St. Louis producer Metro Boomin has officially announced his Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack. The soundtrack accompanies the upcoming film which premieres June 2 of this year. He shared a post on Instagram today, captioned "METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN™: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE SOUNDTRACK." Adding that it's, "FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE." He says, "June 2nd I’m excited to share this album with the world!!" The cover art for the new soundtrack is also featured in the post: a neon rainbow-colored Spider-Man logo against a black backdrop.
Yesterday, the producer shared a clip of a song from the soundtrack on Twitter, titled "Link Up." The song also features rapper Don Toliver. It was featured in a Hyundai commercial recently, and the clip shared by Metro Boomin is from the advertisement. "New @SpiderVerse Hyundai commercial dropped today featuring ‘Link Up’ feat @DonToliver," the caption reads. He goes on, saying, "Soundtrack dropping June 2nd featuring all original songs inspired by the film. #Metroverse." The soundtrack is set to feature several notable artists.
Metro Boomin Reveals Cover Art
Along with producing the album's soundtrack, the artist also makes an appearance in the film itself. Metro Boomin shared the news on social media alongside a clip of his character. Writer of the film Phil Lord shared a post saying, "For this next movie we brought in some reinforcements." He went on to reveal, "This time we are working with legendary Metro Boomin. If anybody is going to be able to make something that feels like it’s Miles’ experience." Adding, "that guy knows what he’s doing.”
Co-director Kemp Powers also recently discussed the upcoming film at CinemaCon. "The new Spider-Verse movie coming to your theaters in just over two months is a continuation of the story of Miles Morales,” he shared. He went on, saying, “In this film, we’re going to explore new dimensions and bring in lots of characters old and new, but they still relate to the same emotional journey of miles and his family.”