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So Hybrid, care to tell us why you randomly deleted comments talking about the leaked recording sessions?Yes! That piano part is amazing! <br>„when charles and jean stand in front of the school“Saw the movie. Great score and it really fits the movie.<br><br>Missing stuff:<br>- 25 seconds of a piano version of Gap without the brass and bells<br>- a 30 second badass version of the main theme during the mageneto/jean helicopter stand off<br>- 1.5 minute end credits suite. Typical Zimmer to leave the best and most epic track and best main theme version off the album. I hope it will be on CD2, but knowing Zimmer the best tracks always remain unreleased. This is another escape from ship...after listening and listening...this score is truly amazing! i love it so much! i want the suites and ideas NOW! :DWhere can I find this?
been listening to this score for a week now and i am going to wait a little more before putting a comment on it here... but there's something else i have been saying for a while now. let's stop associating scores with movies and start seeing them as a work of art in their own rights. (albeit inspired by movies)<br><br>people are here complaining about the movie that it didn't speak to them. and then i have the feeling that they project their disappointment on the soundtrack. but both pieces of art co-exist and not depend on each other. i, for example, seldom watch any of these movies. but i have listened to their soundtracks and love them.<br><br>also i never asked for an extended CD before... but we need one for this one. it's very clear that tracks like gap and coda were definitely shortened.<br><br>also i never asked for an extended CD before but we need one for DP. it's clear that tracks like gap and coda were definitely shortened.There's nothing unique about those choirs, standard East European chorus stuff mixed with Johansson. Check out Debbie Wiseman's Warriors from 2000 and you'll get a much more elaborate version of this music.I cant say that this chorus reminds me of anything I have heard Zimmer done before. And I have played all his scores to death.I agree that Gap is the best track. My main complain with this score is that it feels that Zimmer composed it on autopilot. For me those choirs sounded too much to Electro's Theme in TASM. Is too standard and has very few remarkable moments. The movie itself lacks of personality and the score is part of that problem. I think they just wanted "dark" and hired Zimmer for making his dark ostitatos.I thought I read somewhere Armageddon was the last bay film that hgw was a part of<br>===============================<br><br><br>Well, Bay and HGW were not exactly best friends during Armageddon. Bay is very demanding and tough. HGW is also not a shy dude. He is an opinionated guy who stands his ground, as you can tell by his interviews. He reminds me of Mancina…..He's not afraid to speak up and have his opinion heard. And just like Mancina, his relationship with the Bay/Bruckheimer family seemed to be...….a bit complicated. Yet, he worked on Bad Boys 2 and Deja Vu. Now, it is possible - tho not likely - that Bay didn't even know that HGW did some work on BB2. Maybe it was just a favor for Steve and Trevor. Under the table, so to speak..... Personally, I don't believe that's the case. Whatever the truth, this is a great example of how different those composers are. Trevor and Steve work great with Bay/Bruckheimer and they always deliver great results. While composers like HGW and Mancina have problems with more demanding filmmakers. And apparently they don't even like action cinema. I don't necessary blame them, even though Mancina certainly didn't do himself any favors by trashing the genre and the people who back in the 90's gave him a shot to prove himself as a composer.
Love John Powell. But he is not even close to Williams. Williams made his mark on every genre of film scoring. He freaking turn a holocaust movie score into a masterpiece for the ages.<br><br>Today, that score would have been some generic sound design.<br><br>Powell is an incredibly gifted orchestral composer. But he doesn't have the dimensions of someone like Williams. <br><br>You fools, the tracklist was but a scam. The tracks simply wanted to EAT you.Yeah, while this does have a great deal more substance than most of the work Hans has done the past few years, I struggle to say it's a genuinely *good* score.<br><br>I mean, within the first minute I'm reminded of Dunkirk, then we get a pretty standard Zimmer/Balfe buildup we've heard a million times since Inception... and it doesn't get hugely better from there.<br><br>I will definitely give Zimmer credit for the unique and genuinely creative use of female choir in some of the cues, though.Not to disagree for its own sake, but I think Powell has been up there with the greatest film composers since the first HTTYD score. I just wish he'd take on more projects.Yeah, Jesus. This is a prime example of why I'm tempted to think John Powell is more talented than even Williams (yes, I went there).
There's so, so many great themes in the HTTYD scores. And he almost never lets a moment go by where he isn't stating or restating or developing one or more of them (although honestly that's true of a ton of Powell's scores and not an exclusive feature of HTTYD). You can never get bored listening to these, there's always something interesting around the next corner.I got confirmation HGW only wrote Haitian House Shootout (with the help of Mel Wesson). The same ideas were edited into the shorter cue Zoepound, so I'd say you can add this one to his credits.<br><br>Credits on IMDB mentions Paul Linford on the Main Titles.<br><br>Trevor Morris helped Jablonsky on the Ferrari Causeway Chase.<br>Jablonsky worked, for sure, on the Hallway and Helicopter Inserts.<br><br>100% sure Rabin worked on Tapia, Tapia Pissed Off, The Stuff, Wiretap Results, Ocean, Dead Bodies #2, Heart to Heart, Breaking Into Mortuary, Syd's Cover Is Blown, Tapia Has Syd (without Inserts), Prep for Tapia Sneak, Cuba Chase, Guantanamo (those tracks are on the Rabin only-bootleg).Hoping for the Rocketman score to get a release. Loved the score in the movie. Any updates on this ?Additionally, for anyone interested, I've managed to come up with a final list of themes from the series that I believe to be mostly accurate.<br><br>HTTYD 1: Hiccup & Toothless, The Friendship ostinato, Viking Theme, Viking "B" Theme, Dragons, Berk, The Dragon Tamer (Hiccup's unique qualities), Vikings & Dragons, Astrid<br><br>HTTYD 2: Loss, Exploration/Hiccup's Maturance, Drago, Hiccup & Valka, The Alpha, Stoick & Valka, The Chief<br><br>HTTYD 3: The Furies ostinato, Love, The Dragon Liberators, Moving On, The Hidden World, Toothless & The Light Fury, Grimmel, Dragon Trappers<br><br>A list more impressive than Star Wars, and with almost every new theme returning for the next film, while keeping most of the base themes. A masterful achievement by John Powell and his crew, as others have said!Just finished watching the movie, and while it's not much more than fine, it's sure as hell better than every other Star Wars movie that's come out since The Force Awakens (minus the ugly fucking visuals). <br><br>However the score is absolutely amazing. Powell's adaptation and development of the new Han Solo theme from Williams is flawless, the callbacks to other themes from the series are mostly appropriate (and good on him for not using the Force theme once!) and Powell's original material is fresh and exciting in a way that even Williams himself hasn't been able to pull off with the new films. <br><br>Powell might very well be up there with the greatest film composers if he continues to produce work like this from now on (which from HTTYD 3 seems very possible!)
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  1. Yekelen Part I - Mia's Lullabye (2:35)
    Heitor Pereira, Lebo M - Lisa Gerrard, Steve Jablonsky
  2. Heart Of Darkness (2:01)
    Hans Zimmer
  3. Small Piece For Doumbek And Strings - Kopano Part I (8:55)
    Hans Zimmer - Hans Zimmer, Lebo M
  4. Under The Forest Calm (1:07)
    Andreas Vollenweider, Heitor Pereira
  5. Yekeleni Part II - Carnage (7:55)
    Heitor Pereira, Lebo M - Hans Zimmer
  6. Kopano Part II (2:25)
    Hans Zimmer, Lebo M
  7. Night (2:34)
    Hans Zimmer
  8. Cry In Silence (2:04)
    Martin Tillman, James Dooley
  9. The Jablonsky Variations On A Theme By HZ - Cameroon Border Post (8:42)
    Hans Zimmer, Steve Jablonsky - Hans Zimmer, Lebo M
  10. The Journey - Kopano Part III (8:17)
    Hans Zimmer - Hans Zimmer, Lebo M
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Trevor reply Replies: 0 || 2018-02-27 14:28:07
This a truly great score by Zimmer, especially the last two tracks. Have a bit of a gander at the following as it will give you some insight into that awesome Cameroon Border Post track. In any case, I love this music.

