The animated series X-Men ’97 will feature the theme that identified the mutant program in the 90s, something for which Marvel Studios paid a considerable sum.
Before starting with this story, we invite you to listen to the theme of the X-Men animated series, which accompanied the 76 episodes that were broadcast between 1992 and 1997.
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The mutants will officially return to Marvel Studios when X-Men ’97 arrives in 2023, the animated series that will follow the adventures of the children of the atom, but an important part of this show was the opening theme, which was close to not be included in this new program.
Ron Wasserman, Shuki Levy, Noam Kaniel, and Amotz Plessner composed the theme song for the X-Men animated series, and it was published by Saban Entertainment. Incredible as it may seem, the rights to this song were not part of the agreement between Disney and Fox.
In addition to the fact that in 2017 Zoltan Krisko, administrator of the legacy of the Hungarian composer György Vukán, alleged that the X-Men animated series had a song similar to the one that Vukán composed for a Hubgría series, which caused a lawsuit.
Between scores and courts
But everything indicates that the legal issue was resolved, according to Eric Lewald, part of the X-Men ’97 production team, who confirmed that the entry theme will continue to accompany the new season of the animated series.
“The theme of X-Men: The Animated Series wasn’t necessarily part of the deal when they were producing the new series. Rights were everywhere. I think that someone secondary had the rights to the music, so they had to be negotiated”.
Without revealing figures, Lewald accepted that Marvel Studios made a large financial outlay to recover the rights to the X-Men theme.
“Obviously, you can’t do the new series without that song. But the guy who was selling it knew it too. So I’m sure the price was high”.
In Ms Marvel as in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the musical arrangement that gave identity to the animated series of mutants could be heard.
The voice cast in its English version will feature Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Alison Sealy-Smith, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Adrian Hough, and Christopher Britton, who were part of the 90s animated series.
just announced at #SDCC2022:
Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97, an Original series, streaming Fall 2023 on @DisneyPlus. #XMen97 pic.twitter.com/h78d17GYsq
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 22, 2022
X-Men ’97 will hit digital platforms in the fall of 2023.
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Source: Comic Book
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