Captain America: The First Avenger (soundtrack) Captain America: The First Avenger (soundtrack) Captain America: The First Avenger—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the Marvel Studios , based on the character created by Marvel Comics. The music was composed by Alan Silvestri and recorded by the Air Studios. Buena Vista Records announced the details for the soundtrack in June 2011 and released it on July 19 in the United States. "Note": "Captain America March" was only released as a download bonus track and is not included on the physical CD. Richard M. Sherman's "" from "Iron Man 2" is heard in the film. In
Captain America: The First Avenger Times Square on April 23, 2011. The film features nearly 1,600 visual effects shots, which were split between thirteen different companies. To achieve the appearance of the skinny, pre-serum Steve Rogers, director Joe Johnston stated that he used two major techniques: Captain America's shield, which serves as both a defensive tool and a weapon, came in four types: metal, fiberglass, rubber, and computer graphics (CG). Prop master Barry Gibbs specified that "We had the 'hero shield,' which was made of aluminum, for our beauty shots [and] close-up work. We then created a lighter shield that was aluminum-faced with a fiberglass