Xcavate: X-Men First Class Blu-ray to Release on Sept 9!

The official date is finally out for the release of the X-Men First Class Blu-ray & DVD: Sept 9! The wait is gonna be long but it should be totally worth it!

The home release will include the following amongst other extra features:
*10 X-Men Digital comics (including a never-before-seen backstory comic)

*The Cerebro Mutant Tracker- an interactive video database of all the mutants from the X-films (IGN should be squealing in glee about right now! :P)

*The Blu-ray will be released in two editions: One with a Professor X cover & the other of Magneto! Check out both below!
I'm most DEFINITELY digging the Magneto cover for this!!! :D

Here's the video announcing the movie's Blu-ray & DVD release:

Reports had come in quite a while ago that the DVD would contain 13 deleted scenes that were shot for the movie but never made it to cinematic glory. Altogether they apparently run for just 14 mins & should mainly include scenes involving Moira MacTaggert as well as those that deal with her relationship with Prof X in more detail. But I guess we should be expecting that in too? Cos the X3 DVD did come with deleted scenes/alternate endings...There's certainly no point of including any Behind The Scenes/Making Of footage cos it's all been released already! (If you haven't seen it yet, I'll post it for ya!

And now for the news that sucks (well mostly for ME of course! grrr) & also the reason why I didn't put this post in an "Xstatic" segment! To promote the release of the Blu-Ray & DVD, the first 1000 fans who pre-order the X-Men First Class Blu-ray/DVD during the San Diego Comic-Con (I do hope you guys are aware of the SDCC- this year it's happening from July 21–24) gets a free t-shirt to show their support for either Team Charles or Team Erik! Check out the t-shirts below:

Can't wait?? Pre-order your Blu-ray &/or DVD today!

As you may have noticed the t-shirts are available in yellow on black (like the Erik one) & black on yellow (like the Prof X one). I personally LOVE the yellow on black & I ABSOLUTELY love the Magneto print! Team Magneto FTW! :D I do love the quotes on both of them though-"Peace was NEVER an option" (predictable :P) & "How's that for a MAGIC TRICK?"...Nicely done- I just wish I could get my hands on one! T_T LOL

(Thanks to CraveOnline for the heads-up!)

UPDATE (22/7): Check the AWESOME DVD cover art! Nothing beats the Blu-ray Team Erik cover but then at least I would think of purchasing the Prof X DVD now! It looks just as cool as the Erik one! But oh well, the Fass is now become one of my favorite actors so I'd still choose the Team Erik DVD!

^I wish Mystique was the one standing behind Charles. Sucks that she's made smaller to make way for Havok! Guess they were trying to make up for the way they had pushed Alex waaaaaaaay at the back like some extra in the movie's posters!

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Now that I FINALLY have downloaded Take That's song "Love Love" that was used by (fellow Brit) director Matthew Vaughn as part of the XFC soundtrack (weird it doesn't feature in the OST that was released & is yet the first song to play once the credits roll!) it's my current fave song! Check out the video in my XFC Soundtrack review post! Now you can download &/or buy the CD of this EPIC Soundtrack right here:

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Xperience: X-Men First Class Soundtrack Review

We've all seen the film. We all enjoyed it! But did we all notice the aural EPIC-NESS that is Henry Jackman's soundtrack??

Well I heard the OST before I even saw the movie (with it being released here in India on the 10th & all...) so I could recognize the awesome tracks as they were being played in the background. Now the OST doesn't release until June 28, but who says I can't do a review for all the songs? I've heard em all, haven't I?



The track listing is as follows:
1. First Class
2. Pain and Anger
3. Would You Date Me?
4. Not That Sort Of Bank
5. Frankenstein’s Monster
6. What Am I Thinking
7. Cerebro
8. Mobilise For Russia
9. Rise Up To Rule
10. Cold War
11. X-Training
12. Rage and Serenity
13. To Beast Or Not To Beast
14. True Colors
15. Let Battle Commence
16. Sub Lift
17. Coup d’État
18. Mutant and Proud
19. X-Men
20. Magneto

Now we'll look at the soundtrack from two points of view: 1) Movie pov 2) Easy listening

From the movie point of view all the tracks are amazing! They start with a strong undercurrent of music signifying the confusion, pain, seething anger- bascially all the emotions a mutant would face trying to fit in a world that fears them :) So though some may not be great to listen to on your ipod, they definitely fit in with the emotion that Vaughn tries to capture in his movie...

Lets start off with the tracks that are great to listen to on your ipod!

