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Hanz Zimmer
 The Wings of a Film: The Music of Hans Zimmer $17.98 This collection of Hans Zimmer movie soundtrack songs, "Wings of a Film", is a beautiful compilation. I was especially stoked to find the lovely and haunting "Thunderbird" theme from the film "Thelma & Louise", at last presented in its entirety. This tune's absence (there's a truncated version) from the "Thelma & Louise" soundtrack album was a glaring omission, and thankfully it can be found on this recording, faithfully and beautifully executed by slide guitar virtuoso Pete Haycock (who performed it for the film). It's an absolutely beautiful version... I recommend this Hans Zimmer album in its entirety, and I also recommend Pete Haycock's new CD, "Pete Haycock's True Blues LIVE", which features more amazing slide guitar artistry by this artist (check out the RMI Sound website or Pete Haycock's website for info). Kudos to Hans for this collection of film music!  Angels & Demons $11.94 There is some great deep and rich orchestral music from Hans Zimmer in this score - this is what we've come to expect from him anyway. There is the now familiar theme music of Chevaliers de Sangreal represented in 'God Particle' and '503'. The music in this score expands on what was heard in the Da Vinci Code, and twisted into a much darker form. Besides these two tracks, however, there isn't a lot of thematic material in the score, instead Zimmer focuses on very dark and brooding pieces, heavy with choral and percussive sounds. I'm sure that these tracks would integrate seamlessly into the film and help create the desired dark religious mood, but the score does not stand well on its own. Many tracks, especially 'Air' and 'Science and Religion' that are over 9 and 12 minutes respectively, feel like 'nothing' tracks, as they have no recognisable theme and generally make uninteresting listening. A lot of the score sounds simply like 'Zimmer-filler', in that it could be dropped into any other generic action scene and would play seamlessly. Overall, if you worship Hans Zimmer and all of his scores, then this review will probably not make an ounce of difference in your decision to buy it. However, if you prefer less generic music, I would choose a much more recognisable score from Zimmer such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Last Samurai, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down or even King Arthur. If you want something with the Zimmer 'sound', I would suggest looking up Klaus Badelt, Steve Jablonsky, James Newton Howard or Harry-Gregson Williams.  Film Music Of Hans Zimmer $22.98 CD arrived very quickly and in perfect condition. I would recommend this seller to all my friends. Regards, Tracy |
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