 |  | Intense, Relentless, Inspiring, Heroic Film Music |  |
If you're a fan of Hans Zimmer's film music, particularly Crimson Tide, Gladiator, and Batman Begins, you'll be a fan of this too. It has powerful echoes of all those films' music. Jablonsky does his very best Zimmer impression and pulls it off in a way that probably made Zimmer himself proud. Lots of music to enjoy here. (And if you've never heard of Hans Zimmer, start your familarization process with the soundtrack to Crimson Tide. The Zimmer phenomenon really began there.)
I downloaded the MP3 version, as this disc has inexplicably been discontinued and so costs around $99 dollars new on a cd. The MP3 version is definitely the way to go, with the only caveat being that the continuity between tracks is lost in a couple places because of the separate track downloading process. But it's a small wrinkle, and a small price to pay for a rousing, inspiring, heroic soundtrack that has become quite difficult to find at a reasonable price. But if you're an audiophile of the most discriminating taste, and you must have the continuity intact, and money is no object, you'll probably want to go with the CD version.
October 24, 2008When I first heard the music while watching the movie I would've bet money it was Hans Zimmer (who I think is one of the best composers ever!). I hadn't heard of this composer before but this soundtrack will definately make me want to look up other stuff he's done.
August 23, 2008 | | Great Score. Much better than the film | |
I wasn't that impressed with the Transformers movie, but I was totally enthralled by the score for the film & I find this cd definately enjoyable. While it certainly is a pulse pounding score there are quieter moments that are more circumspect. While it's not good enough to get into even my top 20, it's certainly up there in the good score section. Overall I'm totally pleased with this score.
May 19, 2008| | | Like Gladiator but on a multi-lane highway | |
Play this in your car when you're trying to get somewhere in a hurry. Very dramatic, serious music that sounds like Gladiator.
May 10, 2008In terms of originality, this score receives two stars from me...perhaps one. This is a Media Ventures/Remote Control Productions score through and through, without any attempts to break the mold. Now, this type of scoring hasn't proliferated without reason; it certainly has a visceral hold--a strangling hold at times--on the listener. If you can ignore or simply have never heard the dozens of scores that came before it with extremely similar melodies, chord progressions, and styles of orchestration, I see little reason not to enjoy this score. I mean, in the brief moments when the power of the music overwhelms my memories of its kin, I do indeed enjoy it a lot. But it never lasts. I've heard enough of these to be barely impressed by another rehash of fun material that's been written for other films. More power to you if you can enjoy it. That's great! =D But I can't help finding it sadly amusing how little this type of score attempts to say anything that hasn't been said through music already, and I'm probably doomed to only truly enjoy the first few MV/RCP scores I ever heard.
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