Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 Film)

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• SOUNDTRACK EL TIGRE Y EL DRAGON

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Free Music Review: A Perfect Balance
Hit: 5 Stars

There was a perfect balance between the movie and the score. The score accompanied and emphasized certain scenes in the film, giving a specific mood; the visual scenes gave the score a purpose and brought out emotions one can not always experience just by watching. One part did not overshadow the other.

A great example of that is "Night Fight". All that drumming doesn't take you by surprise. As that scene furthers along with the chase of the thief on the roof tops, the intensity of the drumming begins to build. By the time of the actually fighting you realize that the scene became more of fast paced dance between two warriors rather than a regular fight scenario. The beats followed along with each swing of an arm and each kick of a leg; this is true the other way around. In fact the music for all the fighting scenes in this film were perfectly matched. I got gradually pulled into the scene by that music and felt as if I were there personally witnessing the action.

"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"'s music wasn't heavily laden with synthesizers or a booming orchestra. One or two instruments became the star for some of my favorite sections. "Farewell" was a beautiful but sad piece. The duet of the Cello and Erhu drew me to the character Jen's emotion at that time. I saw what she saw and felt what she felt; The traquil sight of the mountains in the mist and the peace she could not find.

If you haven't seen the movie but only listened to the score, you are missing out on the full effect. Even after seeing this movie, listening to the music brings it all back again. Tan Dun did a wonderful job with composing this beautiful score.

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