Either way, it cost Marvel Studios a pretty penny to be able to use this music, but considering how popular the theme is three decades after X-Men: The Animated Series premiered, I’d say that’s money well spent.
Marvel is reviving X-Men: The Animated Series as X-Men ’97, and along with bringing back many of the original actors, this Disney+ show will also feature the classic X-Men instrumental theme.
It’s worth mentioning that while X-Men ’97 will feature the classic X-Men: The Animated Series theme, we’ve already heard riffs of this music in the last several months.
The X-Men: The Animated Series theme music was composed by Ron Wasserman, and The Newton Brothers are handling X-Men ’97’s score, with producer Beau DeMayo having previously said that the new series is “bringing back that classic ’90s sound with a little bit of a modern edge.”