At a glance

• 3 Indonesian bands featured on regional Spider-Man soundtracks: /rif, Edane, For Revenge
• 24 years between the first (2002) and third (2026) placements
• 22 years gap between Edane's 2004 track and For Revenge's 2026 track
• 1 day: Indonesia got "I Miss You Every Brand New Day" on July 28, 2026  one day before the film opened locally

In 2002, a Bandung rock band beat out entries from across Asia to land a spot next to Aerosmith. Nobody expected it to become a pattern. Twenty-four years later, it has.

Three Indonesian bands  /rif, Edane, and For Revenge  have each contributed an original song to a regional Spider-Man soundtrack since 2002. /rif opened 

the door with "Dunia" for the first Spider-Man film in 2002, Edane followed with "Cry Out" for Spider-Man 2 in 2004, and after a 22-year gap, Bandung's For Revenge closed it out with "I Miss You Every Brand New Day" for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, released July 28, 2026. All three were selected through Sony Music Indonesia as part of Sony Pictures' strategy of building local-language tracks for specific markets, separate from the film's global score.

Credit : Band Rif (Herman Zakharia/Liputan6.com) 

Which Indonesia bands have appeared on SpiderMan sountracks?

/rif's "Dunia" was chosen in mid-2002 after Sony Music Indonesia's submission beat out entries curated regionally across Asia. The track sat on the same soundtrack as Aerosmith's "Theme From Spider-Man" and Sum 41's "What We're All About" featuring Slayer's Kerry King. Two years later, heavy metal act Edane picked up the baton with "Cry Out" for Spider-Man 2, introducing Indonesian metal to a wider audience through the same Sony Pictures pipeline.

Credit : PMPRO, Creator: iMusic.id 

Why did it take 22 years for another Indonesian band to join?
Neither /rif nor Edane's tracks played in the actual films  both were regional promotional cuts, used for local marketing rather than theatrical release. That model went quiet for two decades until Sony Music approached For Revenge in February 2026, according to vocalist Boniex Noer, who spoke to press at Central Park, Jakarta, on July 28, 2026. The band was briefed to write specifically from Peter Parker's point of view, a departure from their usual breakup-song catalog.

"We never imagined that For Revenge would be given the opportunity to write a piece based on one of the biggest film franchises in the world."  Boniex Noer, vocalist, For Revenge

The result leaned into a fuller, more orchestral sound than the band's typical emo-pop, built with guest vocalist Cynantia Pratita, vocal direction from Kamga, and a four-person choir. You can hear the shift in the opening secon strings swelling under Boniex's usual raw delivery, a texture the band hadn't used before.

What is the difference between a regional and global soundtrack?
A regional soundtrack is a locally commissioned song used for a country's marketing push  trailers, cinema ads, or credits in that market only  rather than a track licensed for the film's worldwide release. That's why casual fans outside Indonesia have likely never heard "Dunia," "Cry Out," or the For Revenge single: they were built for one audience.

Where does this leave Indonesian music on the global stage?
Sony's approach isn't unique to Indonesia  Japanese band Mrs. GREEN APPLE recorded "Brand New" for the film's Japanese end credits using the same model. But three placements across 24 years, with zero overlap between the participating bands, makes Indonesia one of the more consistent entries in Spider-Man's regional-soundtrack history  a detail most fans, even in Indonesia, don't know.