| Trk |
Dur |
Title |
Film Sequence (and themes) |
| 1.1 |
0:22 |
Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare |
0:00: Logos (ends with X-Men fanfare). |
| 1.2 |
1:09 |
Opening
Titles |
0:00: Xavier talks about the
human-mutant issue in a voice-over over a star background (X-Men fanfare
surfaces out of choir).
0:28: Main title with "tunnel" graphic, backing out into locked
Cerebro chamber door (X-Men fanfare and march). |
| 1.3 |
3:18 |
Nightcrawler Attack |
0:00: A tour group looks at a
portrait of Lincoln in the White House (subtle American anthem quote). The President confers with his staff. Kurt (Nightcrawler) teleports among the
crowd.
1:09: Kurt begins his attack on the White House staff (Mozart's Requiem
Mass choral chant with brass and percussion accents).
2:15: The President listens to the sounds of struggle in his office (held
texture). Kurt enters (choral chant
resumes), dispatches the final agents and prepares to stab the President, but
is shot at the last minute. He
escapes, leaving a message: "Mutant freedom now". |
| 1.4 |
1:59 |
Alkali Lake |
0:00: Scene dissolve to a frozen
lake and dam, with Logan (Wolverine) approaching in the snow. A white wolf shows him a gate.
1:06: Logan finds the abandoned ruins of the "Alkali Lake Industrial
Complex" (hint of Stryker theme in low brass). |
| 1.5 |
1:02 |
Jean's Hallucination |
0:00: In a museum, Jean starts
having psychic disturbances (partially used). |
| Something
Terrible |
0:29: Jean tells Scott that her
dreams are getting worse. He comforts
her and they embrace. |
| 1.6 |
3:38 |
Newscast |
0:00: A newscast about Kurt's
White House attack prompts Xavier to ask the students to leave the museum and
return to the school.
0:22: Back at Xavier's office, he tells the X-Men that he has been trying
to track Kurt but is having some trouble. |
| Permission |
1:06: Stryker tells Senator
Kelly-Mystique that he's been interrogating Magneto and has learned about
Xavier's school for mutants (brief X-Men motif in steel drums). The President gives him permission for a
raid.
2:07: Mystique-Kelly and Stryker later have a tense talk about a
mutant-human war (X-Men motif, Mystique motif in harp). |
| Reunion |
2:33: Logan returns to the
school and flirts with Jean (Jean Grey theme), until Scott arrives. |
| 1.7 |
1:27 |
Cerebro |
0:00: Logan joins Xavier, as the
Professor uses Cerebro to search out Kurt (cello, strings/synth). He tells Logan that if he concentrates too
hard, his probes could kill the people he is mentally connected to. |
| 1.8 |
4:01 |
Sneaky Mystique |
0:00: Jean and Storm take off in
the X-Jet to find Kurt (X-Men fanfare).
0:27: Mystique infiltrates Stryker's office to research Magneto's
imprisonment (Mystique theme developed in harp, echoed pizz strings, metals,
female sighing voice etc, hint of Magneto theme in low brass).
2:18: Yuriko arrives (Deathstryke motif), as Mystique learns of a duplicate
Cerebro (Stryker motif in high winds).
3:04: Mystique transforms into a janitor and leaves (Mystique harp
motif/sighs). |
| 1.9 |
2:20 |
Meeting Nightcrawler |
0:00: Inside an abandoned
church, Storm uses lightning to bring Kurt out of hiding (X-Men fanfare
developed). Jean catches him (brief, gentle Jean theme chords). Kurt claims
he is innocent and that he was mind-controlled.
1:10: Among his skin carvings, they discover a strange scar on the back of
his neck (female chant).
1:51: Logan has a flashback dream about the lab in which he was experimented
on (hint of Stryker theme harmony in strings). |
| 1.10 |
2:29 |
You Remember Him |
0:00: Magneto tells Xavier that
Stryker has been visiting him (inverted variation of Stryker theme).
