Children of Dune [Soundtrack]

children of dune [soundtrack]

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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, television film score
Composed by Brian Tyler
with Brian Tyler
Conducted by Adam Klemens

Editorial Reviews
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Like Tolkien's Lord of the Rings cycle, Frank Herbert's epic Dune saga has found its road to the screen a difficult one. This follow-up to the Sci-Fi Channel's modestly budgeted, yet warmly received first mini-series installment profits greatly from the unabashedly epic score of budding young film scorer Brian Tyler. The composer begins with a strong symphonic foundation, utilizing themes whose melodic power is straightforward, yet often suitably Wagnerian in their dynamic and execution. Tyler then gracefully interweaves a variety of ethnic instruments and modalities to give his cues a rich, if deceptively exotic sense of time and place. It's an epic score that belies its cable roots, yet one that remains masterfully restrained and informed by a dedication of purpose that's even inspired the composer to translate the lyric of his gorgeous, ethereal vocal piece, "Inama Nushuf" into the language of novelist Herbert's native Fremen people. This is the sound of a confidant young musician meeting a daunting dramatic challenge, and then some. --Jerry McCulley

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Children of Dune [Soundtrack]

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This will sound absurd...
Grand!
Brian Tyler is one of the new great movie conductors
Bryan Tyler - Children of Dune
Both epic and emotional; how a score should be!

Children of Dune

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008NGHU
Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

Summon The Worms
Dune Messiah
Main Title (House Atreides)
The Revolution
Fear Is The Mind Killer
The Arrival Of Lady Jessica
Leto Atreides II
Inama Nushif (Montage)
War Begins
Battle Of Naraj
Rya Wolves
I Have Only Now
The Impossible Wager
Face Dancer
The Throne Of Alia
Trap The Worm
Salusa Secundus
The Jihad
The Ring Of Paul
Exiles
Sins Of The Mother
Irulan I's Regret
My Skin Is Not My Own
Reunited
The Golden Path
Child Emperor
Sign Of Bene Gesserit
THe Preacher At Arrakeen
The Seret Journey
The Ghola Duncan
Leto And Chaniuma
The Fremen Qizarate
Farewell
Children Of Dune
Horizon
End Title

Amazon.com

Like Tolkien's Lord of the Rings cycle, Frank Herbert's epic Dune saga has found its road to the screen a difficult one. This follow-up to the Sci-Fi Channel's modestly budgeted, yet warmly received first mini-series installment profits greatly from the unabashedly epic score of budding young film scorer Brian Tyler. The composer begins with a strong symphonic foundation, utilizing themes whose melodic power is straightforward, yet often suitably Wagnerian in their dynamic and execution. Tyler then gracefully interweaves a variety of ethnic instruments and modalities to give his cues a rich, if deceptively exotic sense of time and place. It's an epic score that belies its cable roots, yet one that remains masterfully restrained and informed by a dedication of purpose that's even inspired the composer to translate the lyric of his gorgeous, ethereal vocal piece, "Inama Nushuf" into the language of novelist Herbert's native Fremen people. This is the sound of a confidant young musician meeting a daunting dramatic challenge, and then some. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

This will sound absurd..........2007-06-26

What is the epic but a tale of the deeds of men, their great pinnacles and lowest moments, so we may better understand our own humanity? Beowulf, Arthur, Homer's work, all were lessons in humanity that taught honor and justice. In that sense, "The Children of Dune" is very much in line with these works. While Herbert's original work focused on a very particular aspect of the mythic hero, it's birth, revelation, and coming of age, his second and third works focused on the fallibility of belief in a hero, combined with the confrontation of mortality. This is the fall of the superhero Herbert talked about when he discussed his work as being about the reality of bearing such adulation and holding such power, holding a complete view of power and it's corruptive properties much like Tolkien. It is a story of power that is deeply real to our world today. It is not hard to be reminded of our own conflicts and the state of relations in general when Herbert uses "jihad" and holy wars regarding battling cultures and waging war with each other over natural rights and resources and carries attitudes of elitism against fervor. And the book was written forty years ago.

Such we come to this soundtrack, which carries elements reminiscent of classical and Eastern tones combined to create a score which holds true to the epic nature while utilizing the humanity of the saga of The Mua'Dib and his children, and how prophecy confronts humanity. The score is truly powerful, and is used still as a temp track for films greater than this very good television series ever strove for. This score is a wonderful epic, as powerful as Shore's "Rings" themes.

Grand!.......2007-05-16

While the movie is generally enjoyable for Dune fans, the sountrack is nothing less than magic. The highlight is of course the hauntingly beautiful Inama Nushif piece (sung in native Fremen language). The moment I first heard the song in the miniseries, I decided that I must acquire the soundtrack. Other pieces like the opening and climax themes are grand and majestic to say the least. Brian Tyler really did a great job in capturing the intense, complex emotional content of Frank Herbert's legacy.

Brian Tyler is one of the new great movie conductors.......2007-05-14

I must say when I first saw Children of Dune, the score gripped me from the start. When I first heard Main Title (House Attreides), it spoke to the warrior spirit in not only me, but anyone I played the song for. This song is only second to My Skin Is Not My Own, along with The Golden Path as some of my favorites of this full and rich soundtrack. Inama Nushif coupled with the imagery of the scene brought tears to my eyes, and perfectly expressed the mood of the first half of the mini-series, as well as the rest of the tale. I would definitely recommend this soundtrack to anyone that loves music. I think Tyler, along with Gregson-Williams and Shore are quickly becoming the new school of Original Soundtrack conductors, following in the footsteps of John Williams.

Bryan Tyler - Children of Dune.......2007-04-04

Powerful composition with outstanding use of orchestra to create feelings of adventure, intrigue and desert mystery.

Both epic and emotional; how a score should be!.......2007-01-10

Brian Tyler's soundtrack to 'Children Of Dune' far exceeds that what you mighty expect from a work made for a television series. It has a surprisingly epic quality at it's core and it's no surpise that Mr Tyler has now graduated to full blown movie music, as his effective and creepy score to' Constantine' fully evidences. The music for 'Children of Dune' is reminiscent of some of Toto's work for the David Lynch film and like may scores of it's time, borrows heavily from the work of Hans Zimmer, in pariculay his monumental work on 'Gladiator'. Nevertheless it stands proudly on it's own two feet and has an emotional core that is really satisfying. Very much recommended to enthusiasts of epic science fiction themed music!

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