Lisa Gerrard - Whale Rider (Score)
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Free Music Notes for Whale Rider (Score)
Free Music Review: Beauty but ...if you are waiting for her voice
Hit: 4 Stars
Is a good sountrack,but I miss her voice, because is a diva for me, but if you want to listen her, buy another CD,this is not like the others and her voice... is not here, but is peaceful music.Free Music Review: It's OK...
Hit: 4 Stars
This Soundtrack is very nice for people who like very quiet music, I expected more songs from the girl, but must of the soundtrack is sound..Free Music Review: Whale Rider
Hit: 4 Stars
A beautifully crafted album. Music for meditation, for quiet working, for contemplation, spiritual for growth.Free Music Review: The Silence of the Whales
Hit: 3 Stars
Every Lisa Gerrard record is an event worth waiting for, and 'Whale Rider' is no exception. However, be cautious in your approach toward it as it is indeed a 'soundtrack album'. In this case that term works against it. Never in history has Lisa sounded so marginalized - most of her vocals are strictly background-only, and shes completely missing on some tracks. 'Whale Rider' has its moments of beauty but they are not even remotely comparable to the wonder of 'The Mirror Pool' and 'Duality', Lisa's older works. This is a 'different' piece of work in the sense that it is very much the score to a film. However, this is no 'Gladiator'. Much of the work here sounds more related to Dead Can Dance's last days than any of Lisa's solo performances. There is a lot of instrumentation and a lesser use of vocals, which will delight people looking for the perfect accompaniment to the film, but it will also disappoint Gerrard fans who have been patiently waiting for some new solo work.
Three tracks - 'Biking Home', 'Journey Away', and 'They came to die' stand out due to their impeccable production values and use of instruments. The rest of the album reek of the filler syndrome - tracks could be merely interchangeable and it still would not make any difference. This is indeed a sorry commentary because it is clear that Lisa is capable of stupendous solo work. It only baffles the New Age listener as to why she would lend her talents to dreary soundtracks to Hollywood productions after making so many beautiful albums with DCD. Shes done 'Gladiator' and even the Bruce Willis war drama 'Tears of the Sun', which is not really a compliment to her musical direction.
'Whale Rider' is a curious animal because it defies any place in your collection. Its not a solo album, and its not typically a soundtrack that you would enjoy if you haven't watched the film. Unlike 'Duality', the album also lacks repeat value, an asset that every New Age or experimental album has to possess if it wants to endear itself to a wider audience. I recommend this album to viewers of the film who wish to be reminded of that particular cinematic experience. As a whole CD by itself though, 'Whale Rider' is hardly an achievement, and if you're a Lisa Gerrard fan you may want to pass on this one and wait for her next 'real' album.
Free Music Review: Disappointing
Hit: 3 Stars
Having seen the movie, I should have been more prepared for a "soundtrack album". Most of the tracks are pretty interchangeable, except for three. The first track is the voice-over, by Keisha Castle-Hughes (Paikea), from the beginning of the movie. The last two tracks, "Waka in the Sky" and "Go Forward" include Maori chanting: "Waka" features the villagers' Haka, and "Go Forward" is the canoe-paddling song. Both are vibrant, distinctive and engaging, and I can listen to them over and over.As for the rest, all the tracks begin with a "doooom" tone... very unoriginal. However, the similarity of the high notes to both whale song and the mourning cries ("Au-we! Au-we!") is very nicely done. I will keep this album in my collection, but cannot say whether the musical trickery and two engaging tracks are enough to turn this album into a "must have" for everyone.