Rambo - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Free Music Review: Goldsmith still propping up mediocre composers from beyond the grave
Hit: 3 Stars
I know I've said it before but I still cannot believe that Brian Tyler, a composer who first came to my attention with the wonderful Bubba Ho-Tep (Signature Edition) score, could so quickly turn into a hack churning out 'noise' scores for trash movies such as The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift [Original Motion Picture Score] and the inarticulate, bombastic sounds of Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. What a disappointment this obviously talented man has turned out to be. Or was the music of Bubba Ho-Tep (Signature Edition) merely a fluke?
Living up to Jerry Goldsmith is no easy task even for a vetran, so it puzzles me why Tyler should receive that honor above everyone else. Think of how good the score to Rambo would have been if Chris Young, James Horner or Alan Silvestri had been hired. I'm afraid to say that, as it is, the only good parts of this CD are moments when Tyler more or less directly cut and pastes portions of Goldsmith's work from First Blood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982 Film). What little melodic input Tyler uses from his own imagination is sadly generic and forgettable. Also, while he's strengthening his own sub-par music with Goldsmith's why did he choose to leave out the absolutely brilliant main theme from Rambo: First Blood Part II - Original Film Soundtrack, New Expanded Edition? I can just imagine that theme being used to great effect in the finale when Rambo seizes control of that massive gun and lays waste to the bad guys.
Each of the score CDs from the first three movies have signature sounds and themes in pretty much every single track. Unfortunately, aside from the occasional cue containing the wonderful Rambo theme, this CD is mainly filled with more of the tiresome action 'noise' that is so commonplace in film-scoring these days. There's hardly anything memorable about the new material on this CD and I recommend it only to Goldsmith or Rambo fans.
Free Music Review: Look, it's Rambo! We're saved!
Hit: 4 Stars
Ok, I am a really devoted Brian Tyler fan. I absolutely adore his music. It is just so freaking fast and intense and loud, I could eat it for dinner!
So when I heard that Brian Tyler was composing the music for a Rambo film, my heart went racing and I simply couldn't wait to get my ears on it! Now that I've listened to it, I have some mixed feelings.
One, it is somewhat repetitive, but not too much. It is also one of Tyler's more, shall I say, furious film scores. It is really intense, but it hasn't given me a headache so far.
Well, let me put it this way. It isn't Brian Tyler's best, but it definately isn't his worst either. If you already have the music to War, The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, Darkness Falls, Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem, and Timeline, then pick this one up next. If you don't have those, then this one will have to wait.
Free Music Review: Oooh my God ...............
Hit: 5 Stars
Hi all,
Oooooh my God .... it is amazing .... 20 great tracks mreged the "Greatest" Jerry Goldsmith music with the "Special Talent" Brian Tyler .. and the result .... is ..... Miracle .... Yeah ... Miracle .... I can't say more than that.
Regards,
Ibarhim
Free Music Review: Kudos to Brian Tyler, mission accomplished!
Hit: 5 Stars
I always liked the Rambo movies when the fourth one came out I was ecstatic and I really enjoyed it (twice and more to come on DVD). I decided to buy the soundtrack with no real expectations, and I was just blown away by the quality of it. One word Unbelievable, a great mix of fast paced themes mixed with more dramatic themes. Track 18 (Battle Adagio) is a piece of anthology, the strings are just great, I can't get it out of my head. Brian Tyler did a wonderful job mixing is own music with the classic Goldsmith themes. Kudos to Tyler and to Stallone to have brought back Rambo in a great fashion!!Free Music Review: Gets boring in the long run
Hit: 3 Stars
There is nothing wrong with how Tyler used Goldsmith's themes, and his own new theme is really beautiful. But apart from this there is too much stuff on this cd that becomes more monotonous with every time I listen to it.