Enemy At The Gates (2001 Film) [Soundtrack]

enemy at the gates (2001 film) [soundtrack]

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For many an armchair history buff, the Allied invasion of Europe on D day in 1944 is seen as the decisive European battle of World War II. In reality, the war's turning point may well have been the German army's defeat at Stalingrad in the bitterly cold early months of 1943 after one of history's bloodiest sieges. Director Sergio Leone had planned an epic film version of those events, but he died before he could proceed. A decade later, French director Jean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy at the Gates has brought the saga to the screen in what's said to be the most expensive European production ever mounted. Annaud frames his epic with human dimensions by telling the true tale of dueling German and Soviet snipers, and James Horner's truly epic orchestral and choral soundtrack gives the story its sense of place, both geographically and historically. With nods toward some 20th-century Russian composers, Horner's music is by turns romantic, ominous, and modern, imbuing the drama of Shostakovich and Prokofiev with his own masterful sense of color and tension. He is still best known to general audiences for his hugely successful work on Titanic, but the sheer sweep and power of this score makes that work seem almost like a student's exercise by comparison. Enemy at the Gates is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime assignment, and Horner admirably rises to the challenge. --Jerry McCulley

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Enemy At The Gates (2001 Film) [Soundtrack]

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MIX
What a pity.
Derivative or not, a good soundtrack
Decent cd, but not an ORIGINAL score
Great Soundtrack, great movie

Enemy At The Gates (2001 Film)
James Horner
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005A8H2
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

The River Crossing To Stalingrad
The Hunter Becomes The Hunted
Vassili's Fame Spreads
Koulikov
The Dream
Bitter News
The Tractor Factory
A Sniper's War
Sacha's Risk
Betrayal
Danilov's Confession
Tania

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For many an armchair history buff, the Allied invasion of Europe on D day in 1944 is seen as the decisive European battle of World War II. In reality, the war's turning point may well have been the German army's defeat at Stalingrad in the bitterly cold early months of 1943 after one of history's bloodiest sieges. Director Sergio Leone had planned an epic film version of those events, but he died before he could proceed. A decade later, French director Jean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy at the Gates has brought the saga to the screen in what's said to be the most expensive European production ever mounted. Annaud frames his epic with human dimensions by telling the true tale of dueling German and Soviet snipers, and James Horner's truly epic orchestral and choral soundtrack gives the story its sense of place, both geographically and historically. With nods toward some 20th-century Russian composers, Horner's music is by turns romantic, ominous, and modern, imbuing the drama of Shostakovich and Prokofiev with his own masterful sense of color and tension. He is still best known to general audiences for his hugely successful work on Titanic, but the sheer sweep and power of this score makes that work seem almost like a student's exercise by comparison. Enemy at the Gates is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime assignment, and Horner admirably rises to the challenge. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

MIX.......2007-04-12

This is a good soundtrack overall, but if you listen carefully it's a mix of Horner's previous soundtracks of Balto and his new soundtrack of Troy. I guess he just pulled in some melodies from Enemy at the Gates to use in Troy.

What a pity........2007-01-11

Yes, what a pity this is nothing more than a recycling of 'Willow', with bits of Titanic thrown in for good measure.

I read on a web site that James Horner takes the accusations of self-rip-off to heart. I'm sure he does. Its sad when a composer of really great music cops a beating. But in this instance I'm joining in the accusation. I adore Mr. Horner's work, I have most of his soundtracks. But this time even I have to admit that he has gone beyond the pale. If he doesn't want to get harsh criticism, then don't do it! Leave the 'Willow' score alone, and don't go and have the Bavmorda theme running right through a new score. Your fans (like me) recognise it instantly, and well, its starting to get annoying.

And there are new guys coming along all the time now. David Arnold and Harry Gregson-Williams are just two brilliant composers now vying for our attention and money.

I remember when James Horner was the new guy on the scene. I was a senior in High School when I first heard a Horner score. It was 'Cocoon' and tears came to my eyes as I listened to it for the first time. What a pity that hasn't happened when listening to a Horner score for a very long time.

