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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0050086137374 Format: Soundtrack, Limited Edition, Special Edition Label: Buena Vista Pictures Manufacturer: Buena Vista Pictures MPN: 861373 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Buena Vista Pictures Release Date: December 13, 2005 Studio: Buena Vista Pictures Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Not to be confused with the collection Songs Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, this album is Harry Gregson-Williams' instrumental score for the movie. Marking the composer's third collaboration with director Andrew Adamson (after both Shrek movies), this score also is one of the more mature offerings from Gregson-Williams, best known for his work on family films. The music is lush and assured, if a bit predictable. Indeed, it fits squarely in the current style popular for big epics--even using (on a few tracks) the vocals of Lisbeth Scott, which fall halfway between those of Enya and the Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser (both of whom, uncoincidentally, appeared on the Lords of the Rings soundtracks). The CD concludes with four songs, with Gregson-Williams cowriting "Where." On "Can't Take It In," Imogen Heap's vocal acrobatics eerily recall those of the Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan, while Alanis Morissette's "Wunderkind" is an inspirational, almost girl-powerish track written from the point of view of the movie's Lucy. But the best of these songs is "Winter Light" by Tim Finn, four minutes of understated, piano-driven melancholia. Look for it tucked near the very end of the CD. The second disc in this special edition package is a DVD that includes galleries of film stills and concept art, a featurette about the recordings of the score and a making-of featurette. There's also a segment in which the (mostly) Christian bands involved in the Songs Inspired by... album talk about their contributions to that project. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Album Description: The special edition includes the soundtrack and dvd (with over 45 minutes run time) DVD Includes: Film Art Gallery Concept Art Gallery Behind the Magic of Narnia - Featuring the Score with Harry Gregson-William The Story The Director Visual Effects Sets & Locations Models & Costumes Theatrical Trailer Music Inspired By the Film Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Special Edition Narnia Soundtrack - Wow. It blew me away!I knew that I would love the music - I've seen the movie inside out and upside down enough to know that! Haryy Gregson-Williams presents a beautiful score here, almost enriched with the Magic of Narnia itself. The second track, Evacuating London, is particularly lovely with some really nice vocalisations. The same goes for tracks The Wardrobe and From Western Woods to Beaversdam. There are also some wonderful epic tracks too, including what I think is the disk's best: The Battle. The Stone Table ... Read More Rating:  - goodits good. i like the music especially track 12 The Battle awesome track. Rating: - InspiringThe soundtrack is absolutely astounding. You can listen to it for hours without growing tired of it. It reminds you that we each need to always strive to attain our best and watch out for the welfare of thers. Rating: - Not just for childrenThis is wonderful story-telling, engaging without being cloying, a fantasy with realistic principles, not to mention relationships. The four Pevensie children are no strangers to anyone who has ever cared for or even known children, a true family, with its ups and downs, love and squabbles, falling and forgiveness, and we are invited to share their adventures in joining the fight led by a regal and courageous lion named Aslan, against a witch queen who has held the land in fear and cold for decades. ... Read More Rating: - Soundtrack DVD vs. Second movie DVDThis is what I would call a good soundtrack. I am not writing this review for the music of the Narnia soundtrack, because there are enough of these already. You should be able to form an opinion of it by reading other people's reviews. But, I do REALLY like it! There was some information that I needed, when I was buying my soundtrack, regarding which edition of soundtrack I should get. If I had the information I needed, I probably would not have bought the special edition soundtrack I ended up getting. ... Read More |
