This little gem dropped through my letterbox a few days ago, and hasn’t left my CD player since. The Essential Hans Zimmer is another compilation from Silva Screen Records that utilizes the magnificent City of Prague Orchestra conducted by regular Nic Raine, who is this time assisted by James Fitzpatrick.
Zimmer, who has scored over 100 films, was amongst the first composers to integrate electronic music with traditional orchestral arrangements, and his name is now synonymous with the Hollywood blockbuster. This double CD includes such gems as
Gladiator,
Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Caribbean, Thelma and Lousie (a superb track),
Days of Thunder, Rain Man (another great track),
Crimson Tide, Driving Miss Daisy, Hannibal, Batman Begins,
The Thin Red Line (superb!),
The Last Samurai, The Rock, Green Card, Regarding Henry, and the superb climax track from
The Davinci Code. So, not the greatest films in the world, but incredible music, with some titles having more than one track on this two-disc set. Running time is 50mins per disc.
For those of you that are not crazy about having the soundtrack to the film, but liked the title track, then this is for you. Available from May 21st 2007, check out Silva’s web site for more details –
www.silvascreenmusic.com -
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