K-19 Widowmaker Original Sco: Klaus Badelt: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Suite For Orchestra And Chorus In G Minor: I. Fear - Largo

2. Suite For Orchestra And Chorus In G Minor: II. Fate - Adagio

3. Suite For Orchestra And Chorus In G Minor: III. War - Allegro

4. Suite For Orchestra And Chorus In G Minor: IV. Soul - Misterioso

5. Home

6. Heroes

7. Journey

8. Capt. Alexi Vostrikov

9. Missle Launch - The Rescue

10. Reactor - Selections From 'Voices Of Light': 'Victory At Orleans', 'Interrogation', 'Abjuration', 'Relapse', 'Karitas', 'The Final Walk'

11. Reunion

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Given the film's fevered, rooted-in-cold-war-history nuclear tensions and claustrophobic, intensely Russian settings, promising newcomer/Hans Zimmer protégé Klaus Badelt (The Time Machine and contributions to Gladiator and Pearl Harbor) was saddled with more than a few expectations in scoring director Kathryn Bigelow's Soviet sub thriller. But Badelt has admirably risen to the occasion, conjuring up an orchestral score (masterfully performed by the Kirov Orchestra and Chorus under Valery Giergiev) rooted in moody Russian classicism--and a dash of Zimmer's favorite Holstian drama as well. The centerpiece here is the neo-classical Suite for Orchestra and Chorus in G Minor, its four movements ("Fear," "Fate," "War," "Soul") powerfully underscoring the film's unrelenting pressure cooker of drama and emotion. Badelt's use of excerpts from Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light suite ("Reactor") is equally inspired, its haunting choral touches and spare, evocative arrangements imparting some compelling gravitas to the story's dark sense of impending doom. A score as noble, if emotionally ominous, as the 20th-century Russian masters who inspired it. --Jerry McCulley

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Underwater Masterpiece..., Jan 31 2004

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Marie (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: K-19 Widowmaker Original Sco (Audio CD)

My favorite one in my movie soundtrack collection! The music of K-19 made the movie even more moving. If you are looking for great music pieces for a "every goes wrong" russian submarine, and I mean the feel of the waves, tensions on board and the heroic efforts, this is "the" soundtrack. I have to admit, even thought I loved the movie, it`s wouldn`t been as great without the real struggling russian submarine music effect that Klaus Badelt created. The music moves me everytime I hear it...I close my eyes and I can see myself on board of this boat peeking out of the waves with the cold winds on my cheeks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic (al ) Badelt, July 16 2003

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Christopher Girvan "wolfgirv" (Menzies Creek- Australia) - See all my reviews
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For decades there has been a fine line between classical based orchestral film score music and the true classical masters. Well for K-19 Klaus Badelt has become Tchaikovsky reincarnated. This is the most classical based score I have heard for many years (Horner does a fine Ralph Vaughn -Williams) and this is one the Russian master would be proud of. The first four tracks are even called "Suites for Orchestra and Chorus". Badelt has again shown that his first hit "Time Machine" was no one hit wonder story. Klaus Badelt has proven to be the new "wunderkind" of film scores and his music for the forthcoming "Ned Kelly" again proves that.But for now enjoy this one if you love both submarine scores "Hunt for Red October" and "Crimson Tide". K-19 makes it a fine trio.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Music the masters would be proud to claim!, Mar 21 2003

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Lloyd D. Morris "doug-morris" (Carl Junction, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This album is filled with music that the early master composers would be proud to claim as their own. The first six tracks are pure, sweet, pasionate Russian classical orchestra music, befitting any of the symphonic works of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and even more so, Rachmaniov. Klaus Badelt has written music which would please the Gods. My heartfelt thanks as a simple listener, for this musical treat.

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