The Newton Brothers Talk Revisiting the Original Series and Making Eight Versions of the ‘X-Men ’97’ Theme on Variety’s Behind the Song

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Jack Dunn As part of Variety‘s “Behind the Song,” the Newton Brothers Andy Gursh and Taylor Stewart broke down how they crafted the superhero soundtrack for Marvel’s new animated series “X-Men ’97.” Having both been fans of X-Men from a young age, Grush and Stewart were both “very, very excited” when first approached about the project.

While revisiting the original cartoon to prepare, one element that jumped out at Stewart was the power of the theme song. “As a kid on Saturday mornings, I would hear the theme song and I would always get super-duper pumped up.

We went through the original series and it was like a time capsule,” Stewart said. “It was great from a fan perspective and also as [we got] involved in the composition side.” “It was real dense too, which is fun,” Grush added. “There’s a lot going on with the story, but then a lot going on musically.

And that’s very satisfying as a musician because there’s lots to grab onto and a lot of interesting sounds.” When revitalizing the original X-Men theme, Grush and Stewart made “seven or eight versions” all in different musical styles.