The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Composed by: Howard Shore
Release date: June 29, 2010
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Amazon users rating: 2,5 out of 5 stars.
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The third (and better) book of the Twilight Saga was brought to the big screen through the vision of David Slade (also director of Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night). This movie differs from its predecessors in its faster pace and less melodramatic romanticism. This includes tough decisions about growing up and a big battle at the end. Howard Shore is then more than obviously in his comfort zone to score this movie.
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"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" - Howard Shore
"Star Trek" - Michael Giacchino
Star Trek
Composed by: Michael Giacchino
Release date: May 5, 2009
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Amazon users rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
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In the 2009 reboot of the Star Trek franchise, director J. J. Abrams turned to Michael Giacchino to recreate the music for it, something the composer had already done in the third movie of the Mission: Impossible franchise.
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"Crash" - Howard Shore
Crash
Composer: Howard Shore
Release date: March 21, 1997
Amazon users rating: 4,5 out of 5 stars.
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When you talk about Crash, you’re probably talking about the 2004 film with a score by Mark Isham. Well, in this review I’ll talk about a much darker Crash.
It’s David Cronenberg’s Crash, from 1996, scored by the renamed Howard Shore.
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"Edge of Darkness" - Howard Shore
Edge of Darkness
Composer: Howard Shore
Release date: January 26, 2010
Amazon users rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
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The most recent work from Howard Shore in the thriller genre once again proves his ability to make an orchestra feel deep and somber.
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"Inception" - Hans Zimmer (Preview)
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For me, it's sounds a bit The Dark Knight, but at the same time a bit fresh. What do you think?
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"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" - Nicholas Hooper
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Composer: Nicholas Hooper
Release date: July 14, 2009
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Amazon users rating: 3,5 out of 5 stars.
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Returning from the fifth and probably worst entry on the Harry Potter franchise, director David Yates brought back with him his fellow composer Nicholas Hooper.
While the movie definitely improved over the last one, the score continues to be too little given that this is a Harry Potter movie. There’s just not enough density in Hooper’s composition and orchestration.
Hooper’s second entry on the franchise continues to be poor when compared to prior scores, but it’s an improvement over the last one in terms of thematic development.
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"Basic Instinct 2" - John Murphy
Basic Instinct 2
Composer: John Murphy
Release date: April 18, 2006
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Amazon users rating: 3,5/5 stars.
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After 14 years of troubled production, Basic Instinct 2 was here. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, this late sequel lost everything that made its predecessor a classic: a titillating direction by Paul Verhoeven, a much younger and sexier Sharon Stone as main star, and a superb score by Jerry Goldsmith.
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"Bram Stoker's Dracula" - Wojciech Kilar
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Composer: Wojciech Kilar
Release date: November 24, 1992
Amazon users rating: 4,5/5 stars.
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Polish composer Wojciech Kilar was hired to score Francis Ford Copolla’s strange Bram Stoker’s Dracula and created a score that is darkly melancholic, but most of the time the darkness or the melancholy is more audible.
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"Twilight" - Carter Burwell
Twilight
Composer: Carter Burwell
Release date: November 21, 2008
Amazon users rating: 4,5/5 stars.
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The debut chapter on the Twilight Saga was scored by Carter Burwell, who usually collaborates with the Coen brothers.
However, 2008’s Twilight is not a Coen brothers movie, and the music reflects the quality of the movie. Therefore, Carter Burwell can’t be the only one to blame for this very-less-than-average score.
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"King Kong" - James Newton-Howard
King Kong
Composed by: James Newton-Howard
Release date: December 13, 2005
All About Soundtracks Review: Replacing Howard Shore in the scoring duties for 2005 Peter Jackson's epic King Kong, James Newton-Howard had only 5 weeks.
No one would guess it based on the result of his hard work.
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Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Preview
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Preview of all the tracks from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse score, composed by Howard Shore (in some tracks, with the collaboration of Metric's vocalist Emily Haines).
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"Mission: Impossible 2" - Hans Zimmer
Mission: Impossible 2
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Release date: June 13, 2000
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Amazon users rating: 4,5/5 stars.
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The score from Hans Zimmer to the second Mission: Impossible movie is a two-face one.
On the one hand, Zimmer's use of electronics goes here to levels of mere, irritating noise.
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"Lady In The Water" - James Newton-Howard
Lady In The Water
Composer: James Newton-Howard
Release date: July 18, 2006
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Amazon users rating: 4,5/5 stars.
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James Newton-Howard usual collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan brought to film music another piece of excelence.
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"The Last Airbender" - James Newton-Howard
The Last Airbender
Composer: James Newton-Howard
Release date: June 29, 2010
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Another collaboration between Newton-Howard and M. Night Shyamalan, The Last Airbender is planned to be the first movie of a trilogy based on the animated Asian series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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