Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas [Soundtrack]

sinbad: legend of the seven seas [soundtrack]

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Sinbad, Legend of the Seven Seas, film score
Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
Performed by Gavyn Wright
with Lisbeth Scott
Conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Get a kid interested in the soundtrack to "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas," and you not only do yourself the favor of shoring up 60 or so minutes of shush time, you also get a stab at steering him toward a genuine appreciation of classical music. Where Mozart sometimes doesn't make the mark with kids, our best cribside efforts aside, it's entirely possible that Harry Gregson-Williams, who scored this film as well as Antz, Chicken Run, and Shrek can. The swashbuckling hero on the cover draws them in, and the music takes over, like magic, in an instant. Moments of danger and desperation swivel into swells of tenderness, and exotic Middle Eastern sounds swirl around bold, beautifully composed scenes of unmistakable chaos--mutiny and sea monsters meet stowaways and giant fish. A gorgeous, well-worth-it dip into classical waters, and one that'll send genuine shivers through still-developing timbers, no undue plank-walking required. --Tammy La Gorce

Amazon.com
Hard to believe, but the animated feature film--once at the top of the endangered film species list--seems now imperiled by a glut of multi-studio riches. Perhaps overshadowed by the success of its rival in nautical animated adventure, Finding Nemo, this rich reworking of the Sinbad legend features its own spectacular visual wonders, marvelously underscored by the orchestral soundtrack of Harry Gregson-Williams. As he did for Chicken Run and Antz, the English composer again displays a mastery of animation's sharply increased musical demands. But in paying tribute to the swashbuckling musical grandeur of a bygone film era, Gregson-Williams still remains very much his own man, subtly seasoning his sweeping heroic themes with touches of choral mystery and the exotic. It all builds inexorably to the expected symphonic crescendos, but with a brio and romantic flair that's hard to deny. --Jerry McCulley

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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

Fantastic !
Orchestral Spectacular!
Whimsical adventure music
Absolutley Superb!
A solid 60 minutes of music.

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Manufacturer: Dreamworks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009V7TO
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

Let The Games Begin
The Book Of Peace
The Sea Monster
Sinbad Overboard
Syracuse
Proteus Proposes
Eris Steals The Book
Lighting Lanterns
The Stowaway
Setting Sail
Sirens
Chipped Paint
The Giant Fish
Surfing
The Roc
Heroics
Rescue!
Is It The Shore Or The Sea?
Tartarus
Marina's Love/Proteus' Execution
Sinbad Returns And Eris Pays Up
Into The Sunset

Amazon.com

Hard to believe, but the animated feature film--once at the top of the endangered film species list--seems now imperiled by a glut of multi-studio riches. Perhaps overshadowed by the success of its rival in nautical animated adventure, Finding Nemo, this rich reworking of the Sinbad legend features its own spectacular visual wonders, marvelously underscored by the orchestral soundtrack of Harry Gregson-Williams. As he did for Chicken Run and Antz, the English composer again displays a mastery of animation's sharply increased musical demands. But in paying tribute to the swashbuckling musical grandeur of a bygone film era, Gregson-Williams still remains very much his own man, subtly seasoning his sweeping heroic themes with touches of choral mystery and the exotic. It all builds inexorably to the expected symphonic crescendos, but with a brio and romantic flair that's hard to deny. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic !.......2005-12-24

Amazing adventure score. Highly recommended. Harry does it again! Hear and feel this masterpiece.

Orchestral Spectacular!.......2005-03-31

Do yourself a favor and order this music. It's just plain fun! Don't try to analyze what you are hearing. Just enjoy. The main theme may wear on you just a bit, but overall I have to say it's still great. The recording is very well balanced, and you can hear all the instruments clearly, even in the full-bore, high level passages (there are plenty of these). Also, there is plenty of bass energy, but it is not overwhelming. Track 3, the Sea monster, is a good example, with some excellently recorded tympani. This track has it all. I always look forward to hearing the bass trombones at the 0:46 mark. Track 5 has the Syracuse theme. I have no idea what this is (I have not seen the movie, and don't need to). Let me say that this theme is more like an Anthem to me. If you only listen to one track as your sample, make it this one. The orchestra sounds like it will just keep going through the roof (eight notes, orchestra all playing together, full-bore). This might qualify for the 'best one minute piece of music' award, if there was such a thing. It returns majestically on track 21 at 3:40, in a different key, even more thrilling because it's played twice and the last note is held longer. I guess I've run out of superlatives. The only sonic problem I noticed on my copy, is that when the strings are playing at their highest level, there is some distortion, but it's not overly objectionable. Favorite tracks - 1,3,5,14,17,21. Almost forgot. The arrangements are right on target.

Whimsical adventure music.......2003-12-03

Whilst not original, tantalising or explorative to a seasoned listener, "Sinbad" is a nice piece of music for a composer relatively new to the job.

Working as a behind-the-coulisses entity, Gregson-Williams' name has graced many booklets already, but as yet, he has not scored many feature films. Nevertheless, it seems directors are beginning to notice him. And what more opportunity to write a diverse and exciting score than to an animated feature adventure of "Sinbad"?

This soundtrack is full with whimsical classic adventure music, with several ear-catching themes and some great monster music (especially "The Sea Monster" and "The Roc"). For the enthusiasm lingering between the lines, simply listening to the opening cues brings a smile to my face.

However, where the album fails is in fleshing all these themes and motifs out. Eris' theme and Sinbad's theme fly by too many times in undisguised vivacity. In addition, there is little difference in tone and ambience overall. What happens is that after the first two tracks, everything you will hear next seems unsurprising. Singular exceptions to this are the Roc's motif and the Sirens' calling. They do their best to kill the beat around the block, but - to me at least - they are tracks to return to rather than links in a chain. I'm not sure if that is what they are supposed to be, but I can guess.

To me - even though I return to the album many times for its feel-good undertone - "Sinbad" spells `beginning composer' all over it. I don't like to say such things, but as the case stands, less minutes of music would have made a better listening experience.

All the same, it's worthy of your collection but not worthy to the talents of Harry Gregson-Williams, who will bloom and produce much better music if he stays off the beaten tracks.

This one gets three stars.

Bram Janssen,
The Netherlands

Absolutley Superb!.......2003-09-19

This score for Sinbad, Legend of the Seven Seas is astonishing. It sounds so wonderful and just great action music. I recommend this to everyone who enjoys listening to great action music.

A solid 60 minutes of music........2003-09-09

Surpassing his work on "Chicken run," Harry Gregson-Williams makes the perfect score for such an animated action movie. Though his talents could be appreciated in other areas of Hollywood, he's good at what he does.

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