- Audio CD (May 25 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: Warner Bros
- Run Time: 163 minutes
- ASIN: B000244F7I
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #33,445 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. 3200 Years Ago |
| 2. Troy |
| 3. Achilles Leads The Myrmidons |
| 4. The Temple Of Poseidon |
| 5. The Night Before |
| 6. The Greek Army And Its Defeat |
| 7. Briseis And Achilles |
| 8. The Trojans Attack |
| 9. Hector’s Death |
| 10. The Wooden Horse And The Sacking Of Troy |
| 11. Through The Fires, Achilles . . . And Immortality |
| 12. Remember - Performed by Josh Groban with Tanja Tzarovska |
Product Description
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Director Wolfgang Peterson took Homer's The Iliad, excerpted the epic Trojan Wars, ditched those troublesome Greek gods, and largely hung his film's fortunes on copious amount of CGI wizardry and Brad Pitt. Immersing himself in the sword 'n' sandal genre largely revived by Gladiator composer James Horner (whose work here replaced the original score of Gabriel Yared) faced some challenging musical choices: Employ the dark synthetic goth textures of Hans Zimmer, or evoke a more traditional, heroic orchestral tack? The veteran scorer's "3200 Years Ago" arguably goes Zimmer one better, its dissonance-laced textures and dark percussion evoking an ancient, frightening world. There are similar intrigues ("The Temple of Poseidon," "Hector's Death," "The Wooden Horse...") elsewhere, but whether because of the haste with which he composed the score or other filmmaking pressures, Horner also dispenses some cliched, orchestral heroism more worthy of Steve Reeves or Ah-nold. Aficionados often accuse the composer of repeating himself, and the repetitive brass arpeggios he uses as frequent punctuation here do seem straight from the playbook, not to mention Enemy at the Gates; at least he's thematically apropos. There's a closing nod to Jarre's Lawrence of Arabia lyricism, and then Josh Groban gets to burnish his career with a suitably melodramatic take on David Foster's bathetic, neo-exotica ballad Remember Me. -- Jerry McCulley
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Troy Soundtrack,
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This review is from: Troy (Audio CD)
I purchased this CD solely for the purpose of hearing the touching "Remember Me" by Josh Groden without even seeing the motion picture itself. Josh has a spectacular voice and it was a shame he didn't have more minutes to share it with us. I thought the rest of the music basically was "ok" but I heard bits and pieces of "Titanic" coming though. Horner is a musical genius for sure but I felt that this soundtrack should have had more "drums" and french horns to relate the sheer excitement exploding from the music that would make the listener sit up and take notice. I hope when I see the movie it will do so. I have always felt that music can make or break the mood of a motion picture and Titanic being one of the best I have ever heard still moves me. I play "Remember Me" over and over again, it has a lasting beauty that lingers with the listener and relates so much to the imagination even tho I do not know to whom this song is meant for in the movie but I imagine it to be for Achillies and his lover.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hey, War is Jarring,
By Nancy R. Fenn "The IntrovertZCoach" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Troy (Audio CD)
This is one of the most spectacular orchestrations imaginable. It accurately represents to feel of steel, the flash of bronze, the dash of bodies down those sandy hills to the beach or up those walls. The songs of the eastern European women are typical of scenes when the war dead are being cleared away. Hey, it's not a joyful occasion. I think there are many features about this movie and its presentation that are European in flavor and difficult for some Americans to get a handle on.I liked the music so much I bought the soundtrack I can't remember ever having done that since a hundred years ago for "Somewhere in Time". It's like an opera, each character has his own theme. The music as the Greeks (Achaeans) move toward the walls of Troy for the first time is dissonant and unresolved, like ... hey ... war itself. Th love music for Briseis and Achilles is really beautiful. I love this album and recommend it highly for careful listening as to how the themes match the epic actions.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
i love the soundtrack,
By jennifer summerfield (stockton, ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Troy (Audio CD)
I loved the movie, amazing indeed, and the soundtract is plus 5stars, in fact i give it a 10+ james horner did an excellent job, also Josh Groban, he's outstanding, if u havent heard of this young man then go out and buy this cd plus his latest cd closer, which he sings in 4 langauges....Remember Me, is brillant, as well as tanya....i cant spell her last name, but her vocals to the song, outstanding,....I cannot say enough great things about this cd!!!
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