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Danny Elfman, Pete Anthony, Paul Oakenfold - Planet of the Apes

Danny Elfman, Pete Anthony, Paul Oakenfold - Planet of the Apes

Band: Danny Elfman, Pete Anthony, Paul Oakenfold Title: Planet of the Apes Rating: Release Date: 24 July, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Main Titles 2: Ape Suite #1 3: Deep Space Launch 4: The Hunt 5: Branding The Herd 6: The Dirty Deed 7: Escape From Ape City/The Legend 8: Ape Suite #2 9: Old Flames 10: Thade Goes Ape 11: Preparing For Battle 12: The Battle Begins 13: The Return 14: Main Title Deconstruction 15: Rule The Planet Remix (Remix by Paul Oakenfold)

Editoral Review It also contained one of sci-fi's most original and haunting scores, composed by the great Jerry Goldsmith. The original 1968 Planet of the Apes inspired a whole cycle of sequels, a television series, and this modern Tim Burton revamp. In scoring his dark take on the story, Burton again turned the reigns over to longtime collaborator Danny Elfman, who promptly pays tribute to Goldsmith in the "Main Titles" (echoing the original's ethereal, descending glissandos), then sets about conjuring a marauding orchestral action score that's as fierce as it is relentless. With echoes of the dramatic tension of his Batman scores for Burton, this flourish-filled simian symphony nonetheless seems distinctly melody-challenged; not a bad thing per se in the genre, but still a far cry from Goldsmith's masterful, spare balance of dynamics and color. "The Return" offers up some respite from the Sturm und Drang but then succumbs to the era's favorite classical rip-off, er, "tribute"--Holst's Mars, the Bringer of War--while the percussion-driven "Main Title Deconstruction" grandly succeeds on more Goldsmithian terms. DJ-king-cum-modern-film-scorer Paul Oakenfold (Swordfish) concludes the album with a fresh, compelling mix of music and dialogue that gives Elfman his due and then some; a more proactive collaboration offers promise. -Jerry McCulley .. You can see a complete list of all Danny Elfman, Pete Anthony, Paul Oakenfold discography, or go back to the Danny Elfman, Pete Anthony, Paul Oakenfold tabs