Portals by Alan Silvestri Concert Band - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1609287

"Portals" was written for the scene by Endgame's composer, Alan Silvestri. Silvestri was told early on that the scene would be a key moment in the film. It took him a while to understand what was going on in the scene, with Silvestri saying that there was an initial temptation to "become too segmented" by having every character do something special as they returned. Ultimately, it was decided to make it more of an overview of the characters and that a new theme was needed because nothing else would fit. Silvestri created many versions of the song for the orchestra, including one with French horns playing and a choir singing. Eventually, he decided on what became the final version with a trumpet solo at the beginning of the score track as the Wakandans emerge from the mist. Silvestri describes "Portals" as a piece where parts repeat multiple times, but with keys changing and getting "bigger and more grand". The original Avengers theme had to ramp up after Captain America utters "Avengers... assemble" which leads to the Avengers and their allies charging into battle. The score was not always a unifying piece because the idea of the music changing while each character arrives was tossed around by the creative team "similar to the entrance themes used by professional wrestlers". Silvestri said the idea was not to combine various themes of characters or places like Wakanda, but instead focus on making a "bigger sonic deal out of every single portal opening". He sought to make the theme "celebratory" and "anthemic" in order to properly convey the significance of the moment. "Portals" transitioning into the Avengers theme after Rogers says "Assemble" was one of the things that changed the most in development, but in the end, Silvestri felt it was fitting as everyone was charging, saying it just felt like "pure Avengers".