John Powell - Happy Feet [Original Score]
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Artist: John PowellEdition: Music CD
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2006-12-19
Music Label: Atlantic
Soundtracks:
- Huddle
- The Eggs Hatch
- Birth of Mumble
- Wives Ho!
- Singing Lessons
- The Skua Birds
- In My Room
- Graduation
- Fish
- Leopard Seal
- Adelieland
- Bob's Led
- Finding Aliens
- Lovelace's Pile
- If I Could Sing
- Exile
- The Leader of the Pack
- Finding Lovelace
- Gloria Joins
- The Hill
- Fun Food Storm
- Killer Whales
- The Alien Ships
- In the Zoo
- First Contact
- Mumble Returns
- Tap Versus Chant
- The Helicopter
- Communication
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Free Music Review: John Powell's Score Is Breathtaking & Epic, It Will Have Your Hairs Stand On The Back Of Your Neck
Hit: 5 Stars
John Powell is a composer whose name has become synonimous with animation. 2006 was a huge year for Powell with his work on Ice Age: The Meltdown, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand, and of course Happy Feet. Powell is unique when compared to all the other composers from the school of Hans Zimmer. He is really the only one that has gone to utilize the orchestra the way he does. Harry Gregson-Williams has showed his orchestral side but he will always be known for his brilliant electronic style.
Happy Feet is a mammoth of a score, perfectly capturing the setting and tone of the film. Powell spent 4 years working on this film from scoring to arranging the songs for this musically driven animation wonder. The score is a wonderous masterpiece, it's the most epic I've heard from Powell. The first track is so powerful it brought tears to my eyes and had my hairs standing on end. Using a full male chorus he creates the harsh and frozen landscapes of Antarctica soley through his music. Track 1 is definitely the highlight of the album. Tracks 4, 21, and 27 are also extremely thematic and memorable. Most of the score is orchestral heavy while occasionally he will bring in some synth work. It's definitely less playful than his score for Ice Age: The Meltdown. John Powell truly deserved an Academy Award nomination for at least one of his works in 2006. It's too bad the Academy knows nothing about music. Thankfully he won the IFMCA Award for Best Animated Score as well as being nominated for Ice Age: The Meltdown in the same category. He was also nominated for best Fantasy/Sci-Fi score for X-Men: The Last Stand. Happy Feet was truly a breathtaking listen and proves that John Powell is one of a kind. I can't wait for his score to The Bourne Ultimatum.
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