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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Grandiose Fantasy, NOT Something Comparable to "The Lord of the Ring" A lot of people are comparing the whole theatrical feature to "The Lord of the Ring". I don't personally think it is worth doing at all. I never got started with the books because Tolkien's prose was just too...middle-class for me. But I do admire how the work is an attempt to transpose Anglo-Saxon aural epic tradition to modern English. Sadly, the Anglo-Saxon kept strictly to poetry, and that's the part of the books that never could be rendered for a movie. The films, whilst fun, was a standard... more info
A turning point In Desplat's already impressive career. I was fortunate enough to get an invite to a couple of the Abbey Road recording sessions earlier this year. I have to confess I knew little of this composer. I'd met his avid followers when he won his World Soundtrack Award for The Queen. I have to also say that I felt a little short changed with his Painted Viel score, I thought there were better offerings at the Golden Globes that year. The part of the score that was being tracked during my visit to the studio was 'Lyre Escapes' and what was titled... more info
musically exploring meaning and insignificance... The Golden Compass lifts your spirits musically. Though I found the film to be less than perfect, hardly adding anything new to Pullmans work, he has praised it's inventiveness and clarity in depicting his worlds, so this does render critics mute and despite what you may think about the film this score is beautifully put together. I am sure as soon as the dvd is out with all the scenes extended there will be more music to come, there is clearly going to be extra scenes to put back into the film because... more info
The Golden Soundtrack It's no secret that Golden Compass wants to be the next Lord Of The Rings. It wouldn't be the first to try that. Unlike all other films in that vein, however, TGC gives it a darn good try.
The soundtrack is a similar, earnest-filled effort. If you love film soundtracks, or big sweeping symphonic orchestras, then this is right up your alley. It doesn't quite hit the giddy perfection of LOTR's soundtracks, but it comes surprisingly close.
The real highlight on here, though, is the final track;... more info
Tracks:
The Golden Compass (The Golden Compass)
Sky Ferry (The Golden Compass)
Letters From Bolvangar (The Golden Compass)
Lyra, Roger & Billy (The Golden Compass)
Mrs Coulter (The Golden Compass)
Lyra Escapes (The Golden Compass)
The Magisterium (The Golden Compass)
Dust (The Golden Compass)
Serafina Pekkala (The Golden Compass)
Lee Scoresby's Airship Adventure (The Golden Compass)
Iorek Byrnison (The Golden Compass)
Lord Faa, King Of The Gyptians (The Golden Compass)
