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Troy: Music From The Motion Picture (Score) | 
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| Artist: James Horner
Label: Reprise / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  134 reviews
Sales Rank: 18897
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 48798
UPC: 093624879824
EAN: 0093624879824
ASIN: B000244F7I
Release Date: May 11, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | 3200 Years Ago | | • | Troy | | • | Achilles Leads The Myrmidons | | • | The Temple Of Poseidon | | • | The Night Before | | • | The Greek Army And Its Defeat | | • | Briseis And Achilles | | • | The Trojans Attack | | • | Hectors Death | | • | The Wooden Horse And The Sacking Of Troy | | • | Through The Fires, Achilles . . . And Immortality | | • | Remember - Performed by Josh Groban with Tanja Tzarovska |
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Director Wolfgang Peterson took Homer's The Iliad, excerpted the epic Trojan Wars, ditched those troublesome Greek gods, and largely hung his film's fortunes on copious amount of CGI wizardry and Brad Pitt. Immersing himself in the sword 'n' sandal genre largely revived by Gladiator composer James Horner (whose work here replaced the original score of Gabriel Yared) faced some challenging musical choices: Employ the dark synthetic goth textures of Hans Zimmer, or evoke a more traditional, heroic orchestral tack? The veteran scorer's "3200 Years Ago" arguably goes Zimmer one better, its dissonance-laced textures and dark percussion evoking an ancient, frightening world. There are similar intrigues ("The Temple of Poseidon," "Hector's Death," "The Wooded Horse...") elsewhere, but whether because of the haste with which he composed the score or other filmmaking pressures, Horner also dispenses some cliched, orchestral heroism more worthy of Steve Reeves or Ah-nold. Aficionados often accuse the composer of repeating himself, and the repetitive brass arpeggios he uses as frequent punctuation here do seem straight from the playbook, not to mention Enemy at the Gates; at least he's thematically apropos. There's a closing nod to Jarre's Lawrence of Arabia lyricism, and then Josh Groban gets to burnish his career with a suitably melodramatic take on David Foster's bathetic, neo-exotica ballad Remember Me. -- Jerry McCulley
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| Customer Reviews: Read 129 more reviews...
 Titanic, anyone? November 5, 2007
While the music on this soundtrack is awesome, I can't help but think about the Titanic soundtrack. It almost seems like he got some of his inspiration from the Titanic score. It also seems that Mr. Horner likes percussion, especially timpanies, and brass instruments. At least, that is what I am getting out of it. The vocals are beautiful and haunting, and the music majestic and exciting.
I think it is a good buy. Enjoy!
Troy, The Music August 3, 2007
The music has enough of a Middle Eastern flavour to be appropriate, rolling drums, trumpets and haunting melodies. Love the song over the end credits, 'Remember'.
Coming from an unbiased fan of the Yared soundtrack... January 30, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
NOTE: People often give four or even five stars to film scores that don't deserve it. By awarding this score three stars, I am not saying it is significantly lacking or intrinsically flawed. This is a worthy collection of music we're dealing with.
Horner's score for Troy was an earsore for some. The word most frequently employed by his detractors to describe this CD is "bombastic." I can tell you with authority that Yared's score is much subtler in comparison, but it does not render this CD worthless. It's good, but not THAT good. Though I have recently acquired the Yared score and thoroughly enjoyed most of it, my sympathies lie with Horner. Now that I've compared the two, Horner's score lack finesse in many areas yet proves to be more memorable than anybody cares to admit. I've been courted by all the hype surrounding Yared's score for well over a year now, but now that I have listened to it I still appreciate Horner's work. If things were my way, I'd have tracks pulled from both scores for use in the film. Yared's work certainly does have its highlights (Although if it were up to him, Troy's sacking wouldn't have been nearly as poignant. Unlike Horner, who chose to include the wailing women we all know and love during the attack, Yared was content just using the orchestra).
Horner's score is much more straightforward than Yared's at times. Its occasional bluntness compliments the epic nature of Troy well. It has everything Troy needed: exciting battle themes, a good deal of exotic instrumentals and vocals, and subdued themes that convey the loss and sorrow characteristic of any war. I was perfectly content with this score's use in the film and it's just as good in CD form. If you enjoyed Troy, the music is obviously evocative of the film and therefore is a must-buy. And, not that this is relevant at all, but I can't believe this CD is rated lower than the score for Batman Begins.
I do have ONE gripe about this particular CD's contents:
Remember, sung by Josh Groban, is utterly passable. He has a good singing voice, but this isn't the Prince of Egypt. This is Troy. His poppish vocals and the background beat don't belong on this CD or in the credits. Give me ethnic instrumentals and wailing women any day, but this is the only track here I really despise.
Excellent Soundtrack, But Missing Some Cuts August 14, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This stirring soundtrack contains all the music for the lengthy battle scenes in the film but omits some of the shorter pieces. I was especially sorry that the rendition of what appears to be the theme for Achilles only appears briefly within the battle sequences; the stand-alone version that occurred early on in the film isn't included on the soundtrack album.
The Studio Must Be Crazy...Or Deaf August 7, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
At first I wasn't that excited about the fact that Gabriel Yared was going to write the score for "Troy" because I thought he was not the kind of composer who could create a colossal score. Then there came the controversy regarding the rejection of his composition in favor of one written by James Horner. I must say that I was not surprised about that decision.
Then my concerns were confirmed: James Horner went back to his usual tricks. The "danger motif" -as heard before on "Star Trek II-The Wrath Of Khan", "Krull", "Brainstorm", "Willow" and, in a very infamous and repetitive way, "Enemy At The Gates" -is once again here. But unlike "Enemy At The Gates", there are three different themes that are really quite catchy. The most impressive one is the theme for Achilles and his Myrmidorns, very epic and triumphant. Then there is an exhultant motif for the city of Troy. And I don't want to forget the love theme, which is later turned into a song sung by Josh Groban. The action music is quite enjoyable, but they would be great if the "danger" music didn't interfere. Another thing that bothers me about this work is the use of a wailing woman; you know, I'm getting tired of the endless use of that technique.
After the release of the movie and the soundtrack CD, I got the chance to listen to Gabriel Yared's sample music, and I must ask myself "Is the studio crazy...or deaf?" Because what I heard blew me away. Yared's music is more lyrical and impressive than Horner's. Unfortunately, we have to stick with this CD until somebody at the studio opens his/her eyes and ears to see and hear the real music for "Troy".
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