Trevor Jones and temp tracking for Cameroon Border Post:
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Jablonsku reply Replies: 0 || 2018-02-27 14:20:29
The nostalgic days when one would wonder what in Cameroon Border Post was actually done by HZ. I would argue most of it as the Variations is for the earlier part - though SJ did make a career out of music like this track. Bruce Fowler must have done the orchestral carnage in between.

The last half is bombastic HZ magic, though I wonder if Fuqua had Jones' Last of the Mohicans as temp track here.


Beautiful Lie? reply Replies: 0 || 2016-04-14 06:47:05
3:27 of "The Jablonsky Variations On A Theme By HZ / Cameroon Border Post"

Sam Robinson reply Replies: 1 || 2014-08-29 03:36:47
Where in the blue crap, is the ACTUAL soundtrack. There are tons of music missing even from the expanded score, and the expanded score has fake music that is not on the actual movie. Where, oh were is the actual legit score. I see a bunch of music cues but nowhere to download it. I've been on the search for as long as the movie came out. Can anyone at all help??

Hybrid-Fan2014-08-29 09:31:41
with actual you mean the complete or the recording sessions? you can't buy them, as it isn't offered for buying.

Macejko reply Replies: 7 || 2014-01-07 16:00:57
I seriously think that "Sniper - Border Post" and "The Journey - Kopano Part III" cues are two of the very best Hans has ever composed (if it was him).

Mike2014-01-07 17:23:44
Thanks for pointing them out. They've improved my morning.

MacArthur2014-01-07 17:29:17
This is one of the next one's I want to get.

This one and Spirit.

Mike2014-01-07 17:36:13
My goodness, the end of Sniper - Border Post really is incredible. I can't believe it's been so long since I've listened to it!

isildur2014-01-07 17:46:51
What is this "Sniper-Border Post" track? I don't see anything by that name in the list above.

