It has been good days for my soundtrack fan-ism. First Alice and now Dragon. The first bits of Dragon sound somewhat familiar though, but I can't quite put my finger on where I've heard it before. The first track has a kind of Pirates of the Caribbean -feel to it, or perhaps it reminds me of Bolt or X-Men 3. But I quickly forgot these thoughts as the soundtrack swept me right back to the film. The Downed Dragon is a fabulous piece with some very strong melancholy vibes to it, but it's the Arabian and Celtic influences in some of the tracks that really stole my heart. See You Tomorrow is probably my favorite of the bunch. Test Drive and all the other that have to do with flying are great as well, they really capture the joy and adrenaline rush of flying with a dragon. Test Drive is probably the best track to depict the whole movie as well, it sums it all up quite nicely.
All in all a good soundtrack once again. It's not as creative as Alice was, but great bit of fun none the less, and very inspiring for when I'm writing about flying.
lauantai 10. huhtikuuta 2010
Danny Elfman -Alice in Wonderland
Danny's Alice is probably one of his finest works, offering his best features in pretty much every track -hauntingly beautiful tunes and strong, emotional themes that take you right back to the film's best moments. I think I hear more flutes than usually from him, but there's that same playfulness as Big Fish had, same sorrow as in Edward, and the same glooming dread as in Planet of the Apes and some of Charlie's tracks. And yet the new soundtrack feels fresh and exciting, like anything from Underland should.
Alice's theme is a part of many of the tracks, and is reprised in various forms often as well, but can you really blame him when the track is this fabulous and strong? It is a perfect representative of the film, and in a way something different from Danny. But in the end there's quite many versions of it in the soundtrack, and I do feel one or two less would have been better. Still, a great soundtrack, easily one of the best from this year already.
Alice's theme is a part of many of the tracks, and is reprised in various forms often as well, but can you really blame him when the track is this fabulous and strong? It is a perfect representative of the film, and in a way something different from Danny. But in the end there's quite many versions of it in the soundtrack, and I do feel one or two less would have been better. Still, a great soundtrack, easily one of the best from this year already.
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