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"Battle: Los Angeles" - Brian Tyler

Battle: Los Angeles

Composed by: Brian Tyler

Release date: March 8, 2011

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Amazon user's rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars




All About Soundtracks Review:
Continuing his collaboration with director Jonathan Liebesman, Brian Tyler scores Battle: Los Angeles, which was catalogued by the critics as a poorly written and poorly acted movie, and the same could be said about half the movies Tyler scored. In this case, however, Tyler provides an unexpected disappointment.
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"The Secret In Their Eyes" - Emilio Kauderer & Federico Jusid

The Secret In Their Eyes

Composed by: Emilio Kauderer & Federico Jusid

Release date: May 25, 2010

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Amazon users rating: not available.

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All About Soundtracks Review:
The highly acclaimed Argentine/Spanish murder thriller The Secret in Their Eyes (in the original, El Secreto de Sus Ojos) is the winner of this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. This film has mystery, crime, and revenge. But also a deep, nostalgic love. And that's clearly the main inspiration for the duo of composers for the score, Emilio Kauderer and Frederico Jusid.
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"Salt" - James Newton-Howard

Salt

Composed by: James Newton-Howard

Release date: July 20, 2010, on iTunes.

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All About Soundtracks Review:
Salt is a new action thriller, starring Angelina Jolie for more than obvious reasons. The score by James Newton-Howard matches what was expected for such a movie.
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"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" - Patrick Doyle

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Composer: Patrick Doyle

Release date: November 15, 2005

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Amazon users rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

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All About Soundtracks Review:
After composing the scores for the first three movies in the Harry Potter saga (and providing the memorable and famous Hedwig’s Theme), John Williams was replaced by Patrick Doyle for the fourth installment, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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"Inception" - Hans Zimmer

Inception

Composer: Hans Zimmer

Release date: July 13, 2010

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Amazon users rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

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All About Soundtracks Review:
Inception is the third collaboration between director Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer. For this score, Zimmer creates a soundscape that is, well, different.
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"The Omen" - Jerry Goldsmith

The Omen

Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

Release date: June 25, 1976

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Amazon users rating: 4,5 out of 5 stars.

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All About Soundtracks Review:
In the successful The Omen, from 1976, the wonderful score from Jerry Goldsmith garnered him his only and deserved Academy Award.
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"Kingdom of Heaven" - Harry Gregson-Williams

Kingdom of Heaven

Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams

Release date: April 26, 2005

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Amazon users rating: 4,5 out of 5 stars.

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All About Soundtracks Review:
Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven, instead of calling for the bombast talents of Hans Zimmer, as in Gladiator, called of a different approach which was handled by Harry Gregson-Williams.
Actually, Kingdom of Heaven can be considered, in terms of instrumentation and mood, a superior cousin of Gregson-William’s more recent Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. This is a very consistent, solid score, from start to end; however, it will take some time to sink in. If you let it though, you’ll be amazed.
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"Inception" - Hans Zimmer - Complete preview and pre-order!


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This score stars sounding more and more like The Dark Knight. The baseline at least seems to have been shamelessly incorporated.

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It will be released July 13, 2010.

"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" - Howard Shore

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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All About Soundtracks Review:
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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"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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All About Soundtracks Review:
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.





All About Soundtracks Review:
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.





All About Soundtracks Review:
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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All About Soundtracks Review:
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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All About Soundtracks Review:
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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All About Soundtracks Review:
 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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All About Soundtracks Review:
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


Amazon users rating: 4,5/5 stars.






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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All About Soundtracks Review:
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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