Mike2014-01-07 17:51:11
From the expanded score.

isildur2014-01-07 17:59:20
Thanks a bunch, Mike :)

Per2014-01-07 19:40:39
Even more easily found on the official CD...

Felix reply Replies: 2 || 2013-01-07 22:22:20
Main Title [1M1]
Drop Zone [1M2]
Prepare For Departure [1M3]
Welcome To The Jungle [2M4B]
30 Minute Break / Threat [2M6]
Change Of Heart [3M7]
On The Road Again [3M8]
Rebels On The Tail [3M9]
Followed [3M10]
Ethnic Cleansing [4M11A]
Mutilation [4M11B]
Turning [4M11C]
[5M12]
Spy Is Caught [5M13]
President's Son [5M14]
Put Two In His Head [5M15A]
Are You In? [5M15B]
Battle - Part 1 [6M16A]
Battle - Part 2 [6M16B]
Battle - Part 3 [6M16C]
Battle - Part 4 [6M16D]
Battle - Part 5 [6M16E]
Return Of The King [7M17]

Bioscope2013-01-08 04:39:42
I just died and went to heaven. The whole reason I dug for the fake expanded score was for the infiltration music, to my disappointment. Now we wait and see for this tearjearking masterpiece to receive its complete score.

Mike2013-01-08 05:28:16
Bioscope, a word of advice: don't get your hopes up.

hope reply Replies: 0 || 2011-03-16 00:00:00
what is wrong with the world ? we the people of whole are killing our home!!! no one is asking about love and lives to save the END IS NEAR judgment day its really sad where is the man that calls himself a man there all dead!!!!!!:(

Bou reply Replies: 0 || 2011-03-16 00:00:00
hmm hope, I wish to find out what you smoke , that lokks awesome!

Iceboy reply Replies: 0 || 2011-03-16 00:00:00
Bump for Jack!

Iceboy reply Replies: 0 || 2010-12-28 00:00:00
Anyone know the source/status of the expanded score? Is it genuine or a DVD rip? Its around 70 mins long.

Hybrid Soldier reply Replies: 0 || 2010-12-28 00:00:00
It's a fake... ;)

Iceboy reply Replies: 0 || 2010-12-28 00:00:00
Fake meaning a DVD rip?

Hybrid Soldier reply Replies: 0 || 2010-12-28 00:00:00
Even worse than that, it's music not from the film...

Mr Tweedy reply Replies: 0 || 2010-12-28 00:00:00
With fan made mixes / remixes based on the OST cues themselves...

Jack reply Replies: 0 || 2010-12-28 00:00:00
Really? Can you tell us with cues are, let's say, "re-worked"?
Thank you

Iceboy reply Replies: 0 || 2010-12-28 00:00:00
Ive looked at a couple and they seem genuine, i.e. actual music from the film.

If not, and I am wrong, why do people do this?!

Felix reply Replies: 0 || 2010-10-12 00:00:00
Hi , everyone
Thanks Hanzi for this wonderful score. the "small piece for doumbek and strings" is the amazing!
but there are still some missing track (Movie DVD, time 0:18mn thru 0:20mn), could that be Kopano part IV! can anyone knows the title. Is there a more complete score. Thanks,

Billy Scotto reply Replies: 0 || 2010-05-21 00:00:00
Just love!

Sandra reply Replies: 0 || 2010-04-17 00:00:00
Kopano Part III - never listened to something like that. Every single word is Africa, every note is a scream for freedom and love. They sing their hearts to heaven and to the whole world.

yondaime reply Replies: 0 || 2009-12-12 00:00:00
dorel, if u had looked youd find ..... Lebo M

Dorel reply Replies: 0 || 2009-12-12 00:00:00
Funny, I don't see any artist name around here. I mean the real artist, the african ones. At least a refrence of folklor or anything like that because that is tha heart af this sounds.

Al bundy reply Replies: 0 || 2009-10-14 00:00:00
Track 9 "The Jablonsky Variations" is awesome, best track on the soundtrack. Jablonsky is the man!

Hybrid Soldier reply Replies: 0 || 2009-10-14 00:00:00
Be careful, Jab did the first 2 minutes... ;)

darksith reply Replies: 0 || 2009-07-20 00:00:00
thnksss

Skyler reply Replies: 0 || 2009-04-16 00:00:00
Track 9 is EPIC -
It's easily one of the most moving action pieces he's ever composed.
It's a shame that it was practically inaudible in the film due to all the sound effects...

mido reply Replies: 0 || 2008-12-28 00:00:00
thanksssssssssssssssssssssssss

Mete reply Replies: 0 || 2008-07-24 00:00:00
Best and beuty this music wisper comes from heart...

soulaimane-morocco reply Replies: 0 || 2008-07-01 00:00:00
the best tracks i've ever heard-better than the last of the mohicans-keep it up

Efa - Poland reply Replies: 0 || 2008-02-26 00:00:00
The Journey / Kopano Part III - Great music - nothing more to say! Do u know where i can find the liryc?

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