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Of all of Goldsmith's work from his "twilight years", this may come the closest to his 70's prime. Terrific action cues and some gorgeous themes. Less goofy than the similar The Mummy. I think the movie itself is underrated. What I wouldn't give to see John McTiernan's original 3-hour cut.
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Of all of Goldsmith's work from his "twilight years", this may come the closest to his 70's prime. Terrific action cues and some gorgeous themes. Less goofy than the similar The Mummy. I think the movie itself is underrated. What I wouldn't give to see John McTiernan's original 3-hour cut.
I'd sooner have knitting needles shoved up my nose, BUT, the music is wonderful in so many ways.... I'd list them, but no one wants to really DISCUSS music here, they just want to say "I like it" or "I don't like it".
.........very frustrating when it comes to an in depth understanding et al.
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This is probably my favorite of Goldsmith's scores since Total Recall. There isn't a dull moment. I just don't understand how anybody could possibly have edited "Valhalla/Viking Victory" the way that it was in the film. Ridiculous.
But the CD is outstanding.
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The fire Dragon is one of the best Goldsmith action cues in the last 10 years, you actually get exhausted just listening to it.
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I've ordered this based on your opinions, not having seen the film. I'm a sucker for exotic scores in the same vein as THE MUMMY and WIND AND THE LION and hope I won't be disappointed. I'm holding you guys responsible, now...
You will like it.... I'm a tough audience, and I think it is marvelous music for a film that should never have been made.
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Jaquandor, if you compare most of the stuff out there with Wind and the Lion, it'll usually come up short. That score is just brilliant.
I have found The Thirteenth Warrior to be continually entertaining for years, though. The Viking theme is one of my favorites of Goldsmith's output of the nineties.
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Should have never been made? It's a great story, and while the movie isn't perfect, I think it's perfect movie-material.
I read the book many years ago... it is a personal narrative based on sketchy historical material at best... often very obscure and open to great interpretation (mean: what the hell was this guy writing about?).
It was made into a film based on the box office of Jurrasic Park... it didn't have much to offer as a movie.... which it proved since nothing made any sense and a great deal of it eventually was made up out of whole cloth.
I, personally, was disappointed, but then I knew somethig wrong when teh buzz was negative from the start before this thing was released. EVenHollywood didn't know what to CALL IT or make of it...
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