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"And now for the music"
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I like Lockington but it sounded like he was asked to pander (dumb down?) to the modern sound on this one.
There were a few moments when his true music shone through the percussion, but overall this was a let-down compared to his previous stuff.
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Jun 4, 2015 - 8:26 AM
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"And now for the music"
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I like Lockington but it sounded like he was asked to pander (dumb down?) to the modern sound on this one.
There were a few moments when his true music shone through the percussion, but overall this was a let-down compared to his previous stuff.
Really? From the little I heard, it sounded very old-fashioned, or at least from something out of the 90s. Big, bold and symphonic, even with themes. But I haven't heard the album.
It is a big symphonic score, yep. Even with some elements of modern day by the numbers stuff ( percussion, percussion and the churning strings ) it IS a big action packed score, 90's is a good reference. It isn't the Journey /Williams sound, but aggressive and JNH styled. The more I listen the more I like it. Pretty exhausting over the album length, but a very enjoyable ride
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Some music by Steve Haun in this film?
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Are the track titles and tech credits inside the booklet?
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Are the track titles and tech credits inside the booklet?
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Jun 9, 2015 - 3:20 PM
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A truly wonderful action score.
I've got to agree, I've listened to the album, or selected tracks, daily since getting the MP3 from Amazon. Big and propulsive, a really dynamite score. And it gets a good mix in the film too, which was a surprise given the loud constant carnage onscreen 
The movie itself was entertaining enough, kind of a lower rung disaster spectacle. But watching the movie made me miss Poseidon Adventure or Towering Inferno, where you have maybe one or two huge action set pieces, the rest focusing on suspense around the efforts to escape. Here, it was just falling down or blowing up endlessly. The effects are impressive, but it was just one crumbly scene after another.
And WHAT THE HELL is up with that CD artwork? That is just insultingly lazy work. Granted the music is the thing and I've ordered a number of Amazon on demand CD's and they've looked fine. Those pictures above however, show that they just didn't give a shit. I don't feel so bad now for getting the MP3 over the CD.
But hell yeah, the music is great.
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