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Kingdom Of Heaven [Soundtrack]

Harry Gregson-Williams Audio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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6. Sibylla
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14. An Understanding
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17. Saladin
18. Path to Heaven
19. Light of Life (Ibelin Reprise)- Harry Gregson-Williams

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Filmmaker Ridley Scott has long been intrigued by historical events and their contemporary echoes, a fascination that evinces itself again here in the violent tale of Balian of Ibelin (Orlando Bloom), a Jerusalem blacksmith who rallies his people against foreign invaders during the Crusades of the 12th century. Breaking with a successful modern collaboration with Hans Zimmer that yielded such eclectic riches as Gladiator, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down, and Matchstick Men, Scott turned here to fellow Englishman/former Zimmer associate Harry Gregson-Williams for his new film's music. The composer, perhaps weary of the electronica-suffused action film cliches he's so often been associated with, rises admirably to the occasion with a sweeping orchestral score that masterfully trades on a wealth of disparate historical and stylistic influences. Gregson-Williams echoes the film's religious and cultural conflicts via the tense musical axis at the soundtrack's core, one that sets the invading Church's medieval choral ecclesiastics on a collision course with the ancient Arabic modalities of the film's hero. The resulting score may occasionally trade on hoary Hollywood romantic traditions, but the composer infuses them with such bracing doses of historical/ethnic antecedents—and his own decidedly contemporary instincts—as to create a compelling new whole. Even the obligatory, pop-oriented version of Ibellin's Theme ("Light of Life") by Natacha Atlas shimmers with Middle Eastern-inflected enticement. --Jerry McCulley

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5.0 out of 5 stars Music from the Movie and from the trailer Nov 13 2005
Format:Audio CD
This is yet another fantastic soundtrack from a Ridley Scott film.

The music in the trailer for "Kingdom of Heaven" was from the album "The Prayer Cycle".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone can help? Oct 8 2005
Format:Audio CD
Hi,

Watched Kingdom of Heaven. Bought the sountrack but still can't get the music i want. Can anyone out there help me?
The music can be found in the trailer(...)a zillion guys

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great! May 21 2005
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Format:Audio CD
It's a good score suiting for the film, i went in expecting a Gladiator type score, while Gladiator still remains my fave Ridley Film Score, this is a good pick for # 3.
an excellent film and good score.
sample the tracks for listening and if you like consider a purchase.
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