As the movie ramps up for the lengthy, action-packed finale the music is clearly Murphy's. It's Murphy's music for 28 Days Later, one of the variants of In the House – In a Heartbeat. As the movie progresses there's more from Murphy, what sounds like his music from Sunshine. Kick-Ass reuses his scores, his highly recognisable scores that have previously been heard not only in the movies for which they were written, but also achieved omnipresence on trailers, adverts and TV - The Guardian.
Intertextual references can go wrong, especially when films like Kick-Ass use music that has been previously associated with other high profile texts, in this context intertextual references can ruin a film and make you think of a part of another film that is possibly better than the one you are watching. On the other hand they can be used well and input and interesting element to a film.
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