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The Aviator

(2004)

Composed, Orchestrated, Conducted, and Produced by:

Howard Shore

Performed by:

The Flemish Radio Orchestra

LABEL & RELEASE DATE

Universal/Decca
(January 11th, 2005)

ALBUM AVAILABILITY

Regular U.S. release. This score-only album followed a song compilation album that contained none of Shore's music for the film.

AWARDS

Winner of a Golden Globe. Nominated for a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award.

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• Date of Oldest Comment: January 2, 2005
• Date of Newest Comment: July 22, 2006
• 44 of 44 Comments Displayed

• Review at ScoreStats (2799 views)
Derek Tersmette - Saturday, July 22, 2006, at 3:41 a.m.
• Music Not on CD (6534 views) Expand >>
Al - Friday, December 30, 2005, at 9:29 p.m.
- Re: Music Not on CD (6357 views)
  Skip Crane - Thursday, January 5, 2006, at 7:12 p.m.
  - Re: Music Not on CD (6714 views)
    wizoforb - Sunday, January 8, 2006, at 6:41 a.m.
    - Re: Music Not on CD (6660 views)
      Brandon - Tuesday, February 21, 2006, at 12:26 a.m.
      -    Re: Music Not on CD (7055 views)
           Brandon - Tuesday, February 21, 2006, at 12:43 a.m.
        
           Re: Music Not on CD (6425 views)
           nick - Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at 9:32 p.m.
• Would be fantastic if there was no LotR ... (2708 views)
G.K. - Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 12:18 p.m.
• music during the preview on tv? (2428 views)
Kyle McDaniel - Sunday, April 10, 2005, at 8:36 p.m.
• 2004s best movies scores (5090 views) Expand >>
littleprince - Thursday, March 10, 2005, at 4:07 a.m.
- Re: 2004s best movies scores (3962 views)
  Jon - Thursday, March 10, 2005, at 6:44 a.m.
• Alternate Review (3776 views) Expand >>
John - Sunday, March 6, 2005, at 9:20 a.m.
- A whole lot of advertisements... (3489 views)
  John - Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at 5:14 a.m.
• After watching the movie. This score is one of the worst from the past 5 years. *NM* (2353 views)
Levente Benedek - Thursday, March 3, 2005, at 12:31 a.m.
• Toccata and Fugue (4055 views) Expand >>
OG - Monday, February 28, 2005, at 6:30 a.m.
- Re: Toccata and Fugue (4268 views)
  JB - Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 12:58 a.m.
• Black background/light text???? (3748 views) Expand >>
annoyed - Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 9:30 p.m.
- Re: Black background/light text???? (3136 views)
  wren - Saturday, December 3, 2005, at 1:34 a.m.
• Comment (3003 views) Expand >>
Diego - Monday, February 14, 2005, at 11:06 a.m.
• which piece? (2806 views) Expand >>
patricia - Saturday, February 12, 2005, at 11:46 a.m.
• Alternate review of The Aviator on Movie Music UK (2521 views)
Jonathan Broxton - Friday, February 11, 2005, at 5:01 a.m.
• One of the worst scores I've heard all year. (2374 views)
Peter - Thursday, February 10, 2005, at 12:18 p.m.
• Shore's score is an amazing masterpiece! (2382 views)
Vassilis - Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 1:58 a.m.
• do u know the music during "Presentation Scene" (2503 views)
Marco - Thursday, February 3, 2005, at 6:06 p.m.
• Track Order (2838 views) Expand >>
Josh - Saturday, January 29, 2005, at 6:06 p.m.
• Teaser Trailer Music (3970 views)
Rudy - Wednesday, January 26, 2005, at 8:12 p.m.
• rather disappointing... (2367 views)
Alvanor - Saturday, January 22, 2005, at 3:17 a.m.
• The Aviator Score Disqualified for OSCAR 2005 (6209 views) Expand >>
John - Friday, January 21, 2005, at 5:29 p.m.
- Re: The Aviator Score Disqualified for OSCAR 2005 (5697 views)
  Levente Benedek - Sunday, January 23, 2005, at 10:57 a.m.
  - Re: The Aviator Score Disqualified for OSCAR 2005 (5275 views)
    beboprevolution - Monday, January 31, 2005, at 5:18 p.m.
  - Re: The Aviator Score Disqualified for OSCAR 2005 (5685 views)
    Not Quite - Monday, January 24, 2005, at 11:56 a.m.
    - Re: The Aviator Score Disqualified for OSCAR 2005 (5460 views)
      Giovanni Pinuellas - Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 6:39 p.m.
      - Re: The Aviator Score Disqualified for OSCAR 2005 (5518 views)
        Not Quite Again - Friday, January 28, 2005, at 9:49 p.m.
• Pretty good, but... (3384 views) Expand >>
Jon - Wednesday, January 19, 2005, at 1:47 p.m.
- good, better, best........ (3924 views)
  Jojo - Monday, January 24, 2005, at 12:39 a.m.
• movie trailer (4722 views) Expand >>
Geoff #44 - Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at 2:35 p.m.
- Re: movie trailer (4559 views)
  Levente Benedek - Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 12:15 a.m.
  - Re: movie trailer (4268 views)
    JOn - Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 12:49 p.m.
    - song (4546 views)
      Oz - Sunday, January 23, 2005, at 1:37 a.m.
• Good, but not the Best Score of the Year! (2722 views) Expand >>
Geoff - Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at 12:23 p.m.
• Very Good CD! (2311 views)
MarkL - Saturday, January 15, 2005, at 8:55 p.m.
• My take on Shore's 'Aviator' score. (2920 views) Expand >>
Jockolantern - Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at 7:55 p.m.
• About it (4158 views) Expand >>
Evenfall - Sunday, January 2, 2005, at 6:55 p.m.
- Re: About it (3678 views)
  roccosiffredi - Monday, January 3, 2005, at 5:44 a.m.

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