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Track Listings
| 1. A Way of Life |
| 2. Spectres in the Fog |
| 3. Taken |
| 4. A Hard Teacher |
| 5. To Know My Enemy |
| 6. Idyll's End |
| 7. Safe Passage |
| 8. Ronin |
| 9. Red Warrior |
| 10. The Way of the Sword |
| 11. A Small Measure of Peace |
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Whether Tom Cruise's portrayal of a 19th century American soldier cum samurai warrior will be remembered with the same pangs of pop-cultural bemusement that befell John Wayne playing Genghis Khan remains to be seen. But its musical soundtrack does mark an auspicious occasion: pop musician-turned-composer Hans Zimmer's 100th score since beginning his film career in 1988. A pioneer of fusing both the electronic and orchestral and the Westernized with the indigenous, Zimmer does both here with skill, drawing heavily on samples of the traditional Taiko (a massive Japanese drum) for its rhythmic action sequences, while constructing a melodic Western motif for Cruise's character that's both centerpiece and counterpoint for the score's transcultural intent. Aside from the brief, ominous thunder of the expected action/suspense boilerplate, Zimmer has constructed passages of gentle, Asian-inflected pastoralism that have parallels with much of his evocative work on The Thin Red Line. Those cues are the score's very soul, a canvas against which his more traditional themes reverberate all the stronger. --Jerry McCulley
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Streams of "idyll's end",
By wali (Saint.Louis) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Samurai (Audio CD)
As I write this review,my thoughts float in the calm stream of Idylls end.The soundtrack as a whole is inspiring.From the thought provoking tunes of 'spectres in the fog ' to the heart-stomping shouts of "red warrior",this is one of Hans Zimmers' best works and it is indeed a must have.
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Samurai force,
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This review is from: The Last Samurai (Audio CD)
This soundtrack is amazing, it has a beautiful japanese music. Spectres in the Fog, A Way of Life, and Safe Passage are the most exquisite compositions of the CD. One of the best soundtrack ever made.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good balance between the past and the present,
By "anaboriken" (Ibaraki-Ken Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Samurai (Audio CD)
I didn' heard about Hans Zimmer before the Gladiator was first rolled out which both the movie and the soundtrack were excellent. Now that the Last Samurai was released I can't stop listening to it !! You have to buy this album, it worths more that you pay for, however I do recommend to watch the movie first to get into the old Japanese environment, culture, phylosofy and the way of the warrior "bushido". Hans Zimmer music expresses the environment where old samurai and Japanese culture fussion frezzing the advance of the modern western influence ...My simple advice is to watch the Movie and don't wait any second !! Go and get this CD soundtrack !!!
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