Derivative or not, a good soundtrack.......2006-02-23

I see many reviews of this soundtrack that bash Horner for copying himself and perhaps others. I'm not familiar with most of Horner's scores, except for "A Beautiful Mind" so I'm not colored with the recognizance of his other work, though I do often recognize his style in other soundtracks as I hear more of them, and correctly guess that he scored them. That being said, I think the soundtrack is great in its own right. If he copied his other work or uses the same themes, I don't really care.

What I care about is this: do I enjoy listening to this music, and the answer is emphatically yes. I find it especially amusing when others praise the other soundtracks Horner has 'borrowed' from. If you liked those, and this is similar to those, then why wouldn't you like this one? Even if it is more of the same, if you liked it the first time, why knock this one, even if it isn't original? I happen to like the little four-note brass motif heard throughout the film.

Overall my favorite tracks are "The River Crossing to Stalingrad" which is a nice "summary" of the whole CD, "Koulikov" and "Tractor Factory" being nice cat-and-mouse tracks, the latter building to a loud crescendo at the end. "Betrayal" and "Danilov's Confession" are nice somber tracks, with the latter containing an extended reprise of the string theme that starts "The River Crossing..." and that seques into "Tania" which has a few different of renditions of the love theme.

The whole CD is cut from the same cloth, so it's likely you'll either like all of it or dislike all of it.

Decent cd, but not an ORIGINAL score.......2005-03-03

James Horner's score for Enemy At The Gates is not a bad cd. It has some moments that are dark, and others that are contemplative. His love theme is decent and his chorale pieces are very good and very original. The rest is not. There are parts of this cd that can be interchanged with Horner's scores for the recent Troy or the not so recent Mask of Zorro. When Horner sticks to sounding Russian he does a good job unfortunately he doesn't and like much of his work after Breveheart, his music is recycled. That doesn't mean it's necessarily bad, because it is not. What it does mean is that outside the movie, the listener feels like they've heard the music before and in many cases they have.

Great Soundtrack, great movie.......2003-10-31

Well the first time i wathced this film i liked the music so i seach in internet and send me to the official web page and then i followed the link to the soundtrack site, here i herard an extract from a beautifull theme named Tania and i liked a lot and after this the soundtrack. Mr. James Horner makes feel one in the film, and some sounds remember me the soundtrack of Apollo 13.

Tracks:

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The General
The Mark Of Zorro
The Beloved Rogue
The Gold Rush
Orphans Of The Storm
Blood And Sand
The Silent Years Closing Theme

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Voice of Harmony

ProductGroup: Classical
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000M0UADK

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1995, Wrong Again Records Sweden. Out of print since 1995, when this once prestigious small Swedish label went under, after having signed many of whom would eventually become some of the biggest names in metal years later (In Flames, Arch Enemy, etc). Catalog: WAR 007.

Peaceville [feat: Thine, Katatonia, My Dying Bride, Sounddisciples, Beyond Dawn, Opeth, Autopsy, Anathema, At The Gates, Paradise Lost, Pitchshifter, Kong, GGFH, Darkthrone

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Peaceville [feat: Thine, Katatonia, My Dying Bride, Sounddisciples, Beyond Dawn, Opeth, Autopsy, Anathema, At The Gates, Paradise Lost, Pitchshifter, Kong, GGFH, Darkthrone

Manufacturer: peaceville / snapper
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000FWANZU

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Track Listings 1. In Therapy - Thine Eyes 2. No Devotion - Katatonia 3. For You - My Dying Bride 4. Isolation - Soundisciples 5. Cigarette - Beyond Dawn 6. Face of Melinda - Opeth 7. Critical Madness - Autopsy 8. Empty - Anathema 9. Terminal Spirit Disease - At the Gates 10. Gothic - Paradise Lost 11. Gravid Rage - Pitchshifter 12. Results - Kong 13. Dead Men Don't Rape - G.G.F.H. 14. Megalomaniac - Therion 15. Pagan Winter - Darkthrone

When the Sky Turns Black [Japan Import] +1 Bonus Track

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When the Sky Turns Black [Japan Import] +1 Bonus Track
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ASIN: B000KFRS4Q

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Superior import edition from Japan, featuring one exclusive bonus track for a total of 11. Victor records Japan. VICP-5580.

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