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Buy it... |
if you appreciate thematically rich, ethnically diverse scores of introspective beauty and
occasional full ensemble romanticism, in this case yielding a handful of stunning cues.
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Avoid it... |
if you cannot handle scores for which the best thematic ideas were those rejected from the
picture, one outstanding vocal recording made during the production process not included on
the album alongside the other alternate cues.
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if you are accepting of an intelligently groovy blend of Lalo Schifrin and David Holmes' caper
style with Hans Zimmer action muscularity, a striking combination for this equally hybrid
story.
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Avoid it... |
if anything that reminds of 1960's caper music repels you without a second thought, because
many of the highlights of this score do require at least some tolerance of that retro vibe.
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Buy it... |
if you can take your epic romance scores wholesale, the tonality extremely easy to digest, the
instrumentation clearly predictable, and the tone unashamedly tragic.
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Avoid it... |
only if you boycott Abel Korzeniowski's music for this film out of respect for James Horner,
though the veteran's replacement allowed for a truly inspired and outstanding last-minute
effort for a badly flawed production.
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Black Beauty (Danny Elfman)
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Buy it... |
if you are entranced by Danny Elfman's early scores of intense tragedy and orchestral beauty,
this one classically lyrical and containing a few noteworthy action diversions.
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Avoid it... |
if you object to Celtic undertones in inappropriate contexts or expect the music to brood with
as much melodramatic weight as Elfman's closely related score for Sommersby.
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