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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
I saw this film at the Toronto Film Festival 2005. For a movie that realied completely on nature and make-up, it is amazingly scenic. No weird CGI creatures or backdrops, it's all real. The script is quite funny and the storyline and interpretation is very well thought out. This is the best Beowulf interpretation I've yet encountered. And the DVD promises to be PACKED with goodies!
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Considering the amount of time Horner had to compose this score (about two weeks), I'm thoroughly impressed. I'm a big fan of Horner's work, and after seeing the film I knew I'd buy the soundtrack, as is usually the case with James Horner. After listening to the "trashed" score that Gabriel Yared had originally prepared for the film, but was sacked because audiences thought it was "old fashioned" (although in my opinion isn't all that bad) I'm glad Horner was chosen as his replacement. Horner does a much better job with the women's choir and soloist, and although the choir in Yared's score might be more traditional (or even "old fashioned"), Horner's is more agreeable to the ears of us… Read more
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