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The 2007 two-CD set Film Music of Hans Zimmer presented 23 re-recorded excerpts from 18 scores by the prolific composer who, in his 50th year, had already worked on over 100 movies while becoming one of the handful of top Hollywood soundtrack writers. So, it necessarily left some things out, notably any of the music from The Lion King. Four years later, this second volume, again credited to the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, presents another 23 cues from 18 visual works, although this time one of them comes from a television mini-series, The Pacific. Proceeding in reverse chronological order, the collection begins with some music from the fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, subtitled "On Stranger Tides," and it also includes a healthy complement from the third and second films in the series. Zimmer remains the go-to guy for summer blockbusters like those films as well as, for example, the two Batman titles directed by Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, as well as Nolan's brainy sci-fi thriller Inception. Zimmer more than justifies his association with such efforts with his stirring, anthemic music, which mixes orchestral flourishes with electronic underpinnings. He can be dark and troubling, too, when called upon, as he is in the cue from The Dark Knight called "Why So Serious?" The album's second disc is even more varied as it draws on music available for but not used on the first volume, in particular that for animated films like Madagascar and The Prince of Egypt. Zimmer is equally inspired on these efforts and maybe even a bit more zestful, which makes it notable that the album contains nothing from his recent efforts in this field, such as Kung Fu Panda, Megamind, and Rango. Maybe next time.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Eric Whitacre, Composer - Rick Clark, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helena Blackman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah Miles-Johnson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Bellingham, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Rees, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Howard Saunders, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Producer - Deborah Miles-Johnson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Bellingham, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Howard Saunders, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Mazzaro, Programmer - Stephen Mazzaro, Programmer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Mazzaro, Programmer - Stephen Mazzaro, Programmer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Blake Neely, Composer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Programmer - Evan Jolly, Conductor
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Atli Örvarsson, Composer - Lorne Balfe, Composer - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Producer - Darren Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - London Music Works, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Mark Wood, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - James Newton Howard, Composer - Rick Clark, Guitar, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - James Newton Howard, Composer - Rick Clark, Programmer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Prague Philharmonic Choir, Choir
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
DISC 2
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Prague Philharmonic Choir, Choir
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Ramin Djawadi, Composer - Lorne Balfe, Composer - Mel Wesson, Composer - Hans Zimmer, Composer - James Newton Howard, Composer - Rick Clark, Programmer - Peter Dominic Lale, Viola, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Producer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Gerard O'Beirne, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Clark, Producer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Martin Tillman, Composer - Henning Lohner, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Hugh Seenan, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Clark, Programmer - Steve Mazzaro, Programmer - Stephen Mazzaro, Programmer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Programmer - Darren Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Rick Clark, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Darren Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Zimmer, Composer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Operations Limited
London Music Works, MainArtist - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Darren Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - Hans Zimmer, Composer
℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
The 2007 two-CD set Film Music of Hans Zimmer presented 23 re-recorded excerpts from 18 scores by the prolific composer who, in his 50th year, had already worked on over 100 movies while becoming one of the handful of top Hollywood soundtrack writers. So, it necessarily left some things out, notably any of the music from The Lion King. Four years later, this second volume, again credited to the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, presents another 23 cues from 18 visual works, although this time one of them comes from a television mini-series, The Pacific. Proceeding in reverse chronological order, the collection begins with some music from the fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, subtitled "On Stranger Tides," and it also includes a healthy complement from the third and second films in the series. Zimmer remains the go-to guy for summer blockbusters like those films as well as, for example, the two Batman titles directed by Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, as well as Nolan's brainy sci-fi thriller Inception. Zimmer more than justifies his association with such efforts with his stirring, anthemic music, which mixes orchestral flourishes with electronic underpinnings. He can be dark and troubling, too, when called upon, as he is in the cue from The Dark Knight called "Why So Serious?" The album's second disc is even more varied as it draws on music available for but not used on the first volume, in particular that for animated films like Madagascar and The Prince of Egypt. Zimmer is equally inspired on these efforts and maybe even a bit more zestful, which makes it notable that the album contains nothing from his recent efforts in this field, such as Kung Fu Panda, Megamind, and Rango. Maybe next time.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:41:50
- Main artists: London Music Works The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO) (Classics)
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
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