0:39: They discuss Logan. Magneto
apologizes for being Stryker's tool.
The room is gassed.
1:39: Xavier and Scott are captured by Deathstryke (Deathstryke metallic
rhythm). |
| 1.11 |
7:54 |
Mansion Attack |
0:00: Soldiers sneak into
Xavier's school and begin tranquilizing students. Logan senses something is amiss.
0:42: The students, alerted, begin trying to escape. Stryker's helicopter approaches from afar
(ominous piano/bass). Logan
engages soldiers in the kitchen
(brass, Wolverine drums). Colossus
leads the students out.
2:34: Logan rushes more soldiers (drums, fateful Stryker theme
variations). Stryker's helicopter gets closer.
4:32: Stryker's helicopter arrives (reverse Stryker theme). Rogue, Bobby and John try to escape but are cornered. Logan rescues them (drums) and leads them
out, until they run into Stryker. |
| Don't You
Remember |
5:20: Stryker tempts Logan with
hints of his past (reverse Stryker theme in high winds), but Bobby interrupts when he erects an ice wall between
them (Stryker temptation theme). |
| Escape |
6:52: Stryker blows up the ice
wall (Stryker temptation theme). Logan
leaves with the kids in Scott's car (X-Men motif), as soldiers reach Cerebro. |
| 1.12 |
1:58 |
Opening Cerebro |
0:00: Stryker breaks into the
Cerebro chamber. |
| Bottom's
Up |
1:22: In a bathroom stall,
Mystique drugs one of Magneto's guards in order to give him an iron injection
(Mystique motif in harp/sighs). |
| 1.13 |
3:29 |
Jason's Story |
0:00: Stryker tells Xavier how
his psychic son Jason tortured his parents until his wife killed herself
(reversed Stryker theme). He
brings Jason in. |
| Harmless
Kiss |
2:26: While at Bobby's house (Pyro theme begins developing),
Rogue flirts with Bobby and they have a brief kiss, with slightly
uncomfortable consequences. |
| 1.14 |
1:27 |
Magneto's Escape |
0:00: (alternate mix) Eric senses the high iron
content in the guard and draws it out of him.
He uses 3 metal balls to escape his prison. |
| 1.15 |
2:49 |
What Bobby Can Do |
0:00: Bobby freezes a cup of
coffee for his mother during his "coming out". Bobby's brother calls the police. |
| Finding
Faith |
0:51: Kurt explains his skin
carvings to Storm. Storm uses anger to
express her feelings for humanity's prejudice, and Kurt advises faith. |
| 1.16 |
3:15 |
Pyro Attack |
0:00: Police arrive at Bobby's
house. Logan is shot unconscious. John (Pyro) is tempted to use his fire
powers (Pyro theme). He attacks the
police. Rogue uses her power to absorb
John's control over flame and stop the fires.
2:18: Jean and Storm arrive as Logan wakes up and gives the policeman who
shot him if a warning look. Bobby
gives his fearful parents a regretful look and they all leave. |
| 1.17 |
1:26 |
Xavier Escapes |
0:00: (Unused) Xavier escapes by using his powers to overcome a guard. He finds Scott (unfortunately it's all an illusion by Jason). |
| 1.18 |
2:20 |
Storm's Perfect Storm |
0:00: When the X-Jet is targeted
by hostile fighters, Storm uses her powers to create tornado funnels, and the
X-Jet performs evasive maneuvers (Jean harmony with choir). |
| Missiles |
1:25: One of the pursuing
fighters launches 2 missiles. Jean
stops one of them but the other hits and brings down the X-Jet (they are soon
saved by Magneto). |
| 1.19 |
5:02 |
Fireside Chat |
0:00: Magneto and the X-Men
discuss Stryker's plans (Stryker theme in strings). |
| Flashback |
1:20: Jean uses her powers to
probe Kurt's mind in order to locate Stryker's hidden base. |
| Jean And
Logan |
2:01: Jean and Logan have a
heart to heart (Jean theme featured on piano). Logan kisses Jean, but gets rejected. |
| You Know
What I Want |
3:24: Mystique decides to play a
trick on Logan and pretends to be Jean (Jean theme chords with playful pizz
bass). She taunts him with images of
Stryker (Mystique theme in harp/sighs, Stryker motif in high winds). |
| 1.20 |
2:11 |
God Among Insects |
0:00: Pyro shows his power to
Magneto (Pyro theme with choir support). |
| Where Is
Everyone? |
0:42: Jason puts Xavier into an
illusionary visit with an empty school.
