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One of the best soundtracks ever., Sep 9 2003
When I saw the movie one of the things I noticed was how good the music was + how well the music fitted with what was going.The score by Trevor Jones sounds a bit like Danny Elfman with an industrial thouch and his soft tracks are better than the elfman ones. The songs are also very good with a special favorite of mine being Dark by Gary Newman. Tthe song Jennifer Connelly sings in the film(sway) is also on the soundtrack although it is greatly interpreted by Anita Kelsey. If you like dark scores or the movie you'll love this soundtrack!
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Jones delivers a dark score, Dec 18 2002
This soundtrack, while good does disappoint me in the fact that it is half songs and half score. The songs I could much less do without, even though they are not that bad, while the score is pretty good. Trevor Jones' score is very dark, hence the title of the film and mixes synthesizers with orchestra. The orchestrations in the score are very thick and heavy and the result is a wall to wall sound. As Danny Elfman used a male choir in his dark score to Batman, Jones uses one in this score to convey the darkness and oppression. Cues such as "Into the City" and "The Wall" feature some awesome action music that Jones is good at. "Emma" is a soft and gentle cue with guitars and "Memories of Shell Beach" is a delicate string theme. Another track to mention is "The Strangers Are Tuning" which contains lots of drums and tons of brass. However, the best track of them all is the last one "You Have the Power" which is an awesome 12 minute finale that utilizes all of the themes heard in the previous tracks, with a barnstorming action cue to open the track and a full orchestral tour de force to finish it off. I suggest getting this soundtrack and unless you enjoy the songs that appear first, skip them and go to the score because that is where the music is at. Lots of orchestral power make this a great score and a bright future for Trevor Jones.
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A Milestone in Movie Scores!, Dec 10 2002
Trevor Jones became my favorite composer after I heard this album 4 years ago. His score is outstanding. The amazing thing with Jones is that he is capable to compose both brutal (like the main theme) and romantic (like #11, or the theme from "Sea of Love") cues that hook every listener. And I am not talking about just good music. I am talking about excellent melodies of rare beauty. The Dark City soundtrack is magnificent and worths 10 Oscars! Brutal, heavy, dramatic fully thematic and with the (virtual) orchestra at the last track giving a unique performance!! Buy it without hesitations. Jones score THE score of 1998!!
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