “But we heard the song and it just has these eerie appropriate lyrics and themes. The song wasn’t written for the movie, obviously, it’s on their new album, but we almost couldn’t believe it when we heard it. Ken in particular just loved it with these lyrics about learning to walk again and the way that fit the themes of the movie about redemption, learning to be a hero. The song starts off talking about being a million miles away from home and yearning and being separated by vast distances, and it’s no secret that Thor and Natalie’s character are from different worlds.”
Kevin Feige is further quoted stating that the song was more than just a marketing move, but rather the song’s forlorn lyrics & director Kenneth Branagh's reaction to them. Anyhow, listen to the track below and look for
THOR in theaters May 6!