In the illusion he decides to use Cerebro to find the other students. |
| 1.21 |
4:21 |
I'm In |
0:00: Logan enters Stryker's
base through an underground tunnel. He
calls out Stryker. Stryker's men
capture him and bring him to Stryker (hint of Mystique theme).
1:38: Stryker realizes that it's actually Mystique. Mystique takes out some men and gets
control of the tunnel doors (frenzied piano, etc). Stryker uses charges to blow open the door
to Mystique, but with little effect.
2:58: Mystique opens the tunnel doors, allowing the X-Men to enter (X-Men
motif developed).
3:30: Xavier, still in Jason's illusion, approaches and enters Stryker's
modified copy of Cerebro. |
| 1.22 |
3:53 |
It's Time |
0:00: The door to Mystique is
broken down, but it is Magneto and the X-Men who enter. They form a plan to split up, as Logan
heads for Stryker.
1:11: Stryker arrives at his modified Cerebro and tells Jason to proceed
with his plan (Stryker temptation theme begins). Jason tells Xavier to find all of the
mutants in the world using Cerebro.
3:27: Xavier puts on the Cerebro helmet. |
| 2.1 |
2:40 |
The Children |
0:00: Storm and Kurt rescue the
kidnapped students.
0:26: Jean looks for the Stryker-controlled Scott. Scott attacks and Jean retaliates, but her
Phoenix powers manifest and cause major damage to the base (and dam). Water begins to leak in (ominous
brass). Scott comes out of Stryker's
control and embraces Jean (subtle Jean theme). |
| Something's
Wrong |
1:50: Jean feels that something
is wrong. Stryker realizes the base is
finished, as Xavier continues tracking mutants with Cerebro.. |
| 2.2 |
4:58 |
Augmentation Room
(Death Strikes
Deathstrike) |
0:00: Logan finds the lab where
his adamantium was fused to his bones.
He has flashback visions of the procedure.
1:58: Stryker and Deathstryke arrive (Stryker theme in strings). Deathstryke stops Logan from reaching
Stryker (Deathstryke metallic elements enter).
3:05: Deathstryke reveals her claws (Deathstryke flute motif) and Logan
engages her in battle. |
| 2.3 |
5:53 |
Deathstrike Dies |
0:00: John (Pyro) disobeys
orders and leaves the X-Jet (Pyro theme).
0:15: Logan's fight with Deathstryke continues.
0:32: Logan finally kills her with an adamantium injection (solo boys
voice). |
| Magneto's
Old Tricks |
1:01: Jason tells Xavier to kill
all of the mutants that he's found with Cerebro. Magneto kills a bunch of soldiers (by
pulling all of their grenade pins) and approaches Cerebro's outer door
(falling Magneto motif). Xavier
concentrates on the mutant population.
2:13: The mutants begin to feel Xavier's attack. Magneto eventually breaches the door to
Stryker's Cerebro and shuts down the device.
The X-Men regroup as Magneto lectures Xavier.
4:05: Magneto reconfigures Cerebro's architecture (Magneto sub-theme). Stryker-Mystique gives Jason new
instructions.
5:23: Jason has Xavier target all humans. |
| 2.4 |
8:16 |
Wolverine To The Rescue |
0:00: At his escape helicopter,
Stryker tells Logan that the base will soon be destroyed and that they must
escape if he wants answers to his past (Stryker theme in strings over piano
arpeggios). Logan straps him to the
plane and heads back to the base.