First Class is a great musical piece, starting off with the XFC musical "theme"- if you will- with the brilliant violin orchestral music! This type of epic violin music (eg. the background tracks played in trailers) REALLY lifts me & gives me such a surreal feeling! Then the electronic guitars come into the mix & it lifts it's COOL rating even higher! The melding of the two instruments- classical & modern is really nice!

Not That Sort Of Bank starts of with the 'Magneto' theme of the movie. Starts off with a bang & ends with some quiet guitar playing & foreboding violins. And after that quiet lull, the controlled violins once again come into play with some great beats in the background. Frankenstein’s Monster starts off with this typical gothic/Frankenstein theme that once again goes into that cool Magneto theme! As the track continues the tension builds & it gets more epic as it goes on...

Now imo, The OST really starts picking up the pace & getting pregressively better from Track 7 to 17. Before Cerebro, First Class is really the only track that is REALLY great for ipod listening. Cerebro has a calm, understated feel about it, but the frenetic violins playing the First Class theme are great as always. Mobilise For Russia has the foreboding violins signifying impending doom & the undercurrent of other violins playing, depicting the fight against it. It ends with a brilliant crescendo!

Rise Up To Rule starts quiet but once it gets in it's groove (by about 00:25)? WOAH! It's friggin amazing! lol. Then it goes into the synths & that really gives a great vibe to the song. The great many variations in it make it one of the greater songs in this OST. It's also the longest song in the album at 5:56. Cold War starts quiet but here we get a different violin play, a really cool beat.



Then onto my fave track from the whole album! X-Training from the get-go you know this is an awesome track! It has a great starting, a very Iron Man vibe to it...I was slightly peeved the song wasn't played right from it's amazing start in the film. Great beats & guitar play! And even the First Class 'theme' I spoke of before is played differently here primarily with electronic guitars instead of violins, which feature but it's mainly the guitars. It's so good it's currently my mobile ringtone! :P

True Colors starts with a very grungy violin routine that sounds brilliant. Towards the end it goes softer & finally ends in a soothing piano played tune. I think that tune is played when they pan on Mystique's body the first time she decides to go nude. Let Battle Commence alternates from quiet vibes to brilliant beats that seriously would do great on any Lord of the Rings battle scenes! A nice variation in this piece too,  & it also happens to be the second longest track at 4:45. Sub Lift starts & continues with the usual First Class theme, but it's done in such a way that it doesn't make you feel like a repetition. This eventually gets into synths & a more electronic rock vibe.

Coup d’État goes into a slow grungy Magneto theme, then transcends with serene violins ending with a crescendo. Lastly, Magneto is another track which from the get-go you know is gonna be packed with awesomeness! The Magneto theme I was talking about all this time is played throughout this song but in no way makes us tired of hearing it till the end!

Now onto the tunes which are great only for the movie & hearing them on your ipod may make you feel sleepy ;P Not that that's happened to me or that they are bad tracks- just emotionally ridden & sound great for the movie score alone...

Pain and Anger starts off with that quiet undercurrent I was talking about, rises to a moderate crescendo & it then dips again. It's not called "Pain and Anger" for nothing :P Would You Date Me? perfectly depicts the pain that Mystique feels with her appearance: the self-loathing & shame. Ditto for Beast's confusion & dilemma with the To Beast Or Not To Beast track. However unlike Mystique's track, this one ends with an angsty violin play, possibly of his actual transformation into the blue scientist we all know & love.

Nothing much to say about the What Am I Thinking track. I don't even remember where this track comes in the movie either! Rage and Serenity starts slow with calming violins giving way to piano & guitar strums. It's not bad for easy listening but if you more into fast, upbeat music you won't dig it so much. I do, however, very much have it on my phone to listen to.

Mutant and Proud is all about discovering that you are special the way you are & there's absolutely no reason to hide that. This track displays all that with its sombre violins & interjecting piano. I would've thought a track titled X-Men would've been more badass than what this is- something along the lines of the First Class track. But it only picks it's pace up at 1:58 with a rock rendition of the Magneto theme. And the track is of 2:59 duration! lol

And that's it! My review of the X-Men First Class OST. You can have a listen via the vid below & tell me if you agree with me or not...

UPDATE (19/7): So I've FINALLY downloaded Take That's song "Love Love" that was used by (fellow Brit) director Matthew Vaughn as part of the XFC soundtrack & it's awesome! I still find it weird that it doesn't feature in the OST that was released & was yet the first song to play once the credits rolled! Anywho it's my current fave song & I hope it grows on you guys too! Check the officil XFC version of the video out below:



AND you can now download &/or buy the CD of this EPIC Soundtrack from the links below!

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