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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0030206691023 Format: Soundtrack Label: Varèse Sarabande Manufacturer: Varèse Sarabande MPN: 066910 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Varèse Sarabande Release Date: July 15, 2008 Studio: Varèse Sarabande Editorial Review: Album Description: Soundtrack to Hellboy II -The Golden Army with music by the multi talented Danny Elfman. To match the fury, Danny Elfman again flexes his superhero symphonic muscle to follow in the grand tradition of Batman, Spider-Man and Men In Black. With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar-nominated director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy). Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Elfman stays darkDanny Elfman manages to convey great humour as well as darkness with the second Hellboy soundtrack. Elfman's best so far is Batman and Mission Impossible but he remains consistant with new themes and segues with the music he produces. He has a majestic way with his orchestrations and easily slips into the field leader of soundtrack composers today. Rating:  - Where are the themes?I'm a fan of Elfman and all, and I'm glad he decided to return to his old-school sound, but come on, where are the themes? This cd is so hard to listen to because the music just sounds like random noise to me. There's nothing tying it together. Marco Beltrami's score for the first film was a lot better than this mess. On a side note, the sound quality is excellent. But that's about it. Rating: - This Is Danny Elfman's Best!I can't stop listening to the music to Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. When I purchased the cd, I never believed it would be so addicting! Danny Elfman has never been one of my favorite composers, but what he's done with the second Hellboy is trully amazing and I have to give him credit for taking a risk. The first Hellboy was musically boring. Marco Beltrami is an average composer and has only captivated me with his music to "iRobot" or "Live Free or Die Hard". But this time around, Hellboy ... Read More Rating:  - Fine Film Score from Danny ElfmanDanny Elfman has rendered one of his better scores for the film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". While it is as much an orchestral work as his highly acclaimed "Batman" scores, Elfman's music takes a much different turn here. While another reviewer condemns Elfman for relying upon Bernard Herrmann's great symphonic film scores for inspiration, I personally see nothing wrong here, since Elfman has had his own distinctive style that's truly far removed from Herrmann's. If anything, then even echoing Herrmann's ... Read More Rating:  - Full of Elfmanisms yet hardly any heartI've had this album on repeat for two weeks and can come away saying two things: Elfman has returned to a much more orchestral base and that return is uninspired. The themes are heavily influenced by the motif writing of Bernard Herrmann yet somehow are unable to make an emotional impact. Elfman's "jagged yet beautiful" chord progressions are absent as well as the inventive orchestration. The grandeur of "hell" and the darker world living beneath our own is just plain gone. With every Elfman ... Read More |