2:06: Xavier prepares to kill all humans.
The X-Men arrive outside Cerebro as Xavier begins his attack on
mankind (moaning accents/organ/harp, etc).
3:31: Storm asks Kurt to teleport her into the Cerebro chamber (suspense
piano/winds).
4:16: Storm decides to use her cold climate powers to wake up Xavier. Outside, Magneto says farewell to Stryker
(Magneto motif).
5:07: Storm begins lowering the temperature with high winds, as Magneto and
Mystique escape in Stryker's helicopter. Pyro joins Magneto (Pyro theme). Storm continues to lower the temperature inside the Cerebro room.
6:30: Xavier finally comes out of Jason's illusion (rising horn figure). The base starts to collapse (churning low winds).
7:15: The X-Men race to escape the base.
Logan finds them and leads them out. |
| 2.5 |
2:23 |
Rogue Earns Wings |
0:00: As cracks develop in the
dam, the X-Men reach the outside, but find Stryker's escape helicopter
gone.
0:48: Suddenly Rogue arrives in the X-Jet and makes a rough landing. The students all board with the
Professor.
2:00: Logan has a final talk with Stryker. |
| 2.6 |
7:04 |
Goodbye |
0:00: Logan leaves Stryker and
rejoins the other X-Men. Xavier urges
the team to get to Washington. The
X-Jet prepares to take off.
1:06: The dam breaks and Jean makes a decision. She exits the X-Jet so that she can turn
away the water (Jean harmony begins).
2:01: Jean closes the exit ramp before Scott can call her back. Water approaches. Jean protects the X-Jet from the wave
(Jean theme becomes Phoenix motif).
3:39: Jean communicates a final message to Scott through Xavier. Her Phoenix power manifests as she raises
the jet (Phoenix motif).
4:24: The X-Men realize Jean is gone (Jean theme developed). Kurt says a prayer. The X-Jet heads to Washington. |
| We're
Here To Stay |
5:39: The X-Men give the
President documents proving that Stryker was behind the White House attack
(after hijacking his TV address in the dark).
Xavier tries to change the President's mind about mutants. |
| 2.7 |
3:10 |
Evolution Leaps Forward |
0:00: The President reconsiders
his next words. At Xavier's school,
Xavier talks to Scott.
0:29: As Scott leaves, Logan tells him that Jean chose Scott. Xavier begins a class. He senses something outside the window, and
then continues teaching (Jean harmony in soft strings).
1:51: Camera pans to Alkali Lake as Jean's voice-over describes a leap
forward in evolution. A Phoenix-like
shape appears below the water.
2:40: End Credits (X-Men theme march). |
| 2.8 |
7:17 |
Suite From X-Men 2
(End Credits Original Version) |
0:00: X-Men theme developed into
a march.
1:19: X-Men theme developed on strings/brass.
1:43: Phoenix theme in strings.
2:34: Jean theme developed in piano/winds/strings, joined by choir.
4:51: Pyro theme, Stryker theme.
5:56: X-Men fanfare begins to resurface.
6:16: X-Men March. |
| 2.9 |
0:51 |
Evolution Leaps Forward
(Original Version) |
(Alternate) Camera pans to
Alkali Lake as Jean's voice-over describes a leap forward in evolution. A Phoenix-like shape appears below the
water.
0:43: End Credits. |
| 2.10 |
9:10 |
Suite From X-Men 2
(End Credits
Film Version) |
0:00: X-Men theme developed into
a march.
1:19: X-Men theme developed on strings/brass.
1:43: Phoenix theme in strings.
2:34: Jean theme developed in piano/winds/strings, joined by choir.
4:45: Magneto themes.
5:55: Deathstryke theme.
6:40: Pyro theme, Stryker theme.
5:56: X-Men fanfare begins to resurface.
8:14: X-Men March. |
